Hey there.
I've had the privilege of living in societies where people would describe themselves as 'religious' and 'irreligious'. What strikes me is both tend to argue over the existence of a God but studied closely I find both seem to agree there is One.
I have read books and listened to/watched arguments from both sides and they both appear to be saying the same thing. Many of them are really quite amusing.
In fact the more I study it, the more it seems science looks like it's edging closer towards making the same admission but for the sake of human nature, needs to hush up a bit for arguments.
I think the heart of the debate lies in who is this 'God' both parties are referring to anyway.
From what I have come to discover if you're arguing there isn't a god who is a bearded male deity living in the sky with man made to look exactly like him or that he had a son, then you should be correct - there isn't. If you're arguing existence seems to be powered by set patterns and laws which have a Source, then you should be correct too.
To show how crazy things can get, I remember a story a friend told me once about a 'religious' passenger and other 'irreligious' passengers on a plane trip. The 'religious' guy said prayers wishing for a safe trip while everyone else chatted away, relaxed or read their newspapers. Somewhere in mid-flight, the pilot began having problems controlling the plane. It began to buckle and shake about wildy. People began to scream and offer prayers promising to change their lives for the better if they got out of this alive. The 'religious' guy sat and waited to see what the pilot would do. They made it okay and everyone cheered and clapped at the pilot's good job. The 'religious' guy prayed and gave thanks for the safe trip.
It was a funny story that proved my point - humans, 'religious' or not seem to have that belief of some other power controlling events and existence around them.
The question has been asked why do people believe there is a God? I don't really know
- maybe scientists could say it was something that evolved with the human species, but we are told evolution usually comes with survival so what could have persuaded our ancestors into such a belief then?
- history shows that feats in science and technology have been accomplished by both the 'religious' and 'irreligous' so the belief in a God can't be a hampering factor there
- if a person were stuck in the middle of the ocean with just seconds to drown and no-one else in sight, why does his brain lead him to still call out for help or wish seriously for someone to save him at that instant (most be emotions maybe, because if he believe we live and die and that's it, logically he should just die).
It's really funny how history repeats itself, even in this day and age we have governments and the media trying to control populations over 'religious' and 'irreligious' ideologies:
- one shows death and sorrow caused by suicide bombers who are 'religious fanatics and nutcases', the other shows death and sorrow caused by suicide shooters who are 'irreligious fanatics and nutcases'
- one says the other is responsible for all the wars and fighting going around the world (do you convince yourself that you're destroying on behalf of God or on behalf of your greed for power and resources?)
- one says men control women by making them dress up from head to toe, the other says men control women by undressing them from head to toe (interestingly there's a scientific theory which suggests men are hairier than women because early man decided to mate with only less hairy women so he could breed more of them??)
It never ends. But looking at things a little closely, hey that's why we're human - we never actually create anything, we only use whatever's available to suit our purpose right from nana levels to mammoth sizes.
Don't even get started with the debate about life after death, there's another one. My studies show, however, that chances are you can have one.
I especially like what someone had to say comparing life and death to the way we store data on our computer systems and restore their images on our screens using electricity, pixels and the lot. If we can do that, what's to prevent the probability of that occuring naturally using motion patterns, atoms and so on (one in a billion chances, means we only need to wait for that one chance): http://inthemotions.tripod.com
So, after all that, my question is - why wouldn't the be a God?
Love to get as much feedback as possible so thanks in advance.
I've had the privilege of living in societies where people would describe themselves as 'religious' and 'irreligious'. What strikes me is both tend to argue over the existence of a God but studied closely I find both seem to agree there is One.
I have read books and listened to/watched arguments from both sides and they both appear to be saying the same thing. Many of them are really quite amusing.
In fact the more I study it, the more it seems science looks like it's edging closer towards making the same admission but for the sake of human nature, needs to hush up a bit for arguments.
I think the heart of the debate lies in who is this 'God' both parties are referring to anyway.
From what I have come to discover if you're arguing there isn't a god who is a bearded male deity living in the sky with man made to look exactly like him or that he had a son, then you should be correct - there isn't. If you're arguing existence seems to be powered by set patterns and laws which have a Source, then you should be correct too.
To show how crazy things can get, I remember a story a friend told me once about a 'religious' passenger and other 'irreligious' passengers on a plane trip. The 'religious' guy said prayers wishing for a safe trip while everyone else chatted away, relaxed or read their newspapers. Somewhere in mid-flight, the pilot began having problems controlling the plane. It began to buckle and shake about wildy. People began to scream and offer prayers promising to change their lives for the better if they got out of this alive. The 'religious' guy sat and waited to see what the pilot would do. They made it okay and everyone cheered and clapped at the pilot's good job. The 'religious' guy prayed and gave thanks for the safe trip.
It was a funny story that proved my point - humans, 'religious' or not seem to have that belief of some other power controlling events and existence around them.
The question has been asked why do people believe there is a God? I don't really know
- maybe scientists could say it was something that evolved with the human species, but we are told evolution usually comes with survival so what could have persuaded our ancestors into such a belief then?
- history shows that feats in science and technology have been accomplished by both the 'religious' and 'irreligous' so the belief in a God can't be a hampering factor there
- if a person were stuck in the middle of the ocean with just seconds to drown and no-one else in sight, why does his brain lead him to still call out for help or wish seriously for someone to save him at that instant (most be emotions maybe, because if he believe we live and die and that's it, logically he should just die).
It's really funny how history repeats itself, even in this day and age we have governments and the media trying to control populations over 'religious' and 'irreligious' ideologies:
- one shows death and sorrow caused by suicide bombers who are 'religious fanatics and nutcases', the other shows death and sorrow caused by suicide shooters who are 'irreligious fanatics and nutcases'
- one says the other is responsible for all the wars and fighting going around the world (do you convince yourself that you're destroying on behalf of God or on behalf of your greed for power and resources?)
- one says men control women by making them dress up from head to toe, the other says men control women by undressing them from head to toe (interestingly there's a scientific theory which suggests men are hairier than women because early man decided to mate with only less hairy women so he could breed more of them??)
It never ends. But looking at things a little closely, hey that's why we're human - we never actually create anything, we only use whatever's available to suit our purpose right from nana levels to mammoth sizes.
Don't even get started with the debate about life after death, there's another one. My studies show, however, that chances are you can have one.
I especially like what someone had to say comparing life and death to the way we store data on our computer systems and restore their images on our screens using electricity, pixels and the lot. If we can do that, what's to prevent the probability of that occuring naturally using motion patterns, atoms and so on (one in a billion chances, means we only need to wait for that one chance): http://inthemotions.tripod.com
So, after all that, my question is - why wouldn't the be a God?
Love to get as much feedback as possible so thanks in advance.