No, didnt think so, so why do religious types believe this happened then? Does science mean nothing to these people? Just accept it, Mary liked **** as much as the rest of us!
2006-12-29 00:45:24 · 39 answers · asked by ♥Tallulah♥ 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Why does everyone think i'm a muslim?? I'm not gullible enough to follow any religion
2006-12-29 01:37:13 · update #1
if my daughter said she was preggers it better be an imaculate one coz she is only five fer fcuk sake
2006-12-29 00:50:29 · answer #1 · answered by t00t5 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
According to some Biblical scholars, some words may have been mistranslated. The original text merely said that Mary was a "young woman". This word was mistaken to mean "virgin".
Another theory that holds water is that the story of Jesus' birth was taken from Mithraic worship. Mithras was a Roman god who was born of a virgin and whose story shares many of the characteristics of Jesus', such as being visited by shepherds and magi.
Either way, it always boggles my mind that uber-religious types have to assert that everything in the Bible actually happened the way it's said to have happened or it's not valid. I think that's just silly. They insist that something meant to be taken on faith alone should have proof. If that isn't an oxymoron, I don't know what is! Either you have faith or you know. It can't be both ways.
EDIT: As for the Immaculate Conception, this doctrine came a little later and is not mentioned in the Bible. As other answerers have pointed out, this has nothing to do with the conception of Jesus.
You see, back in ancient times, people didn't quite understand how reproduction worked. They thought that a child belonged only to the father (the one who provided the "seed") and that the mother's womb only provided the space for the child to grow (the fertile ground). So Mary could be imperfect and still give birth to a perfect son because the child only belongs to its father.
However, when it was discovered that a child is half the mother's and half the father's, the church was faced with a serious conundrum. It basically meant that Jesus was half human and therefore fallible! So to offset this, they declared that God had Mary concieved without the taint of Original Sin. Thus being free of this sin which damns all humans, she was able to contribute the genetic half suitable for a perfect son of God.
All in all, the Immaculate Conception is just spin by the Vatican in light of undeniable scientific fact. Not that I think there's anything wrong with that. It's pretty clever and every religion does it.
2006-12-29 00:56:13 · answer #2 · answered by Avie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As a Christian I believe that Jesus was concieved in likeness of His Father, therefore the son of God. Yes science means alot but it doesnt hold all the answers and is always evolving. Science is from the brains of men but its arrogant to assume we can know everything, therefore science cant explain everything. Our brains only opperate at 10 per cent. Rules of science can be bent or even broken so why dont scientists try meet us halfway?
That said, if I were Joseph Id be pretty p*ssed that the Almighty impregnated my missus before me. The both of them would definately have a cold shoulder for awhile. Grrrr.
2006-12-29 03:00:17 · answer #3 · answered by The Tinker 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you are a bit confused.
Immaculate conception does not apply to Mary becoming pregnant; it applies to Mary's mother becoming pregnant with Mary.
And secondly, you hold science with too high an esteem. You do realize that there are many scientists who are Christians (accepting that Mary conceived Jesus miraculously)? Just because you do not understand it scientifically does not mean that you must reject it.
And finally, Mary did not have sex with Joseph until after Jesus was born. If she liked it that much, what did she do in the meanwhile?
2006-12-29 00:57:31 · answer #4 · answered by flandargo 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No.
The Immaculate Conception was not when Mary conceived Jesus at the Annunciation. You are thinking of the Virgin's conception. The Immaculate Conception happened when Mary's mother, Anna conceived Mary.
The Immaculate conception deals with being free from the effects of Original Sin from the moment of conception. It does not deal with virgin conception.
2006-12-29 00:57:47 · answer #5 · answered by Mary W 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The doctrine of the Immaculate Conception has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with Jesus. This doctrine teaches that Mary herself was conceived in her mother's womb without sin. It doesn't even teach that there was no sexual intimacy. The Immaculate Conception doctrine teaches that when Mary's parents came together in sexual intimacy and conceived Mary, she was miraculously protected from inheriting sin as the rest of mankind does.
Now if my daughter told me she was pregnant and it was an immaculate conception, I would have a problem since the doctrine itself is erroneous.
Hannah J Paul
2006-12-29 00:54:19 · answer #6 · answered by Hannah J Paul 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I was prepared to say, "Beautiful question! Imagine what Mary must have gone through." Then I saw the question details and realized that this is not a sincerely asked question but only one designed to slam Christians. Don't you have anything better to do? You can believe what you want. Just please allow me the same privilege.
EDIT: Talullah, I want you to know that I did not report your question, but I did report an answer that insulted you directly. As a Christian, I am now about to quote an atheist, Voltaire: I do not agree with a word you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. (Oh, and other answerers are right about the Immaculate Conception thing. I didn't catch that.)
2006-12-29 00:53:11 · answer #7 · answered by cruztacean1964 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
One of the miracles of Jesus was his birth without a father. This is believed by Christians as well Muslims. No muslim is a muslim if he does not believ this miracolous birth.
As per Islam Mary was a lady chosen above all the nations.
In simple words It is God he can do any miracle.
2006-12-29 01:03:52 · answer #8 · answered by digital 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The virgin birth is only explicitly referenced in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke (the two more elaborate and supernaturally inclined of the Gospels). It is widely doubted, even by Christians, and the odds are quite good that it was never mentioned as a possibility by Jesus.
2006-12-29 00:54:00 · answer #9 · answered by waefijfaewfew 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If an angel came to me and told me she was pregnant through immaculate conception as it did to Joseph then I would have little choice but to believe it. However, that will never happen again as Jesus was is and always will be the only begotten son of God and God is the only one who can create such a miracle. I love science, in fact it has gone a long way to pointing me in the direction of God as the creator of the universe. I especially liked biology where so many tiny miraculous details happen in an exact sequence that I have to believe God had a hand in it and knew exactly what he was doing. Something as perfect as a beautiful newborn baby is the direct hand of God.
2006-12-29 00:50:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
If you read something in a history book, say about the holocaust, would you believe it? Even though it cannot be scientifically tested and is only evidenced by the testimony of witnesses? Of course you would, what's so different about believing the eyewitness accounts of the Bible?
2006-12-29 00:54:18 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋