Posted by MEYER on August 05, 1998 at 19:59:29:
In Reply to: Not a play on words posted by Carlos on August 05, 1998 at 19:43:58:
: MEYER said:
: Creation, beginning whatever you say, but that is a neat play with words. I'll have to remember where I heard it.
: It is NOT just a play on words - creation implies a creator, whereas "beginning" has no such implication. It is entirely plausible to postulate a beginning (the big bang) that just happened without being directed by a creator.
Nope, the reason you are saying beginning instead of creation is an attempt to keep faith, "scientific". But I find that is a useful tool in the scientific community. For example scientists use the term "exploration" when looking for ET, althou there is no evidence whatsoever for intelligent life anywhere other than earth. Another word is "postulate". Science postulates multidimensions, although there are only three that are observable and have any bearing on our natural world.
Yep, you are pretty good at this.