and we continue to evolve and accumulate knowledge because of it, can't that free will ultimately be the demise of God and religion?
2007-08-04 14:58:43 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Maziana what are you going on about? Read the question carefully, it make sense. And I do want serious answers. It's not a cheap shot, it's an observation.
2007-08-04 15:13:46 · update #1
Yes. If that's what course man chooses to go down.
2007-08-04 15:11:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That question, you see, is one that assumes, therefore, it cannot really be answered. You are assuming that there is no God nor religion. But that makes no sense because at the beginning of the question, you assumed there was a God who gave us free will. Opposite assumptions in one question equal one question that does not make sense. Reword your question if you actually care about getting answers. But I can tell that you are uninterested in getting real answers; you probably just want to let everyone know that you think theres going to be a "demise of God and religion." That also assumes that knowledge leads one away from God. That is a view that many atheists claim quiet loudly. Check out JPH at tektonics.org, or the book I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist. Many ppl who believe in God use knowledge and evidence to support their views. But perhaps you do not care... you just want to make a cheap shot against "God and religion." If so... we will never be able to have intelligent conversations with atheists who do no research and claim to be right. I hope this helps someone.
2007-08-04 22:09:31 · answer #2 · answered by JustAsking 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is an interesting question. Assuming,for a moment, you are coming from a religious background and are seeking an answer from a religious standpoint the answer would be that god guides the world in the direction that "he" wants it to go. Sometimes this will interfere with free will, but not on an individual level. The concept of free will really means you are given a choice in every circumstance. The circumstance came about because of an entire chain of events that was set up by god to test you and at the moment of choice that is your place of free will.
This means that since you only have a moment of free choice there will people who will choose either way for whatever reason they do. People choose religion for a number of reasons: They think it makes the most logical sense, their parents did it, they are searching for spirituallity, they think it is a nice way to live, they don't want to burn in hell, etc.
2007-08-04 22:23:23 · answer #3 · answered by Josh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If we continue to accumulate knowledge and God is real (which He is) then that knowledge should and will point to God (even if there are those who refuse to believe in God and look for anyway to claim there isn't).
God is not dependent on man for Him to exist..so He can't be demised.
Religion....well, religion is kind of a whole other topic....
In a side note:
I always thought that God gave us free will so that our love would mean more.... (I wouldn't want to be loved by someone forced to love me....
2007-08-04 22:10:44 · answer #4 · answered by imw8ing 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The fundamental things apply as time goes by
2007-08-04 22:02:24 · answer #5 · answered by Jack P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never going to happen.
We have never evolved from His first creations.
People have only rejected God because it is easier to deny Him, then face the truth.<><
Jesus is truth.
2007-08-04 22:02:27 · answer #6 · answered by funnana 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I doubt it ,,, God is the one with all the cards .. satan plays with them , but god's the one who puts them away
2007-08-04 22:05:46 · answer #7 · answered by darkcloud 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It hasn't yet. There will always be people who believe, no matter what.
2007-08-04 22:02:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Christian churches will never let that happen.
2007-08-04 22:01:52 · answer #9 · answered by t_rex_is_mad 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
...but we don't have free will. God is in charge, not us.
2007-08-07 23:43:40 · answer #10 · answered by ccrider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋