I do not believe there was human life on Mars 1000 years ago. I can not prove or disprove it. But I am certain that there was no life on Mars 1000 years ago.
Am I in a state of uncertainty? If you went to your pastor at church and your pastor said all that is required is faith there was human life on Mars, and that he or she is certain that there is, does that invalidate my "certainty" position?
2006-10-13 05:04:28 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, I'm pretty sure you could demonstrate that life didn't exist 1000 years ago on Mars. It's all about physical evidence. That can be analyzed.
2006-10-17 04:54:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
As humans, we generally disbelieve in the existence of something until we see proof or evidence of its existence.
For example:
1. A diamond the size of a Chevy buried in my backyard? I don't believe it. I'm not even going to dig up my backyard on the 'off-chance' because it just doesn't make sense that there would be one. Without digging up my backyard, however, can I be 100% sure? No. I guess technically I'm a 'diamond agnostic'.
2. WMD in Iraq. Well, the theory was put forth. Many believed without proof. All the king's horses and all the king's men haven't found any proof. Do I believe that there were WMD in Iraq? No, I don't. Do some people believe it? Yes, many do. Despite all evidence to the contrary. But I can't be 100% sure. So am I a 'WMD agnostic' or a 'WMD atheist'?
3. A god who periodically talked to Abraham, Moses and a few other lucky people: No, I absolutely do not believe in this. Can we disprove it 99.999999999%? Yes. 100%? No. Must I be a 'Yahweh agnostic'? I see no reason to be. Must I make room for the 0.00000001% margin of doubt? No.
4. Any kind of god? Well, here's where the rather ridiculous 'how can you be sure?' people come in. If you keep moving the goalposts on what defines God just to keep saying 'yes, but maybe...', then I don't really understand what kind of theist you are anyway. Okay, I can not disprove it with any kind of certainty.
But if I must accept the possibility that God exists, must I accept the possibility of the Chevy-diamond in my back yard?
2006-10-13 05:14:15 · answer #2 · answered by XYZ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because by simple logic these are the 4 possible scenarios: 1. You worship Him and He doesn't exist, when you die nothing happens... no loss 2. You worship Him and He does exist, when you die you gain everything... win 3. You don't worship Him and He doesn't exist, when you die nothing happens... no loss 4. You don't worship Him and He does exist, when you die big loss for you As you can see, believing in God is a win-win situation.... while the other option puts you in a 50-50 chance of losing it all... So it's the most logical thing to believe in God, but for some reason I get the impression that this won't convince you... If that is the case then that means you're just looking for the logic that suits your personal views of life and reject any other logic by claiming it is not true logic... It's ok if you don't want to believe, but don't go around trying to convince people that your views of life are the most logical.
2016-05-21 22:58:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have no idea if there is life on Mars or if there ever has been life there. We are not told in the Bible anything about what is on another planet or galaxy. Many people believe that the Bible was written for the Universes of all the Universes but it was only written for mankind of the earth. There may be other life elsewhere. Only God knows.
2006-10-13 05:13:29 · answer #4 · answered by mesquiteskeetr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. You are certain. You and he simply disagree.
Incidently, my pastor never says "all that is required is faith" because he's read the Bible, James chapter 2. Jesus gave us something more than faith. He gave us a real, flesh and blood life. Popular Christianity fell into the swamp when it decided we don't need to keep the commandments, when actually Christ not only kept them all and told us to do the same, but He still offers us His unlimited power today to help us love in those tangible ways.
2006-10-13 05:17:38 · answer #5 · answered by shirleykins 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's really far simpler that you're making it look. You are uncertain whether there was life on Mars 1000 years ago, although you strongly suspect there wasn't. That's it. The fact that you are certain that you can't be certain is neither here nor there.
2006-10-13 05:11:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you are certain, given current evidence. If conclusive evidence that there WAS life on Mars 1000 years ago were presented, I think your certainty would change.
2006-10-13 05:09:20 · answer #7 · answered by Smiley 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that you should go on an expedition to Mars to find the truth out. Then report back to us. I would be willing to give a donation to this quest!
2006-10-13 05:19:31 · answer #8 · answered by Just Askin' 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Faith does not bring about something. Faith is the belief that something was brought about. God, in the form of His divine Word, told us everything that we ought to believe in. Faith is believing that God spoke the truth.
2006-10-13 05:12:22 · answer #9 · answered by ptbc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really. Unless some people have the power to manifest their ideas into reality, like in the movie "the Sphere".
2006-10-13 05:08:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋