Why do old beliefs like religion still exist when science will prove that there's no god?

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There are enough logical answers and proof that there is an Intelligent Creator (which is against the core of NO-GOD believe)...

On the other hand science and its proof that there is no god has some major issues and is almost as questionable as any other belief system...

you ask it without any background or details you have the answer you deserve...

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Science cannot prove or disprove God's existence.

Nor can anyone claim to have observed everything that has ever happened to everybody for all time. In other words, people may claim, and do, that they have never experienced God. They cannot claim that for anyone else, although they may provide possible ways to 'explain it away.' One's personal experience, or lack of it, is a poor indicator of whether something does or doesn't exist. I believe in many things although I have never personally seen or experienced them, including man landing on the moon.

Science rightly seeks to understand the world and universe and all that is in it. Science goes way beyond itself when it tries to make definitive statements about things it cannot observe such as the origins issue. Attempts to do so indicate that it is not science but an anti-God naturalistic philosophy masquerading as science which is at work. Thus it is a belief in no-God and not science.

The fact is science can never disprove historical events which have occurred in the past as these are not repeatable. This is the proper realm of historic and indeed religious inquiry. What needs to be examined is the evidence and the credibility of it. In this regard, both God and The Bible come out rather well, considering the massive efforts to disprove it. Over 4000 facts of Archaeology affirm various details of the Bible record of history. Archaeologist Nelson Glueck (not a Bible believer) claimed that not one single fact of the Bible had ever been clearly contradicted or disproven by archaeology.

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It's more on tradition. Once the old guards are gone, Science will surely supplant Religion, though it will take some time. It's now evident in decreasing church attendance and if you go to church services, the scarcity of teens and empty pews is noticeable.

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Contrary to an answer given above, there is no evidence whatsoever to support the view that god(s) exist, and no logical arguments either. You can research it yourself if you doubt that, and I'd encourage you to do so. But humans aren't terribly logical creatures. We make stuff up all the time, and have a tendancy to believe things which we want to believe.

There is no logical reason, for example, to think that you will buy the winning lottery ticket. Anyone who understand Probability Theory can tell you that (essentially) what you've just done is give away some money. Yet people buy lottery tickets in their millions.

It has been suggested that there could be a biological reason for believe in religion: that it could hold an evolutionary advantage, but there is as yet no compelling evidence for this.

What can be said, for certain, is that religion is in worldwide decline, and is declining fastest in Western countries. Which factors this is due to is open to speculation, but contributary reasons probably include better education and higher standards of healthcare (with better medicine, people do not feel they have to rely on magic as their only source of hope).

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Because people can beleve what they want. So why prove them wrong. At the momant there is no proven fact about him being there or not.
(I have my belief and you can have yours)

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People keep saying that there is no God, and that science cannot prove there is an Intelligent Creator. If you check in with Hugh Ross and Lee Strobel, they can prove that the theory of evolution is wrong and that Intelligent Design is right. I mean, how can random chance create such a magnificent world or put the earth in such a perfect position that it could sustain life? I'm only 12 and I can see that God is the most logical explanation. So I strongly advise anyone who reads this^ to look into one of Hugh Ross's books or videos. It might be a little hard to understand, but it makes sense in the end.

AnswerThe existence of gods claimed to have certain attributes can be safely ruled out beyond a reasonable doubt. God, as traditionally viewed, as a being possessing the attributes of omnipotence, omniscience, and omnibenevolence, can be safely ruled out as these attributes are mutually incompatible, and, therefore, illogical. If such a God did exist, one thing He would definitely possess as the creator of the human mind would be logic. If God is omniscient, that is, knows all things past, present, and future perfectly and entirely, then that would mean that future events He has foreseen were so certain to occur that it would be as if they had already occurred, and therefore God is not free to change those events, ergo, God is neither free nor omnipotent. If, on the other hand God has the power to change what He has already foreseen, then there is a flaw in His omniscience, there is something He did not perfectly and entirely foresee. God's supposed attribute of omnibenevolence, that is, being all good, is incompatible with the existence of human and natural evil in the world. This does not, however, rule out all possible gods. Perhaps there is a god who is either not omnipotent, or not omniscient, or not omnibenevolent. But why would one even call such a being a god ?

Professor Richard Dawkins puts forth the theory that religion may be the by-product of some primitive trait or behavior that originally had evolutionary survival value, but no longer does, like a vestigial organ. He also posits the memetic theory of religion. A meme or memplex is an idea(s) or practice(s) that are transmitted from mind to mind, much like genes are transmitted from generation to generation.

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Religious belief is developed in the complete absence of proof. Believers find all sorts of reasons to believe. Also, science does not seek to disprove religious beliefs or actively seek proof of gods. Science is concerned with the natural world where objects of interest can be observed, tested and measured.