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Originally Posted by BarryRX
Well, that's the beauty of science....it's true whether YOU choose to believe it or not. There are plenty of religion shows on tv for you to watch, but this show is about science. It's easy to believe in an eternal God, so why not an eternal universe. And, even if we don't understand what happened before the 'big bang', that doesn't necessarily mean the explanation is God. At one time we didn't understand thunder and thought the explanation was God. The point is that just because we do not yet understand something, the answer must be God. I really don't think that science attacks religion. In fact, throughout most of our history it has been the other way around. Just ask Galileo. To say that we can't prove it isn't God is faulty logic. If I were to say to you that a 500 foot tall green unicorn is running around the neighborhood at night, it wouldn't be your job to disprove it, it would be my job to prove it. Perhaps you could share what references the show made that you feel were "heavy handed" towards religion. Perhaps I was being insensitive to them and didn't really notice them.
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Sorry, but I think you've missed my point. I'm not arguing that the explanation for anything is god. I think I said that pretty clearly when I said it's impossible to prove the existence of god. What I stated is that that, likewise, the advance of science doesn't prove there is not a god.
For example, I agree that "even if we don't understand what happened before the 'big bang', that doesn't necessarily mean the explanation is God". What I'm saying is that it also does not prove the non-existence of God.
Finally, a couple of examples...in the first episode a very long segment on Bruno, with multiple references to his mistreatment due to conflict of scientific ideas and religion. And in episode three, reference to the "prophet" (forget his name) who predicted the return of Halley's Comet in 76 years. It was stated that his prophecy was much more specific and accurate than those of other prophets, making the comparison to religious prophets pretty apparent.
Again, I'm not questioning the accuracy of the comments...just their necessity in the context of the series.