Why are some Doctors committed Christians?

Question

and some are Atheist. And think we evolved from apes. Does some big change take place in medical school.??

Answer 1

Um. Christians like to help people. No?

And being a doctor means that you get to do that. And in a real hands-on way.

Being a Christian doesn't necessarily mean you don't believe in evolution in my experience. And learning medicine doesn't involve much evolutionary biology.

So you could just as easily have asked "why are some committed Christians doctors?" And I guess the answer would still be 'to make a difference'.

Or am I missing the point somewhere?
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Answer 2

Doctors as a group are similar to members of any other career category; some are religious -- Christians, Jews, Muslims -- and are devout or casual practitioners. Some are agnostics, atheists, or simply nonpracticing. They are all scientists to a degree, and though they may or may not subscribe to the theory of evolution, whatever their beliefs, I doubt you could discover a physician who would claim that humans evolved from apes; generally, they are at the high end of the scale intellectually and would understand that the human species shared a common ancestor with the apes, an entity which was neither human nor ape!

Answer 3

There is no big change in Medical school, science is taught at the start of the medical degree. Religion is not science and is therefore not taught. The major change which occurs is an individual one in which a person weighs up the evidence and makes a choice. The fact that every religion in the world and also atheism is reprensented in the medical profession in no way inhibits there ability to treat patients.

Answer 4

You see, the thing is, there is no irrefutible evidence to disprove the fact that God exists. All these evolution and big bang theories are essentially unprovable because we weren't there to witness it, and they cannot form the basis of an experiment whereby the results are reproducible.

What separates arts from sciences is that science has a testable hypothesis. Therefore on a purely science perspective, a true scientist will disregard both religion and the "science" that is "Einstien/Hawkins/Darwinism".

As nothing can be proven, it's a matter of faith.

N.B. you may find it interesting that The Quran has detailed descriptions of embryology, cosmology, oceanography and other aspects of physical geography. The fact that The Quran predates the microscope and telescope by roughly 1000 years kinda makes you wonder.

Answer 5

*drink*
We didn't evolve from apes, but share a common primate ancestor.

MDs are human beings like anyone else. Who they are is a result of upbringing and life experience. Their religion or apostasy is not an issue. Their competence as physicians is our only concern. I wouldn't care if the MD worshiped fairies and ate goats for breakfast as long as he did his job. I've been a nurse for 30 years, and I have yet to even ask a doctor about his religious beliefs. The patients, for the most part, couldn't care less, either, especially if they're actively bleeding.

Answer 6

Its probably because some medical schools who are christian founded, refuse to teach that kind of stuff, and therefore only teach what is relevant to helping people.

Yet some are devoted to science more than religion, and so the founders were probably light christians, or atheist, so didn't have inhibitions about teaching evolution.

There is a school near me, funded by some local rich idiot, he funds this place on the condition that the big bang theory and evolution theory is not taught in this school. Its all to do with the founder or funder, and their personal religious beliefs.

Answer 7

Why are some doctors committed Muslims? Why are some doctors committed Buddhists? Why are some doctors committed Hindus?

Or I could ask, why are some accountants committed Christians? Why are some attorneys committed Christians? Why are some teachers committed Christians?

I don't think there's usually a correlation between a person's occupation and their religion.

Except maybe for pirates. Most pirates are committed Pastafarians! [LOL]

Answer 8

It's not just some doctors who are committed Christians but also people from all walks of life. I know Scientists, Engineers, Accountants, film stars. etc. who are committed Christians. People are committed Christians because they have experienced the love of God in their lives and because they know deep in their hearts that He (Jesus) lives - it's something we may not be able to express fully in mere words but know for sure is real. Big changes don't take place in medical school, it take place in your heart but you must be willing to allow God to come in. God says, "If you will seek me with all your heart, you will surely find Me."

Answer 9

Why would the application of scientific principles in your work affect your personal philosophy? Science is science, work is work, and personal/spiritual is personal/spiritual. Do doctors think deeply? Their job-description doesn't require them to show that, so we never really know. Ben Casey doesn't really exist. Unfortunately. Now there's a deep-thinking, intelligent doctor. Thanks Vince, rest in peace. Loved "The Return of Ben Casey" on TCM. But normal doctors don't think as deeply as that in their work role (don't know how they think in their spare time), they apply science.

Answer 10

That's a ridiculous question. If you actually knew anyone who was smart enough to go to medical school you would realize the religious dogma is not part of the educational program.