Why is it that many religious people attribute everything to "God" and dismiss science?

Question

You could argue that there is no proof that "God" exists, or you could argue that he does exist. Just because he is mentioned in a mythological book does not mean that he exists. Granted many religious people are also scientists, and vice versa. For example, I have seen and answered many questions here regarding the creation of the universe. As expected, the devoutly religious go straight to one answer: God. And the other half go on to explain the Big Bang theory. I guess my question really is: Why can't religous people at least try to look at it from a point of view that really makes sense, as opposed to believing that an invinsible supernatural being that lives in the sky is responsible for all this?

You could argue that there is no proof that "God" exists, or you could argue that he does exist. Just because he is mentioned in a mythological book does not mean that he exists. Granted many religious people are also scientists, and vice versa. For example, I have seen and answered many questions here regarding the creation of the universe. As expected, the devoutly religious go straight to one answer: God. And the other half go on to explain the Big Bang theory. I guess my question really is: Why can't religous people at least try to look at it from a point of view that really makes sense, as opposed to believing that an invinsible supernatural being that lives in the sky is responsible for all this?
By the way, I have read the bible and I find it rather entertaining, though most of it is historically inaccurate. I have also read the Qu'ran and the Torah, and have also found them entertaining and also historically inaccurate.

Answer 1

It's the simplest thing to. If you spend your life looking for logical answers to difficult questions, you'll probably get disappointed or confused. The human being isn't intelligent enough to comprehend everything around it. Thus, you will try to find a quick way around these questions. The only problem is that in contradiction to the will of man to know it all before they die in order to ease their spirit, the Socratic view says 'all I know is that I know nothing'. Philosophical maturity is what the question here is. God or the big bang theories retain the same value surrounding them. They are both theories. You can't answer the question with certainty any way you look at it, but you can talk about indications and presumptions, where the scientific view is more consistent.
Finally, think about the n-dimensional universe, black holes, relativity and the big bang theory. Do you really understand these concepts? I don't mean mathematically or theoretically. Can you really picture them in your mind? The answer is obviously no, as not even the people who devise these concepts can, even though you might understand their mechanics. Then again, you can admit to the fact that we will never (in our lifetime) really grasp these concepts but we can acknowledge their findings. Religious people, in general, can't have that. They need to feel that they have a complete answer, by filling the gaps with "God's will'. That's not necessarily bad, but it depends on how far you are willing to push the limit of your understanding. A good religious scientist is able to leave everything outside human knowledge to the existence of God, without contradicting the facts. At the same time, his inquisitive mind can look into new areas that can change his understanding of both. The only problem is that if you change something in a dogma, you automatically become a heretic, and that has to do with the social (human) interpretation of God and not what it represents for the individual.
Summing up my point: It’s all about the ability of a person to place question marks over things he can’t understand or doesn’t know, instead of expressing opinions, beliefs or theories as universal truths.

Answer 2

I fall in the middle... I am a firm believer in God and I am a science nut. I like to believe that the truth is somewhere in the middle of science and God. That they both help to explain the other.

Let's take a look at a common disagreement between science and Christianity. The Bible says that the world was created in 6 days. This goes against everything science is telling us. But how do we know how long a day is to God? In God's realm 1 day might equal 10,000,000 Earth years.

I consider myself spiritual... not religious. I think the religious folks are those that refuse to admit or acknowledge any possibilities being presented by the scientific community. And on the other side of the coin the converse is true of scientists who refuse to acknowledge the possibility of God.

No matter what your "scientific" theory of how the universe began there is ALWAYS the logical question, "ok, so what was before that."

Answer 3

a million. Jesus Christ reported like that: " i'm Alpha and Omega" and that i'm confident that we(people) won't locate out what which ability , no longer in a thousand million of years and with any technologies. this component isn't defined via technology and via absolutely everyone else (there are purely suppositions and speculations) 2. no possible rather clarify why Beethoven or Einstein, or Shakespeare, or Da Vinci have been geniuses and what makes a guy a genius. no longer even technology. 3. technology can't clarify the firs paragraph in the Bible. they gained't have the right technologies for that. 4. the technology can't clarify what's soreness (whilst your soul is in soreness), they could purely attempt to renew your being in wakeful, subconscious and subconscious ( they instructed us no longer something on the subject of the supra-wakeful. why? reason they can't clarify) 5. the technology can't clarify what occurs after the dying ( they could purely have some words from people who have been in medical dying) so as a end, the technology can't clarify and justify the main suitable and significant questions in the historic previous of humanity. the main suitable questions that humanity asked are purely a secret. a secret this is so complicated, so deep, so nonhuman will stay a secret until the top. the 1st element in my answer is my significant argument in this kinda questions. for me no longer something will clarify those words, no possible have the clue to remedy that profound secret that seems, mockingly, an evidence.

Answer 4

well, u probably wont like me, im a very religious person. first of all, have u read the bible? Have u ever been hurt so bad and u didnt know how u were going to carry on when u were younger? have u ever fell into a serious state of depression and somehow u made it out? Thats God. Have u ever felt like given up and somehow u got the strength to go on? That's God strength. Read the Bible and dont judge it. Read Exodus, read about how God gave his people victory to come out of the land of bondage. Religious people have felt God's presence and know that he is real. Why don't you try him out? U aint going to lose anything for doing it.you want someone to prove God to you because you've been disappointed. U beleived, and then you lsot faith. God doesnt live in the sky, he lives in heaven. i will pray for your mind, because it seems like that devil got u. u probably think that the devil aint real too. Where do u think that all the bad things in the world come from. Bad people, right. bad people have to have the bad mindset. Where is the bad mindset coming from? A bad spirit.where does the bas spirit come from. The one who doesnt respresent love, peace, and happiness and the good things of life. one problem with the big bang theory, how did it come to pass.? What made it happen, an explosion, what caused the explosion, what caused that to cause the explosion, and just ask reverse questions. u'll never come up with the answer because our finite mind cant comprehend it. but u can keep asking well, how did this happen. one day you will sit back and say, God.

Answer 5

religious people DO look at it in science's point of view. however, maybe they've just observed that, science had never been able to explain why things happen. Nor were they able to discover exactly how each being came to be. i mean, sure scientists were able to tell of properties adn such of living beings, but not when, where and HOW they came to be. So, in defense to the religious people, they go straight to God because frankly, I think that I find it easier to believe that God created man and woman than to believe that human beings evolved from primeapes.... and besides, Science SUPPORTS Religion; it does not contradict this, so maybe there shouldn't be any arguements..... except of course for those self-proclaimed "atheists"..

Answer 6

There is no rational answer to religion. It is the scourge of the human race, but people have an innate willingness to believe in supernatural processes. One strong aspect of this is that most people latch on to the first explanation they get for a given phenomenon and are unwilling to ever abandon it, so if you begin instructing them in superstition as children, they'll never recover. Modern religions have evolved into belief systems that mesh so well with people's psychological needs that people will hold to them regardless of any evidence or argument.

Answer 7

Because some people deal with the world logically and some do it emotionally. Those who trust only in their own feelings do not see any need for logic or science, and in fact they find it threatening. What is more appealing, having to learn what the world is really like and facing the cold reality of the truth or deciding that the world and what goes on in it depends on how you feel about it? They are overcome by their feelings of fear, awe, joy, sadness, anger and they look to their religion to explain all of it and keep them from having to think. Science is threatening because it is not prejudiced by strong emotion. Scientific truth just is, it doesn't care what you or I think or feel about it.

Answer 8

Fear of the unknown. It's easier to attribute everything to God, or God's will when we can't thoroughly understand or explain. Alot of peoples minds aren't able to connect with science, God's is an escape route.

Answer 9

They are the brain dead. These are people who are not going to make the next cut when evolution takes the next step. Unfortunately there are enough of them that they may drag us all down as their various religions attempt to breed us into oblivion.