Hey Pericles no problem, blush accepted.

Hell I can't talk I've had BOAZ on the outer since his claim that Peter Sellick wasn't a Christian and I gave the poor lad a slapping then that I'm not all that proud of.

I've even been known to refer to him and others as 'unintended servants of satan' for what I see as attitudes capable of turning far more people away from christianity than they could possibly hope to attract.

All this while not regarding myself as a believer.

So yes consistent analysis and rational behaviour can be wishful thinking sometimes.

Dear Vanilla,

When it comes to the question of "Does God Exist," there are only two scientific worldviews - Someone/Something did it, or it did itself.
Whether it's the beginning of the cosmos or the beginning of life, the beginning of mankind or the beginning of mind, either Someone/Something is responsible for everything we see or it's responsible for itself.

As I wrote in one of my previous posts on this thread. Ultimately, whether couched as scientific inquiry or purely religious/moral/philosophical faith, it's not a matter for the laboratory.

It's a personal, investigative decision for each and every one of us.

"A basic theory of randomness and chaos? Is that supposed to be the alternative to an intelligent designer?" - Vanilla

Yes.

The universe arises from chaos no matter which way you look at it, because if god created it, who created god?

Dear Sancho,

God is eternal. He is Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end,
the first and the last.

God has always been.

He not only began time.

He will also end it.

Hello Foxy,

When posting time permits will you please a look at my recent post on the Dead Sea Scrolls and Genesis on the Five Question site? Thank you.

In quantum mechanics there is no need for the Alpha or the Omega. There is infinite indeterminancy instead. Omega is Greek not Aramaic, suggesting Jesus was well versed in Greek. Not suprising, I think Judea was occupied by the Greeks for some hundred of years. Aleph, Hebrew? Alpha, Greek.

To Thiering, I think "O", Omega, super-added to Hebrew, means Highest Priest of Priests. That explanation might be in her Jesus -The Man Book. I don't have a copy. It is consistent with her work I "have" and the Dead Sea Scrolls.