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Originally Posted by newB
I'm a Christian - albeit, not a very good one. These days I only go to church when I'm visiting family. I cannot speak for all religious people, but I do struggle with my belief. I have doubts. To Thommy saying religious people are looking for easy answers is complete bullshit. There are no easy answers, but there are lots of hard questions. But in the end it's about faith, not choice - or "need" as you put it.
For the record, I also embrace science. Have you ever noticed that the creation story of the bible corresponds with the events of the big bang, the formation of the earth, then land masses, and then evolution from aquatic to terrestrial animals and ultimately man? Pretty cool.
Do you believe in alternate universes? Did you know the concept was initially theorized by scientist because the universal constants are such that intelligent life can exist in our universe. If any number of these constants was not just so, then intelligent life would not be likely. Since this seemed to indicate a divine creator, the multiverse idea was put forward to suggest that this is just one of the universes where all of these constants hold true, while in others they do not. Read more here and here.
I see a lot of people saying that religious belief is a sign of low intellect, but I think those persons who only see this as an either/or situation are illustrating their own cognitive inflexibility. |
interesting standpoint but i ask you something.
if there is something what we can not explain yet - why do we have to create a god and pray to him ?
can we not simply admit that we donīt know it and that IF there would be a god that wants us to pray to him, the very easiest way would be to show himself and tell it?
how can a god that can do all and everything be so stupid and create us the way we are and later send us to hell because HE made us so unperfect?
as i said we do not need a god - there are many many other explanations by now and most of them are not to improve yet (same as god is not to improve).
but if something is yellow, quack quacks and waddles like a duck, then it takes a lot of fantasy and simplicity if you think there would be an elephant around the corner.
the bible says nothing about what we call science today.
maybe it can be found in some writings that the church keeps under lock and key, because they are the part of the puzzle that would show the whole thing as obvious dazzling.
i don't want people to take their religion or their belief. i know that many people need it to hold on to something.
and as long as they don't try to force anyone else to believe it or see it as a dogma for everyone, it doesn't make them worse people.