Religions seem to have a right to state “facts” without evidence; which religion abuses this right the most?
Consider a few things first; there are isolated tribes living in jungles that believe in some pretty absurd concepts, but they kind of have an excuse because they don’t have access to modern education or communication. But there are religions that exist in modern cities, with access to modern education resources, with access to modern communication facilities and access to transport facilities that can take them to anywhere on Earth, yet some of these religions believe in the equivalent of what the jungle people believe; which one do you think is the worst at doing this?
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Mormonism, hands down.
What you have said is proof that God exists but only thing is people look for Him but do not always find the truth. Everyone wants to find peace for there souls and so they want to worship but sadly the devil has mislead many and they only worshiping a false god
In Leviticus 17:22, the Bible states that "For the life of the flesh is in the blood:" This was written thousands of years before that became medical truth.
For years, man tried to figure out what was holding up the earth. Interesting, but absurd ideas were concocted. Meanwhile, the Bible had already stated, in Job 26:7 "He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing." Oh, and by the way, modern telescopes confirm that empty place toward the north in the heavens. (Had the Bible stated that this empty space was in the east or west, there would have been reason for calling it in error, since east and west directions toward the heavens change each hour!)
It is truth and speaks accurately even when the truth explained ran contrary to the accepted teaching of the time. In Isaiah 40:22, the Bible says: "It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:" This was written when the earth was thought to be flat, and yet the idea of a round earth was taught accurately in the Bible.
I think M needs to read the bible before starting to say things that are not true. It does not matter what people say but the bible has all the answers. If you do not believe it try it and you will be amazed what you will see
Christians are the only ones who believe the Earth was created in 6 days which flies in the face of science and I have heard of some that truly believe the Earth is flat. No one else believes this in the modern era but them.
Nontheists limit evidence to that which can be repeated experimentally. Except for most cosmological and evolutionary theory, which extrapolates from present conditions backwards as far as they think they can go. Theists, by contrast, allow evidence of a more human sort. Words, documents, movements in history, and yes, the ever so troublesome anecdotal evidence of personal transformation. With such conflicting views of what evidence actually is, it is surprising we communicate as well as we do. I am a Christian.
I think they all do it. The one's that have the most impact on society are the one's that are majority in a society.
Relgion is most often anti-science when it feels it has most to lose by admitting ignorance or falsity.
Additionally religion is commonly a way for adherents to defame and slander people you don't know (gays, other faiths, atheists etc) yet face no consequence for their actions.
Hence there is truth to the old saying that warring people worship a vengeful God, racist people worship a racist God, and peaceful people worship a placid God etc...
There is enough ambiguity in most mainstream religious manuscripts to fuel and sustain any kind of philosophy. And they have.
I would say atheism, but that's just me. The fact that they proclaim that they are not a religion and yet have churches and hymns amuses me.
republicans? no wait,socialists!