| DaRev said:
Sorry dude, wasn’t ignoring you, was just busy debating with a would-be scientist. Anyways, 1) Its cannon, and historical dating, evidence, and preservation of the text. 2) They corroborate aspect of the Bible, for example, the existence of Jesus. 3) Agreed, they disagree on some matters and agree on others – that’s the world we live in, and why faith is important. 4) It’s a valid argument that the more people that believe in something the truer it is, for example an majority decision in court. But I agree “major’ does not necessarily mean truth. Hope I answered your questions. |
You are still ignoring this:
No, you don't have to apply faith at all. Science theorizes on how the universe formed. It doesn't attempt to explain why it formed, or what happened before it formed (if such a time even existed). There's a big difference between science and religion here. When encountered with a question that's currently impossible to know (for example: why the universe exists), science doesn't make any blind guesses just for the sake of having an answer. Science admits it doesn't have the answer and works towards finding an answer. Science doesn't even claim that there is no God (well, for certain Gods, it does). It makes no claims on the matter whatsoever. So where is the faith involved?
On the other hand, certain religions make all types of assumptions about why the universe was formed, what/who existed before the universe formed, the existence of a creator, etc. Not only does it assume a creator, but it also assumes very specific traits for that creator. Clearly, making assumptions requires a lot more faith than admitting that the answer currently isn't available.
As for your answers:
1&2) Just because some things are accurate in a book, doesn't mean all things are accurate. Same for it being preserved.
3) So Christianity requires faith to believe in it? Okay, doesn't that prove that the Christian God is unjust? I mean, if you don't follow Christianity, you go to Hell for an eternity, correct? How is it fair that a person is sent to Hell for an eternity just because he didn't have faith or had faith in the wrong path? Is that fair to you?
4) Not even worth responding to.









