What is the best thing to do ? listen to a pastor about the holy book or read a scientific journal? why?

Question

What is the best thing to do ? listen to a dumb pastor about the holy book or read a scientific journal? why?

sorry...it was an print error to add Dumb infront ot the pastor.. plz do not report.

Answer 1

Neither is good! Read the Holy Bible (KJV) 1611 yourself and know the truth so you don't have to rely on others in case they tell you something wrong. There are so many false religions out there, such as mormons, Jehovah's witness, catholic, muslim, and so many more. Science is man made, and there is scripture in the Bible where God says to let all men be liars and only believe the word of God.

Answer 2

It depends on what type of situation you are in. (maybe maybe not!)

If you were in prison waiting to get executed, you would be desperate for a chapter or even a small verse from the Holy Book. Or a pastor's prayer or a sermon would be a wonderful help no matter how dumb he is, it will become the living word of God. You wouldn't bother to even think about reading a scientific journal. Why? It'd be simply irrelevant. Some may say "wait a minute, a scientific journal of most up-to-date irrelevant? The word science is all about relevance!" Then they are wrong. Science will mean nothing to you. It won't reach you. You will be completely rational more than ever before without trying to be rational by learning science.

One the other hand, if you were to prepare for a science paper which is due pretty soon. You will probably be better off finding some good sources, including a journal. That case, you would go through several academic journals on the same topic or somewhat related.

Well, personally needs seem to count a lot. Yet, the truth is that many people don't get to read the Holy Bible or listen to a sermon before they die. Some of them would have if they could. Some may keep themselves busy all the time. For them, they are too busy to read the Bible or take time to listen to a boring sermon of a dumb pastor. And they perish all of sudden by an auto accident, illness, murder or something they hadn't expected to happen to them. I say "all of sudden" because no one knows when to die really, except the last that will be the first.

So, now the question is to ask, "who is better situated?" rather than what is the best thing to do? a prisoner who is sentenced to death but have found hope and joy in his heart about God. Or one that doesn't feel the need for reading the Bible or listen to a pastor's sermon, yet dies of a heart attack all of sudden without a chance of hope.

It is a fact that no one knows, even with the help of science, when they are going to die. The word 'death' is not a scientifically developed term, (it is well described in the Bible) yet people still use the word, and are aware of the concept. The closer you feel you are to death, the more rational your mind will be. That is why to fear God, and observe the hidden power of God, is the beginning of wisdom, which is the true science. People only realize that they are helpless and all their knowledge is completely useless if they have a moment to think rationally before their death. However, not everyone gets the kind of privilege of knowing when to die, as the prisoners would.

My personal suggestion is that we read the Holy word and find God while God can be found through it, in a given time.

Answer 3

In your brain there are 100 billion neurons. Each one of those neurons(remember, there's 100 billion of them) is connected to 1000 other neurons. That comes out to 100 trillion connections in your brain. These connections send electronic signals(and you can measure the electricity) from one place to another. If part of the brain is damaged and you lose some function that is controlled by that part of the brain, the brain can actually re-wire itself and let other neurons in the undamaged part of the brain take over so that you can get back that function. That's only the connections in the brain, not the rest of the body.
Our bodies also have tons of information in the DNA. You have enough information in your DNA to fill encyclopedia sized books stacked from here to the moon and back 500 times. Do you really think that came about by just random chance........kind of like a monkey typing out the works of Shakespear just by randomly plucking away at the keys?

Your science book says that the unbelieveable complexity of the human brain(not to mention the rest of the body) is nothing more than re-arranged pond scum. It’s pond scum from the original prebiotic soup re-arranged over billions of years into 100 trillion connections in the brain by luck…..just random chance.
Nothing a dumb pastor could say could be dumber than that.

Answer 4

Depends on the pastor, the holy book, and the scientific journal.
Is it better to contemplate moral philosophy or to read up on the mating habits of the three-toed sloth? Is it better to understand new developments in our understanding of the cognitive process or to listen to some guy regurgitate pop psychology for 45 minutes?

Answer 5

Your question is obviously biased, since you assume the pastor is "dumb" and the scientific journal is not.

Ignoring your flippancy, I recommend anyone do both and read the Bible. Then spend some time formally learning theology, science, and philosphy. Then you will be able to competently discuss issues.

Answer 6

I guess this depends on what book you are referring to as a 'holy book.' There are many books that I have read that I think contain very basic and profound truths. The book known as 'the holy bible' seems to contain a lot of truths here and there, but it is such a muddled mess that I would be hard pressed to call the whole book 'holy.'

Interesting, though, that one definition of the word 'holy' means, simply 'other.' In this light, then, 'the holy bible' means nothing more than 'the other book.'

Answer 7

You can get reported for calling something dumb?
thats silly.

anyway, I would say neither are the best thing.

but think about this, dear thomas, a scientific journal from 500 years ago would most likely have false information in it. don't you think that 500 years from now, our scientific "facts" will be proven false.

The bible hasnt changed, God hasn't changed, and they dont need to.

Praise Jesus!!!!!

Answer 8

read both, listen to no one, until you have read it and know it, unless you like being brainwashed. after you've read it, go out and try to find where you fit in. In my research I have found about 20 churches in the whole usa that have it right.
what religion were you raised with ? Is science the same as religion ? I think science is nothing more than an organized system of ignorance, nothing more.

Answer 9

I would go to listening to a pastor, not a dumb one though

Answer 10

I can't stand how people treat science and religion as mutually exclusive, especially considering how they answer completley different types of questions. The best thing to do is to read about both science and religion, and then talk to people about both subjects.