If scientists discovered how to halt the ageing process, so no-one ever died of old age, where would theists stand on belief in god and afterlife?
2006-09-29 01:20:11 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think it would for the very fact that it would give people a longer time to think about it. I think that given enough time to really live and think about life, everybody becomes an atheist.
2006-09-29 01:22:57 · answer #1 · answered by nondescript 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
our gene is broken, evolution killed that for us. Back in the biblical times, man was known for living for at least two hundred years. There is a gene in our DNA that secured that age in life, with the help of vitamins and so on. But somewhere down the evolutionary track, the gene got broke along with many others.
And if science had made that claim, then why have faith? Really, because religion only becomes a psychological need when the mind realizes that death is inevitable. What would be the fun of living life knowing that there is nothing at the end. If science had found some way to reenact that gene, then science would go down in history as winning the match over the metaphysical.
2006-09-29 08:32:09 · answer #2 · answered by chris m 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It may start a new religion where some obscure prophecy foretold the scientific marvel and somehow, they might install a system to organize around it using things like guilt or fear to keep the faithful focused and thankful for their science based longevity...it's a classic story.
2006-09-29 09:23:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ever increasing human population is creating so much of chaos in the nature. What happens if science secures immortality????? Nothing happens man, afterall creation is also science of god and being immortal does not mean secured nature around us, secured universe?? Does it?? So who has got the final key??
2006-09-29 08:30:23 · answer #4 · answered by Biss 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the belief of God is based on a relationship. Not How long I live
2006-09-29 08:41:54 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Good question. I'm sure they'd find some way to rationalize, "God just happened to choose all those people to live that long!"
2006-09-29 08:23:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hello again snake-bait...
I applaud any effort to make our lifes longer, and better too. But I have never heard of a scientist trying to make life worthwhile. All is vanity...
2006-09-30 11:57:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
alas, our death rate has been slowed down already, and average life span increased from 30 something to 80 something thanks to science not to 'god'
if not for science helping to show this, we would not be around long enough to see the inconsistency or even challenge our handed down cud to chew on from indoctrinating parents
2006-09-29 08:25:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, somebody would find a way to twist it to fit some pet creed or other.
2006-09-29 08:24:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
there is but one god one spirit of god and one soul in each of us, no matter what science does in the future,
2006-09-29 08:26:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋