and to make you happy sence im ask you science people to explain your science beliefs ill explain my beliefs to make it fair i guess.

i believe god is somewhere. and he created matter, and triggered the big bang. and created the planet for us he also started life and started evolution. he didnt just create us outa no where as humans because that means we wouldnt have the ability to change and furtherr evolve (with gods help) in the future


i believe its easier to believe in religion than science because it just seems more believable to me. i dont wanna struggle with science and only be able to describe a few things with many theories and different equations. its all in gods hands

I don't think every religous person hates me, I have many Christian and Jewish friends. I don't have any friends who actively try to evangalize me, as they usually leave the experience in a frustrated, angry, sometimes shaken, and or defeated state. At that point they either stop talking to me, or give up on 'saving' me and just be my friend. And contrary to popular belief (I'm not an atheist so I won't try to speak as or for one) non-believers don't hate all religous people, I'm in church every weekend photographing a wedding, and I often find myself awed by people's devotion and faith, and just as often I find myself repulsed by their petty zeal. I think the world needs religous people, and people of faith, what I think the world DOESN'T need is politically active parallel bueracracies who constantly fight and kill for who's religion will control the minds (and souls I guess)of the people.

Science can't answer everything and neither can Religion. I think that the two combined can answer a lot. However, I don't think that Religion provides "simple" answers.

I dont think that Religion directly is important in politics I think that the morals provided by Religion are important in influencing politicians. I agree that the world needs Religion.

i hear all the time how complicated her theology classes are. people pick apart the bible like woah and come up with evidence just like scientists come up with evidence to support their claims.

she tried to explain to me the solla scriptora (or somthing like that) it was NOT simple it all it went way over my head

It's neither up to us to understand God, nor try to explain it to anyone else.

"Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?" Job 11:7

It's up to us to tell others of what we believe, and make disciples of them.

"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit," Matthew 28:19

I think that Religion is a type of Science. Religion, along with science, tries to explain mysterieas and answer questions. I think that if evolution can be taught in public schools Adam and Eve should be taught too.

And here is where we all find common ground.

Hoosker- l:20296:1:21

If everyone had that attitude we would never learn anything new.

People who quote holy texts to me are like people who quote Shakespeare to eloquate, their own inadequate or half baked thoughts and feelings. But people who quote Shakespeare don't run around killing in his name, or because of things which may or may not have been attributed to him. All of the holy books were written by mortals 'inspired' by God, to give their 'divine' enterpretation of his words in their head, we medicate and lock these people up in institutions nowdays, unless they build themselves a compound and procure automatic weapons.

No, I think the Bible is like a text book, a text book of Religion and Morals.

Wow! Most people would probably just label me a Jesus Freak and talk about me behind my back.

Can't we all just take our best guess? well those that care anyway.

The Universe is an egg. It was fertilized and then it started expanding. This is the view of the omlettians. We believe Onions and cheddar cheese to be holiest sacraments.

you may laugh but I am serious.

It's "simple answers" because in a religion, all boils down to a Supernatural Being. Life, Universe and Everything is creation of this being, and we are what we are because she made us that way. You can add different flavours on top of it to make it sound more complicated, but that's still what's behind everything.

The cool thing about religion is that it requires zero science around it to be able to explain everything. Creation of Universe? God made it. Origin of Life? God made it. You and me? God made us.

It's also a simple answer because it hinders development. If you can explain everything with "God made it", there's no need to look for other explanations. In evolutionary sense, it's human evolution backfiring on us. A trait that's the driving force behind all scientific advancement and development is also responsible for attempts to suppress it.

It may seem simple with a super natural being, however, when people start asking questions it gets complicated and theres more to an answer then...God said so!!!!

the problem with people is they try to make things way more complicated than they need to be.
and thats on both sides of the table religios people and scientists

While you might not be able to convince someone else with "God said so!", if you're very religious you probably could convince yourself. And that's the point. You'd never win a debate with that argument, but you can be secure with yourself, your faith and your knowledge. The need to know "what" and "why" is fulfilled without complicated scientific theories.

How can you make it more complicated, they[Religion and Science] are both very complicated and when they cross and intertwine than they get even more complicated.

I find nothing "simple" about being a Christian. The explanation that you give is somewhat narrow. God made everything. However the more that humans understand things, the deeper our appreciation of God grows.

I do not believe in evolution. I can't believe that all life on Earth happened by accident. There are way too many variables and too many things wold have to happen by chance. It's like throwing a handfull of quarters in the air and having them all land on their edge in one neat vertical row.

That is exactly true, science is easier than Religion, Religion can prove things, just not as "clearly" as science can , and people need easy simple tangible answers to EVERYTHING and Religion is not easy simple or tangible.