Those who search and find God were looking for someone else to solve their problems. Those who search and find scientific answers were looking for a way humans can solve their own problems.
2007-10-11 08:18:17 · 48 answers · asked by Linz ♥ VT 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Flipper, without science there would be no modern medicine, no cars, no airplanes, no computers. All of these things help humans solve problems. A doctor relies on medicine to save his patients, not prayer. Get it?
2007-10-11 08:26:53 · update #1
Suppose there is a problem that humans can't solve. Suppose if it is not solved it leads to an eternity in hell.
2007-10-11 08:26:08 · answer #1 · answered by Caveman 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, I consider this an incredibly simplistic assertion.
For example, you leave out a segment of those who search and find God as a way of finding themselves - a spiritual pursuit that has nothing to do with someone/thing else solving your problems.
Much of science isn't to solve problems (that's usually engineering), but to solve mysteries. How and why things are the way they are.
BTW, I'm an atheist with a good bit of scientific training.
2007-10-11 09:04:54 · answer #2 · answered by Radagast97 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm afraid I don't think it is. Those who search for and find God have done something that is so sensible, and logical, you can't fault it. Why? Because the question of God's existence is the most important question everyone has to answer for themselves. To do a diligent search and find him means the individual has done wisely. God's existence is not maintained by the faith of those who have found Him, nor is it destroyed by the contrary belief. He is, whether we believe it or not. And He loves us all, and has a plan for everyone's life against which we will all be judged. So one day, every human being who has ever lived will come to know that He actually does exist, and will be justified by their faith in Him and their obedience, or otherwise be damned. His will though, is that all should be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth - 1 Timothy 2:4.
2007-10-11 08:43:41 · answer #3 · answered by og4000eb 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the gist of your statement, but you might want to rephrase it to include people who use a different type of spiritualism that helps them grow and meet their own needs without the restrictions of a long established religion or worshipping a deity. Metaphysics is a spiritual as well as scientific answer to many peoples' problems without the pressure of a god you should fear or the cold, alienating feeling that is usually associated to those who "worship" science. The basic tenents are derived from quantum physics. Since you did not post the reasons that you are asking this question, I will also include some links. The first has a good batch of articles and a regular newsletter. http://www.lifemagick.net/
This second one is just a link page that you may want to browse thru. http://www.umsonline.org/links/freeresourcesanddirectories.html
I sincerely hope you find what you're looking for. (you may also try watching or reading 'the secret')
2007-10-11 08:30:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is the following assertion fair to say?
Those who search and find God were looking for someone else to solve their problems. Those who search and find scientific answers were looking for a way humans can solve their own problems.
Do we look to God or science to solve problems? Can we look to both?
What do the scriptures say?
Proverbs 8:12, "I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions."
All of what man has discovered through the study of science has come from God--God gives us the wisdom, prudence and knowledge to discover things about his creation.
Both seeking God and seeking out answers through science have at their very heart--a search for the truth, a search for answers.
Science can not address the issue of man's sinful nature--only God can address the issue of man's sins. Science alone does not hold all the answers. It is simply man's way to gain knowledge and understanding of the universe that God created.
2007-10-11 09:11:49 · answer #5 · answered by steinbeck11 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The answer is both Yes and No.
The first type of people understand their limitations accept their drawbacks. The second type of persons think that they can do everything and give excuses for their failures and do not accept their limitations.Every scientific inventions extols the glory of the hidden force or person behind it offering scope for further probe.Both beliefs are to be blended to march ahead to solve the human problems as both are inclusive in research activities.
2007-10-11 08:36:06 · answer #6 · answered by pavamana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, that's not a fair assertion. You are assuming that people who believe in God do not see any value in science. Of course we know that science is responsible for medicines and all sorts of good things. Thank God that He gave certain people those scientific talents.
2007-10-11 08:31:53 · answer #7 · answered by Teresa 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Yes it is.
What I don't understand is this: Science is not the opposite of religion. Nor does science say anything about it. Darwin didn't say: And thus evolved the species, proving that Jesus is not the son of god. All science does is to go into the field and report its findings, like a detective. If religion can't be malleable to facts, then what good is it?
2007-10-11 08:33:30 · answer #8 · answered by Sarrafzedehkhoee 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, because by searching for scientific answers, you're STILL searching for someone else to solve your problem. You as a person don't know everything and can't conceive of every scientific answer to every problem, so you DO need someone else to solve your problem.
And your premise is confused as well...Gravity existed BEFORE Newton, so he didn't solve the problem, he just defined it. The real question then becomes, who or what made gravity possible? Follow that logic to it's natural conclusion.
Could anything other than God have set the stage for the big bang, from which all other "sciences" spring?!
2007-10-11 08:25:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
No. Those searching for God recognize though they do their part at solving problems, some are beyond our abilities.
Science answers only some questions but cannot solve them all that need solving. These people remain blind to the source of answers and so are doomed to fail.
2007-10-11 08:27:12 · answer #10 · answered by grnlow 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Those who search and find God were being looked for by Him. In God we find, not "all the answers" and certainly not all the solutions to our problems, but the Rock on which we can stand, the Strength to work out our lives and the Wisdom to solve our problems.
2007-10-11 08:22:27 · answer #11 · answered by anna 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋