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If science created/discovered a cure for death, will god and religion die?
If death was no longer a thing to fear because of the advances of science, will the concept of god and religion eventually fade away?
12 Answers
- Anonymous7 years agoFavorite Answer
Doubt it. There's a SF book, I forgot the title, where Christians who reject science-made immortality build virtual reality heavens and hells so they can live out their beliefs in a fantasy computer world. I can totally see that happening.
- WackoJackoLv 67 years ago
I read, a while back, an article (in a respected newspaper) with the headline: "2050 - and immortality is in our grasp".
The idea was that with Moore's Law (i.e. the exponential growth in technological advancements vs size and cost) it is not inconceivable that they would be able to upload our brains knowledge to a mainframe.
Far out? Yes, a little. But it just opens your mind to the possibilities and I find that exciting.
In any case we ought to worry about the Sun going out and even the ultimate fate of our universe (if physicists are correct then it's going to get a lot cooler, I think it was cosmologist Lawrence Krauss who said: "We live in the worst of all possible universes"!)
Okay I know it's BILLIONS of years away and humans won't even be around then but still...
- 7 years ago
This question is way to complicated for some people. Some answerers don't even realize that they're going to die eventually. You have to start with the basics when you ask a question in the religion section.
And no, religion would continue.
- Anonymous7 years ago
thats the whole unstated goal of it isnt it .. 'become gods' and live forever .. the bible has a thing or two to say about that and imo thats a sign the end is upon us, God wont stand for that kind of thing .. but go for it, lets get it over with ..
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- Anonymous7 years ago
That would be the day. Science would have finally caught up with Christianity. We already have a cure for death. Its Jesus.
- MOMMAHLv 77 years ago
Psssssssh... they can't even find a cure for AIDS yet.
Matthew 24:35 (JESUS speaking)
Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.
- Goofy GirlLv 47 years ago
No. Man WILL eventually figure out a way to evade death. But the 2nd law of thermodynamics will still continue. Becoming immortal will not do away with God, it will forever remove our way to get to God and Heaven.
- 7 years ago
"That would be the day. Science would have finally caught up with Christianity. We already have a cure for death. Its Jesus. "
EPIC ANSWER!!!!
- 7 years ago
I would still love my Lord even if this was so to come. They haven't found a cure for cancer so not happening anytime soon. Jesus would still be awesome.