Why do people still beleive in GOD when every question can be answered by SCIENCE?

Answer 1

not all questions can be answered by science.

where science ends, faith begins.

Answer 2

Scientific knowledge can put physical/cosmic/spiritual aspects into a definable context. However, understanding the concepts and mechanics does not answer the existential questions inherent in our being. Creation, whether you believe in Biblical creation or Darwinian evolution still requires the concept of a "Creator". Something cannot form from nothing.

The scientific concept of "singularity" is what is commonly described to explain the cause of the "Big Bang." Basically, all matter in the universe was singularized into the space of an electron, resulting in an anatomic explosion, sending gasses, matter and elements into the previously empty space. While this may be true, something had to "cause" this effect. Science cannot yet tell us what the cuase of such a reaction.

This is just one example of many that shows that science can describe how things happen, but not "why", or even the reason behind events.

Answer 3

There are many reasons why people still believe in God: hope for afterlife, wanting to feel like they are morally right for following their church, coersion, etc.

Personally, I don't think that science answers any of the big questions better than religion or even philosophy. Science isn't really capable of explaining why the universe exists versus not existing, or what the meaning of life is, or even why some actions are morally right and others are not. Sceince depends on the scientific method to form and test hypothesies, so there are certain types of problems that science has difficulty testing. There is no possible way for science to create and test two scenerios: one where a unvierse exists and another where a univserse does not exist. Science also can't blindly assign a meaning to life, and then test that partiuclar meaning to see if it is right.

People use God to posit an explination for many of the big questions, but even still the concept of "God" falls short. One could say that God is the reason why the universe exists versus it not existing, but then one could easily ask: "Who created God?". A theologin might answer by stating that God created herself. But then how do you explain how something creates itself? A theologin would probalby respond by saying: "God works in mysterious ways..."

Even though science has given us answers to many questions and evolved technology into what it is today there are many things that it is not capable of answering, and that is probably why people still cling to relgion.

Answer 4

What gave you the idea that science can answer everything? You're question is mute because it is a category mistake. You have assumed a question whose category of answer does not apply to the sort of question it is. You're question shows that you know neither what science is, what its limits are, nor its relation to belief in God.

Please, go talk to a professor, or go get some basic books in philosophy of science ,or a basic book on science. How about "Theory and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science", by Peter Godfrey-Smith; and "What Science Is and How it Works", by Gregory Derry. Try also 'It's Just a Theory" by Moti Ben-Ari. These books will disabuse you of false ideas about science, like that confused idea that theories are not factual.

Answer 5

As a few people have stated, science does not answer everything. I do not neccassarily believe in God in the catholic sense, but I believe in an energy that would be a god. Science says that eveyrthing is made of matter and that, matter is made up of energy. In many religions it is believed that God is everywhere, thus is the reason many people believe as i do. Religion and science are one in the same and when people on either side decide to look at the parrallels, they will find how they work together.

Answer 6

Mel Gibson's monologue in Signs is a very intriguing proposition (I can't believe I'm refering to a Mel Gibson monologue as though it were philosophical pertinence). He says something like there are two kinds of people, those who beleive luck can be explained by coincidence and those who believe it can be explained as miraculous or as a sign from God. Group A when confronted with disasterous happenings begin to panic because there is nothing to turn to while Group B can still believe and pray. I pretty much butchered that paraphrase but what it means is that belief in God, no matter how ridiculously silly, offers hope to all. Even though God doesn't exist, there aren't any atheists in foxholes.

Answer 7

firstly...not every question can be answered by science as of yet. Science hasn't explained things such as miralces. I am not saying I am religious because I take no sides. Yet, God is there more as a figure of moral support; to hide behind in fear of the unkown--imagine what kind of chaos would come about us humans if we were told factually that God doesn't exist and taht when people pray whenever they are praying to God, there is really no one listening to them. This would probably lead to insanity and even more questions would come about such as the reaason for "miracles" and things science hasn't yet explained or proven. It make you feel dazed to know that if you prayed every night starting with "Dear God," your prayers would never come true. So another aspect of believing in God is more of moral support (hope). Knowing that there is a powere\ above as that can quite simply amke things right again assures us of our safety and of teh environment. We may feels as though we do not have to be responsible for our actions but suddenly if we know that humnans are responsible for everything going on we'd be dazed, fighting for power is a guess and a sense of helplessness could come upon us.

Answer 8

Well, people believe in God because not every question can be answered by Science; but when this does happen people will still believe in God because the most important question, "Does God exist?," will never be satisfactorily answered. That's a bit too inconvenient for us Atheists.

Answer 9

Who said that every question can be answered by science ? If we can answer all the questions by science ? how come we cannot even understand fully how our brain works. Don't kid yourself we know very little about the universe and that nothing comes from nothing. So my question to you is how did we start ?
Perhaps we need something to give us hope in the world and a goal to keep going even when we are terminally ill. It is called "Faith"

Answer 10

if every question can be answered by science; then why are you asking it now? maybe, just maybe there are some questions that science or us humans are not to know. therefore, people search for something higher, more spiritual, because what science doesn't provide (sometimes) is left unknown. and our life is to search for answers. faith provides a desire to search, to believe that all things are possible. a belief in God provides us with hope in the possibilities that science has not. i believe God is the source of science. think about it: what inspired the early scientists to "search"? if the earliest writings were based on spirituality, when did the first writings of science appear?

Answer 11

Anyone who has a true understanding of science would never say anything this ignorant. Science attempts to explain particular observ ations, but it in no way provides answers to everything. Do you yourself a favor and look up string theory or open a book once in a while.