Why are we still accepting faith as fact in a modern era?

Question

Why are the masses still using archaic social tools such as the Bible or the Q'ran when improved tools already exist. Bear in mind, I'm not saying that those books don't have value, but since then we have developed much more valuable social philosophies that are taken as invalid just so we can promote the myth of faith. Why are we doing this?

Answer 1

Although theistic faiths are, to say the least, unsubstantiated epistemologically (and false, to say the most), there are kinds of faith that do not involve a belief in gods.

For example, the virtue of democracy is a matter of faith; it is not a fact of nature.

For example, the doctrine of racial equality is also a faith; it is not a fact of nature.

Some of those "valuable social philosophies" you take in stride might be grounded on unsubstantiated faith themselves. They might even be false!

Answer 2

Every era or generation considers itself the "modern era," with new tools and technologies and fads. Then everything changes. The shiny new tools and technologies become obsolete and are replaced by shinier new stuff and "much more valuable social philosophies."

This process is repeated constantly, over and over through time. Yet somehow faith in God never dies and His existence is never disproven. That ought to give one considerable pause for reflection about the "myth."

Answer 3

Many would say the need for faith comes from a need to believe that we are here for a purpose, that we are not a random mistake or accident, of chemical reactions.

Faith is not a myth, it is someones personal ideals and choice. It is not about social philosophies, psychology or sociology. Rather about the internal person and what they need to believe.

Answer 4

Your modern era as you call it hasn't come up with anything better. Nothing compares to the Word of God, the Holy Bible.

What valued social philosophies have been developed? You have totally lost me. Our social philosophies of today have created a dog eat dog world with even our children killing each other.

Answer 5

To promote education and science undermines the power base of many organized religions. If people started to question the existence of a deity or deities, than they would stop listening to the words of the people who speak for these deities. Then these leaders would lose their ability to live off of the masses in comfort, while having their subjects work hard for the love of their deity in some afterlife that is to come. People easily accept this out of a desire to appease a parental figure in their life, that they somehow feel is lacking otherwise.

The quick answer, because people are robotic sheep that desire programming, and religious leader take advantage of them for power and monetary gain. Independent thought has always been frowned upon by the religious elite.

Answer 6

No matter how many generations come and go, no matter what continent on the earth, all human beings share the inherited desire to seek out the origins of life.

He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. - Ecclesiastes 3:11

Answer 7

Faith is used everyday by people who are not religious. Don't think of faith as a purely religious word. All faith means is believing in something that you can't see.

Answer 8

I don't accept any faith as the one true faith or as indisputable fact. I believe what I believe and I'm not hurting anyone so who cares?

Answer 9

probably for the same reasons we still get married, commit adultery, love one another, hurt one another, have kids, treat our kids badly, act like savages and then lay down our lives for each other...faith is part of the human condition...what was going on 2,000 years ago hasn't changed a bit...

Answer 10

Faith is easier than fact when religious people try to convince others.