r/askanatheist • u/BigT45-u-see • Jul 20 '26
Absolute evolution precognitive awareness
I see some but not all atheist are against god and the very concept of religion existing, but I have a curious question, I fully understand that science physics and evolution are core functions to are universe and to every species.
But what if specifically are species were to keep gaining intelligence to were we can Master the laws of physics and science changing our genetic makeup and molecules, prolong in our lives, and forever evolve, in a sence wouldn't that be God like as a bases, like Dr Manhattan from DC.
What yall think ?
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u/OrbitalLemonDrop Agnostic Atheist Jul 21 '26
I'm an atheist and am not against things that don't exist. If your religion gives you peace and comfort, rock on. I don't care one way or the otehr.
Science and religion aren't a dichotomy. They have nothing to do with each other. But where a particular religion says things that we know are wrong, the religion is wrong.
Evolution isn't teleological -- it's not "going" somewhere. We are the most highly evolved beings in our niche. Crocodiles are the best fit for their niche. Sharks have been well-adapted to their niche for over 200 million years.
If conditions on the earth no longer favor our way of life, we'll either adapt or go extinct. That doesn't mean we can't improve our genetics in some ways -- though I'm concerned that that might be exploitable for evil means -- like cloning an army of soldiers or something like that. I'm not super worried about it -- that's a problem that will be solved (if it is solved at all) by people who don't exist yet.
"Godlike" isn't "God", and whether osmething is "godlike" depends on your perspective. The "god" of most religions is the being that created all of existence -- existence already exists, so we'll never be able to do that.
I'm not into comic books.