Christianity, Knowledge and Science

cocytus writes:1) That knowledge itself, for humans, can and should only be obtained through proper channels. Those channels being, namely, God and God's vicars (Pope, priest, minister, pastor etc.)1.a) As a corollary, all knowledge derived from other sources (namely our senses, either terrestrial or modified via technology) must not be trusted. Only God's word is real in the sense that God could change anything at any time.2) It is therefore the position of creationists (and other Christians of the same ilk) that the whole of reality must be bound within the Bible. It is thus acceptable, within the faith, to deny any scientific finding that cannot be easily proof-texted.3) The most important consequence is that Christians desire to stand in the way of science and scientists because their knowledge is somehow inferior to God's.This, to me, is evil incarnate. If the world can be a better place, and science has the tools to make it so, then there should be no leap of faith that is required of any individual to stand on the side of progress (progress in this sense can be synonymous with "good," so there is an appropriate juxtaposition).My position is largely in the realm of theory, but I believe it is important to consider whether religion itself is causing humanity to stagnate at a time when anything BUT stagnation is what we need.This argument thus asks the question: "Does religion make good people do bad things?" In this case "bad things" refers to standing in the way of progress.

bujitsu writes:But, there are plenty of scientists that have looked at the evidence and believe it shows other truths. Like it or not NOT ALL SCIENTISTS agree with you.

bujitsu writes:I think most of your questions can honestly have many different answers, or at least many different interpretations.