2007-02-06 05:35:13 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You don't understand faith.
Faith isn't trust, and faith isn't hope. Faith is substance and evidence. See Hebrews 11 for clarification.
How can you put your trust in your world-view when it hasn't been validated.
No man has an awareness of all that is true. All we can do is observe the creation around us and draw rational conclusions.
I look at the myriad life forms extant just on this single planet and conclude there must be an intellegent designer. An atheist looks around him and concludes it all happened by mistake.
So whose conclusion is valid and whose is not? Neither can be tested using controlled experimentation, but which is more reasonable?
I believe my world-view is more reasonable as I've never seen mud spring to life. Have you? Has anybody?
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2007-02-06 05:37:59 · answer #1 · answered by s2scrm 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because if science dominates and is the all-knowing truth, the life has no meaning. None at all. We would be reduced to organisms struggling for existence, who live and breed and die--our marks unnecessary. And when the planet ages and deteriorates and this galaxy is gone, there will be no remnant of society, humanity or even our point of power in this universe. Cosmically, we will become as important as empty space. There has to be something out there--a reason why we exist. Human capacity to think ALONE shows that humans have received some gift, whether evolution or God-made, our intelligence alone shows we serve a greater purpose. Humans are the only creatures that can survive through their own ingenuity. We are the only creatures that can use symbols and language in complex situations. Only WE can produce meaningful art and preserve our history in written pages. If humans are just properties of science, what biological purpose is there in our creativity and intelligence? None. It becomes a curse--an illusion to the fact that we serve no purpose. I cannot possibly believe this. It's too destructive to the heart. Don't you agree?
2007-02-06 13:44:24 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Jankovich 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ok first of allId like to say that the slightest of changein the charge of an electron like .. .00000000000000000001% change would lead to a disaster such that the Earth might fail to exist.
Even science proves that for all what is happening on Earth can not at all be a mere coincedence! Its made in perfect proportion as mentionedinThe Holy Quran. And Quran is itself a miracle...since it is protected and unmodifiable. This QURANis th basic validation. The rest is common sense.
2007-02-06 14:05:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
To me, through logic and reasoning, it has been validated. The chances of a "big bang" creating all of us is not substantiated, yet many believe that.
I believe God created the world. If you don't think so, make another earth and I'll gladly follow your science over my religion.
As a sidenote, science and religion are not opposites in my religion. Many religious discoveries of the 20th century were already alluded to in my 1500 year old book of faith.
2007-02-06 13:56:41 · answer #4 · answered by Berzirk 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Judaism is about action, not belief. What does it matter whether or not we have faith as long as our actions are moral and ethical. Faith is what gives us courage to make the right decisions and to DO the right thing.
In Judaism, "faith" has nothing to do with the aferlife -- all the righteous of the nations have a share in the world to come, and God would never condemn any of His children to eternal damnation!
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2007-02-06 13:44:24 · answer #5 · answered by Hatikvah 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You do not have to "see" to "believe". Have you ever heard the story about the archeologist?...
The man is archeologist for years. His team and himself found an area near the egyptians ruins that must be there for 1000's of years already. They find pots, bowls, spoons, bones.... from this, they can make analysis and actually find out how it was back then, who lived, how long ago....how they created such and such things.... but yet, have they ever seen the civilisation that was there ages ago?.. No of course not, but yet they believe there was without seeing it.... correct?...
Well similar to religion, and Islam most specifically. Allah (or God in english) has created miracles, lots of them. Signs for us to see, and then believe without actually seeing Him. This is what faith is all about. Believing, without seeing. It doesn't need any validation per say. All you need, is just belief, to have faith.
2007-02-06 13:43:14 · answer #6 · answered by ●♥ Mαmα ♥● 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Judaism can be validated. It has been proven the Exodus happened. Names and details are fuzzy, so is theology. How ever the requirement or mitvot are proven to asure longer life.
Cleanliness laws to circumsision. We get thing like natural family planning and sanitation laws. Even civil law and criminal law is from the Torah.
2007-02-06 13:47:50 · answer #7 · answered by Harry R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can compare faith in God to faith you have in a loved one.
Why do you trust the people you trust?
Some of these people, youve tested and even though theres not a single proof that these people will not break your trust, you continue to trust them.
Faith is like that.
and you need faith to live. faith in the people you love, faith in someones honesty, faith in success.
I do too...but I go beyond these things, because these things do not last forever. I want to put my faith in something that doesnt die.
2007-02-06 13:44:51 · answer #8 · answered by Antares 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have faith or you would not be asking. Faith is a principle of action and power. Whenever we work toward a worthy goal, we exercise faith. We show our hope for something that we cannot yet see.
2007-02-06 13:43:39 · answer #9 · answered by robert c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who is the validator? A man? I have the witness of the living God, thank you very much!
2007-02-06 13:45:59 · answer #10 · answered by Jay Z 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋