Only 3 answers in 3 hours??????

Question

Was my question that bad? Im gonna try it again. I'm curious.

I have a theory that there could be a "science" to "faith" Maybe faith is an ingenious plot to see our true self. Example. Poker game. Teacher tells 2 students "I've givenyou the book on how to play cards, now it's time for you to take over from here" Student A takes what he learns from the book and makes a "conclusion" that 4 aces lie in his unshown hand, and makes a bet. In the next hand the teacher shows Student B the 4 Aces he has, and the student makes a bet on what he saw with his own eyes.
Which student deserves the money the most? The one who bet on "faith" or the one who bet on what was proven?
My belief is that Christians, when asked about how things began, answer with "Because it just is, and God did it " and Atheists answer with "We can't prove there is a God, so there must not be one" What do you think?

3 answers
You can't answer your own question

Answer 1

I think that life is so wonderful and complex that it feels like a game. We do things; we learn from them. We go with a hunch; we win or lose. We look up the rules in a book: we understand it or not. We win; we lose. But I don't think there's a game-maker behind it all. I think our minds see things that way. We invent games, enjoy them, play them, and look for games in the world around us so we can have some more fun.

Answer 2

While it is almost a certainaty that the universe is VERY large, and VERY old, there is no doubt that the stories of the Bible, and how they relate to the creation, do not add up. However, if you accept the scientific view, does that mean that one must disbelieve the entire Bible?

How about this -- ? Supposed that the Bible was a series of books written a long time ago, and included was a story of creation happened that was written to explain to those of the time, of "how" it all begin. Ancient peoples lacked the technology and knowledge of today, yet they still could wonder the "big questions" - and perhaps the creation story of the Bible was but one theory to answer that question of long ago peoples. Many cultures around the world all have one thing in common - a creation story. However, if the Bible's version is just a myth, does in mean that the entire Bible is a myth as well?

Why can't pieces from both the scientific world and the Christian world (or other religions) be true? Why couldn't there be a God that started everything, and somewhat guides everything; who put the wheels of the universe in motion, and created the universe that obeys the scientific laws that we all know about?

True faith means that one believes that there is something else out there that we tangably cannot prove. Your comment about an Atheist not being able to prove there is a God, so there must not be one, is an example of false logic. Just because you cannot "prove" it, does NOT mean there isn't one - it ONLY means that you cannot "prove it" - that's it. A true Atheist doesn't believe in any higher power - that we are born, we are here, and we die - that's it. A Christian believes that the soul of a person lives on, even after physical death, and joins another existance in another plane. Nobody can prove that DOESN'T happen - so it all comes down to a matter of what you believe - faith.

Answer 3

I think that you have thought up a bad analogy. First your "theory" is saying there is a science to faith, which there isn't. Then, you describe this poker game and ask "Which student deserves the money the most? The one who bet on faith or the one who bet on what was proven?" Obviously, the one who bet on what was proven deserves the money because he saw, concluded, bet, and won. Simple.

You then go on to say your belief about what Christians and Atheists answer when asked about how things began. What's your point?

I don't understand what your question is.

Answer 4

i agree that we have not "proven" God for the masses, however, history of several nations directly backs up the figure of Jesus as being a real person.

whether you want to believe that He is the Son of God, or that He was just another prophet, you have to accept that He is a literal being in history.

therefore, because He was a literal being, and it has been documented that He truly thought that His sacrifice was for all mankind to find God's grace in redemption, you have to begin using faith as a proof that God exists.

never, never use only faith as a guideline for anything. God granted us the bible in order to teach us how to obtain His salvation. while there are some differences in the books of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, this can be attributed to the geographical differences of the authors and the translation skills of us mortals. remember, the ancient text used no upper/lower case, had no punctuation and had no vowels in it's alphabet.

while there may appear to be discrepencies in the bible, never let it's minor differences turn you from the fact that the bible as a whole is factual and true, when only a few parables or opposing viewpoints are the issue.

-eagle

Answer 5

The only way I can answer your question is to say that I became a Christian because of something I experienced spiritualy rather than reading the bible. I didn't become a Chrisitan because I was under the impression that the world was going to end and I was going to hell if I didn't. But because when I didn't go to church every weekend I felt that I was missing something. And when I became a Christian it was like a language that was foregin was now understandable. I realized that when I prayed God was there before and now and helps me through all my struggles. Before it was easy to beleive that we are alone and every man for them self. My answer may be God did it but my answer will also be he is still doing it. I hope this answers your question. Have a great day!!!

Answer 6

I have a theory about the first half of your question. My theory is that people don't like to do a ton of reading in here they basically want a more "sound bite" format. So I keep my communications fairly short(or as short as possible)

I think your analogy has some flaws and is therefore unprovable.

Answer 7

Well, here's another probability ponderance for you.

When considering whether there is a God or isn't a God and whether to believe in him or not, there are only 4 possible outcomes.

Believe in God and there is a God=>win

Don't believe in God and there is a God=>loss

Believe there is a God and there is no God=>no win, no loss

Don't believe there is a God and there is no God=>no win, no loss

If it's all about winning, which do you choose?

Answer 8

I think you have confused me with the whole gambling example, which I dont see at all as being related to christians and the Bible. Until a person knows God, I mean truly knows Him and worships Him, they will not understand The Truth (Bible). I could try and explain it all day to you and you would never completely grasp it until God opened your eyes. Jesus loves you.

Answer 9

I think the kid who saw what was in the hands (student B) should win because he bet on what he saw and didnt take a risk.

Answer 10

no wonder u got 3 answers

thanks for the 2 points LOL