> Yes, I'm familiar with that verse. To be honest, prior to making the conscious decision to become an atheist, I already started having doubts about many aspects of living as a Christian. When I remembered this verse, and realized that I couldn't reconcile my doubts satisfactorily, I said to God, "You want hot or cold? Fine, then I choose cold."

And, I believe that is the point. It may not be what God wants but at least you are actively choosing it instead of just falling into something without realizing it.

> I suppose what I'm trying to say is that I find no more need for faith in light of scientific explanations that make so much sense.

And here is where we look at the same information and diverge. I don't see why science and faith in God are mutually exclusive. I know the arguments for the science side and the "religious" side and I understand them both but I also disagree with a lot of both sides on this. If God is truly who He says He is, why wouldn't he set up everything to work logically, within a scientific model? Why would He make a random, incomprehensible mechanism? And, does it make more sense that we occured on accident or on purpose? For me, the answer is obvious. For you, it is different.

So, as Stephen says, we can't use science to prove or disprove God. But that also doesn't mean that Christianity can be used to prove or disprove the values of science.

As for "unexplainable" items, that is another reason I say, keep asking questions. At one time, we thought lightning was from an angry god. Now we know how to explain it "naturally." But does that mean God doesn't exist or just that our explanation was wrong? And saying that we will find an answer "tomorrow" is also the easy way out. There are probably an infinite number of questions we can ask that we might figure out tomorrow but moving indefinitely toward a potential answer doesn't really get us any closer.

I have yet to find a theory that shows me that God does not exist. Some may interpret a theory that way on their own but, scientifically, I know of none.

Ferrick