does this make your faith stronger or does it make you doubt your faith.
2007-12-03 04:05:20 · 22 answers · asked by Miche 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It makes my faith in science stronger.
2007-12-03 04:09:57 · answer #1 · answered by Biker4Life 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Until the Bible ends up being right. How about when science used to say that the Universe was eternal. The Bible said that it had a beginning and will have an end. Guess what? The Bible was proven right by both Einstein and the newly discovered Dark Matter.
Early science before the telescope said that there were only 6,000 stars. The Bible said that the stars were as numerous as the sands of the sea. Which was right?
Before the invention of the electron microscope, let alone the microscope, the Bible claimed that the matter that we can visibly see is made up of things we cannot see (atoms). Science has finally caught up in recent decades.
The Bible gave clear instructions for cleansing and quarantine for leprosy. All things that were (not visible) germ infected were labeled "unclean" and that which was sanitary as "clean". Practicing its principles stopped the spread of the Black Plague.
Early explorers thought the earth was flat, some saying it was held up on the backs of turtles, elephants, or Atlas. The Bible said it was a sphere and stood upon NOTHING. Which was right?
Science did not know that there were "paths" in the sea until Matthew Maury read the Psalms and started exploring the possibility--thus becoming the founder of modern oceanography.
Rockefeller said the Bible made him a millionaire (todays billionaire) because he believed the Bible when it said that there were tar pits in the middle east. He began drilling in the location described, and struck oil.
Science, even today, says that the earth has seen little activity or gradual change. The Bible says opposite, and Vlademir Velokofski's "Earth's in Upheaval" proved otherwise. That all geology proves that the earth has gone through massive, cataclysmic changes in recent history. All of which has been confirmed.
So, today we have science saying that global warming as indisputable. I see. Is that true? Is science as reliable and believable as everyone thinks? Who's faith is more doubtful?
I totally agree with astronomer Allan Sandage when he said,
"Science is the only self-correcting human institution, but it is also a process that progresses only by showing itself to be wrong."
2007-12-03 04:11:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes science has discredited the bible, no question about that. Discredited god? Not really, even scientists who are mostly agnostic/atheist will admit that they have not proven the non-existence of god. On the contrary, believers in god wouldn't readily admit they have not proven the existence of god. A lot of who became agnostic/atheist became so after many years of searching. Any intelligent human who questions their faith once in a while should/would really be doubtful of their faith in any religion for it is the very human nature to think freely and come up with the best solutions without a need to use rules/laws set by a book.
Unfortunately it requires a level of intelligence for an individual to reason independently, it's convenient to resort to faith.
2007-12-03 04:29:25 · answer #3 · answered by Flat Tired 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I like to read books by scientists that actually support belief in a higher power. I am currently reading "The Language of God" by Francis S. Collins, one of the people responsible for decoding the entire human genome. He is a believer. Gerald Schroeder also has some good books out there, including "The Hidden Face of God". Alot more scientists believe in a higher power than atheists would have us believe, even if it is not the God of the Bible. They always try to make it sound as if, when Einstein and Stephen Hawking referred to God, they weren't REALLY talking about God, but I think that's just BS. Those guys were smart, and could've used different words - but they didn't.
2007-12-03 04:12:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I believe the whole premise of this question is false thus no answer given will be correct. However I have spent my life studying science and all it has done is strengthen my faith.
2007-12-03 04:10:38 · answer #5 · answered by Bible warrior 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I already knew visions speak the language of metaphor. Science misses the mark if it discredits a false context.
2007-12-03 04:09:17 · answer #6 · answered by Tommy 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Theres nothing new under the sun..
science just trys to understand how God's creations work.
btw.. torturing animals has long been a major part of the scientific process....
2007-12-03 04:47:55 · answer #7 · answered by llazyiest 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
And in so many non-existent kingdoms and cultures.
God likes His odds. Man in pride thinks he has conquered the world. God keeps warning sinful and prideful man to repent.
In the end Great Floods, famines, and wars cleanse the earth of those who are hard-hearted...just like you.
2007-12-03 04:09:14 · answer #8 · answered by realchurchhistorian 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'm not a Christian, but what makes me doubt it is that the Bible contradicts itself hundreds of times and people only pull out the passages they feel are important. Instead of looking at the whole thing and doing everything it says, they just do some of the things. that's annoying.
2007-12-03 04:09:42 · answer #9 · answered by just some chick 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Science and religion seek different kinds of truths. What one does has no bearing on my faith in the other.
2007-12-03 04:09:40 · answer #10 · answered by sudonym x 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋