If we know God already created us and earth, why does the government spend billions on space missions?

Question

If we already know God created us, life, & earth, why is the government wasting billions on godless space missions in order to find "proof" that the origins of life are embedded in lifeless comet dust, and toxic gas on distant planets' moons? In one instance, Bush & republicans say they are men of god and doesn't believe in evolution or abortion, and in the other instance he supports the funding of billions of dollars to feed scientists' godless imaginations in these pointless space expeditions. How can all the intelligent Christians in the world sit back & let these scientists use government money to collect rocks from space to make up stories about how the bible is wrong. I ain't come from no monkey, so why in hell would anyone with common sense believe they came from some dust a billion miles away. Why is our government, especially bush, being so hipocritical when they say they believe in God's way, yet fund many science experiments whose end purpose is to discredit the Bible?

I'm not talking about space missions with the purpose of tapping new resources or perfecting space travel. I'm asking why the government is spending billions to find life on other planets and to find evidence of our human origins in places other than earth and to collect space particles to find the origin of the universe. It's all right there in the bible and our President and Christian Republicans continue to agree with the bible, yet at the same time, continually throw away money for these devil projects. Why? Why would they be succumbing to these traders of god?

I'm not blaming only bush, i'm blaming all christians in government. If they are so Christian, why are they doing this?

The government is continually spending billions on a mission in which rocket satellites travel millions of miles to rendezvous with commets in order to collect commet dust. These scientists clearly stated that their main mission was to find the origins of life and the universe and to see if we can match the molecular contents of the dust with molecular contents on Earth to determine if our existence can be explained by the evolution of extraterrestrial particles blasting into earth's atmosphere billions of years ago. Why are these godless projects being funded and supported by the same people in government who say they believe in God and the Bible?

So are all the elected republicans who say they are men of god, really just saying that to get elected? Do they know something more important that the rest of us christians do not know?

Is the bible a myth?

Answer 1

Because the governments really don't believe in God.
Political systems have always used what ever it takes to induce man to serve there cause. Whether it be a god, an image, promises, money, flages, statutes, pictures, fame. men, women, religion, country, holidays. They have found that man will easily pledge there allegents to almost anything as long as they can convince them that it's in there best interest even if you have to die for it. Thats why at Dan 2:44 it says that he "Jehovah God" will set up a Kingdom that will rule the earth and never be brought to ruin., that God is going to due away with all the kingdoms on the the earth.
Sincerely yours,
Fred M. Hunter
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Answer 2

These are very deep questions and it's great that you are asking them. I'm guessing your last question (which I am restating a bit) is the most important to you. "Why would our government, supposedly being run by Christians, spend money on anything that would discredit the Bible?" First of all, Christians are taught to be have faith that the what the Bible says is the "truth." If you are a person of true faith, then NO scientific finding should be able to discredit the Bible for you, a Christian, right? Since we now agree that science can't discredit the Bible, you are still right to ask "what scientific work is worth spending government money on and what isn't?" Well, that is a very hard question to answer, because it depends on who's doing the asking and what their goals are. When you are old and your joints hurt all the time, you'll probably be glad science at least looked into arthritis medicines, won't you? Going into space has some value -- GPS systems, advanced missile warning systems (not my favorite example), telecommunications, etc. We might even need to find a new planet to live on in case this one gets nailed by a large asteroid. So maybe understanding how life "survives" rather than "began" on this planet might help to find the trail to another one. The more interesting question to me is why Bush (a purported Christian) is so interested in getting back to the moon and Mars? Some think it's so that all the money for practical projects (those that might discredit the Bible) would be siphoned off onto projects that surely won't do anything close to that.

Answer 3

what misson are you talking about ???
even the strongest christian in the world shouldnt have a problem with curiosity about our universe. Search for knowledge is not an attack on something else... its just a search for knowledge.
Lets say that they mention on the news that Mars could have once supported life. Was that the purpose of the entire mission or is it just a single comment in the opinion of a person of group. Are you saying that if we had proof that there was an ocean on Mars and that detail isnt already in the Bible.......... that people should or will stop believing in the Bible? Most people are not closeminded enough to think that this is somehow an attack or major contradiction.

Answer 4

How is the the exploration of our solar system meant to contrast with theological teachings... You are taking this way to far. Even if it were to prove that life on earth was the result of the Big Bang or any other theory you would still have to explain where those gases came from.... people need to stop thinking that science is meant to discredit their religion... the two can go hand in hand... and no I'm not a christian, but was raised as one and I just don't get this non-sense.

Answer 5

do you honestly think that the reason we are going into space is to prove God wrong? I am honestly saddened that anyone could live a life so antagonistic to science. (And at the same time, i kind of think you are faking it- naughty naughty) Some day we will be living in your God's "heavens". We may even find other life that was there already. We just found another planet with water on it, pretty far away. What an age we live in!

Answer 6

Maybe because God created more than just the heavens and the earth, and we can learn more about His infinitely various and beautiful creations from above the earth as well as from below it. When you see a photo from one of the Mars rovers, or one of those beautiful shots from the Hubble telescope, don't you just marvel at God's aesthetic sense, as well as at His creative abilities? Doesn't such an experience make you very grateful for the technology that allows us to see even more of His handiwork and understand a little better some of the magnificent processes He set in motion?

I couldn't say what all of the scientists' motives are for space exploration, but I do know that my response to what they discover needn't be governed by those motives, if I view creation differently.

Answer 7

If for no other reason, so many of the technologies we use today have come from development at NASA to put our brave men and women in space. Computer technologies, communication all the way down to the Velcro I'm assuming you must use in order to secure your shoes to your feet.

Didn't God give us a spirit to explore the vastness of the universe that you seem to believe he created solely for us? The various churches throughout time have spent considerable resources on exploration, or perhaps your real argument is that there are no missionaries aboard spaceships...

Answer 8

All scientific research gives valuable information upon which we can draw.

The more I learn about the Universe, the more I find my faith affirmed and expanded. For instance, God starts a planet on its path towards godhood - towards being a planet upon which people can dwell. Life on Mars started, but could not be sustained so Mars lost it's chance to be a host to God's children.

I'm not saying that I believe my theories are correct. All I'm saying is that science shows me that God works in ways that CAN be understood, which take time and faith to discover. I love science for the insight it can bring into how God created things, and how his mind works.

Answer 9

I see what you're saying: Why would Bush and other supposedly Christian republicans, who apparently (by the common definition of Christian) believe in the Bible and what it says on creation, fund something that they know is not true?

I have a few thoughts on this. First, I think that politicians will claim to be whichever religion will get them the most votes. This is not the only anti-Christian belief that republicans have. Take welfare or any type of aid for the needy. They consistently try to cut funding for it. I don't remember Jesus ever saying that the poor are lazy no-good people who deserve nothing but our disgust and spit. (My interpretation of the republican view of poverty.)

Second, and unlikely in my opinion, is that they might be responding to what the American people want and not their own personal beliefs. That is supposed to be their job, after all.

Answer 10

I think mainly because it's human nature to be curious. We all want to know how the world ticks and want to have the answers to the unexplained, even if it may not be for us to know. That goes for anyone, Christian or not. I'm a Christian and I definitely have many questions on how this? why that? That doesn't mean I'm ever going to understand it all just because I have questions. Human being are just plainy nosey. We want to know everyone and everything's business. Also as human beings we can be very hypocritical just as you were saying about Bush. So I just chuck up to humanity's constant need for information and curiousity.