 balthazarus says: It is the human need to know that gave birth to god/religion as an overall description that provides answers. it is that need that gives birth to an alternative worldview, such as science to replace the older theories. Correct. Whenever there is a scientific discovery or a theory that is proven by the observation of facts, these are just additional revelations to fallible human beings of truths that have always existed Balth. "It seemed to me that both science and religion as systems were very good at explaining a lot, accounting for a lot of the information that we have in our environment,"If that were true, religion would be viable as a source of knowledge. But "god did it" does not explain anything, it only presupposes a "who did it". And even that has no means of verification. "It is the human need to know that gave birth to god/religion as an overall description that provides answers."I believe religion came about not as a way to answer questions but as a means of beseeching "protection" from the world around us and the imagined world of death. Religion came about because ... What does it matter. We will never know everything. If we did then would we not be the very definition of a God? Picture this...there is a goldfish in a bowl. Alone or with another fish. All they know is the lights go on and off, but they don't know why. They get fed, do they question this, or just continue. Now if those secrets were unveiled would they then be able to leave the little bowl and join us as Gods? Ponder it. |
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