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There are two very different whys here. One is based in the human psyche (God/philosophy) the other is based in our observations of the physical world. Also,

There are two very different whys here. One is based in the human psyche (God/philosophy) the other is based in our observations of the physical world. Also, that statement that most of us prefer democracy is not backed by any facts here. Is there a study on this? It sounds like a guess. I'd guess that most people don't care otherwise we'd have democracy everywhere.

davrosthedalek 14y ago
There are also two very different group of answers to the questions. However, the point is that the never ending chain of why exists in both religion and science. The claim that religion can provide more than science in this regard is wrong. Regarding democracy: I actually meant to refer to the "western world". In general, democracy is certainly spreading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy There is a nice plot of the number of nations with "democracy" vs. time below the heading 20th and 21st centuries. From the people I know, none of the those who believe in a God do not prefer democracy. That is certainly a biased group. And I think you have a point about "don't care", but if asked, I would say that most if not all of those friends would rather fight for democracy than their god.
- think-large 14y ago
  I was just making a statement based on the opinion I saw in the statement you made. I'm going to assume that most of your friends are Christian, and in modern Christianity fighting for your God is done with non-violence. Also many Christians today consider fighting for your country the same as fighting for God. I have to say that Science doesn't prove anything. They predict. I agree that religion should not try to prove anything about the realm of the physical. To say that God created the universe is to say that you believe in intelligent design. Some creature who put it all together. The why and how does not matter to the religious. They adapt their view TO science because it is immaterial. Look at Genesis. Honestly 7 days? Religion isn't about the facts, or about arguing that there is an either out in space. It is about saying, hey there is always going to be something we can't explain and beyond that is God.

davrosthedalek 14y ago

There are also two very different group of answers to the questions. However, the point is that the never ending chain of why exists in both religion and science. The claim that religion can provide more than science in this regard is wrong. Regarding democracy: I actually meant to refer to the "western world". In general, democracy is certainly spreading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy There is a nice plot of the number of nations with "democracy" vs. time below the heading 20th and 21st centuries. From the people I know, none of the those who believe in a God do not prefer democracy. That is certainly a biased group. And I think you have a point about "don't care", but if asked, I would say that most if not all of those friends would rather fight for democracy than their god.

think-large 14y ago
I was just making a statement based on the opinion I saw in the statement you made. I'm going to assume that most of your friends are Christian, and in modern Christianity fighting for your God is done with non-violence. Also many Christians today consider fighting for your country the same as fighting for God. I have to say that Science doesn't prove anything. They predict. I agree that religion should not try to prove anything about the realm of the physical. To say that God created the universe is to say that you believe in intelligent design. Some creature who put it all together. The why and how does not matter to the religious. They adapt their view TO science because it is immaterial. Look at Genesis. Honestly 7 days? Religion isn't about the facts, or about arguing that there is an either out in space. It is about saying, hey there is always going to be something we can't explain and beyond that is God.