meaning ,Angels or something in that area,,would you then question that there is something out there ?
2006-10-24 02:26:39 · 19 answers · asked by I give you the Glory Father ! 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'll contact you the first time I see an Angel.
2006-10-24 02:28:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
There are many things I can't explain. If I see an angel, I might believe angels exist, depending on what the evidence was. However, I really don't see that as being very likely. There just isn't any convincing evidence of any angels.
Scientists actually thrive on ignorance. It is the fact that we don't know stuff that moves them to try to find out. But they go on the assumption that the world really does make some sort of sense. They are unlikely to just see something strange and stop with "God did it". That just doesn't do a good job of explaining the strange thing. They are more likely to try to find more information about it and figure out the real causes of the phenomenon. If they conclude that "God did it", they would keep looking, because that answer creates more questions than it solves.
2006-10-24 09:28:05 · answer #2 · answered by nondescript 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not being able to immediately explain something and then jumping to the conclusion that it is an angel is the height of superstitious thinking.
Of course people's eyes don't always work correctly. I have floaters in mine the size of garbage trucks, but when one of them floats by my retina, I don't automatically assume that it's a member of God's army on a mission.
If I see something that I cannot explain, and I have the time, I try to find an explanation for it.
2006-10-24 09:47:52 · answer #3 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is no such thing as "something which can't be explained". All things including gods and angels (should they exist) can be explained with enough scientific examination. If something appears to break the laws of physics, that would imply a deficiency in our knowledge or perceptions- not a change in those laws.
2006-10-24 09:36:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well i haven't yet. If i saw a ghost but just myself i would think i was imagining it. If i ever saw anything with other people then i would question that there may be some sort of life after death. I still wouldn't believe in the bible,and the afterlife that suggests though, neither would i believe in a god or devil. I"d probably start exploring spiritualism or something.
2006-10-24 09:43:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I've seen lots of things I can't explain, but I'm not one of those people who feel they have to have an explanation for everything. I don't want to know it all; it takes away from the beauty and mystery of the Universe. I suppose that is one of the meanings of my profile subtitle ("mind so open that brains fall out"). Lots of people look down on that kind of attitude, but I prefer it to being jaded or smug. The ones that amuse me and sometimes stir my pity are those who think I'm an idiot for having this view.
In answer to your question, although I am not, strictly speaking, an Atheist, I do believe there are unexplained phenomena that men only awkwardly pigeonhole with their theories and beliefs. It is arrogant for Man to be satisfied with closing his mind in this way. I don't stop looking for answers, but I am not simple enough to believe that there is only ONE answer to everything.
2006-10-24 09:42:57 · answer #6 · answered by Black Dog 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure some may, some may still hold to their beliefs.
I'd have to have many people around me witnessing the same event to question my non-faith. But I would not automatically think it is an "angel", sent by "god".
Otherwise, I might might as well go see a therapist if I was alone.
2006-10-24 09:29:36 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All men are ignorant, and we need the divine education to open our vision to the mysteries of our souls and of the worlds. Religious people are not more knowledgeable than the atheists; we all should learn rather than challenging each other in the darkness of our heedlessness.
2006-10-24 09:35:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to be honest, if I saw something like that i am most likley to attribute the phenomenon to metaphysics.
I would be the first to say we do not know half of the truth about the world we live on, I just wouldn't attribute it to a godhead.
I have personally nearly be killed by a faerie...but thats another story.
2006-10-24 09:44:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We know there are things that are yet to be discovered but no way am I accepting a a deity and a lot of theological nonsense as an explanation.
2006-10-24 09:32:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋