A Jehovas Witness came to my door the other day and asked the same question. I thought I'd share this with you and see what kind of arguement I start!!!!! :P
I, personally, think that there is nothing scientific about God. For science to prevail, there has to be enough solid, unquestionable evidence to prove a theory, and there is, in my opinion, not enough for either theory. Any one think otherwise?
2006-09-10 02:31:02 · 28 answers · asked by HiFi 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think the majority of people are confusing this with the question of "Does God exist?". I am not asking this, I'm not sure myself. I am asking "How scientific is God?", as in, "Can we prove there is a God through science?". The "Does God exist?" question opens far too many arguements
2006-09-11 04:24:19 · update #1
God is the ultimate scientist, engineer, and designer.
Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/library/g/2004/6/22/article_01.htm
http://watchtower.org/library/g/2000/1/22/article_01.htm
http://watchtower.org/library/g/2002/6/8/article_01.htm
http://watchtower.org/library/g/2000/10/8/article_01.htm
2006-09-13 10:11:48 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Science once taught that the earth was flat - now how did scientists know that? They taught it for centuries as a known irrefutable fact, but we know different now! Where was their proof? How did they experiment and come to that conclusion? Scientists today are full of their pet theories and dismiss whatever does not suit. How much thrown-away information may have progressed humanity becuase the data did not fit someone's theory?
Strangely, one of the Psalms speaks of the earth as being a circle - how could that be known 1000 BC? It took almost another 3000 years before scientists 'accepted' that the Earth was round.
The genome has baffled scientists for years, yet they admit its complexity and revelations that by simply moving one small part of it they can change or create something. Did they creat this or just discover it?
In my own field of medicine I have seen how pet theories have changed back and forth over the past 30 years. Eat this, and eath that, for it is good for your health, only for 10 years later to discover that it is bad for your health.
Scientists said that Thalidomide was a good drug and look at what it did to young babies.
What happened to the Big Bang theory? Now scientists admit it is wrong! The expanding universe? How do they prove it? Can they examine the whole universe? Why are some stars moving away from others, yet some galaxies seem to be collapsing? How can we have expansion and contraction at the same time? Science promotes a theory it can neither prove or disprove, yet secular scientists have admitted that from their observations and studies within their respective fields that there must be an intelligent being behind the creation of the known universe.
Hey, hold on there! We believe as a fact whatever theory they promote but if these same people say there must be a God then it is dismissed. Which rules are you going by? You'll choose what information you will accept as fact depending on the conclusion you want to form beforehand! Now that's being scientific and objective!
Some folks need to prove scientifically that there is no God instead of just making wild statements. You can't see air but you breath it! You can't see light but you see it reflecting of things to give what we call light. You claim to see darkness but can you touch it? Science states that the absence of light is darkness, so prove it scientifically.
God put the laws of physics and thermodynamics in motion. A human sperm and human egg produces a human being because of the intricate information contained in the genetic code. How was that code formed? By accident? It would be easier to accept the fact that a monkey could takes pieces at random in a junkyard and make a Jumbo jet ready to fly - and a scientist made that staement a long time ago.
God is scientific and your existence is evidence of that. Just because the Bible is not full of mathematical equations and chemical formulae does not mean that God is not scientific. Why would God put such things into the Bible? Would they have been understood 2000-3000 years ago? Are they understood now?
To answer your question fully would take such a long time and much reading, but the evidence is there, if you will accept it, and much is supplied by non-Christians.
2006-09-10 07:21:08 · answer #2 · answered by Mac 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well the funny thing is that most scientists do belive in GOD. And there certainly has never been proof that God does NOT exist.
I think you should be looking at that angle and not the angle to prove existance.
Life would make no sense if there was not a God. Why live at all? Why have childern? It makes no sense - life has no bearing to life without God.
2006-09-10 06:59:33 · answer #3 · answered by Siu02rk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Pope just said that Christian should not abandon God for Science.
Unlike Christianity, Islam being a true religion is able to accommodate both God and Science.
2006-09-10 04:20:40 · answer #4 · answered by jurgen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People put a label on things they have no understanding or comprehension of to take apart and analyse.Are you able to comprehend infinite space can you grasp no end to space
the earth is round people thought man would fall off the edge.
try if you will you can keep going in a straight line forever you will not reach the end of space
Now comprehend God made this when he spoke
When you say the mountains what do you see.
when you say red what do you see. Don't put a label on he who has created all and all that is in it
2006-09-10 02:47:38 · answer #5 · answered by Eric C 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i am a jehovah's witness, but i'm also studying human biology at university. even if i wasn't a witness i would believe in a creator purely because of how incredible the human body is. something so intensely complex could never come about by chance. and when the bible does touch on scientific topics, it is always accurate.
www.watchtower.org/library/g/2004/6/22/article_01.htm.
thats a link to the jehovah's witnesses official website, and one of the article published by us concerning the subject
2006-09-10 02:47:54 · answer #6 · answered by iamalsotim 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If there is a "God", "God" would be manifest in the science, natural laws and majesty of the Cosmos, through which "God" would communicate with humankind (not through a collection of ancient fables and myths penned by men, which would pass through hundreds of revisions, translations and deletions).
I say if there's a "God", "God" *is* science. Intelligent, nonjudgmental and infinite science.
2006-09-10 02:39:20 · answer #7 · answered by Sweetchild Danielle 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, god thinks that a bat is a bird (Leviticus) and doesn't know the value of Pi (Numbers), so I don't think he's that scientific.
He also thinks the Earth has corners, and created the earth before he created light (according to one of the creation myths in Genesis), which might explain a lot.
2006-09-10 02:47:15 · answer #8 · answered by Avondrow 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
good on you mate .( as the Aussies would say)
If you live by scientific fact religion would be down the drain, there is no room for myths and the like , every damm war thats ever started on this earth has been started in the name of religion . the masses are trying to be controled by religion, And , sorry not getting at you Moslems , but look how fanatical they are
2006-09-10 02:40:02 · answer #9 · answered by adventurerinsun 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God is not scientific, God is a belief, theory, however you want to say it. A higher power than ourselves.
~Peace~
2006-09-10 03:26:29 · answer #10 · answered by no_doubt! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋