As Human’s, Do We Need Religion And Faith Even If Science Can Disprove All You Believe? | Thoughts That Make You Think

stefangingerich — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 03:00:14 +0000

Firstly, I never said that science can’t prove anything. I said it’s rare. Many beliefs in religion cannot be proven wrong; the presence of a higher power, for example. You cannot prove a negative so people will, in all likelihood, continue believing in a higher power (or multiple higher powers) despite all of the evidence compiled by science. I agree that science has disproven many religious beliefs but some beliefs are undisprovable (though I’m betting science could prove that “undisprovable” isn’t a word) and, therefore, science will never completely disprove all religious beliefs. Thus, the question posed in the original post of this thread is irrelevant.

As Human’s, Do We Need Religion And Faith Even If Science Can Disprove All You Believe? | Thoughts That Make You Think

TTMYT — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:58:12 +0000

I understand your point, but to say science can not ever prove anything is just plain wrong. I feel you are stating this out of opinion and not fact? No one is saying that if you can not see somthing it does not exist. Both religion and science will back up this statement.

Science has proven religion or religions wrong many times. Look back at all the beliefs that are now proven incorrect; the earth is the center of the universe, the earth is flat, and so on. Some ideas have not originated from religion, but the fact remains that science has proven many beliefs wrong.

… You have proven my point… Over time certain religions if not all may become extinct, but we as humans will create or find new ones and beliefs to replace old ways. This has occured many times in the past with such beliefs like Greek and Roman gods and with other ancient beliefs.

Time moves slow in religion and science, but belief in a higher power will be something constant as many humans need this faith to live with purpose and without fear of the unknown.

As Human’s, Do We Need Religion And Faith Even If Science Can Disprove All You Believe? | Thoughts That Make You Think

stefangingerich — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:50:38 +0000

I think i see what you’re trying to say and I understand that you’re speaking hypothetically, but isn’t it more worthwhile to speak hypothetically about something that, hypothetically, could come to be? Your post alludes to science being able to prove that God doesn’t exist.

The key word here is prove.

It is extremely rare that science can prove anything. Name a scientific theory and I’ll guarantee there are some skeptics. Very little has been proven.

Also, it’s illogical to believe that you could ever prove something doesn’t exist. You can’t prove a negative. That’s one of the few things that has been proven.

So your question is, forgive me, irrelevant. It will never happen. People will continue believing in God in spite of all the scientific evidence to the contrary. It happens every day. It’s my belief that it will continue to happen.

As for why people believe in God, even though that belief may fly boldly in the face of all the scientific evidence, we can only speculate. I think you touched on one big reason: comfort in the face of the unknown. Anyone who has attended a funeral probably knows that feeling.
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