I mean not that you change your faith completely but do you sort of question your faith? Im not asking this in a derogetory way...I am Atheist so I was just wondering...
2007-10-05 19:04:46 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
no not a problem i know what i believe, other people seem to have a problem with it though
2007-10-05 21:36:19 · answer #1 · answered by emt2898 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not really. Science is to the mind what the bible is to the soul. It is just a tool to couple understanding with faith.
A garden is beautiful, but science tells us what makes certain flowers a certain pigment... or why you can eat that plant but not the one beside it... Science tells us what God did to make Earth self-sustaining. Even if some people corrupt it to create disease or destroy generations with attempts at duplicating God's natural, organic food, Science is still a beautiful art.
I compare science to being the blueprints for God's greatest magic trick. You'll want to see the trick first and envelope yourself in the childlike awe - try viewing the Grand Canyon... breath taking - then you will want to take a peak back stage and figure out how it works. You more admire the genius of the magician, even though the mysticism is broken through.
Without science, we wouldn't even have these things many people are using to get closer to God... such as automobiles, air conditioned buildings and coushined seating.
I don't understand why people will view the grand canyon and immediately go to trying to find out how it came into being - nor do I understand the people who would be happy just staring at it and getting lost in the various feelings it causes.
Why can't more people just enjoy the awe inspiring creation of the Canyon with both the beauty AND the science?
I hope all those metaphors manage to successfully express how I feel. Besides, Lightsabers are being invented thanks to science. Ain't no way God wouldn't want an uber cool lightsaber, mate.
2007-10-05 19:19:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I appreciate your politeness and the way you asked this question, right on!!! If everyone had the same attitude we could really share some stuff..
I regards to your question I can honestly say that science actually has brought me closer to my faith as opposed to make me question it. I'm currently in my second year of Medical school and I've been taught many things related to the sciences from an evolutionary perspective, the funny thing is that when I realize how perfect the human body functions and how a bunch of cells can form something so complex as a person, there is no doubt in my mind that this body had a Creator who perfectly designed it to function so well. It's amazing to think of all the reactions that are going on inside of our bodies as we speak and all of the checks-and-balances that are established within our cells to make our bodies go. God bless you.
2007-10-05 19:13:25 · answer #3 · answered by Moe Hawk 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The mind is pretty interesting. It sorts data categorically by how often it is used, and how often it is accessed. Obviously the creation story is more often heard and accessed by Christians than Darwin's Theory of Evolution, ergo it comes across as more correct. Reinforcement from their peers, and constantly hearing it, and thinking it drill that point home. No amount of evidence could over-turn that. Nor could any amount of logic. They will digest the accurate information and place it somewhere less used, and access it occasionally when it comes up. The more they're forced to access it though, the more prominent it becomes, the more likely they are to drop their religion. Which is why some of us are Atheists and some of us are still Christians. It's all about circumstance.
So no.. they see it, they look at it as something completely apart from their faith, and they move on. To them, science and religion are apples and oranges.
2007-10-05 19:10:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, but the funny part is that tonight, I wondered if Atheists ever struggle with their 'faith' and entertain the thought that there might be a real God?
I feel like I am 1/3 religious 1/3 agnostic and 1/3 atheist.
2007-10-05 19:08:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not at all. Our pastor is a scientist. He explained to me that Christianity is largely responsible for much of the science we have today. Many of the great scientists of the past were Christians. They studied the mysteries of the universe because the Bible tells us that it is a good thing to acquire knowledge. I believe God is the greatest scientist of all. His absolute genius in assembling the universe, the human body, all of nature is astonishing and certainly worthy of study.
Science started with the Greek philosophers about 600 years before Christ. But they never developed anything like modern science. But modern science was born out of the Christian world view. If you are interested in more information about this, a good book to read is "What if Jesus Had Never Been Born" by Dr. James Kennedy. He explains the impact Christianity had upon modern science today.
2007-10-05 19:19:56 · answer #6 · answered by Dawn C 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's a really good question, i know the church answer is NO...but i don't do all that...let's see...It's not necessarily the "cold hard facts" aspect of the science thing that sometimes gets me...it's the conviction of the people who are so into the science...to see a person so die hard about a topic to really have strong convictions about a certain thing being true...i guess i recognize that and see it in my self too... So I think, "well, they are just as into "x" as i am into "y"." One of us is wrong (since I believe in absolutes)....faith is an interesting thing...we all have it....some of us just direct it toward God and others toward something else.
2007-10-05 19:14:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I was in high school science was a very hard thing for my faith. Since part of my faith at the time was weak and based on a very shallow understanding of the Bible.
But now it never gives me trouble with my faith. As long as science is being cared out in an overall ethical manner, it is an honorable and worthwhile endeavor and I don't think we should limit its scope with our presuppositions.
2007-10-05 19:08:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
There's nothing that science has that makes me do that. I am glad too. I personally believe in the Gap Theory of Genesis 1:1 - 1:2. So I have no problem with prehistory. It's not a big deal to me. I think that the world is older than 6000 years. I have no problem with that.
2007-10-05 19:10:41 · answer #9 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there replaced right into a time of severe conflict early in my Christian journey because of the fact I were taught evolution so thoroughly in college. The evolutionary worldwide view replaced into all that I knew. yet a Dr. Henry Morris, founding father of the Institute for creation analyze, visited our college at a similar time as i replaced into engaged on my Masters. His presentation, as an particularly qualified scientist, and stated substances opened my recommendations as much as a various very diverse view which amazingly harmonized the two authentic observable technology and scripture. of direction, it takes an open and searching for recommendations to locate the creation supplies. Many might somewhat condemn the placement as silly.
2016-10-06 04:43:17 · answer #10 · answered by herbin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I question everything. Faith, Science and all matters of life. I always come back to the basic truth no matter where I travel
2007-10-05 19:12:55 · answer #11 · answered by . 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋