Is there anybody else who feels an absolute joy and sense wonder and fulfillment when learning about the true scientific reasons for the how the universe and everything that is in it came to be ?
Do you feel an immense sense of wonder and amazement when you contemplate the sky at night and marvel at all we have learnt about our orgins and existance and all that there is still to know ?
Finally do you think that this joy and wonder is far superior to simply accepting ancient dogmatic myths as a way of explaining the world around us
2007-07-02 07:35:39 · 20 answers · asked by irishumanist 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
for some..but some people like playin it safe
2007-07-02 07:38:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Dude I completly agree with you.
Im a biologist and studying the wonders of life is just the best thing people could pay me to do (they don't pay me well though).
It is sad though that many, many people view religion only as "simply accepting ancient dogmatic myths as a way of explaining the world around us". I'm a Christian and i experience my faith in a much more fullfilling liberating way. It is also very gratifying.
Religion dosen't explain gravity, the atom, evolution. It explain stuff in the spiritual realm.
Paz de Cristo
2007-07-02 07:48:55 · answer #2 · answered by Emiliano M. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I absolutely do feel that sense of joy, excitement, and wonder when new facts come to light about the nature of the universe. But in all honesty, I also understand the fear that ultimately underlies belief in religion. The more we learn about the universe, the more we find out that it's a pretty scary place. Supernovas, super massive black holes, asteroid strikes, planetary collisions. I sometimes almost envy the religious folks and their irrational childlike belief that there's an invisible man up there protecting us from all that stuff.
2007-07-02 07:44:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Naw, I'll stick with blindly accepting ancient dogma. I find it very satisfying, thank you. I also prefer ancient political dogma such as enshrined in the U.S. Constitution and an ancient sexual-social institution called marriage (defined as a monogamous relationship between one man and one women). There's more joy, wonder, and amazement in things that are true and that last than in loony, harebrained, mystical nonsense that doesn't.
2007-07-02 07:48:55 · answer #4 · answered by historybuff33 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is... wondering about everything makes life more interesting. But just to add a point... it isnt only the religious who "blindly accept ancient dogma" as there has always been disbelief as well. There has been the ancient dogma of "there is no God, when we die we rot in the ground" for as long as there has been belief in God. Also, the ancient atheistic dogma takes more wonder away than religion. How can you wonder about what comes after all this if you think there is nothing? How can you wonder what thought went into creation when you think it happened by chance?
Let's be fair now :)
2007-07-02 07:43:15 · answer #5 · answered by impossble_dream 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I'm 40 years old and an avid outdoor person. Even after all these years I find pure enjoyment in birds, trees, flowers and of course scuba diving.
And I do all this enjoying WITHOUT crediting a sky fairy.
Of course, its always better to learn and feel joy in evolution instead of simply saying 'god did it'. Saying god did it requires NO logic, NO reasoning, NO science, NO critical thinking...no thinking at all really. Its a cop out.
2007-07-02 07:41:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
particular, because of the fact mutually as finding you could earnings that sense of ask your self and involvement. Being raised Catholic i substitute into informed what to believe, yet I in no way cherished that, and thankfully i like to ascertain greater approximately issues. i will comprehend with regard to the night time sky gazing, being that i like astronomy and my abode windows in my place of residing face south, so i will see various stars, make out constellations and examine the moon. All i choose is a robust pair of binoculars if no longer a small telescope. yet, particular, I completely believe the quest for actuality and solutions is an extremely noble and precious ingredient to do.
2016-10-03 10:23:49 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. But I love the myths for the universal truths about humanity's intellectual and spiritual growth. They are useless, laughable, if mistaken for historical fact. To take them as such is a disservice to the powerful role of myth present, past, and future.
2007-07-02 07:40:33 · answer #8 · answered by jaicee 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. DNA is beautiful, the workings of a centerless,
edgeless universe is wonderful, and the working of evolutions that any one can see every day is beyond beyond... oh, thank my parents for having given me great genes and a wonderful mind that I can read and understand all this... and lucky us that we "were blessed to live in interesting times". rather than in the middle ages somewhere or right now in Iraq.
2007-07-02 07:40:50 · answer #9 · answered by April 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-07-02 07:42:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not to be unkind to those who do believe whatever they believe and use it for altruism, wisdom and compassion, but yes, I find it far superior because I know that I can dig deeper with analytical study and understand whatever it is better w/o worrying about it clashing w/ my beliefs. Heck, Buddhism expects us to question the answers, so it's logical.
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2007-07-02 07:40:06 · answer #11 · answered by vinslave 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋