原帖由 shutterbug 於 2009-1-6 13:40 發表 
why are you asking such a fundamental question?
Why someone believe in something? Let me ask you a question, why do you believe your mom is really your biological mom? I assume you haven't done a ...
The evidence is that she claims to be my mom and cared for me for my entire life thus far. Birth certificate also indicates so, along with all official documentations, etc. Thus, there are strong evidence that she is my mom. Now, if you go ahead and do a DNA test, which gives IMO an even stronger evidence, I will put that as part of the consideration when trying to determine whether my mom is my mom. That's called scientific method. I only trust something when there's sufficient evidence. I am also ready to reshape and refine my understanding when under further and alternative evidences. Note that in no where in this response did I use the word 'believe', because I don't need to blindly believe as there are things much stronger than just blind 'faith' that can reach the conclusion that my mom is my mom.
The difference here is that, religion try to shove their disciples a default 'conclusion' on what the 'truth' is. At least in the case of some religion, including Christianity, their principle is based on faith in believing in a pre-determined ultimate 'truth'. It is not a religion that can accept something like the scientific method, which goes in reverse, is shaped based on doubt with no pre-determined conclusion. Only theories which is continually reshaped and refined in order to get closer to what the truth might be.
Again, I'm not going to reiterate myself... As I have already said in page 3:
"I am not a believer in Science, as Science is not a blind religion. In Science, you don't believe, you observe results from the Scientific method. That is what sets Science apart from religion. Science tries to disproof what it found, and through this process gain a fuller understanding of the universe and it's history. Relgion on the other hand arrive at the conclusion right away through means that are un-objective (The Bible said so, some scroll said so, someone said so, God said so, a voice in my dream said so, etc). Which method gets you closer to the truth is quite apparent IMO."
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