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moksha wrote:
The truth of this is magnified when you realize that garlic powder was not even available for the primordial organic soup in which life was created.

More evidence of a compassionate Creator.

harmony wrote:

Hoops wrote:As for me, I only understand about 12% of what I read here (yours included), so why get mad?

Lies, damned lies, and statistics.

Seriously, Hoops...

Yeah, I fudged the numbers. It's more like 7.3%, I ran the numbers. Not unlike my claim that I shot 43.8% from behind the arc.

While I don't think that art is an argument FOR god (which is sort of what your OP was implying), I agree. But I also think art CAN be an argument for God as it explains a lot. And, yes, that was the point of the OP. I do find that the human imagination is probably the closest thing to "the di...

As an atheist who is also an artist, I find this thread somewhat amusing and more than a little sad. Yep. And for the same reasons you do. I had you in mind when I started all this mess. Any way you can tell us more? I really am interested in what you think. (While your brilliance shows through eve...

I would answer that you can't have high intelligence without sentience, and high intelligence is clearly an evolutionary advantage. I don't want to hijack the thread, but please make your argument for "high intelligence is clearly an evolutionary advantage." And then, if you have time and...

Molok wrote:is this what you think I'm doing or are you referring to other people on the thread?

You. So far.

Dr. Shades wrote:Once again: How does art prove the existence of God?

It doesn't.

Me to.

The question of art being easier to explain than science? Art has no rules and multiple meanings sometimes layered in one piece. I mean I suppose I could explain the Mona Lisa as a picture of a lady with half a smile, but that wouldn't help you understand it any better. I don't think it's me that y...

Molok wrote:Because you love Jesus and that infuriates me. No, just some of the opinions on art were a little disheartening.

I would way way way much rather see what you have to tell us about art. Please go ahead.