Why do some people on Y/A assert that God says we should be ignorant of scientific matters?

Question

I asked a simple question the other day - why is there fog in the winter. I received several good answers...BUT...I also got one saying something to the effect that 'Why do you want to know this - it's in God's hands'

Am I supposed to take this to mean that we are to remain ignorant of the workings of the world?

I'm not much of a Christian anymore, but I certainly don't remember being taught anything like that...

Answer 1

It is not wise to be ignorant of scientific facts. There are no contradictions between God and nature since God is the author of it. I think we have a lot to learn on nature by scientific research. As human, we can only try to understand this creation and we learn a little bit more every day.

Science is a work in progress. Well known theories are often taken as a proven fact but we forget that science is based on hypothesis and assumptions. Take the evolution theory for instance, in our world it is more considered the "law of evolution" than the "theory of evolution". The danger is to forget the limitations of science.

If we could put the world in a closed environment and control every factor, than we could isolate each factors with each other to come up with a solid conclusion. This is impossible with our world because there are too much variables. The problem with modern science is that we assume a lot of things which we cannot be proven. For instance, take the theory of the big bang. People say that the age of the earth is calculated in terms of billion of years and that it is a proven fact based on technology such as carbon 14. Don't take me wrong, there is much value to carbon 14, but it is a conclusion that can be easily undermined.

First, that theory assumes that the earth since its creation evolved in a constant manner since the beginning, a fact that we absolutely do not know. Second, we were not there in the beginning, so we do not know what the year "zero" really is.

Therefore it is very possible to assume that the earth was actually formed in a state that is pretty close to what we know today, just as most of the scientists believe that it was formed from the big bang and evolved. Perhaps, the earth was just formed "old" as we know it today so that if you analyze it with carbon 14, than it would show it as very old, but is in reality very young.

Certitudes are no longer certitudes than. It all started with the "theory" that we evolved and that evolution takes billions of year to occur. Yet, this is another assumption since that has never been seen by the eye of man. If you go along that line of evolution, than your ending conclusion is already set up since you cannot conclude anything else that the earth is billions of years old.

In conclusion, science can be worthwhile but we have to be careful how we use it on the other hand. There is no conflict between the knowledge of God and its creation.

Answer 2

Those who believe that the the bible should be understood literally have an intellectual dilemma. The bible was written for a primitive people.The bible is many things. It is a historical document, a literary and poetic work, it is a source of revealed truth and teaching, and it is a prophetical document. It is not scientific or historical in the modern sense. Especially in the book of Genesis, a littoral interpretation conflicts with scientific knowledge. But how long was a day before there was an earth? If they can not solve the dilemma, they must reject one truth or the other; but there is another way to escape the dilemma, accept that the bible has errors that are not theological.

Answer 3

The religious want is to be awed by the mysteries of this world, and the scientists are trying to find the truth. Fog is caused by relative humidity, the ability of the air to hold moisture, and that changes drastically as the temperature drops.

Answer 4

If you are "not much of a christian anymore" you never were one.

1John 2:19
They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us.

Hate to kill your buzz...but the Truth is the Truth.

As far as fog in winter....... ?? Who cares? If God wants to put you in a jar for 100,000 years...what is it to you?

Thank God for Jesus Christ our Redeemer !!

Eternity is a long time...

agapefromnc

Answer 5

Not all Christians are like that.

Just the stupid ones.

Don't blame God though.

He, like most parents, has some genius kids, and some idiot ones.

(Guess which category the fog guy falls under.)

=]

Answer 6

there are lots of religions that want to think for you andkeep you from using your mind. this is an obvious result.



We all know that winter fog comes from the breath of God! LOL

Answer 7

Its in your book. It says that bats are birds, God created the world in seven days, humans were the first on our planet, our planet is only 6,000 years old, etc.

Answer 8

Prob because in the end............scientific matters won't matter............the choice is believing in God........and if one makes that choice........the next one is to find out what he said.........I used to only read the KJV(for 22yrs).....but now I love the Amplified becaue it has much of the original Greek and Hebrew meanings.

Answer 9

I honestly can't explain an answer like that. Obviously God wants us to learn and explore His creation. It is why He made it so amazing.

Answer 10

I totally believe in true science and I believe it's all part of God's creation

[born again believer]