I’ve been to the Grand Canyon three times, even hiked it once. While it is a sight to behold, it never once made me start believing in a deity.
Edit: The other part goes without saying.
Wouldn’t the existence of anything which formed over 80 million years directly contradict every creationist theory from established religious texts? I can’t imagine seeing the layer of 270 Million year old Limestone and thinking “How wild that God made this 5,000 years ago with such sophistication” like that’s just asinine.
Lol my thoughts exactly… I’ve also been, it’s literally a testament to geological change over time and rich in archeological significance from the natives that once lived there.
Also having been to many national parks it’s not even the most impressive imo, even in the area. I thought Bryce Canyon was cooler 🤷♂️
That’s because, as it’s often the case, the jump from “The Grand Canyon is beautiful -> An higher intelligence must have created it” is not a logical conclusion, but rather the rationalization of a preconceived belief.
It reminds me of the first time I went to the US. Of course I got to be seated in the plane next to some religious nutjob. So he looks through the window at some clouds below us and turning to me “isn’t god’s creation amazing?”.
As I had little experience with his kind, I didn’t comment (which, luckily, was the right answer).
It bothers me that they didn’t angle the text to the wall, have pride in your work memers
Well. now it bothers me. jerk.
(lol. I didn’t notice it until I read your comment. now i can’t not notice it.)
Nature can be beautiful without attributing it to God. Everyone must have seen beautiful mountains, lakes, rivers, canyons, etc.
That’s what I don’t get… seeing all the earth’s wonders and knowing it took millions of years and all these geological processes to create impresses me much more than “some guy” zapping it into existence.
The fact that all of this is beauty was formed through completely random powers of haplenstance is far more impressive to me than someone’s imaginary friend creating it.
I find it funny when Christians say that everything is far too complex to have happened at random and it must have been designed by a deity. Bitch, God doesn’t know Math.
Exactly. Anyone who has studied even one course in geology, like I have, will know that. We have seen features that have existed when humans didn’t exist, let alone a civilization. It is incredibly humbling, for instance, to see Himalayas knowing they preexisted the very minds that named them and probably will be around after the civilization that named them ceases to be.
It’s also incredibly human centric even though it borrows from humility, like look at this awesome sight this thing that is bigger than me, that was put here for me to experience!
It’s also incredibly harmful to see the world as a possession made for you. We are not masters of the earth, we’re stewards. It is our home, and we treat it like our slave because we believe it was made for us. We were made by it. We are sustained by it. The same natural processes that have created all the wonders we can behold have cradled our development and nurtured our growth. And like a petulant, entitled child, we demand more.
Adding “fucking” to the retort makes it funnier
Sounds like a Penn Jillette quote
