Why won't people admit that there are things that they will never know.Religion is a just one effort to answer

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what cannot be answered. Instead of having many religions each trying in a different way to answer questions to which we will never know the answers (at least not in this life), why don't we just admit that we don't know. That, incidentally, is the one area where an intelligent atheist and an intelligent Christian could find common ground. Admit you don't know.
(And now will come the answers from people who will insist that they do know. Some people can't even be honest with themselves!)

Answer 1

Religion isn't an effort to learn and explain anything. It is reverting to our ancient past. We must grow up and leave our childish fairy tales to history. Onward to the stars,

Answer 2

Because if we were to admit there are things we will never know, we might as well give up on progress altogether. There is virtue in "wanting to know."

I'll admit that at this stage in human knowledge, it seems almost impossible that we will ever be able to understand some of the concepts answered by religion, but it is the very fact that we are unwilling to settle on the religions answers that we are driven toward trying to find out what the real answers are.

Answer 3

Of course there are many things that we will not understand/know until we reach heaven and can ask God directly. As a Christian, I have never debated that fact.
However, there are LOTS of things of which we can be utterly sure even here on earth...and THAT is where I disagree with atheists and/or folks who have a subjective morality. There is absolute truth. Not mine, but God's, on many, many subjects.....life would be really ugly without some kind of specificity by which to live it.

What comes into our minds when we think about God, is the most important thing about us.
A.W. Tozer

Answer 4

Fine, I don't know. I would have said that all along. I never claim to have the absolute truth, I don't have some sort of absolute faith. Free thought in admittance of my ignorance brought me to the conclusion that it's likely that all of this god rubbish was invented by a few to control the many. Who wants to die? They found the perfect tool, and now it's gotten out of control. They gave the poor something to hope for, and now it has a life of its own.

Answer 5

I readily admit I don't know. However, I also can note that the preponderance of evidence available to me at this moment suggests strongly one conclusion or another, and on that basis I can find some meaning in my life. Would you be willing to concede that?

As long as people are willing to look at the evidence, I think we can have a dialogue.

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Answer 6

Yes, but many people cannot think for themselves and are afraid of the unknown. Religion gives people something to look forward to (or not!) I find it very amusing to hear the many places that they are going to. after death.............hey, let them have fun thinking they are right because you and I know that nobody has the answers!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 7

have you ever considered we don't know things because religion is the barrier.... for 2000 yrs religion has been a major influence on our earth and the number of civilizations and societies (spiritual ones) that have been destroyed in their power grab is immeasurable.... people like the medicine men, the philosophers, shaman, and healers.... all of these lost because religions feared them, not because they were evil but because they had the knowledge to expose the church.

Answer 8

I can admit that there is no way to prove the existence of a higher being of some kind. I do have proof that a loving god does not exist. That one is easy.

Answer 9

Interestingly, I just saw this same question elsewhere. I guess you must have thought that this question was extremely fascinating since you posted it more than a few times.

Answer 10

Why did you repost this question?

atheist