Thanks for sharing. He does sound like a devout Christian who does believe in a creator, but because of science is questioning his beliefs. It would’ve been nice for him to keep that opinion out of the video and just stick to the point: this thing is awesome.
As an atheist agnostic myself, I don’t think anybody can claim to know that there was a creator or not. However, there is much more evidence for the lack of one than for it. Who knows, we might be wrong and we’re just in some intricate simulation created by sentient beings, but that then forces the question if those sentient beings are in a simulation themselves and how far up does it go? The other option is that nothing was created and it just came to be.
Both options still raise the question of how either (creators or existence) came to be. To me, they might be unknowable.
What I do like about his presentation of the options is that he says wherever your flag is, learn more and always question your position. IMO that’s actually sound advice. Nothing is for certain. Neither scientists nor believers can claim to know anything for certain. The difference between science and religion is that science is a process of learning with need to discard incorrect knowledge, while religion is the claim to know everything claiming there is no need to disregard facts as it is impossible for them to be wrong. Scientists can easily fall into the latter trap too.
Thanks for sharing. He does sound like a devout Christian who does believe in a creator, but because of science is questioning his beliefs. It would’ve been nice for him to keep that opinion out of the video and just stick to the point: this thing is awesome.
As an atheist agnostic myself, I don’t think anybody can claim to know that there was a creator or not. However, there is much more evidence for the lack of one than for it. Who knows, we might be wrong and we’re just in some intricate simulation created by sentient beings, but that then forces the question if those sentient beings are in a simulation themselves and how far up does it go? The other option is that nothing was created and it just came to be.
Both options still raise the question of how either (creators or existence) came to be. To me, they might be unknowable.
What I do like about his presentation of the options is that he says wherever your flag is, learn more and always question your position. IMO that’s actually sound advice. Nothing is for certain. Neither scientists nor believers can claim to know anything for certain. The difference between science and religion is that science is a process of learning with need to discard incorrect knowledge, while religion is the claim to know everything claiming there is no need to disregard facts as it is impossible for them to be wrong. Scientists can easily fall into the latter trap too.