Why are some people so determined to never consider anything but what makes them comfortable?

Question

I asked a question about abiogenesis and the majority of the answers flat out rejected it without any thought, a few had open minds which was great, and one felt like slandering me instead of adressing the issue because I made slip up in a statement. I never even said that I was right, just asked if people had considered it. I'd go as far as to say the way the scientists demonstrated it (amino acids forming from non-organic matter) is definately not how life started, but could have played a part. All I was saying was that abiogenesis does have scientific backing and shouldn't be discredited. Obviously not many people want to consider things that conflict with their own views though.

Obviously to assume anything is true because that's all we know so far is ignorant, and that is actually a much bigger statement against religion than any theoretical science. So why is it so hard for some people to keep an open mind? Were you there when life started? Do you know what the Earth was like?

Will, I'm not determined to think anything about you and I never called you a creationist. It was observable fact that you were being condescending on purpose on the last question. Adress the issue this time maybe? I think I'm being fair here.

Moonshadow, I assume that none of the study on abiogenesis is new to the people in the science area and so I asked it here to see if any religious people had open minds to it.

Will again, yes, you seemed to have missed the question haha. If you believe in God and think we evolved then good for you, I respect that, but then the question wasn't directed to you if you have a more open mind.

Answer 1

Personally I'm tired of the whole debate because there doesn't need to be a debate in the first place. If you believe in creationism, that's fine. Teach it to your kids, your neighbors, your pets, (leaving those people alone that think it's a bunch of bologna). But don't bring your religion into the science classroom and try to pass it off as science. God can't be quantified, measured, or tested in the laboratory with repeatable results. Religion is subjective--very subjective! Science, by definition, must be objective!

I realize I'm not answering your question, but I can only say that people like their comfort zones. It's why people stay in a job they hate, in a town they hate, in a living situation they hate because the situation is familiar, and they're afraid of venturing away from their comfort zones. Religion is a security blanket to many people, and to even consider that what they have been blindly accepting for a long time might be wrong is shaking their comfort zone to its very core.

Answer 2

The abiogenesis theory that life generated from non-living matter is a preposterous idea much like FSM. I could understand why people could get incensed with that theory. I bet,being an atheist, you are willing to venture into anything plausible to explain the existence of man rather than the handiwork of a supreme Being. But it is a valid consideration.

That's why a lot of scientists are atheists. because they don't believe in blind faith. They want logical explanations and factual truths that could be proven. So that belief coincides with their reasonings. You said amino acids being formed from non-organic matter. Did you ever wonder how normal cells within the human body mutate and rapidly grow into cancer cells.? And apparently the building blocks in these cancer cells are amino acids or proteins.
Far-fetched, huh? but possible.

But the human body is so complex, that to say that it merely originated from non- living matter is almost irresponsible. What about all the different systems: the circle of willis in the brain, the cardiopulmonary systems, the gastrointestinal system, the kidney system, the urinary system, the cardiovascular system, etc. etc. Surely, you can't expect them to derived from a simple, non organic matter. How about the fact that God created Adam from dust? That sure falls within the abiogenesis theory. But we have to ask God, how He accomplshed that feat. Certainly, science and religion do not make a good mixture.

Answer 3

For many people, to openly consider other options other than what they believe is to open the door to admitting that they may in fact be wrong. I believe this is the wrong attitude to have. The Bible tells us to question everything, and if it is true we will know. I do not fear looking at ideas beyond my faith and religious beliefs. I am confident that God is right and just and will show me what is true and what is not. Those who are afraid to consider other ideas may, and I stress the word may, not have sufficient faith to consider other ideas, or they may simply so strongly believe in their ideas that they have no need for other thoughts.

I don't know what God did to create life, other than to speak and it was so. I know the earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the earth, but beyond that I don't know what it was like. And, honestly, while I do not mind considering what it may have been like, I really don't need to know. I am not looking for new answers; I am quite satisfied with the answer to the origin of life that I have. I am more concerned about where we are going than where we have been.

Answer 4

Consider your hypothesis noted. God may have used those substances in creating. I take it you know the odds of creation being formed by chance. Also, if you go to the question asked re plant life & evolution you'll see a repetitive list of indignations & text refs given.

Answer 5

Nobody knows, so nobody has the right to say that you're wrong or correct. People have a tendency to take "theories" as fact, and anything that challenges them has to be wrong if they're 100 percent right. It's nothing new, and people will continue to think like that and not be open to possibilities.

Answer 6

Did you ever think to discuss such a topic over in the science category rather than Religion/Spirituality? You were asking for whatever you got by posting it here.

Answer 7

I am an evolutionist.

Evidently you were "determined" not to consider that possibility. :)

Edit: I have addressed the issue. I am an evolutionist. I believe in God. Was there something else I missed?

Answer 8

Lack of survival skills necessary for the modern world......