2007-12-17 07:25:56 · 21 answers · asked by G's Random Thoughts 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I didn’t word this question quite so well. I was thinking of all the objections to translations, and whether creation took place over eons or days, and if miracles are just God working through nature, etc.
For me I was thinking it requires more than a removal of those type controversies, but also some direct first hand proof/experience
2007-12-17 07:34:18 · update #1
No, it would not. Or to rephrase.. it could not ... belief in anything does not come from intellectual pursuit. it comes from faith.
Interpretative evidence can be made to "say" what one wishes it to say. I could share many first hand experiences, but ultimately, you would have to trust me, and use faith.
I'm waiting for someone to solve my intellectual objections about quantum mechanics...
2007-12-17 11:02:15 · answer #1 · answered by awayforabit 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are intellectual people who believe in God and there are intellectual people who don't believe in God. Neither group has exclusive rights to intellectualism or stupidity, which is evident by answers across the board on Y!A Someone will point out one MIT study showing Atheists have more education but that has been refuted by many other studies. Some even say coming from a religiously dense area leads to more education. Again no one has an exclusive hold on anything.
2016-04-10 04:35:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honey - overtly I play the role of "Anti-Theist" (yeah, I can see all the fundies reading that as "anti-christ" - PAY ATTENTION YOU LOT AND READ).
But there is *something*.
Get hold of a copy of a book called "The Salmon of Doubt". Pay attention to the sections about "Do we need an artificial God?" and the little story about the puddle of water.
The book was written by DNA - If I quote him I credit him as such.
DNA is, was, Douglas Noel Adams - Author of the Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy - and so much more.
The Salmon is a mish-mash of bits and pieces retrieved from his laptop after his premature death. (It was a Mac, not Wintel crap).
My philosophy is much akin to his - if I KNEW all the answers, I would be God, but I'm not sure that God exists in the first place.
I'm not sure if this is relevant, but I introduced a mutual friend of ours to this book. His screen name is no longer "with-a-fist", but "with-a-fish" (last time I looked).
2007-12-18 02:25:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If god made a public appearance and we could unquestionably ascertain that it was the real deal, then perhaps the answer is yes. I don't think many would recognize Quetzalcoatl for who he actually is though and there would be an awful lot of confusion and head scratching by the christians, jews and muslims as to why their god turned out to be a feathered monster.
2007-12-17 08:21:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its not as if atheists refuse to believe because they don't particularly like God and want to get back at him.
If there were verifiable evidence like say for gravity or (drumroll please) for evolution, then :
a.) they wouldn't have to believe, because evidence doesn't require belief.
b.) they would be crazy to doubt God's existence if their were proof.
c.) and finally if proof was found then nearly every religion would be tossed on its head since every religion starts with an assumption of faith, not evidence.
2007-12-17 07:41:20 · answer #5 · answered by Randomosity_XIV 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. But it would require enough credible empirical evidence to prove his existence in order to solve my intellectual objections.
2007-12-17 07:40:36 · answer #6 · answered by Jesus Chrysler 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 3 objections are:
1. no evidence
2. belief in anything supernatural seems silly
3. all theistic systems have logical fallacies and contradictions
So then, if you could come up with indisputable evidence of god, a supernatural being who wasn't some silly construct, who existed free of logical fallacies and contradictions, then yes, I would believe.
Good luck.
2007-12-17 07:33:13 · answer #7 · answered by Dendronbat Crocoduck 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I love God, I believe completely faithfully in God.
I have no belief in organized religion, organized religion is about money/man, written by men. About nothing they could understand. It is more of a historical guideline of conscience than anything. HUGS
2007-12-17 16:46:27 · answer #8 · answered by Berrylicious 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think they would be able to do this intellectually, if you deconstruct something that relies solely on faith you will only end up defeating your own arguments.
In any case, my lack of faith is primarily emotional supported by intellectual deconstruction
2007-12-17 09:09:26 · answer #9 · answered by Peter A 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The answer to this is self evident. If you overcome all objections, the acceptance is the only logical choice.
2007-12-17 07:34:28 · answer #10 · answered by OPM 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋