GOD and SCIENCE!!!!
By chowee
@chowee (517)
Philippines
December 6, 2010 1:09am CST
I am not saying that GOD does not exist. but through science all of the things made possible and the creation of all things can be explain by science.
For me i still strongly believe in GOD as the powerful among all.
For you do you believe in GOD???
Does the existence of GOD can be explain by science????
6 responses
@bird123 (10643)
• United States
9 Dec 10
Science will one day discover God. It will be a long way off. Science must first understand the simple things like this physical world then move on to discover the spiritual. In time, mankind will evolve beyond the need of a physical body. We ants will get there, however it's going to take some time.
@headhunter525 (3548)
• India
7 Dec 10
Science will never ever affirm or deny God's existence, unless entire Science includes that which cannot be falsified and similar parameters. For God gives a good explanation for the possibility of Science, which means God serves as a good paradigm for the explanation of scientific enterprise we engage in. That's the way I see rather than seeing Science as that which proves or disproves God.
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
6 Dec 10
I don't think that the existence of God can be, or ever will be, proved by 'science' unless 'science' itself changes drastically.
There are many definitions of 'science'. The word comes to us from the Latin 'scientia' meaning, simply, 'knowledge'. One definition is that science "refers to a system of acquiring knowledge. This system uses observation and experimentation to describe and explain natural phenomena. The term science also refers to the organized body of knowledge people have gained using that system. Less formally, the word science often describes any systematic field of study or the knowledge gained from it." ( http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/science-definition.html )
Although those that believe in God think of Him as the Creator of all things and therefore as ultimately responsible for ALL natural phenomena, science can only concern itself with what is observable - that is, the natural phenomena themselves and not the origin of them.
The only sciences which can possibly 'explain the existence of God' are those branches which deal with the human mind and social beliefs. In other words, the only part of God that can be studied by science is the human perception of Him and, perhaps, the reason why humans feel the need to explain things in terms of a supernatural being.
This does NOT mean that 'science' and God are incompatible or that 'science' is evil or not to be taken into account. It does not mean that the Bible account of Creation is wrong. It does show it to be factually incorrect in terms, especially, of time but this is an example of an over-reliance on 'science'. If the Creation myths as recorded in the Bible are seen as poetic representations of the truth, they are still very valid. In fact, they are an early attempt at 'science' by peoples who had not yet fully developed a 'scientific principle'. What is startling about these Creation stories is their essential accuracy in terms of the order in which things were created.
@shakadoodoo (737)
• Dallas, Texas
6 Dec 10
I think you are grossly understating the concept of God. It is unfathomable to envision God through our eyes because there is so much we do not understand. So what we define as science is nothing more than trying to find out the unfathomable. It is everything - the organisms, thought processes, systems, evolution, devolution, the chicken, the egg, science, creation, everything. I think sometimes we get so caught up in trying to figure something out when the main goal should be balance. How to live with and respect all of Gods creations. I am not saying this to discredit science - our will to"to know" is God as well, I am just saying we should also concentrate on how to work with God instead of trying to become God. I'm sure you have heard the adage "the more you know the more you understand you don't know". That is a good definition of God in my personal opinion.