Doe, John wrote:My definition of god (notice small "g") is a little more flexible than that. If the universe was created then the being, collection of beings, or whatever responsible for that creation, is likely complex beyond our ability to define completely. A Flying Spaghetti Monster is probably as accurate a definition as Yahweh or Allah or whatever, which is to say, not accurate at all. So I'd say we (you and I) are pretty close to agreeing that we (mankind) have no idea what we're talking about.
We do know what we're talking about in some limited capacity, but my main argument is that there are limitations to that knowledge; and that Truth may be up for debate, but it should never be up for compromise. "This is my Truth, and that is your Truth" is something I cannot stand; to admit ignorance where it exists makes greater use of our mental capacity than practicing Hubris. That's IMO, and that's why I'm rather intolerant of religion in general.
But yet we do know many things; we know about genetics, biology, geology, astronomy, etc. We're developing complex theories to answer questions that get raised from our studies, some of which *only* exist within the realm of the hypothetical.
I just think that there will come a time where we will answer almost all the questions that we pose; but that it won't happen within our generation, and not for generations left to come.