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So if you believed in God and then 1 day he provided absolute proof of his existence, would you necessarily cease to be religious?
QuoteIncidentally, both the ancient Greeks and Asian Indians thought that the Earth was spherical.You must have heard interpretations from guys who don't really know the bible. About Indians, it is common knowledge that they believed in an elephant with a turtle on it's back on whose back was the earth. Even just 500 years ago people were afraid of falling over the edge. And Philosophy was quite hot then.
Incidentally, both the ancient Greeks and Asian Indians thought that the Earth was spherical.
QuoteSo if you believed in God and then 1 day he provided absolute proof of his existence, would you necessarily cease to be religious?Would you agree that being religious is basing your understanding of reality upon the existence of a hypothetical God, or pantheon of deities, who through powers and abilities unknown direct everything that happens in that reality?
Or perhaps you might define religion as the adoption of the policies, dictated by the religion that you follow, that direct how you should live your life?
In either case, the only difference between religion and say, football or politics, is that football teams and political parties actually exist. Once a deity is known to exist, then it becomes more like football or politics, except that for most religions there's only one team to support, or party to vote for.
Regarding your little peasant sitting in his hovel; while he may not have seen him first-hand before, even today, and with a total population that's likely to be many times greater than in your example, the six degrees of separation is still largely thought to hold true so although he might not have seen the king, he wouldn't need to go through many links before he met someone else who had. This doesn't apply to deities though.
But would that stop you being religious?
Religions do indeed dictate how you should live your life.
QuoteReligions do indeed dictate how you should live your life.Not all religions teach the same thing so it would be unfair to generalize.
The bible says it is wrong to sleep with a woman/man you are not married to. But you will probably say it is just dictation. But who makes such rules? Don't say it is man because the instinct is break those barriers. What about murder being wrong? Survival of the fittest makes that the easier way out.
I know that the one who made those rules also made conscience so we know when we are going wrong. There is no way that could come about through evolution.
Does anyone know how magic works if there is no spiritual realm?
Actually it's easier to see evidence of the devil than that of God, because God would never make himself obvious.
Does anyone know how magic works if there is no spiritual realm? Not all of it is tricks. A good example is floating a person in air. Actually it's easier to see evidence of the devil than that of God, because God would never make himself obvious.
Adam and Eve weren't married and they had 2 sons.
Conscience came about as a result of rules.
The problem I have with religious people is the constant "It has to be this" or "There is no other way". The thing is it doesn't have to be this and there are other ways; ways that have been scientifically proven. But you refuse to accept that fact. Biblical words are re-interpreted in the light of scientific advances and the religious fraternity say that proves God exists. No, it doesn't. It just proves that the original wording was ambiguous and can mean many different things - or nothing at all.
To be a human human is not easy:)
Wow ! I did not even know that magic is real. Shows how much I know
I live in Africa. Trust me, it is real. Not only the bunny out of hat type but sometimes really weird. You don't see it everyday and with the world's advancements it is getting less and less. But their are undeniable instances.
My point exactly. The universe is made on rules. And you can't deny that. Rules that have been set.
Religion fills in the blanks where science can't go like death, life, the beginning and human nature. or even magic.