why don't we demand the same proof from our religions? our holy books? why do we demand proof from every other aspect of our lives, but not our religious beliefs?
2006-10-02 22:28:25 · 13 answers · asked by kelleygaither2000 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Conditioning..
Those that were brought up skeptics, need proof of everything..
They live a life with less magic and fairytales..
:-)
2006-10-02 22:32:24 · answer #1 · answered by Andreba 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believe me when I say that I am not making fun of you or anyone else. So we can demand proof and then what? Just how does one prove a belief? If we had a time machine and could go back and meet Jesus, we could then make up our own minds. But remember that 99.9% of the world at that time did not believe that Jesus was the son of God. So that wouldn't do much good either. I am a Christian simply because one must believe in something, and to me God and Jesus are the most lodgical explaination. Many people believe there are ghosts, but none have ever proven that. Many claim to be witches, but can not prove that by any means. Evolutionists believe humans evolved but can not explain why or what the purpose is, although they claim to have proof, it is full of holes and missing links. Yet they claim the high ground because evolution is based in science which it is not. Evolution is based on an unproven theory that can not and will not ever be proven.
As a Christian I can only tell you what I believe, it can not be proven. But as to the examples above: if witches actually were witches, they would control the world, wouldn't they? If there were really Ghosts we all would know that by now, wouldn't we?
We can not even agree on history from 50 years ago, but claim we can prove what happened a million years ago. It is funny though every time I hear a question like this I am reminded of a saying they had during the second world war and it is so true.
"There are no atheist's in a foxhole." And that is so true. Funny how even the non-believer when faced with imminent death or the thought that death is imminent, suddenly is a believer.
So, my answer is that the things you ask can not be proven and never will be unless Jesus comes back as most think that he will.
No one today can say what lies ahead after death with any absolute, but the fear of what is there makes most of our world believers. It is the fear that God exists and will be the final Judge of all that we do or have done that makes us believers.
2006-10-03 06:27:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello!! :o) Sure - I'd like to see that mouse. But IF I knew you - and you didn't have a history of making up stories - I would have to give you the benefit of the doubt. I may question what you're telling me - but I would NOT be so arrogant as to dismiss what you're saying as complete and utter nonsense. As for demanding 'proof' from every other aspect of our lives - I'm not sure what you mean. When you open a can of Coke - do you demand proof that it's not going to kill you?! When you order a meal from a restaurant - do you demand proof that it's not poisoned? I think MOST of what we do in life is based on FAITH. We BELIEVE that someone is going to keep their foot on the brake pedal as we walk in front of their car. We BELIEVE that our 15th floor apartment is going to be held up by the floors beneath it. Have a great day!! Craig!! :o)
2006-10-03 05:53:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I would want to see your cat!
Who says that there is no proof when it comes to religion? Like many things in life, absolute proof is not forthcomming, but too many people suggest that religion is based on blind faith alone, when they haven't really looked into it.
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...So if the reliability of the Gospels can be shown historically and archaeologically, this can, in part, help defuse skepticism and inspire greater confidence regarding, say, the claims or resurrection of Jesus. Our first point is this: When engaging the skeptic, the Christian can offer good reasons for taking the Gospels to be historically reliable. This, then, may provide a platform for speaking about the claims and deeds of Christ. As Craig Blomberg asserts, "Once a historian has proved reliable where verifiable, once apparent errors or contradictions receive plausible solutions, the appropriate approach is to give that writer the benefit of the doubt in areas where verification is not possible."
Second, the claim that the early Christian communities read back into Jesus' teachings their own concerns and controversies won't withstand scrutiny. If such matters were invented and projected backward to Jesus to substantiate them, then why are issues such as spiritual gifts (e.g., speaking in tongues [1 Cor. 12, 14]); divorcing when deserted by an unbelieving spouse (1 Cor. 7:15); eating meat offered to idols (1 Cor. 8); or circumcision (Acts 15)--issues that received significant attention in early Christian communities--glaringly absent in Jesus' teaching? These disputes often divided many of the early Christian communities, but we don't find Jesus addressing them. Rather, the epistles and to some extent the book of Acts--not the teachings of Jesus--inform us of these controversies. So to allege that, in the midst of their disputes and concerns, early Christians fabricated sayings and attributed them to Jesus doesn't square with the New Testament evidence.
Third, the Gospels--primarily Mark, Matthew, and Luke--offer a portrait of Jesus within one generation of his death, which tends to ensure the accurate transmission of the Jesus-tradition. It's taken for granted in New Testament scholarship that Mark's gospel was written first and that Matthew and Luke independently follow Mark as their primary source.10 Luke's gospel, then, was obviously written before its companion volume (Acts) was...
2006-10-04 00:21:08 · answer #4 · answered by Randy G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are some here that do demand proof. That's what we've been arguing about.....
2006-10-03 06:57:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because that is said by u....
So I dont believe....
Because to err is human...
But the religion is words of GOD which have no doubt that they are true....
So I dont need any proof
2006-10-03 05:41:32 · answer #6 · answered by just curious 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the time we are very young, most of us are conditioned to believe in some sort of Deity.
Contrarily, we are not conditioned to believe in 300lb. mice.
Those who think for themselves question their conditioning relentlessly.
2006-10-03 05:34:51 · answer #7 · answered by raven7night 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd tell you God put that mouse in your house for a reason, time for you to pray!!!
2006-10-03 05:34:12 · answer #8 · answered by Ladeebug71 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Frankly, it's the cat I would want to see!
2006-10-03 06:36:38 · answer #9 · answered by 6TwistedWhiskers 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
some of us does ......but its not about religion ...its about the truth the word of god..then comes the rest .....
2006-10-03 05:33:58 · answer #10 · answered by jsbrunette 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋