So... you're saying it was either God or Aliens?

If "God" is going to be God, it is necessary (it follows) that he is omnipotent. If he is omnipotent, then who am I to be so bold as to try and fully comprehend or explain "God's" motives, plans and designs? I am but a mortal, schooled in my home, by my life, and in government run educational systems. I am (*not*) omnipotent, and neither are you (any of you, er, us).

The simple fact that us mortals are unable to explain God's ways does not, imho, disprove the existance of God. Corrollary (?) to that, if "God" is God, it does (*not*) follow that we should be able to definitively prove the existance of God. We can see examples in life, or have faith promoting experiences which increase our belief in "God," but proof they are not.

As for dinosaurs and other "inexplicables", I don't believe they were thrown in our path to "confuse" us as much as they were "provided" for our benefit (petroleum, etc.) and learning.

Its good for us humans to try and figure life out (whether God is at the root or not). Its healthy for us, as a species, to have to seek out the truth of all things (to the best of our abilities to comprehend). But until such time as we, as a species, have progressed to the point of (*being*) gods, I don't expect US to comprehend the ways, designs, and reasoning behind "God's" designs.

This belief, of man not being (*capable*) of comprehending all the things of God (because we are (*not*) gods ourselves), marches hand in hand with the principle of faith, taught by all Christian religions, by followers of the Koran (as much as I understand the teachings of the Koran) as well as by the Jews (though I couldn't find any good Old Testament scriptures on faith, their continued celebration of The Passover is evidence enough, for me, of the existance of faith in Judaism).

I can't comment on Buddhist/Shinto/Hindu/Sikh beliefs, so I won't be so bold as to say that ALL religious people rely/teach/believe in the principle of Faith, but this New Testament quote goes well, to me, with the idea that our incapability of understanding all "God's" ways (apart from not being gods ourselves) is yet another (or the base means) of stimulating people's faith in God.

 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" - Hebrews 11:1

(I've written enough already, so I'll hold off on my Creationism/Darwinism diatribe, but suffice it to say that I don't personally find the (*principles*) of Creationism and the (*principles*) of Darwinism to be mutually exclusive. But then again, I'm an enginee, NOT a biologist.)