Survey of reasons to believe (Introduction)

by David Turell , Monday, December 08, 2014, 20:37 (3419 days ago)

Survey: Scientific theory and/or no faith-As followers of this site know in the 1980's, I changed from agnostic to believing, based on study of particle physics/ cosmology advances, and a study of Darwin's theory of evolution. I wish to ask on a scale of one to ten how important each factor is in your thinking (rating of ten most important).
1)	Belief in cause and effect, requiring a first cause to explain why is there anything
2)	The Big Bang origin as an apparent creation.
3)	Fine tuning of this universe and Earth to allow for life.
4)	Origin of life
5)	The complexity of living biochemistry
6)	Complexity of the genome
7)	The Cambrian Explosion vs. Darwinian evolution
8)	Humans different in degree or kind
9)	Near to Death Episodes
10)	Natures very complex wonders and lifestyles -My personal scoring is 1 &2 are 10. 3 is eight, since we are here the conditions have to be correct. 4,5,6,7 & 8 are 10's. 9 is a 7-8, since the experience is very personal, but many are veridical (have verification). 10 is a 7-8, as life's genome appears amazingly to be very inventive with God's help or on its own. My score then is 93, allowing for 7.5 for 9 & 10. And that number takes me to proof beyond a reasonable doubt.-What is your number? And regardless of the number, does this group of factors lead you to belief or not, and why?