Regarding Creation

Nothing seems to draw more fiery rhetoric than the border between science and religion, and what within that realm could be more debated than the origin of the universe? Was the universe a planned conscious creation, or a spontaneous natural event? Both sides of the argument use the same facts to draw diametrically opposed views. Beauty, order, and life somehow seem to simultaneously say that the logic of a planned creation is impregnable and impossible.


To me, there is one obvious conclusion to draw from all of this. Reason alone can neither prove nor disprove creation. We were not around to witness the beginnings of the universe, neither do we have planned and unplanned universes to compare to see which option makes sense. Depending on how the universe actually works at the most fundamental level, it may not even be possible to test whether or not this universe is unique or part of a greater multiverse. It may even be impossible to have one type of universe or the other, but for all intents and purposes, the proposition is untestable.

For this reason, it is my opinion that the nature of existence outside of the universe is best left untouched by debate until further data is available. The argument is akin to debating atomism and holism in ancient Greece. Sure, one may have won out in the end, but choosing one over the other before such data was available would have been essentially flipping a coin to determine truth.