Whether theist or atheist, both sides of the debate usually share the same logical fallacy – the fallacy of non-existence. On that premise, science invented the ‘big bang’ theory while religion invented the ‘creation’ narrative.
At the heart of the dilemma lies the attempt to resolve a philosophical issue (the nature and fact of existence) by means other than philosophy. Neither science nor faith alone are capable of addressing such an issue.
The flaw in most of the ‘creation of the universe’ theories and beliefs is that they presume that there was once a condition of ‘non-existence’ out of which arose existence itself. It is not even possible to conceptualize a condition described as ‘non-existence’ and with good reason; any attempt to do so is contradictory.
To suggest that ‘nothing exists’ or or to refer to the ‘existence of non-existence’ is self contradictory and therefore meaningless. Yet from science to religion, we see an acceptance of the ‘existence of non existence’ as if that was some kind of valid premise on which to base any theories or beliefs. Continue reading »