You raised some interesting points, Egan. I know they weren't addressed to me, so hope you don't mind me responding to one of them.

It is the opinion of some people that the existence of a God is unscientific. However, that is not true. Science demands and confirms the existence of a God.

Science tells us that everything has a cause. For example - a book is made of paper, paper is made from trees, trees grow from seeds, seeds come from trees which previously come from seeds in a process that goes back to the beginning of the planet, which goes back to big bang, which goes...?

Everything comes from something. That is the chain of events. However, there must be a first link. There must be an uncaused cause. There is no way around that. Scientifically, there must be an uncaused cause that could exist and happen independent to itself, that had no cause. It has to have been infinite i.e. timeless. It couldn't be big bang because that is not a cause, it is an effect. There had to have been a cause of big bang.

The unknown uncaused cause has to be able to exist independently, infinitely, and be able to set in motion the chain of events that leads up to the present moment, which is my typing this.

Add to that is the other aspect of science - life needs to come from life. To the beginning of earth history life comes from life. Where did the first living cell come from?

Science tells us that time is governed by the laws of the universe, that the temporal laws of physics are not the same outside the universe. Science tells us that time travel is possible.

Science doesn't merely suggest there is a God, science confirms the need for one - the uncaused cause.

Take away the label "x" for the uncaused cause and call it God.

Science says:
1. Must be uncaused cause
2. Must exist outside the universe
3. Must be infinite
4. Must be alive
5. Must be intelligent (capable of setting in motion chain of events leading to present).

Bible says:
1. God is the source of everything (the uncaused cause)
2. Exists outside the universe
3. Is infinite (not goverened by temporal laws of physics)
4. Is alive
5.Is intelligent.

I am very interested in science, especially astronomy, and love sci-fi. To me, God is not a "magic" theory, God is demanded and confirmed by science.

So, if a God is demanded and confirmed by science, where is that God? Would that God care for us? Would that God talk to us? Would that God come to us? Christianity says yes - that this uncaused cause God loves us, talks to us, and came to us 2000 years ago in human form. I'm a Christian because it makes the most sense to me.

Evolution/adaptation might explain the development of our planet, but it doesn't get into the bigger questions of what exists beyond the universe, temporal mechanics, or where/what the uncaused cause was.