Star formation

1:16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
1:17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,Modern science explains the formation of stars from matter (wiki gives a reasonably good explanation Star formation - Wikipedia). There are no requirements for supernatural intervention.So.. a pretty simple question:If we can now explain the formation of stars without supernatural intervention, on what grounds does the bible claim god created them?

Interesting you use the word "could", implying probability - anything is possible, even last Thursday-ism is possible.But to answer your question as reasonably as I can:reality tells us otherwise.

You can generalize the issue, for sure. I just wanted to narrow the scope a little.The point I am trying to make here is:The bible says God "made two great lights".One cannot "make" light with hydrogen or gravity alone - only when hydrogen is under the effect of gravity do we see star formation.We know gravity pulls hydrogen atoms together, not God.Therefore it is technically incorrect to claim "God" made the light, as we now know the combination of gravity and hydrogen makes it.You can argue all you like that God made the hydrogen and the gravity and "set them into motion" but we know now that he did not make the light, as it is gravity and hydrogen which makes light.

That's a claim that needs to be proven, until then there is no evidence to suggest there is an invisible puppet.

With an avatar like that, how could i think otherwise?

You have completely misunderstood my statement. Please go back and read it carefully.

Very interesting reply.I seem to find this quite common among religious people. Start out with the conclusion (God did it) and then find the evidence to fit ("natural occurences").Thanks