are the same ones who try to sell religion to the rest of us because "all the answers will be revealed in Heaven."
It seems to me, based on their earthly attitude, that these people would meet "the answers in Heaven" with a big fat yawn
2007-11-19 12:00:38 · 23 answers · asked by Brendan G 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yes unfortunately the more the faith, the less the knowledge of real world events and reality itself. These people are being fleeced of the little wealth they have by the ones ready to take advantage of them. I have no sympathy for refusal to apply reason in life. If you choose to shut your brain, you deserve all you get as a consequence
2007-11-19 12:07:46 · answer #1 · answered by uz 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Even the main militantly Atheist scientist might agree that the international is fantastically ordered. The greater it somewhat is chanced on interior the medical realm, the greater this turns into obvious. As a Christian, i discover that there are countless biblical issues i don't understand the answer to. I also have a Bachelors degree in technological know-how, and there are some million greater issues i don't understand approximately technological know-how. it is comfortable with me. i'm going to spend something of my existence questioning on those issues, and not despising it. Even the rigidity the place the two do no longer tournament up is okay by potential of me, by way of fact i've got faith that sooner or later i in my opinion gets to understand each and all of the secrets and techniques of the universe, as revealed by potential of the guy who created it. P.S. the tip results of religion in Christ is plenty different than the tip results of winning the lottery, that is plenty too apples/oranges to even evaluate. in actuality, i ought to even muster a robust argument that those 2 "effects" are diametrically unfavourable.
2016-11-12 03:34:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In response to Sympleesymple, your conclusion frames an oxymoron. Prayer is a communication of faith. You cant pray to a god you do not yet know exsists. And if you DO know he is there, prayer asking for faith enough to believe in him is an unnecessary redundancy. sorry but while faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains, doubt the size of a mustard seed can devour a mountain of faith. as belief in god is a binary condition, there is no faking it. you will always know your own doubt and if god ends up being real he will know of it as well.
I as an agnostic will unfortunately be lumped in with all who are sure he doesnt exsist if you turn out to be right.
2007-11-19 16:10:46 · answer #3 · answered by singthunder 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh my god I couldn't agree with you more. My husband and I talk about this all the time. About how ridiculous it is that people don't question anything about the world around them, because "the answers are in the bible." It is so stupid. I'm glad that someone else feels the same!!
I honestly think that it is because they are scared. You know all these god fearing people. If they question something, like for example, if they questioned their religion and found something to be false... then what would they do? It's like they cling that that little book like there is no tomorrow... What would they do if they found their religion to be false... they would be completely lost and wouldn't know what to do with themselves...
That is why I think no one questions anything.
2007-11-19 12:08:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The answers I hope to find in heaven are ones concerning how did you do that? what was the timing of this? how does this relate? etc.
Questions of faith have already been resolved for me. Despite that resolution faith continues to grow through revelation. The preference of faith to reason is all in your own mind. You do not possess the faith to overcome the need to be convinced of the simplest of matters and you do not have the power to produce that faith of your own accord. You have to ask God to give you the thing you need to begin to see. When you do that, you will be exercising the limit of your own abilities.
2007-11-19 12:21:42 · answer #5 · answered by sympleesymple 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
My faith is based on reason. It is not a blind faith. I have the authority of eyewitness accounts that the resurrection of Jesus Christ is true.
Several great minds researched the data and came to similar conclusions. Josh McDowell was a professor who set out to debunk Christianity. After doing 700 hours of research, he concluded that the evidence demanded a verdict. He became a Christian, and then penned a book with the title, "Evidence that Demands a Verdict."
Simon Greenleaf was a lawyer, and a founder of the Harvard Law School. He set out to evaluate the biblical accounts hoping to refute their claims. After exhaustive research, he determined that the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ was overwhelming, and would stand scrutiny in a court of law.
Further, all of the eyewitnesses who gave these accounts (except for John) testified to Jesus' existence, ministry, death, burial, and resurrection, and died gruesome deaths because of their testimony.
Each had been given an opportunity to recant their testimony so they could live longer instead. Yet they each died with the testimony of Jesus on their lips, knowing in Whom they believed.
During the Watergate scandal of the 70's, the conspirators couldn't keep their lie together for only two weeks. None of the principals were threatened with death, yet they began ratting each other out hoping for leniency.
No one will go to their death willingly for a lie that they know to be a lie. The Apostles died. This adds credibility that cannot be bought or discarded.
2007-11-19 12:06:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I prefer reason to faith.
Believing that Genetics and evolution, which act in opposite directions, and both true requires lots of faith.
Believing in spontaneous Generation, despite it being proven wrong by Louis Pasteur in 1862, and ignoring the evidence, that's faith over reason.
2007-11-19 12:06:03 · answer #7 · answered by zeal4him 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I have all kinds of curiosity. Right this minute I'm curious about why Christianity pisses you off so much. And why you think that faith is an indication of a lack of intellectual curiosity. If I have both faith and reason, and you have only reason, which of us is missing something?
2007-11-19 12:16:55 · answer #8 · answered by BAMAMBA 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I wasn't raised a Christian as you assume.
I've seen the world, Had many worldly experiences. I do not have blind faith. I do have reason. I have looked at atheism, and all main stream religion. I also have an applied science degree and have studied evolution.
It makes more sense and has more reason than random chance IMHO. I believe random chance making new species with DNA is preposterous.
I believe the evidence points to a creator. I believe this creator sent his on Jesus to earth to die for our sins. I believe non Christian evidence shows the man Jesus (English) was here on this earth and he had a following. The question is was he a nut, a liar, or who he claimed to be? And why did uneducated men die for him? One was very powerful and rich. Was the tomb empty?
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2007-11-19 12:05:50 · answer #9 · answered by Jeanmarie 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
it is filled with stars,
as a christian, I spend all my time trying to learn about the world around me and I ask myself the same question you have asked
why do some people rob themselves of what exists around them. this is an incredible world full of wonder and beauty.
I have been learning how to photograph the stars and planets with a camera for my telescope and I spend my time reading biographies and history.
we are living in a time of knowledge like no other
(and yes, it is full of stars)
peace, Brother
2007-11-19 12:14:50 · answer #10 · answered by magnetic_azimuth 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋