2007-11-16 09:51:49 · 14 answers · asked by wrldzgr8stdad 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Hey, who you callin' nameless? WORSHIP ME!!! Oh - btw - you're going to Hades on the fast train for implying that all my follower's are scientfically ignorant. Sorry - I didn't write the commandments (oh wait - yeah, I did..nevermind!)
2007-11-16 09:57:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's a matter of having confidence in an authority, which is often more an emotional question than a logical one.
Scientific proof is often a little hard to grasp. Most scientific proofs boil down to having demonstrated, under specific conditions, that in certain circumstances one thing happens rather than another. If such a test is well-designed, that could be sufficient to prove a hypothesis, for the conditions under which the test was conducted. Furthermore, the proof is very often statistical and requires some mathematical training to verify it. Science invites everyone to use their minds, but sometimes the conclusions seem pretty fuzzy to those with little training in the methods.
Many pronouncements of religions are easier to grasp. If one is emotionally tied to the authority cited, one often accepts them without proof. I don't know that the believers are following a "nameless god" so much as they are accepting the dictates of the people in charge of their churches, but the emotional leverage of divine authority is obviously useful.
For example, many atheists display an emotional bond to certain assertions about religion, and tend to claim that their biases are upheld by science despite a complete lack of proof. (Obviously, we Christians have a considerable amount of baggage of this type, too, but I just thought I'd mention that I see this behavior as common to just about everybody.)
I don't happen to believe that blind obedience is much good in any case. Frankly, I think any God worth believing in would find it pretty annoying. Certainly, the Bible contains examples of that annoyance:
"I hate, I despise your feasts, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies. Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and cereal offerings, I will not accept them, and the peace offerings of your fatted beasts I will not look upon. Take away from me the noise of your songs; to the melody of your harps I will not listen. But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an everflowing stream."
"Woe to you lawyers! for you have taken away the key of knowledge; you did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering."
"If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal."
The questioning of religious authority is ingrained in the foundations of Christianity, and probably of most religions. But it's a natural tendency to forget that and fall into a pattern of accepting and imposing authority. That tendency is common to adherents of all religions, and even extends to those who profess no religion at all and acknowledge no god.
The fact that leaders in any group find it pleasant to have their authority accepted makes it likely that blind obedience will continue to be encouraged by some.
2007-11-16 18:45:03 · answer #2 · answered by Samwise 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your question is equivalent to the question "Why does a human being behave the way he does?". There is an answer to it, but it is so long that it could fill books (and it hasn't even been fully found). You cannot answer it within a paragraph over here.
2007-11-16 18:15:04 · answer #3 · answered by socrates 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because science does not explain why we are here, we can have all the scientific knowledge in the world and we'd still feel empty. I don't believe in god, but people believe in god to fill that viod.
2007-11-16 18:33:46 · answer #4 · answered by Jeremy M 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
because they dont appreciate science or have a desire to learn about their surroundings. not everyone in ancient tribes was the guy who knew ****. some of the people were good at taking care of kids, some of them were good at leading, some of them were good at making tools.... not everyone has a scientific mind. however, it does seem that everyone thinks they are right.
2007-11-16 18:03:17 · answer #5 · answered by the_honorable_spm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Science taxes the brain. Superstition thrills the emotions.
2007-11-16 17:57:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because Science has been proven wrong in the past and will again in the future, but relgion hasnt ever been proven wrong; in fact, it cant be proven wrong and theres your answer.
2007-11-16 19:15:02 · answer #7 · answered by megalomaniac 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
scienticly Spelled WRONG. SCIENTIFICALLY
Your Answer is in your Question!Your silly, I love silly people.
Well, "nameless god", I dare you to name at least one!...come on...please....
Science is a by-product of what is already created. Science, is observation, theory, and engineering nature(that what exists already).Creation, is not feasible possible by science,not when is comes to matter, only manipulation of what already is..scientifically noted, found..EUREKA!!!!!
One true God! Einstein would agree.
Faith & Hope is the answer. Jesus!
2007-11-16 18:26:46 · answer #8 · answered by 2Janus2 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
There is no science that has disproved God. None at all.
2007-11-16 19:49:56 · answer #9 · answered by the old dog 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because god and heaven are alot more comforting than cold hard facts
2007-11-16 17:58:32 · answer #10 · answered by sk692 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋