>>14239711>Like I said, we don't know exactly how the universe began initially. It could be quantum fluctuations from a multiverse. It could be a product of a cyclic, eternal universe influenced by the effects of gravity.You're dancing around the question in the same manner and moving goalpost. So I assume you never gave a thought to your claim that a universe can be completely generated by physical laws without need for anything trasncedental.
>So elaborate then. What do you believe this God is capable of and why does the specificities of the universe necessitate intelligent design?A satisfactory response surely can't be given in that post, but a good starting point would be recognition that your qualia and subjectivity are not falsifiable despite being the realest of anything that exists, anything else you can question and doubt. No matter how well scientists understand brain and tell you that you're a bunch of chemica reactions occuring in such and such way, from such an explanation one can never ever infer existence of subjectivity and qualia. If you're a materialist, or if you think that your consciousness is something computational, then by triviality arguments you would still infer panpsychism and would have to deal with it somehow.
>It seemed to me that your belief in God stemmed from the gaps in scientific knowledgeKek. Who even bases their belief in God on something like that? It appears you don't understand what word "belief" means in religious context, it is not the same kind of belief when you make a speculation and think it's likely true based on some explanation. My belief in God is based on direct knowledge and experience, which is available to you also, but you never cared to look. It's like a mathematical theorem is objective and holds true no matter what you think of it or even if you're aware of it, but understanding the proof of that theorem is an intimate thing, nobody can convince you until you yourself get interested and read the proof.
