mcdaddy Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 That's what the message board outside a church I just drove by said. Nice, wave the white flag and embrace ignorance. Why would you want to live like that?!?! Side note: I just pulled up to the local library and I could go in next door and vote for an acquaintance of mine that goes to the same church as me. For Judge. But I no longer feel I can vote for someone, to be a judge, when he can't even judge for himself that the bible is bullshit. I like the guy though. Oh well. Not voting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akheia Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 I don't think an answer simply doesn't exist. I think it might be hard to find, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. How quickly people forget that not a single one of our current conveniences and advances would exist if it weren't for some driven jackass willing to say "NO, I just know that I can figure out how to make this (light bulb/automobile/cell phone/microwave/CAT scanner/dialysis machine/migraine medication) work!" Damn fine thing all those brilliant discoverers didn't also feel that some things just couldn't be answered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 as i was explaining by disbelief to a minister friend I brought up how far-fetched things were 100 years ago. we now don't give a second thought to hubble images (we'll we do but u know what i mean) and we embrace findings that were seemingly implausible to verify 100 years ago. my response to phrases like what you menioned is ..."NOT YET...." founders of christianity underestimated us by far. Had they known we would advance technologically to teh level we have, they would have changed the story a little bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midniterider Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 That's what the message board outside a church I just drove by said. Nice, wave the white flag and embrace ignorance. Why would you want to live like that?!?! Side note: I just pulled up to the local library and I could go in next door and vote for an acquaintance of mine that goes to the same church as me. For Judge. But I no longer feel I can vote for someone, to be a judge, when he can't even judge for himself that the bible is bullshit. I like the guy though. Oh well. Not voting. I thought the church had ALL the answers..lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexton Blake Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 That is the christian whine; that sciencxe cannot say religion is wrong because science does not understand religion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Um, I actually agree with this message. Some answers can't be found, which implies to my mind that some questions are poorly framed. I understand that teachers say, "There's no such thing as a bad question" in order to encourage curiosity and participation. However I think it really does a disservice to students in many ways because often finding answers is ALL about asking the appropriate questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scriptor Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I actually think there are plenty of questions that can't be answered. But this does not mean that I embrace ignorance. If I were to say that because some answers can't be found we ought to stop asking and trying to answer questions then that would be embracing ignorance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser01 Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 If it is in the natural world ultimatly it can and maby will be known just not curently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
par4dcourse Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Most religions more closely believe "There are questions that shouldn't be asked." Ignorance = bliss in the god game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deva Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Seems an unusual thing for a church to be posting. Don't they specialize in "The Answer"? Seems like they are shooting themselves in the foot - on the other hand it is obviously a comment directed against people who accept scientific explanations, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexton Blake Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Churches say god is unknowable, then they tell you all about him and what he wants. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Churches say god is unknowable, then they tell you all about him and what he wants. Awesome post in my opinion SB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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