Friday, September 27, 2013
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Is Belief in God Necessary for a Civilized Society?
In my opinion these evil people that would go into a school and kill little kids, or kill for pleasure have no fear of God. If these killers thought they would burn in hell for all eternity, would they commit such evil acts? I would guess no, but after generations have children raised in a godless society, this is the result. Fear of human law will not discourage evil acts if they think they can get away with it. Some think they can get away with mass murder through suicide , but would they if it meant they would meet final judgement in the "afterlife".
Now, you must get out of your head of an old man with a beard that lives in the clouds. It is time to take a modern scientific view of creation and our place in the great design.The bible, whether inspired by God or not, was written in metaphor so scientifically ignorant people of the time could understand creation. For instance, in Genesis, God says" let there be light", which corresponds with current scientific theory of the origin of the universe,"The Big Bang", which indicates the universe had a beginning and came from nothing. Whether it is the ancient Egyptians, Mayans, Romans or Greeks, all believed in a god or many gods and believed in a "afterlife". The belief in some kind of deity was necessary to maintain order for civilization to take hold and thrive.
Why is that? To have civilization, you must have order, the inhabitants must obey the law even if no one is watching. A belief in a deity gives humanity a guide for life.This is what separates us from animals, which live in the moment without a thought for the future or their eventual death.Animals do not conceive of concepts of good and evil.
The eternal struggle between good and evil can be interpreted as the struggle between order and chaos. The natural state of nature is chaos unless order is imposed on it.
Now, you must get out of your head of an old man with a beard that lives in the clouds. It is time to take a modern scientific view of creation and our place in the great design.The bible, whether inspired by God or not, was written in metaphor so scientifically ignorant people of the time could understand creation. For instance, in Genesis, God says" let there be light", which corresponds with current scientific theory of the origin of the universe,"The Big Bang", which indicates the universe had a beginning and came from nothing. Whether it is the ancient Egyptians, Mayans, Romans or Greeks, all believed in a god or many gods and believed in a "afterlife". The belief in some kind of deity was necessary to maintain order for civilization to take hold and thrive.
Why is that? To have civilization, you must have order, the inhabitants must obey the law even if no one is watching. A belief in a deity gives humanity a guide for life.This is what separates us from animals, which live in the moment without a thought for the future or their eventual death.Animals do not conceive of concepts of good and evil.
The eternal struggle between good and evil can be interpreted as the struggle between order and chaos. The natural state of nature is chaos unless order is imposed on it.
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