- Peter Hodges
- Taunton
- United Kingdom
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Does religion have any relevance in the modern world ?
Given that most religions are founded on ideas and teachings that come from books written hundreds, or even thousands of years ago, and that their relevance to modern ideas have been superceded by scientific discoveries, is it logical to have any belief in religion ?
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Bharath Kumar Kunjibettu 10+
Anyway let me tell you my opinion , Well to be honest the answer is an yes as well as no . Religion is just a way of realizing god within us . The ultimate goal of any religion is peace and harmony so any religion should take you to that ultimate goal .
Moreover , scientific discoveries and religion go hand in hand , for example the Hindu culture, which I follow , the Sanskrit hymns create a sense of positive vibration within our body and bring peace to our mind . Sixth Sense and subconscious mind does exist . Yoga or MudraYoga has done miracles to people . Even the best scientists in the world believe in the existence of god . Hope I have not confused you too much . :)
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Bharath
Peter Hodges
Mary M. 100+
Are you sure?
Enrico Petrucco 20+
Semantics aside, I agree with Peter - almost. We can have faith and reason, we would not be human without both. However religion precludes reason. Religion is to faith as alchemy is to science. Faith has evolved beyond religion for many, and those who prefer to be left behind searching for their Gold amongst the Lead will miss out on a greater opportunity.
Peter Hodges
Mary M. 100+
What I have discovered from being around TED is that to some science is a religion......a belief system. And yes, I believe faith has evolved beyond religion.....so has spirituality.
I guess what I find helps me is the Bible itself. Here's what I believe:
The Bible contains various statements for which independent physical evidence is lacking. For example, what it says about an invisible realm inhabited by spirit creatures cannot be proved—or disproved—scientifically. Do such unprovable references necessarily put the Bible at odds with science?
This was the question facing a planetary geologist who began to study the Bible some years ago.
“I must admit that accepting the Bible was difficult for me at first because I could not prove some Bible statements scientifically,” he recalls.
This sincere man continued studying the Bible and eventually became convinced that the available evidence demonstrates that it is God’s Word.
“This lessened the yearning to have every Bible fact proved independently,” he explains.
“A person with a scientific inclination must be willing to examine the Bible from a spiritual standpoint, or he will never accept the truth.
Science cannot be expected to substantiate every statement in the Bible. But just because certain statements are unprovable, that does not mean that they are untrue.
The important thing is that wherever provable the Bible’s accuracy is verified.”
Thank you for your reply to my comment. I appreciated your words.
Enrico Petrucco 20+
Faith is changeable and can be reckoned among reason and vice versa.
Religion usually does not satisfy that argument: there is usually a text (or set of texts) which pretend to arbitrarily determine 'the truth'.
Once someone decides to change a religion, the result is a new religion. How many types of Christianity/Catholicism have to appear before those in the related religions realise that the institution is past it's time? I argue: let your faith evolve, don't believe what others preach, otherwise one may never learn some of the most fundamentally rewarding things about life and may be stuck in a trap.
By faith - it does not have to be restricted to a spiritual sense, and i am aware of the paradox in the argument :)