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Why scientific explanations of the origins of the world may lead some people to not believe in god?
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∙ 12y ago
science can explain where the world came from and how humans evolved without any reference to god. this may lead some people not to believe in God or not to be sure (agnostism/Atheism). As they believe that if god exists he must have created the world as said in chapters 1and 2 in genesis. And that he must be the only explanation of the world. The scientific explaination does not have a reference and is proof to some people that god does not exist.
It also shows that the universe is not eternal therefore god is not, but this is meant to be one of God's qualities.
Most of the points science make do not fit in with The Bible , as he could not have created matter to make light before the sun for example. The bible is meant to show( at least for conservative christians) how God made the universe how God intended (his apostles were meant to be taking notes from what god tells them) but if this is so why write down the creation of the universe incorrectly and later to be proven that it was impossible to create a universe this way ( if taken literally).
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe more a person learns and embraces the facts about our existence that have been disclosed by scientific research the less a person will rely on supernatural explanations for what we still cannot explain. The earliest humans thought some super powerful being caused lightning and earthquakes and since they were both frightening and damaging they must be some form of punishment. Now we know exactly what causes them and the cause is not supernatural. The advancement of science has lead some to conclude that religious belief belongs to the childhood of humanity and that now we know better.
It should be pointed out that many people find religious belief and science perfectly compatible and do not see either as replacing the other.
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