May 19, 2004
Hackers All the Way Up
From Slate's Department of Big Questions comes this:
Was our universe created? That is, was it brought into being by an entity with a mind? This is a question I began pondering after my recent inquiry into the end of the universe. (For some reason, cosmic mysteries are best contemplated in pairs.) It is the fundamental issue that separates religious believers, ranging from Deists to Gnostics to Southern Baptists, from nonbelievers. To many atheists, the very idea that our world could have been created by a conscious being seems downright nutty. How could anyone, even a god, "make" a universe?
I wonder how long before the Intelligent Design folks reference this article as support for their claims.
Posted by mallarme at May 19, 2004 02:35 PM
Comments
Not to make this site all poetry all the time or anything, but I'm reminded again of a classic Miller Williams poem (you may have heard of him when he spoke at Clinton's inagural). Anyway, I'm glad I found an online copy because I didn't want to type it. In this link, it's the column on the left. It's not long, but it's very memorable. But don't take my word for it...
Posted by: David at May 20, 2004 12:20 PM
I assume he didn't read that particular poem at the inauguration. :)
Posted by: mallarme at May 20, 2004 12:39 PM
Heh...I'm sure he didn't. Anyway, I've always said that the meaning of life can be found on matchbook covers.
Posted by: David at May 20, 2004 04:19 PM