Ferdinand Columbus, son of Christopher writes in 1504:
"At the rising of the moon the eclipse began ... The Indians observed it, and were so frightened that with cries and lamentations they ran from every side to the ships ... (begging) the Admiral by all means to intercede for the with God that he might not make them feel the effects of His wrath, and promised for the future, diligently to bring all he had need of ... From that time forward they always took care to provide us with all that was necessary, ever praising the God of the Christians."
2007-11-19 11:35:42 · 14 answers · asked by Brendan G 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
This has been done for thousands of years. Some scientists in the ancient world became very rich creating "miracles" for temples in their area. There are even a few ancient books that have been discovered that detail the machines they created to perform these miracles. As a king or high priest, if you can make "God speak out of a cloud" that eminates from the temple, it can be very useful to control the people. This isn't very ethical, but when dealing with politics or religious domination, etics has always taken a back seat to control, conversion, and tithing. Solomon was no dummy!
2007-11-19 11:49:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Almost all peoples of the world have a concept of a God much more powerful than themselves. Must be something innate. There are always a few naysayers who don't want to acknowledge there is something greater than themselves but the majority have a grasp of the God concept. Too bad some of them believed in human sacrifice.
But, "fooling" and deceit is wrong no matter the reason or subject.
One time my slave servant human tried to fool me with a pasta that wasn't really lasagna.
I bounced the pan off his head from fifty feet away. What a shot. Brett Favre would have been proud of me.
2007-11-19 11:44:36 · answer #2 · answered by FAT CAT 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well. Ferdi was a moron. The Natives had seen multiple eclipses before. This was hardly new. Neither, had the Columbus's been the 1st Europeans they had met. Try Lief Erickson and the many Norse before him.
2007-11-19 11:42:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. If the Indians asked for prayer, out of fear, and Christians prayed for God's protection for them, isn't that good?
Similarly, is it okay for atheists to use science to make people disbelieve in God, without any real evidence (evolution)?
2007-11-19 11:59:18 · answer #4 · answered by zeal4him 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your dreaming.
Scientists usually try to use science to attempt to undermine the basis of Religion, especially Christianity.
2007-11-19 11:43:45 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't rely on the words of Columbus' offspring about science.
2007-11-19 11:40:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think its good to "Fool" people into doing anything. science does prove some things in religion could have happened though.
2007-11-19 11:41:48 · answer #7 · answered by locachicablanca 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, people should always be able to make their own decisions on who they believe in.
2007-11-19 11:43:35 · answer #8 · answered by dl9115 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Now that shows some improvement! Second wind, eh?
2007-11-19 11:41:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I'd argue that all conversions are epistemologically fraudulent.
2007-11-19 11:42:45 · answer #10 · answered by cosmo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋