That would eliminate religion in one go. All the mythical gods and godesses, angels and demons could all be relegated to the dustbin of history. After all, none of it can be proved and, in fact, there is no evidence for any of it either.
2006-09-19
01:39:32
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2 points -
1 the fact that you can't prove that something does not exist doesn't mean that it does.
2. JC was a historical figure. So what? We know very little about the man. the fact that he lived means ONLY that he lived.
2006-09-19
01:50:43 ·
update #1
seems to me that in most cases, religion is preserved by the fact that too many people on the planet need crutches to get through life.
2006-09-19
01:51:57 ·
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as for "faith is blind", in my experience, so are most of the faithful. They fail to spot the most glaring idiocies in their respective faiths.
2006-09-19
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Well done! I can't stand religious preachers because when you try to argue the point they ask you where is the proof that god doesn't exist but surely there's more proof that he doesn't?! Being that there is not and has never been any proof other than a fictional book full of far-fetched stories that have been exaggerated over the years (probably chinese whispers!) talking of his existance. Get a grip people!!!!!!!!
Besides, apart from war and hatred, what has religion done for us?
2006-09-19 01:54:54
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answered by mother knowledge 3
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People have to know where they came from and how the world began. If you believe in the Big Bang Theory, you have to ask yourself where did the first cell come from and there is no answer. Also, this is just a theory and if you believe in Science you logically cannot believe this theory. No one can prove how the world began. So, being human, we all grab onto believing something, whether it is God made the world, or it all started with the Big Bang, and so on. Personally, I would rather associate with a person that believes in a peaceful and loving religion than to associate with a serial killer or gang banger. My brother-n-law is an atheist and he is a good, peaceful man. He likes to argue about religion, but he does not get nasty about it. I guess what I am saying is that we should all have tolerance for eachother's beliefs, except for radical ones like the Muslim terrorists, for radical Atheists or radical Christians.
2006-09-19 01:59:59
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answered by RKC 3
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it has been the time for that for that for thousands of years, having said that to eliminate all religions in one go is as crazy and irrational a practise as anything religion has thrown up in its existence, it is not something that could be done, also works of fiction can have great merit within them they can show you new ways of thinking and at the very least they can entertain you but they must always be taken for what they are just for what they are works of fiction, and be judged as such. the bible and all holy books are works of fiction, and a badly written ones at that, the practise of writing fiction having come so far since ancient times, but they still have value.
AT i accept and atleast partially agree with you on this one but i must point out two thing for a start the earth was never beleived by any group of people to be flat this is a myth, secondly the fact is that the ammount of proof needed to actually prove something has allways been the same it is only the ammount of proof that people are willing to accept that changes, and this does not disprove the very idea of proof.
2006-09-19 01:48:38
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answered by phillipgdmn 3
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Your understanding of "proof" is far too narrow. You function all the time with effective certainty in things you could never prove. Read David Hume; you can't even prove effective causality. Nor can you prove any of things of greatest existential importance for your life: such as that you are loved, for example. There is reality beyond the reach of rational demonstration, and that reality is of the greatest importance for us; and there are ways of knowing it which are not rational. "The heart has its reasons the mind knows nothing of," says Pascal. If you look honestly at your own life, you have to agree this is true.
"God" is a word which refers to that which is worthy of ultimate human commitment, the source of human good. Manifestly, there is human good, and so that good must have a source. Therefore "God" exists, whether or not the reality of God has anything in common with the superstitious, barbaric ignorance of believers. There can be such a thing as rational religion.
2006-09-19 02:01:45
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answered by Anonymous
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What is proven fact? 4000 years ago, proven fact was that a substance called ether existed. Not too long ago, proven fact was that the earth was flat and the center of the universe. Also, not to long ago, "scientists" mocked Galileo, Newton, and Einstein. Just this month I learned that what I was taught about what is an isn't a planet isn't a "proven fact". I wonder what "proven facts" we believe in today will be disproved later as society advances. It takes just as much faith to believe scientists today as it does to believe in a God. Except it is a proven fact that many scientists have political, social, and financial agendas that they follow.
2006-09-19 01:45:59
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answered by AT 5
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Even though "seeing is believing," people "see" God and Jesus in different ways. That's part of Faith.
2006-09-19 02:01:47
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answered by GLSigma3 6
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ALLAH is the GOD of all humans whatever their religions are, and if you don't believe in the existance of ALLAH as the GOD of all humans, then you don't believe in yourself, because ALLAH is the creator of the whole universe including humans.
This is fact that you must know, if you want a fact this is the fact the explains your existance.
Sincerely
Mike
2006-09-19 01:44:16
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answered by Anonymous
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That's why it's called belief. And relying only on proven facts is not really a solution, since it also hasn't been proven that God doesn't exist.
2006-09-19 01:43:14
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answered by Walter W. Krijthe 4
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well not everyone believes that there are no facts
i for one do not believe it , as i have studied life after death both as a medium and as a student at university under the tutoring of highly respected scientists
maybe do a little research for yourself
2006-09-19 01:46:34
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answered by Peace 7
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Well, that may be too broad a statement, but I agree it's long past time to drop all religions in favor of science.
2006-09-19 01:41:35
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answered by Anonymous
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