hello Shelby,
The 'equation'... or rather, the answer to the question... that you and many others seek is the simplest one (and no, unfortunately, not "E=mc2" - LOL!). The scientific community, and perhaps you, seem to have a need to have all things that are explanable done in as complicated a manner as possible. In doing so, however, you... and they... are entirely missing the point: all you truly need do is become 'as little children' and you will see and understand it."It is true, dear Realist, that God's thoughts... are 'higher' than man's thoughts. However, in creating the universe... it was not 'rocket science' that was used, but the simplest of things... even the simplest of math... starting with... one. Thus, unless you turn around and become as little children, you will by no means enter into the kingdom of the heavens... see it... or hear that which goes on within it. In case you decide to take this seriously... To assist you, ask yourself: if you were to ask an adult what color is the sky, what answer(s) might you provoke? And if you were to ask a young child, what answer(s) then? If you were to tell a grown man standing on the shore of a lake, "Step out on the water... and walk across"... what response would you receive? If you were to say the same thing to a very young child?"
what exactly is your point? that trying to understand the laws is useless?
about the sky and the water...i would assume a child would give the same answers as an adult (that is if the child has seen the sky and a lake yet).
Every time "we"... earthling man... try to "explain" some physical "law"... we find that such had lead us to a plethora of others with no explanation, yes?
true we discover more and more things...does that mean (as you imply) that we understand less and less...not at all. we can describe most phenomena today....way more than ever before.
Well, our arrogance is partially to blame for that: we want to be lauded, glorified, as having figured something out... something which no other has... or which defies a previous thought or explanation, even logically. Is that wrong, trying to figure things out? No, it isn't, not at all. We want answers. What everything comes down to, though, dear Realist... is motive... and intent... WHY we want those answers. If the answer to that is "to prove/disprove God"... then we are on the wrong track. For such things will never prove... nor disprove... God. And yet God CAN be 'found'. Folks are just looking "in all the wrong places".
for me personally it is always a great joy to understand something new...it has nothing to do with being proud...it is just great to undersnad things.
the point of scientific research is NOT to prove or disprove God's existence but to understand the laws of this universe and to make useful applications based on these laws.
let me try to get this straight....if i don't find god i will not get into heaven or paradise or whatever, right? is god gonna destroy this world soon? if it is important for him to be found why does he hide so that only you and a few other can find him?
best wishes,
Realist