I myself have an ongoing desire to learn about the world around me and science ,evolution and it leads me to the conclusion the bible just cant be right, I was Christian for a long time and the way it encourages closing your mind to any and all other possibilities baffles me . Do people not like to think and learn or is blind faith a way of contentment, So that life will be fulfilled without thought and reason.
2007-01-18 06:18:22 · 30 answers · asked by Arizona is Hot 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think for the bible to be right you have to discount a lot of it first. Like say the 7 day theory was really 7 periods of time.......okay that's easy. And maybe the worldwide flood was just the swelling of the Mediterrian.......okay I can dig that. The plagues on Egypt were just volcanic ash blowing on in, and locusts....that's not too far fetched. And think all of God's rules were really just good tips, like don't have sex with family members, but it wasn't directly from God it was said that it came from God so people would follow it. Things like that can make believing easier, but you can't do that if you say the Bible is the direct word of God, unchangable by man.
So really you can't have it both ways.
And don't get me started on the exaggerations of a certain rabbi.
2007-01-18 06:25:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
You are making an assumption which is very untrue. There are some Christians, I believe they are called Creationists, who study not only the bible but brances of science that have contributed to the "theory" of evolution in order to prove that evolution is wrong and creation is right. The opposite is true of some people that firmly believe in evolution. On channel 30 (on regular t.v., I don't know what the channel is on cable because I don't have cable) they show these types of speakers some of them travel to different universities and after they give a presentation they engagae in intellectual discussions with students who have learned about evolution. They also show debates between Creationists and Evolutionists from time to time, I find these shows rather interesting and educational and would recommend them to anyone who believes either way about the way in which the world begin or has questions about the topic.
In order to learn why the Bible was created all one has to do is read the Bible itself, no branch of science or any other area of study could ever tell you that. I am soon to be 21 year old African American women who is currently double majoring in Biology and Chemistry, I grew up in a penecostal Church over the course of those 21 years and I am a Christian. I love science and I love God but I do not believe in evolution becasue it is not science, it is simply a belief that is taught in schools as opposed to creation. If you don't believe me than do some more research my friend.
2007-01-18 06:50:02 · answer #2 · answered by lil_bit 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I research these things all of the time, have taken college courses on them, and come to the opposite conclusions about the Bible as you. How come you only research and read authors to whom you already agree with? How is that having an open mind?
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If you honestly like doing research on how the Bible was written, then these links should interest you:
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...Michael Grant is another ancient historian who reaches similar conclusions. By employing normal historical techniques in regard to the New Testament, he concluded that much can be known about the historical Jesus. Grant specifically rejects the methodology of radical theologians who insist that the New Testament is guilty until it is proven innocent, since "that also is too extreme a viewpoint and would not be applied in other fields." The key, therefore, is the application of the same historiographical principles to both the Gospels and ancient documents....
2007-01-18 06:31:36 · answer #3 · answered by Randy G 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i'm a technology instructor and likewise a christian. i imagine you'd be suprised actual to the style of scientists that even be counted on god. I study a piece of writing many years in the past that 2d in the back of clergy scientists as a set had the utmost share that believed in god. I actual am interested in gaining recognize-how of about technology and be counted on evolution. Evolution is something that can seen on a micro-aspect at the same time as gazing micro organism and different prokaryotic organisms. regardless of the indisputable fact that I even believe there are various issues technology is unable to describe or account for and in case you basically seem on the mathematics of advent it basically would not seem plausible for it to happen with out some intervention. i believe that one can be a christian and likewise take an avid interest in technology.
2016-10-17 02:07:30 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What makes you think that some haven't, I read on both all the time, I don't care how God created us I just know that he did. I know that God gave us a mind to use, to better ourselves and the world around us. I can't say if the stories about creation literally happened or if there is more to it than that, but I will take it on faith that it happened until I know better. I find the world around me a fascinating place and I look foreword to the discoveries that await us, weather it be discoveries in biology or astronomy. I will not however let it shake my faith in God.
2007-01-18 06:51:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You should have done some research before you offered this inaccurate premise. Christian scientists are far ahead in studies with actual facts to back them up. Also they are not in the habit of coming to conclusions by filling in the blanks with educated assumptions when researching specifics then forcing it off as honest doctrines.
2007-01-18 06:35:29 · answer #6 · answered by spareo1 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm a Biochemist, and I still believe in the Bible, as far as it was translated correctly.
Over a long and arduous period, true science never proves anything. It will only provide sufficient evidence to discard all other alternatives until only the truth remains.
Besides, what's the harm in believing? If you're wrong, you lived a virtuous life, a life worthy of respect and emulation. If you're right, then all the promises of Christianity are yours in the next world.
2007-01-18 06:24:57 · answer #7 · answered by Fergi the Great 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
If this people were truly Christian they would understand that God gave us a mind (set us apart from all other creation that we may look after it not abuse it) and expects us to use it. Our questions and research do not threaten God but rather those whose intention is to rule their followers through ignorance, unfounded threats and misinformation. They do not serve God but themselves and the two have been confused because majority of the people prefer to be led... it's less hassle and responsibility you see.
Fergi the great is spot on and I have found that to be true as well. Like two peas in a pod I'd say...my thoughts exactly
2007-01-18 06:32:57 · answer #8 · answered by kahahius 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I do research and studying, Sometime's its a slap in the face when it comes to my faith, but then I pray about it, and the answer comes.
The bible is a bunch of testimonies. There's nothing to have to prove right or wrong. Its the moral of the story that is important.
2007-01-18 06:22:42 · answer #9 · answered by ♫O Praise Him♫ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People turn to religions to feel safe, accepted, etc. Anything that threatens that is a danger, and the animal instinct in the presence of danger is to attack it or run away from it.
It is a choice to rise above that instinct and open your mind, a choice along the path towards realizing yourself as a true human being rather than an ape with opposing thumbs.
2007-01-18 06:22:21 · answer #10 · answered by dead_elves 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋