2006-11-05 04:48:48 · 25 answers · asked by a sock 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No.
"Truth does not demand belief. Scientists do not join hands every Sunday, singing, yes, gravity is real! I will have faith! I will be strong! I believe in my heart that what goes up, up, up must come down, down. down. Amen! If they did, we would think they were pretty insecure about it." Dan Barker, Christian minister for 19 years, now an atheist.
2006-11-05 04:50:47 · answer #1 · answered by Kathryn™ 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
That's a loaded question. First off I am unaware of any person killing for God. Now perhaps some have killed for their religious leaders. (There is a difference). But I am unaware of any Christian telling anyone God wanted them to kill, unless they were insane. I would make a distinction of someone in an army defending himself. But is it possible for a scientist to kill. Any honest person would say yes just as it is possible for a Christian to lose it and kill some one. Every person has the capicity to lose their temper and cause a fatality. As much as most people are unlikely to, to think they would never kill is more a product of bias.
2006-11-05 05:00:42 · answer #2 · answered by Edward J 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There has already been scientist who had kill for science. Killing is killing even if it not a human.
2006-11-05 04:57:38 · answer #3 · answered by ujudy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who do you think invents weapons of mass destruction?
Who do you think shoots up animals with dangerous chemicals to watch them die from it?
Who tests the effects of radiation on monkeys or sends them into space only to burn alive during reentry?
Who do you think Hitler was using to swap the heads of twins to see if they could do it, most would live for a short period of time then die.
Japanese scientist killed millions of Chinese people testing biological weapons on them.
Modern day North Korean scientist do this to entire families then autopsy them to see how they died.
2006-11-05 04:51:01 · answer #4 · answered by Sean 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Scientests kill for science every day, abortions, cloning, stem cell research, etc . Christians do not kill for God, they aren't asked to. God has the power of life and death, why would He "need" someone to kill for Him?
2006-11-05 04:54:12 · answer #5 · answered by Grandma Susie 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
A christian is not to kill a fellow human.
2006-11-05 04:51:08 · answer #6 · answered by rangedog 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
IF a Christian killed for God, it would be because God used them to get rid of the evil. The two cannot be compared because God will always be our creator, and He will always be greater than we are and ever will be.
2006-11-05 04:52:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, not broad spectrum murder like that in the name of god.
However, animals are injured and killed in the name of science. Than again, they're killed and injured in the name of food too.
2006-11-05 04:52:15 · answer #8 · answered by Chris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't think of any circumstance where I would have to kill a person for science.
2006-11-05 04:54:03 · answer #9 · answered by eri 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would probably depend on their dedication and love for their study, much like a christians dedication and love for God.
2006-11-05 04:51:06 · answer #10 · answered by colera667 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋