Cosmologic philosophy: more comment on current dead end (Introduction)

by David Turell , Tuesday, June 26, 2018, 17:41 (2124 days ago) @ dhw

QUOTE: "There is something almost unbearably poignant and, yes, beautiful about humans striving to accomplish a grand goal after repeated failures. But as Hossenfelder asks, “How long is too long to wait” for physicists to succeed? Good question. At what point, if ever, will physicists conclude that they cannot complete their quest, because the riddle of existence is unsolvable?"

DAVID’s comment: Yes, the question of ‘why is there something instead of nothing?' has no reachable answer. Faith must intervene.

dhw: Thank you yet again for presenting and editing this article. I love the conclusion quoted above! But no, dear David, there is no “must” involved here. Nobody compels you to have faith, whether in a God or in the genius of blind chance. You can be an agnostic, strive beautifully to solve the unsolvable, as you and I do, be tolerant of other people’s different faiths, be grateful that you are here, no matter how it happened, and even while you strive, be content to wait and see or wait and not see.

Agreed. Faith is a choice.