Posted by
Greyhawk in Alabama on Monday, January 25, 2010 2:04:06 PM
There are things that a person knows because he or she has learned. There are things that we do not know, but could learn if we were to have the interest, intellect and desire to learn it. All the things that we can learn are in the realm of knowledge that can be learned and understood, and thereby, Knowable to humans.
And, then there are those things in the realm of the "unknowable". Those would be things such as the creation of the earth, mankind, and the universe generally.
Scientists have "theories such as a big bang, etc." Religions throughout history have had "creation stories" that they use as an explanation of how it all began.
The Scientists are no closer to knowing "unknowables" than are the various religions.
A fool is somebody of science or religion who professes to know Absolutely how it all began.
It is fair for a scientist to say, "I have an idea or a theory, but I don't know anything that I can call a certainty or absolute." It is fair for a religious person to say, "I have a belief and faith, but I don't know anything that I can call a certainty or absolute. I have a faith and belief."
But, it is pretty well documented that people who have a religious faith and belief generally act more morally and act in the best interest of others and of society as a whole.
An, it is also pretty well documented that people who have no faith, and in fact, deny the existence of God and Have No Tolerance for Religion or Religious Practices, tend to become Absolute Totalitarian States that will Crucify and Destroy anybody who expresses their religious or other moral beliefs if they go astray with Official Totalitarian State Policies, Rules, and laws. And, therefore, it is known and is historically correct that Atheistic Governments such as Totalitarian Communism is responsible of Mass Genocide.
So, ask yourself you atheists? Would you rather live in a nation that has Religious Beliefs and allows the Practice of Religion, or would you rather live in a Totalitarian Communist and Atheist State? For, even if you protest the government on any grounds or right or wrong in an Atheist State, you will lose your freedom or your life if you dare protest.