You *miss* the point... "KNOW" is irrelevant...
IN SCIENCE, "proof" is nothing, EVIDENCE IS EVERYTHING.
EINSTEIN SHOWED NEWTON TO BE WRONG... So what?
(We can work with what *we think we know* - that's a solution.)
( But let's base it all on something... not merely superstition. )
2007-04-24 14:42:14
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answered by Anonymous
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I've never thought of it like that before... I personally believe in evolution, but that's just me. Right now, there is nothing else to go on. There is no way to actually decide for me. Although science makes sense and whatnot, what started the trigger that started the world? We don't know. We simply don't. There is no way of knowing. There will never be a way of knowing unless someone can invent a time machine that can withstand traveling into those crazy times. We simply do not know if God is real or if our world was created with the idea of science.
I feel the only reason people believe in a god is because they are taught to. We have been taught our lives to believe in certain things, and we believe them with our entire being. But how do we honestly know it's true? The only way of knowing is to completely examine every single ounce of evidence, and sometimes, there isn't enough evidence.
I think people believe in a god because they need something to believe in. They need closure.
2007-04-24 22:16:49
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answered by angelatheart27 2
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I've said many times in my answers (go ahead, check on it, I'll wait) that I am positive of almost nothing. I do not believe that there is a god because there is no credible evidence (and "credible" is my opinion), no necessity for a god (that is, the universe COULD exist without one) and an incredible improbability for his/her/its/their existence. I concede the posibility that there might be a god, but there is no reason for me to believe until strong evidence presents itself.
I do believe that all the gods described in all the holy books in the world are false. They all contain circular logic and self-contradictory doctrines. Most claim that their god is all-powerful, all-knowing, and of superlative morality, but prove themselves to be otherwise by page 2. Therefore, there is no reason to believe that such a being could exist.
Consider this. There is an elephant in my garage. Don't believe me? Why not? Is it impossible? Are you telling me that there is absolutely no way that I could have a pachyderm in my garage? That would be the most logical place to store one.
You'll probably assume that I am lying, or mistaken, or dillusional. You feel this way because even though you must admit it is not impossible, it is highly improbable, and I have done nothing to provide credible evidence. Nothing, that is, except tell you. And if I say it, it must be true, because I, after all, am the one who has an elephant in his garage.
2007-04-24 21:50:14
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answered by Dan X 4
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Now look what you've done. You've gone and slipped a bit of common sense into the mix.
That will never do, no, we can't have this sort of thing.
Somebody has to be right. And that means that everyone else has to be wrong.
Or else, everybody is right, and everybody else is wrong.
Then again, if everybody's wrong, then nobody is right.
Erm.....
How does that go again??
2007-04-24 21:49:10
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answered by Anonymous
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In both spirituality and science, the more I learn the more questions it raises. Is there an endpoint? Who knows? I think maybe its the journey thats more important.
2007-04-24 21:48:14
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answered by Anonymous
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I am always open. That's why I have no problem "reconciling" science and religion.
I once had a friend tell me that my problem is that I don't believe that I could be wrong. I told him that I have no problem with that, and it seemed to me HIS problem was that I believed that HE could be wrong, too.
I wonder what ever happened to him......?
2007-04-24 21:46:05
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answered by dave 5
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all i know is that a person's perspective can give them more truth than any book or idea or ideal than what they were taught - for my part, i am sure that i dont know 'the' truth, but i do have 'a' truth inside me that is part of the one truth
2007-04-24 21:48:00
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answered by -skrowzdm- 4
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some hold it is better to passionatly hold forth a wrong belief
that to weakly believe a truth
if you cant take a stand on the little things ,
then what hope for the big ones
god is creator
live with it
science [men ] aint worth debating
2007-04-24 21:45:22
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answered by Anonymous
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And what if we are all wrong...I do believe in God, but truthfully, till we die we will never know for sure...my faith is what keeps me going.
2007-04-24 21:49:48
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answered by mrs O 6
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Well, we can't prove that the world was created by God.
And we can't prove it was created by evolution, either.
So maybe we are wrong.
As for me, I believe in God.
2007-04-24 21:42:46
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answered by pamiekins 4
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