Science and religion can not coexist together either one is right and the other is wrong .Plus depending in which religion you grew up with gives a different story on how everything started.
If you were born into a christian family then you belive that story if it was hindu then its that story ,jewish etc..
What makes science story unique is that its story has the evidence to tell its story.
Either god (which ever god you believe in)started everything and again what started that god,or the universe and life as we know it was a slow non random process which took billions of years to happen.the probabilities of that happening are low but yet here we are talking about ,gods story is very improbable do to the lack(or none of) of evidence to show how it created everything.Your right you never want to get into a screaming match with a religous person but using clear rational thought and basic observation you would think would be enough ,there are plenty of books in the bookstore that tells science story,hawkins ,Segan, frans de hall ,richard dawkins ,eo wilson ,einstien etc...all books written in modern language in modern times within the 20th and 21st century using the advancements of technology to explain our and the universes origins.lets keep the thinking in these centuries is all i am saying.
Life did not begin from nothing there is always regress you just need to read up on the information that is public knowledge and is out there,from amino acids and proteins being introduced to nitrites to start a simple life. evolution and natural selection takes off from there as far as life on earth this is the best explanation we have right now with the over abundance of evidence given to prove this. You either except these facts as truths or you dont . my problem is that religion makes one satisfied without truly understanding the world we live in. To say god just did it then what just did god.
Peace to all
Doug
and you are right i was rude not to introduce myself in the proper way but i usually come here just to read up on cigars and saw this thread due to i have a great interest on the subject. And i usually do not like to post on any forum but just felt i wanted to add my 2 cents of thought .So i appologize for jumping in like i did and wont happen again on another subject . But I am Doug from NY and I love cigars padrons i live for....