To answer your second question; why do philosopher's who believe in God question the unknown?
Well, if a person doesn't question anything then they assume to have the answer to everything. How would someone know, without a doubt, that what they believe is real without, first, questioning (that's blind faith). Belief is strengthened by doubt. To question everything is to seek out truth. By not questioning the unknown, one assumes to have knowledge which they don't know.
Most philosophers believe that there is no such thing as God because after questioning the belief they have not found enough evidence to support the claims. There are numerous religions that say totally different things as what things to follow and what to believe in. For example why is it that Muslims say you shouldn’t eat eat pig, while Hindus say you shouldn’t eat cow, and Sikhs say you shouldn’t eat any meat at all. If there is one God why didn’t he tell all the prophets around the world the same message? Even within religions there are sub differences. Forget about two separate religions disagreeing with one another there are people within in the same religion contradicting each other. Philosophers question everything and questioning religion and there practices are one of the easiest things to do.
Philosophers might believe in a supreme being in the sense that has to do with the greater force that created the universe but some don't know what to do with this information after that since there are so many religions that tell you different things. They might be looking for a more sure answer so that they know what to do.
philosophers live to question and examine the unknown. I think they have the hardest tasks in the world because they only deal with things that have no answers. Questions that have been unanswered for thousands of years. Many philosopher do believe in God. Starting from the earliest philosophers they didn't want to live with materialistic success but prefered to live very well observed lives with God on their minds at all times. Alot of philosophers especially more recent question the belief in God since there is no objective evidence, only theories. They rather relly on physical evidence observed by their senses and not their reason.
i agree with all of you guys, but in my opinion most philosophers waste their time and looking for answers in a place where there is nothing but close to impossibilities, in opinion it’s up to one’s culture heritage, choice that one should believe in god, and while they challenge the unknown looking for answers most will find nothing. Asking one to challenge the unknown is basically asking one to give up their life to something with no answer.
I was told that many philosophers in fact believe in god because science can not explain how the world was created. It is a philosophers job to question the unknown. but proving the unknown is the difficult part because nothing is really known. In fact it is hard to prove what you think you know if you don't know how to exactly prove it. But i know there is a god because Christianity proves it. Some scientist don't believe in hod because they a to quick to prove that nature it self make up the world and everything around us.
A philosopher strives on his/her ability to theorize and evidence arguments in favour of their view and rationalize that which is not in their favour in order to strengthen their argument. It is probable that this results in them questioning faith in God and in turn questioning their own faith in God or that which they hold their beliefs to.
If a philosopher believes undoubtedly that God exists, or respects the disbelief others have in God and remains with their faith, their questioning of the unknown can still remain logical. As God is believed to be of the utmost perfection—that which humans can’t fathom—pondering the unknown proves to provide one with further knowledge and potential answers to their philosophical questions.
Curiosity, is my answer for your second question, because if we don't ask questions we might not learn anything. After all they are philosophers and they need to questions. To answer your first question, agreeing with Abbas, philosophers do strive on their ability to theorize and evidence arguments, if they don't have proof or a logical explanation to God then they won't believe and because the bible and its stories can not be proven or maybe Plato might say, " oh i never heard of someone who met King David, Or Jesus" so since no can back up the fact that the stories in the bible are true, philosophers will loss faith or won't even obtain faith.
To answer your second question; why do philosopher's who believe in God question the unknown?
ReplyDeleteWell, if a person doesn't question anything then they assume to have the answer to everything. How would someone know, without a doubt, that what they believe is real without, first, questioning (that's blind faith). Belief is strengthened by doubt. To question everything is to seek out truth. By not questioning the unknown, one assumes to have knowledge which they don't know.
Most philosophers believe that there is no such thing as God because after questioning the belief they have not found enough evidence to support the claims. There are numerous religions that say totally different things as what things to follow and what to believe in. For example why is it that Muslims say you shouldn’t eat eat pig, while Hindus say you shouldn’t eat cow, and Sikhs say you shouldn’t eat any meat at all. If there is one God why didn’t he tell all the prophets around the world the same message? Even within religions there are sub differences. Forget about two separate religions disagreeing with one another there are people within in the same religion contradicting each other. Philosophers question everything and questioning religion and there practices are one of the easiest things to do.
ReplyDeletePhilosophers might believe in a supreme being in the sense that has to do with the greater force that created the universe but some don't know what to do with this information after that since there are so many religions that tell you different things. They might be looking for a more sure answer so that they know what to do.
ReplyDeletephilosophers live to question and examine the unknown. I think they have the hardest tasks in the world because they only deal with things that have no answers. Questions that have been unanswered for thousands of years. Many philosopher do believe in God. Starting from the earliest philosophers they didn't want to live with materialistic success but prefered to live very well observed lives with God on their minds at all times. Alot of philosophers especially more recent question the belief in God since there is no objective evidence, only theories. They rather relly on physical evidence observed by their senses and not their reason.
ReplyDeletei agree with all of you guys, but in my opinion most philosophers waste their time and looking for answers in a place where there is nothing but close to impossibilities, in opinion it’s up to one’s culture heritage, choice that one should believe in god, and while they challenge the unknown looking for answers most will find nothing. Asking one to challenge the unknown is basically asking one to give up their life to something with no answer.
ReplyDeleteI was told that many philosophers in fact believe in god because science can not explain how the world was created. It is a philosophers job to question the unknown. but proving the unknown is the difficult part because nothing is really known. In fact it is hard to prove what you think you know if you don't know how to exactly prove it. But i know there is a god because Christianity proves it. Some scientist don't believe in hod because they a to quick to prove that nature it self make up the world and everything around us.
ReplyDeleteA philosopher strives on his/her ability to theorize and evidence arguments in favour of their view and rationalize that which is not in their favour in order to strengthen their argument. It is probable that this results in them questioning faith in God and in turn questioning their own faith in God or that which they hold their beliefs to.
ReplyDeleteIf a philosopher believes undoubtedly that God exists, or respects the disbelief others have in God and remains with their faith, their questioning of the unknown can still remain logical. As God is believed to be of the utmost perfection—that which humans can’t fathom—pondering the unknown proves to provide one with further knowledge and potential answers to their philosophical questions.
Curiosity, is my answer for your second question, because if we don't ask questions we might not learn anything. After all they are philosophers and they need to questions. To answer your first question, agreeing with Abbas, philosophers do strive on their ability to theorize and evidence arguments, if they don't have proof or a logical explanation to God then they won't believe and because the bible and its stories can not be proven or maybe Plato might say, " oh i never heard of someone who met King David, Or Jesus" so since no can back up the fact that the stories in the bible are true, philosophers will loss faith or won't even obtain faith.
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