and the old testament contradicts the new testament, which is the times we are living in now.
explaining god to a 3 year old
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and the old testament contradicts the new testament, which is the times we are living in now.
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Great answer mate. I'd do this for a three year old child who I wished to raise with some beliefs.
It wassn't a really personal judgement on what you believed in, just saying what science does.
Having a rounded upbringing makes people open minded. There are far more close minded atheists on this forum than religious people. IMO it's goof for people to have an understanding of religion even if they think it's a fairy tale.
I like to think I have a fairly good understanding of *many* religions.. that doesn't mean I think it's right to teach a 3 year old religion, regardless of which one.
So all the scientists and other skilled professionals have a low IQ do they ?
I would argue that an IQ score is not representative of whether somebody believes in a higher power or not, although I would be willing to bet there is a correlation between lower IQ scores and those that dont just believe but actively preach or in some way put their lives on hold in order to worship their God.
However, I would argue that any scientist who calls themself a scientist AND actively worships a God due to a strong belief has a conflict of interest. The scientific process dictates that if something is is unproven, even if it seems likely that it is the truth, then any statement made regarding that something MUST be preceded by a indefinate word, possibly, probably etc.
This is where Dawkins recent ad campaign on the London buses was well thought through, "there is probably not a God" compared to the believers response of "there is a God". If somebody who called themselves a scientist fell into the second group of people then they are either a hypocrit or a bad scientist.
If somebody who called themselves a scientist stated that there probably was a God, I would accept that and would also expect them to have a reasonable argument to back up their claims.. however believing in God kind of requires an unquestioning belief, so I would argue that being a true scientist and a true "believer" are incompatible states of being.
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Tell him you're god
That goes without saying. All daddies are Gods to their 3 year old kids!
I stopped reading the book to him as it was too confusing to try to explain and it didn't sit right for me (still doesn't) I like to believe but have no justification for my beliefs if that makes any sense. Like most people it's a personal choice. My parents aren't believers and church wasn't foisted apon me there again isn't "you'll go to hell and damnation" a good one to use with wayward children?
Like most people, I had religious studies in school, up to (but not including an exam for) GCSE level. I was also part of a Methodist church based cubs/scouts group, and had to attend one in 4 Sundays at church. I am well aware of the teachings, and the stories of the Bible.
It is a farce, and in no way teaches people to be open minded. If it tought people to be open minded, why would devoted christians refuse to believe in the origin of species, why would they deny the existance of dinosaurs, why would they pretty much argue the toss against all scientifically proven facts against their religion?
The only religion I can understand the concept of is Bhuddism.
Why is it incompatible? as long a some does not affect the other. Which they don't. Apart from the few that try, but then they are just idiots anyway.
Your looking at one small denomination there and even most of them will not deny those things. Like all walks of life there are some vocal idiots.
How would a Christian scientist explain dinosaurs, or evolution? Creationism goes against everything science has taught us, I fail to see how someone can be both scientist and creationist.
Don't you think people are able to believe one thing, whilst practising something else. As long as there science is done according to science rules. then there is no problem is there. Science is not a tool for the truth. It is a tool to make a predictive model of things we can see.
But thats just the point, one does intrinsically affect the other.
Stating that you believe in God requires you to wholly believe in something that can never be proven, no amount of man made eveidence will ever offer a definitive proof.
Stating that you are a scientist means that unless something is undeniable (which nothing ever is) you must ALWAYS present your beliefs, even if they are founded in very strong evidence, to be just that, your own and must always be open to the possibility that you are wrong.
Believing in God is not compatible with being a scientist.
So those that claim they are a God fearing scientist are either hypocrits or bad scientists (or bad believers!), either way I would personally rather they did not contribute to the human knowledge pot under the guise of science.
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