"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason and intellect has intended us to forgo their use."
2007-05-04 11:04:25 · 12 answers · asked by Lisa the Pooh 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I love this quote because Galileo really is making no clear statements about the being and entity of God and more about the state of mankind. The God that he describes could be the god of any religion or culture. Monotheistic, polytheistic, personified or otherwise. The part of this I love, though, is that regardless of your understanding of god, and regardless of your understanding of the purpose of life, it seems obvious that were are not here only to undermine all of the things that make up who we are. Whether we were placed here by a creator, whether we evolved over a million years or a hundred years, certianly we are being nothing but counterproductive if we do not use our abilities to assist in the maintenance and development of our world's society and our resources.
2007-05-04 11:17:52 · answer #1 · answered by Michael C 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I love that quote, and I agree with him.
The thing is... it only says so much about the church/synagogue/temple and what man has made God out to be. So really, while many things render the Abrahamic (Christian/Jewish/Muslim) God to be just a bunch of bollucks, there is no one today who can present a truly adequate argument as to whether or not [a] God exists. I'm talking about solid, infallible evidence. Because atheists and believers alike will certainly agree that there's much to debate over on both sides of the table. Where does it end?
What does this mean? Should we find out who the "real" God is? One whose existance can be proven? Should we really use the advances of science to disprove the Abrahamic God? Hey, whatever blows your hair back.
Bottom line: while it is our duty as intellectuals to explore and discover the truths behind the mysteries of the universe, it is also our duty as human beings to keep an open mind.
2007-05-04 11:20:17 · answer #2 · answered by hsawaknow 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
German man named [Kepler] made a better telescope than Galileo, the Astronomical Telescope [same one we use today] was made by Kepler in 1611, the same year that the Holy Bible was made by King James I. A clear sign from heaven :) Yep! I agree that we were given a brain, and are supposed to use it. Matthew 7:6 says do not cast your pearls of wisdom to the dogs, lest they rend you, If Galileo would of presented his thoughts to a different group of people, then he would of avoided the controversy, and the contention :)
2007-05-04 11:16:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love Galileo
2007-05-04 11:09:34 · answer #4 · answered by Paien 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think of it is how we ought to view the international. Zusak is attempting to declare that we ought to continuously no longer view a individual in step with how they look on the exterior yet, we ought to continuously view them on who they're deep down on the interior. a stable lively, sort, loving, being concerned, beneficiant individual is extra useful than a particularly or handsome being that does no longer have a sort soul or heart.
2016-10-04 09:43:01 · answer #5 · answered by guyden 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most religious people would still believe that the sun revolves around the earth if the evidence didn't smack them in the face like a red-headed step child.
2007-05-04 11:12:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Galileo knew the squirrels well.
2007-05-04 11:07:53 · answer #7 · answered by WWTSD? 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I guess if he had enough sense to keep his mouth shut when told to he wouldn't have been imprisoned now, would he? Too bad for him he did not follow his own advice.
2007-05-04 11:11:33 · answer #8 · answered by 17hunter 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree
2007-05-04 11:11:16 · answer #9 · answered by s. grant 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Smart man!, huh?
2007-05-04 11:08:36 · answer #10 · answered by nikola333 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋