2006-07-12 21:12:35 · 14 answers · asked by Cindy 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Reason and WISDOM are one of the key gifts to Mankind by the Mighty Lord. That is why we humans know the Lord and the animal World does not build churches, temples, mosques or synagogues. We know through reason that this universe did not come about automatically. Every single thing or object or person we see around us has come about through some cause. There is Cause and Effect all around us.
THE ULTIMATE CAUSE is the Lord Most High. Those who are truly religious and not just regimental are indeed highly rational people who you can discuss in reason and have a rational debate. The less reasonable and knowledgeable a person becomes the more he will give answers that are more to protect his belief system than a genuine answer to a rational question.
I am personally a deeply religious man, who did not acquire my religion just because I was born in a family who taught me my faith, but through long and deep study and questioning all aspects of my belief system. THEN and only THEN did I accept my faith, including my faith in the MOST HIGH LORD ALMIGHTY.
Do you have any difficult questions? If a person can not answer himself or herself, perhaps they can find an answer from another who is knowledgeable.
Key is to ask the right questions and also from the RIGHT SOURCE. If I ask a toddler where did her father go, she will not be able to give me a mature answer. If you ask the wife, she will. So, it is not only the question, but also who you ask that matters in these issues.
I hope I am making sense.
2006-07-12 21:30:50 · answer #1 · answered by NQV 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That depends on if "God did it" is the correct answer or not. If someone asked "Who decieved Eve?" And the other answered "God did it" then the answer is obviously wrong. You may ask a question where "God did it" is the right answer, but you want a more technical answer. Unfortuneately not all Christians have the technical answers to all questions, just like you probably yould know answers to questions like "What is the effect high gravity fields have on the properties of sub-atomic particles during the fusion of heavy elements?" (If you do know the answer to that, I'll be very surprised.)
2006-07-13 04:19:18 · answer #2 · answered by acaykath 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No - the whole reason they say 'god did it' is because they are unable to come up with a rational answer. This is hardly surprising since what they are trying to defend is essentially irrational.
The one thing that a true believer cannot do is think - they just spout a few pre-packaged words and bible quotes and hope that the person they are addressing is as gullible as they are.
2006-07-13 04:21:05 · answer #3 · answered by bonzo the tap dancing chimp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe in God and I know why things happen. I just believe that God caused those things to happen.
You say this happens because all this other stuff happens, that's kind of duh. God gave all things all the properties they have. Newton's Laws are really God's Laws.
It's easy to keep faith and rationality. most don't because thinking is harder then doing.
So basically I'm saying it is possible to have a rational discussion since I can tell you God did it, then you can tell me why it scientifically happened and I can tell you I know, that's how God designed it. You're not wrong and neither am I since I can't prove there is a God any easier then I can prove there isn't one. It's a matter of faith to believe and admittedly my faith is blind but I am not blind if you understand what I'm saying.
2006-07-13 04:29:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course not. Religious beliefs are really no subject for a rational debate anyway.
Religion is an altogether different entity than science and has no business attempting to take the place of it or answers questions posed by it. Likewise, science has no business attempting to take the place of religion or answer questions posed by it.
Attempting to pit one against the other is telling of ones ignorance of both the methods of science and/or religion.
2006-07-13 04:35:25 · answer #5 · answered by elephant_in_the_delta_waves 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, not unless they expand on their goddidit answer with a reason for why they think goddidit. It's like talking to a parrot when they only say "god did it" in response to the more difficult answers.
oh, and it's also not possible to have a rational debate with someone who says "because the bible says so" to answer questions.
2006-07-13 04:15:31 · answer #6 · answered by laetusatheos 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GOD is in all things and satan even have to answer to GOD..GOD is eternal never broken He is in our lives every moment of the day and for the non believers He is woooooing you all day long by allowing things to come your way so that one day you will give HIM the glory. He loves you so very much...quit running from HIM He wants you to love HIM like He loves you and live a life that's is the greatest life ever.........good people don't go to heaven...only forgiven ones do....ask Jesus into your heart now and ask for forgiveness and He will forgive you and He will call you friend.
2006-07-13 04:30:25 · answer #7 · answered by Jesus freak 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,because any one who gives the same answer for ever question,1Does not have a clue.......2 Is narrow minded 3 Is most probaly my Ex-wife.(Hell even my Dog barks differently in response to things i propose to him.Also stop trying to converse with this person as after a while it will make you hair hurt.
2006-07-13 04:23:44 · answer #8 · answered by Shag 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, generally these people are not rational, precluding a rational discussion
2006-07-13 04:16:19 · answer #9 · answered by Nemesis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes very possible.we are made in the "image of God" and so we got brains to use in some occassions.
2006-07-13 04:24:43 · answer #10 · answered by Tommy M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋