Will science ever advance far enough?

Question

There are no Atheists in foxholes...but Back in the Roman days their wasn't too many people who weren't praying to Mars (the god of war) one of the many roman gods for his help while they stood bracing themselves for a Barbarian charge. But saying their wasn't any1 who didn't throw their lives into the hands of 'the gods' would be quite an untrue statment. The ones who do not rely on superstition when times of danger are remembered as some of the most brave and intelligent people of the time. Now we know that their religous views could not have been true because we have been to the places like the clouds and know the earth isn't flat. Do you think that science will ever advance far enough to put down some of today's superstitions?

LOl. But John there were reasons that people threw their lives into the hands of gods too. They didn't think their beliefs were irrational just like you don't believe yours are. Havn't you ever heard of the story of Troy? Perhaps if some citizens would have think outside the box and realize that someone just got a little carried away with the story..er erm a guy dipped completely in an invincible liquid....than they would not believe that s***.

I think you are confused that I am supporting that statement. 'there are no Atheists in foxholes.' I am actually just stating it and pulling it apart to be what it really is.

Answer 1

Nope...

Speaking only for Christianity ... Christianity is not superstition (because it is backed by evidence and rationality).
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Please be aware that there is scientific and intellectual evidence for the existence of God (e.g., see http://www.godsci.org/gs/godsci/evidence.htm )

I used to be an atheist. Over a period of time however, I grew convinced of the existence of the Christian God, and ultimately committed my life to Christ (e.g., see http://www.godsci.org/gs/chri/testimony/seek.html ).

Cordially,
John

Answer 2

There are plenty of atheists in "foxholes"....incoming rounds don't care what -if any thing- you believe in....those that survive don't care how....luck or their prayers....

Most soldiers prayed to Mithra........not Mars

You are also mistaken about the shape of the earth...it IS flat...shaped like a pizza .....thick crust however....no one is stupid enough to believe that a thin crust could support all this weight.....

Religions---all of them----are what people call myths and superstitions when they learn to write....it makes them feel more smarter and learneder....

There will always be some form of religion/myth/superstition as long as there are people that are afraid of the dark/ the boogey man/ death and taxes

The hope is that eventually, one day..some religious "mystic" will lead them to the edge of the earth and that they will fall off the edge.....into galactic oblivion....[kinda like Peoria, Ill on a Tuesday night]

Answer 3

Science will continue to answer questions as time goes by. We will devise more tools to probe into those things that are currently unknown to us, but as time passes, new developments will create new questions. And that's OK.

A common fallacy of arguments is that if a person doesn't have an answer to every single question thrown at him, his belief system (such as it is) must be "wrong." It kills me to see or hear those with an ideology think they know everything they need to know just because there's an agenda provided for them.

Personally, I'm OK with not having "all the answers" - if I did, wouldn't I be "God"? How pretentious can any humans be to think that any of us mortals would have all the answers, especially those who believe in a "God"? I can't hide behind a simple cop-out of "it's God's will" to answer every question whose answer I don't truly know. It's cheap and too "clean."

Answer 4

Science requires the continual asking of questions. It will continue to be science until it becomes something else. Yet science requires measurement and therein lies the mystery. For science will never be 100% accurate.

Answer 5

There are plenty of atheists in foxholes as I have been there to witness it. Don't talk about things you don't know.
The rest is good though...I agree somewhat