Why do Christians devote their lives to something that's unprovable?

Question

promise of heaven, idea of an all-loving god, eternal life, etc....

sure, atheists and/or evolutionists believe in no god and the idea of evolution and those can be said as 'unprovable'....but the difference is...WE DONT DEVOTE OUR WHOLE LIVES TO IT. WE DONT GO TO CHURCH AND PRAY TO AN IMAGINARY THING. WE DONT WORSHIP A MADE UP THING THAT PROMISES FALSE LOVE SECURITY FOR THE HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE.

christians are delusional. thinking their beliefs as FACT. and taking it as far as devoting their whole lives to that delusion.

Answer 1

its not about visual provable fact its Faith...

Answer 2

How do you know that it's not provable? Have you researched ancient texts, the Bible and science yourself to say it's unproveable? God doesn't need science to prove He is who He is, but creation screams His existence. In the book of Romans it says that all one has to look at creation to see that there is a God, so noone is without excuse. Even Einstein at the end of his life, realized, at the least, their was intelligence of some kind behind all that was made. I think it takes a heck of a lot more faith to look at the earth, the universe and all living things and believe it all started with speck of cosmic dust! As a believer in heaven and hell, I am willing to bank my life on something rather than nothing. God honors the seeking of a humble heart. How can you, in your arrogance, know what God hasn't whispered to my heart?! Hebrews 11:1 says that faith is the assurance of things hoped for and the evidence of things unseen". If I'm wrong, which I am convinced I'm not, at least I will be only be wrong. But, if I'm right, what is your outcome? My hope is that you would at least seek Him out. By the way, I have a Bachelors degree in Science (from a secular university), my education only convinced me all the more!

Answer 3

I am so sorry. It is all the media, uninformed, and both the mistakenly and purposefully ignorant who have led you to believe these things. But I know that you know, deep down, that things, certain...things...just do NOT add up when it comes to evolution. I mean, why HAVEN'T they found the missing link? Why do so many of these "evolutionary breakthroughs" end up either misrepresented, a fake, or not quite what they once had suspected. Why does it nearly always say in these evolution stories that "this MAY mean this," "scientists SUSPECT or BELIEVE or THINK IT MAY MEAN/LEAD TO," "evidence, THOUGH NOT THOROUGHLY CLEAR/UNDERSTOOD, MAY SUGGEST," or "HAS LED SOME SCIENTISTS TO SUSPECT," and other not-so-sure, or not clearly defined but confidently-worded phrases? Why, when evolutionists find something that, even though nothing concrete has been proven, if it can help to prove or at least tip the scales in their favor for proof of evolution, why do they announce from every mountain top? And yet, when tons of concrete evidence clearly showing one more reasons that either (usually) proves, or at the VERY LEAST strongly suggests with little room to argue, one MORE reasons why evolution is a joke that few people get, it is all brushed under the rug and Hush-Hush! The archaeopteryx has clearly been proven (not suggested, proven...scientifically) to be a hoax. One such example of many is here: http://tccsa.tc/articles/hoax.html Also, the commonly found pictures of a fetus that is said to resemble horses, dogs, cats, several other 4-legged mammals in the middle stage of fetal development was also a fake. This one is over 150 years old as a matter of fact. The man who did it took a picture each of a dog and human fetus, tried like crazy to forge the human one to more closely resemble the dog one and failed so wound up submitting the dog fetus as "evidence" of evolution. When confronted, he denied it...for nearly 30 years. In about 1841 (or around there...cannot remember if it is 1841 or 1851 and no longer have the VHS tape but have the name of the tape series...see below) this man finally admitted that he forged it. The person who does these VHS tapes is offering a quarter of a million dollars to ANYBODY who can prove evolution. You believe that much? Go...and you don't have to put up a cent! Charles Darwin himself stated that "if animal cells are more complex than we at first believed, and if they contain actual memory (KEY POINT HERE) or instructions within themselves, then all of my theories of evolution are completely wrong. This would be proof of an Intelligent Creator." (paraphrase-quotes just to show difference between mine and Darwin's words.) Also, and last point, do you REALLY think that evolution could possibly occur without transitions?? I mean how did each thing evolve each of its specialized body parts? They just POP from one kind of beak to the new and improved one?!? POP there goes the wings or the fur or the eyes. I am sorry but it cannot do that. And so if there were evolution, wouldn't there have to be transitions from one to another and there would be fossil records of these "transitional creatures?" Moreover, in transitioning, 50%, 75%, even 99% of the first eyeball ever EVOLVED still does not work. Nor do legs from flippers, wings from flippers or from nothing and there would also be LOTS of bleeding at some point with some of these transitions, right? You seem smart...don't be fooled anymore!

Answer 4

Unprovable by science, very provable by faith.

On the contrary, you have staked your eternal salvation on the idea that you are right and there is no God. If you are wrong, you forfeit your soul. Dont hand me this "we havent devoted anything" garbage. The fact is you are completely and utterly gambling away your soul in the hopes of keeping this life for yourself and serving yourself instead of serving God and I believe it is only atheists that live under a complete delusion.

Our beliefs ARE fact because we have experienced God through prayer and miracles. Is that your only excuse for denying him? "I cant prove him with science?" You lack faith and unfortunately that is the only thing that can get you to God.

Answer 5

Everybody wants to have a purpose. The thought of being truly alone in this world is disturbing, and the thought of there being a deeper meaning is comforting to people. People who aren't capable of questioning their own beliefs aren't capable of dealing with any other possible outcome than the one they want from life. So some find religion, and others find science. The religious work toward the goal of heaven, while the scientists (excuse me, I don't mean all scientists are atheist,) work toward making something better for tomorrow. In the end, both parties want for their lives to have meaning, but they express it in different ways.

Answer 6

the following in is the region properly fairly it is your problem; you've listened to misguided instructors and preachers. if you're a Christian then you fairly became one by the convicting means of the Holy Spirit that you necessary to ask for the forgiveness of your sins. those sins that you probably did contained in the body in insurrection hostile to God. yet the suited of that record replaced into no longer inquiring for the Salvation of your soul. Now in case you probably did repent of your sins and ask for the forgiveness of your sins then by faith in Christ's lack of existence burial and resurrection you've been cleansed of your sins! God gave you new raiment! it truly is why at Easter new outfits replaced right into a convention representing what Easter meant an change of your filthy rags of unrighteousness with the righteous outfits of Christ's vesture upon you. Then having been born of God you want a 2d more desirable artwork known because the baptism with the Holy Spirit, and the crucifying of the sinful nature interior of you so that you'll positioned to lack of existence the works of the devil for it truly is what Christ got here to do - to spoil the devil's artwork in everybody that calls upon the call of the LORD.

Answer 7

I experienced God. I followed what He wrote in His Book, I have His Spirit living inside of me. I speak in an unknown language. I was an alcoholic one day and woke up the next morning with no hangover, no withdrawals, no shakes, no cravings. If you want undisputable proof, just read and do what The Bible says in Acts 2:38, let Him prove to you who He is.

Answer 8

Heb. 11:1 "Faith is the assured expectation of things hpoed for, the evident demonstration of realities though not beheld." True faith is not credulity, that is, a readiness to believe something wothout sound evidence or just because a person wants it to be so. Genuine faith requires basic or fundamental knowledge, acquaintance with evidence, as well as heratfelt appreciation of what that evidence indicates. Thus, although it is impossible to have real faith without accurate knowledge, the Bible says that is is " with the heart" that one exercise faith. Rom. 10:10
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Faith is a fruit of Gods spirit, and God gladly gives his spirit to those who seek it.
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WHY DO MANY PEOPLE NOT HAVE FAITH?

1.) Lack of accurate knowledge: The Bible is a product of Gods spirit, being inspired by God. Failure to study it hinders any developemtn of true faith. Although many have Bibles, if they have been taoght the ideas of men nstead of the Word of God, they will lack real faith in God and his purpose. To solve life's problems, they will be inclined to rely on their own ideas and those of others humans. (2Tim 3:26,17 2Sam.23:2) Matt. 15:3-9
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disillusionment with religion: Many have been disillusioned by the hypocrisy of religion, which claim to teach Gods Word but fail to live in harmony with what it says. Others were adherents to a non-Christian religion, but they saw bad fruitage from it's practices or found that their beliefs did not really help themto cope with the problems of life. Lacking accurate knowoedge of the true God, such persons draw away form everything related to religion (Rom. 3:3,4) Matt. 7: 21-23
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Do not understand God's permission of wickedness
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Lives dominated by fleshly desires and viewpoints

Answer 9

Technically, it's SCIENTIFICALLY unprovable, but due to my personal experiences it's proven right to me. i devote my life to God because i choose to. I don't need facts.

Answer 10

It is logical, whereas atheism is not.

LOGICAL PROOF FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD No. 1.

EVERYTHING THAT EXISTS MUST HAVE A SUFFICIENT EXPLANATION FOR ITS EXISTENCE. NOTHING CAN EXIST WITHOUT A SUFFICIENT REASON FOR ITS EXISTENCE. NOW, OBVIOUSLY THIS SUFFICIENT REASON MUST BE FOUND EITHER IN THE EXISTING THING ITSELF. OR IN THAT WHICH GAVE IT EXISTENCE. TO PUT IT ANOTHER WAY; IF A THING EXISTS THEN EITHER (1). IT IS SO PERFECT THAT IT MUST EXIST AND CANNOT BE NONEXISTENT, OR (2). IT HAS RECEIVED EXISTENCE BY THE ACTION OF SOME EFFICIENT CAUSE.
NOW IF A THING IS SO PERFECT THAT IT MUST EXIST AND CANNOT BE NON-EXISTENT, IT IS SELF EXISTENT. SUCH A THING CONTAINS IN ITSELF THE SUFFICIENT REASON FOR ITS EXISTENCE. AND SINCE IT MUST EXIST BY REASON OF ITS OWN ESSENTIAL PERFECTION, IT HAS HAD NO CAUSE, IT IS ETERNAL; IT IS NECESSARY BEING (i.e. IT NECESSARILY EXISTS), AND IS NOT CONTINGENT UPON THE ACTION OF ANY PRODUCING CAUSE.
IF A THING HAS RECEIVED EXISTENCE BY THE ACTION OF SOME EFFICIENT CAUSE, IT IS NOT A NECESSARY, BUT A CONTINGENT BEING, FOR IT DEPENDS UPON, IS CONTINGENT UPON, THE ACTION OF ITS PRODUCING EFFICIENT CAUSE.

THUS THERE ARE ONLY 2 KINDS OF THING POSSIBLE:
(1). ETERNAL, UNCAUSED, NECESSARY BEING, AND
(2). CONTINGENT BEING, WHICH IS EFFICIENTLY CAUSED.
FURTHER: CONTINGENT THINGS MUST BE TRACED BACK TO A FIRST EFFICIENT CAUSE, WHICH IS ITSELF NECESSARY AND UNCAUSED BEING. FOR CONSIDER: A CONTINGENT THING IS A CAUSED THING, ITS CAUSE PRODUCED IT. IF ITS CAUSE IS ALSO PRODUCED, SOMETHING PRODUCED THAT CAUSE, AND SO ON. IF (A) COMES FROM (B), AND (B) FROM (C), AND (C) FROM (D), AND (D) FROM (E), AND SO ON, THEN SOMEWHERE AND SOMETIME WE MUST COME TO A FIRST CAUSE WHICH IS ITSELF UNCAUSED, WHICH IS NECESSARY BEING. ONE CANNOT TRACE BACK THE CHAIN OF CAUSATION INDEFINITELY NOR TO INFINITY; ONE REALLY MUST REACH THE BEGINNING AT SOME STAGE. TO SAY THAT THE SERIES IS INDEFINITELY LONG AND TO LEAVE THE MATTER THERE, IS TO MAKE AN INTELLECTUAL SURRENDER OF THE WHOLE QUESTION. AN UNWORTHY COP-OUT. SUCH A SURRENDER IS SIMPLY A REFUSAL TO FACE FACTS. ON THE OTHER HAND, TO SAY THAT THE SERIES OF CAUSES IS INFINITELY LONG (i.e. HAS NO BEGINNING) IS TO ASSERT AN ABSURDITY. FOR AN INFINITE NUMBER OF FINITE CAUSES IS IMPOSSIBLE; FINITE ADDED TO FINITE CAN NEVER EQUAL INFINITE. REASON FORCES US TO THE CONCLUSION THAT CONTINGENT THINGS INVOLVE OF NECESSITY THE EXISTENCE OF AN UNCAUSED AND NECESSARY FIRST CAUSE.
NOW, CAN THERE BE MANY UNCAUSED AND NECESSARY FIRST CAUSES? CAN VARIOUS CHAINS OF CAUSATION BE TRACED BACK TO VARIOUS FIRST CAUSES? OR IS THE FIRST CAUSE NECESSARILY ONE CAUSE? IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE FIRST CAUSE IS ONE AND ONLY ONE. FOR A BEING THAT IS SO PERFECT THAT IT MUST EXIST MUST HAVE THE FULNESS OF PERFECTION, IT MUST HAVE PERFECTION IN A WHOLLY UNLIMITED MANNER. WHY? BECAUSE SUCH A BEING IS SELF- EXISTENT AND WHOLLY INDEPENDENT OF CAUSES. CAUSES DO TWO THINGS: THEY MAKE AN EFFECT WHAT IT IS, AND THEY LIMIT THE EFFECT SO AS TO MARK OFF ITS PERFECTIONS FROM THOSE OF OTHER THINGS. HENCE A BEING THAT IS INDEPENDENT OF CAUSES, AS A NECESSARY BEING IS, IS INDEPENDENT OF THE LIMITATION WHICH CAUSES IMPOSE. THUS THE FIRST CAUSE IS FREE FROM LIMITATION; IN OTHER WORDS, IT IS INFINITE. NOW AN INFINITE BEING IS UNIQUE; THERE SIMPLY CANNOT BE MORE THAN ONE SUCH BEING. FOR, IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE, THERE WOULD BE A DISTINCTION OF BEING BETWEEN OR AMONG THEM; THIS DISTINCTION WOULD BE ITSELF A LIMITATION, AND SO NONE WOULD BE INFINITE. SUPPOSE, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT THERE ARE ARE TWO INFINITE BEINGS, (A) AND (B). (A) HAS ITS OWN PERFECTIONS IN AN UNLIMITED DEGREE; (B) HAS ITS OWN PERFECTIONS, SIMILARLY UNLIMITED. NOW IF (A) AND (B) ARE NOT IDENTICAL [AND THUS ONE] THERE IS A DEFECT AND A LIMITATION IN (A), INASMUCH AS IT HAS NOT THE PERFECTIONS THAT ARE PROPERLY (B)'s. IN LIKE MANNER THERE IS A DEFECT AND A LIMITATION IN (B), INASMUCH AS (B) HAS NOT THE PERFECTIONS THAT ARE PROPERLY (A)'s. THUS UNLESS (A) AND (B) ARE IDENTICAL AND ONE, NEITHER IS INFINITE. HENCE, THE NECESSARY FIRST CAUSE MUST BE ONE AND INFINITE.

SUMMARY.
CONTINGENT THINGS DEMAND THE EXISTENCE OF ONE, NECESSARY, INFINITE FIRST CAUSE;

NOW THE UNIVERSE, AND ALL THINGS IN THE UNIVERSE, ARE CONTINGENT THINGS;

THEREFORE, THE UNIVERSE, AND ALL THINGS IN THE UNIVERSE, DEMAND THE EXISTENCE OF ONE, NECESSARY. INFINITE FIRST CAUSE.

THIS WE CALL GOD.

Answer 11

Faith, Hope.

"I belive in God and life after death, you do not. Assuming you are correct, it matters not how we live for we both lose when we die. However, if by chance I am right, I win when I die, but you still lose."-Pascal