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The ultimate why?

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When we ask why anything happens, we usually look to either belief systems like religion or science to get an answer.  It is reasonable to say that science increasingly takes the edge here by offering more logical and implementable explanations.  After all, science is incredibly powerful at explaining how things work, predicting outcomes, and uncovering the mechanisms behind various phenomena. But there is a major boundary when you come down to the building blocks. Why science has unsurmountable boundaries? You can ask why for every explanation science offers and it will continue to give answers! But this nature of science means that it takes you to the most fundamental questions, and that's where it struggles. Science reaches a boundary when it comes to fundamental or existential questions such as- Why the universe exists at all? Why the laws of physics and maths are what they are? Where did the ingredients of creation like mass and energy come from; and why do they follow pr...

Why Doesn't God step in?

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Why do innocent and ethical people suffer? Why doesn't God step in to solve injustice in the world and bring peace? These are some important questions used as strong arguments by atheists, and the answer is indeed complex, and here's my personal take in the modern context: Our expectations From irreducible complexity and near death experiences to personal observations and the intelligent creativity behind the universe, there are many indications of a supreme force. One that we don't understand fully but often worship and look up to for guidance. And it sounds reasonable to expect that such an ultimate force would enforce justice and fair treatment of its creations. Flipping the perspective However, let's examine this premise. Is God really obliged to take interest in every life and ensure justice just because we stay ethical and perform some self-imposed rituals?  Also, isn't God already doing enough to support us? After all, we can argue that natural resources, jud...