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ReplyDeletePersonally i believe that in the near future Christianity as a whole will be less and less popular and meaningful to people. As the women in the video said, religion has become voluntary. People today don't have enough time for their families, careers, and friends as it is, and with the development of new technology everyone's time they put into practicing, or even thinking about religion is decreasing. I also believe that Christianity will have to go more hand in hand with science than it already has. In today's world people look for science for answers, and those answer may contradict what the bible says, or what their faith tells them and they may feel their religion is a lie. One last thing is that in Europe today religion is on the decline, and the center of Christianity is in Europe, so this may even be a warning sign for America in the near future.
ReplyDeleteI Think that there is a future for religion. There will always be scientists that will always want to try to support things with facts. On the other hand there will always be a religious person or figure trying to challenge the scientist with religion. Some things in life will never be explainable that's where religion or some sort of faith will play a part in someones life in some way. For example the miracle of birth, for a human to develop from that type of microscopic size of cell and develop into a living breathing organism is amazing in itself. But if u think about things like the "soul" of the baby or things like that. These cannot be explained by science. Like emotions and things like conscious things that we can just feel cant be explained by science, but u know they are there. That's where some type of faith steps in. Even if it is not organized religion that person has to have faith in something to understand something that is unexplainable
ReplyDeleteI agree with NaQuan. There is always going to be religion and there is always going to be a scientist trying to give us facts and challenge religion. But people are going to believe what they want to believe no matter what. I like NaQuan's example about birth. You always here parents say the first time they see their baby they think, wow what a miracle. No one thinks about the scientific facts, they can't believe that something so beautiful and precious has entered there life and that one moment has changed their lives forever. So I believe moments like that will keep religion going.
ReplyDeleteI agree with NaQuan, I also think that there is a future for religion. Even though it might not be a good future, there will be one.
ReplyDeleteQ: How will it evolve?
A: I'm not so sure if it will evolve, or even regress, maybe it'll just stay the same. Sure scientists will always have their theories or evidence, and I guess a religious person will always have their beliefs. Maybe the church will lose some members, maybe a good majority, but that majority will be the ones who never really had faith. The ones who never practiced what they were taught. Faith can be stronger than scientific facts. Why look at things so literal?
Q: Will it remain an important part of life?
A: Yes it will. I don't hate science, and I don't disregard any findings, but it will never change the belief/faith I have in my religion.
the videos were interesting, and it was nice to see their opinions. I liked how that lady said that religion has become voluntary. It's true too.
i agree with Justin there is absolutly room for religion in the future. Without religion there would be nothing to believe or even have faith in, this could lead to some horrible things that I don't even want to think about. I think religion will "evolve"(haha evolution get it)how ever it needs too to stay around for the future. Religions place in life could be a large part or a tiny part it all depends on whose life it is effecting.
ReplyDeleteI personally feel that traditional religious establishments such as the Church will gradually decline in time as the world falls victim to capitalism. However, this very decline in traditional, practicing worshipers will make for a new, modern kind of religion that is purely individualistic. People CANNOT continue to simply follow what they have been taught by the parents or elders. They simply need to analyze their own perspective on religion. The future of identifying one's religion is no longer going to be a question of "What religion are you?" and its going to become a question of "What do you believe in?"
ReplyDelete• There have been so many ideas and concepts put forward by a vast amount of different religious groups throughout the world that will only continue to grow as time goes on. Therefore, humans are more and more susceptible to establishing their own faith rather than that of a particular group.
• Will science conflict with religion? No.
In today's modern society people often look to science for answers, but what people must remember is that science is merely our definition of what the universe is. We define our universe so that it appears as if we understand it. We define everything from atoms to galaxies. We've even made a system of calculating matter itself using numbers which we've also created. Ultimately, what I'm trying to say is that we created our own definition for the universe in hopes of understanding it. We DON'T need science, yet we as humans desire it in order to achieve answers and examine matter on a more literal basis. The universe has functioned for as long as we know and will undoubtedly continue for long after our lives, regardless of whether we've had science or not.
• Religion is simply another way of analyzing the big picture. It's a way that requires no physical analysis. All it requires is a working mind. Science cannot and will not ever answer questions which religion has been answering for centuries. Science DEFINES the universe while religion SOLVES it. That's why I feel that ALL religion, not only Christianity, cannot and will not be replaced by science and physical research although it may become more individualistic and less group-oriented.
I think that there is no future for religion. Even if we hope there is. Of course religion won't completely disappear, but it will become less and less popular. As we go foward into faster technology and new ways to do tasks, we will most likely won't have time for religion. Like Matt said, people don't have time for their families or careers right now. How will people focus on religion if we had more distractions now? I think that if you are really true about your religion, you won't push it aside. I really liked the videos, its was simple and to the point.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Christianity will start to sort of wither away and become just a faded memory in the future because right now religion is have a hard time battling with science as it is so imagine the future where people have done millions of researches and conducted many findings that improve on science while religion has just stuck to its old tradition ways. I think (although i could be wrong) that sooner or later science is going to triumph over religion because science has facts and can prove its point where as religion just ask you to believe and trust that they're right(which isn't bad at all). I don't think religion can evolve that much because it has to stick to some of its old traditional ways and its beliefs. Religion will always be an important part of our lives because it gives us something to believe and have faith in but in the future we may become so engulfed in technology and science that we put religion and God in our back pocket and only pull him out when we need him.
ReplyDeleteI believe the future of Christianity will remain existent in our modern era. The main importance are those who still strongly believe Jesus Christ as the Son of God. Possibly in the near future, traditional stories within the Bible will revise into a more common theory for the people. For example, it is hard to actually believe Moses led his people through The Red Sea. However, stories can revolve into a better assumption such as Moses crossing the "sea of reeds." Catholic Christianity can remain an important part of your life if u allow it. No matter how much your busy or too consumed in technology, religion is always going to be there in building your faith and hopes. It is the individual to find the soul purpose to still believe the Holy Trinity.
ReplyDeleteI think that that religion will always have a place in the future, even if it's a small part. But I also believe that religion will stay the same, being that they are very critical in decisions regarding the scientific truth and having only a few members attend church faithfully. I think the scientific field would have more people interested in being there, because its proven facts, unlike religion were all we do is question the existent of God. Religions place in the world, is up to the holder, because you have to put time and effort into it and if you don't you become too consume in other things and not focus on the real meaning of life.
ReplyDeleteOk, I am going to start off by saying my thought. I, Steven G. Pineda, do not believe that there is going to be a future for structured religion past the generation of our grand-children.
ReplyDelete"Why is that?" You may ask, and the answer lies in history.
I liked how in one of the videos the woman says that there has been a suppression of religion. She didn't say it in so few words; however, she had said it in a timeline-like fashion. She had said that in the 17th and 18th century Religion had more strength and faith than in modern times. Back in the 17th and 18th century Religion was a way of life, and there were no questions asked. This time period of religious prominence lasted up until the 19th century where science had started to grow in popularity.
It is in the 19th century that religion starts to slowly deteriorate in the number of devote followers, and as time passes, that number diminishes more and more.
We are now in the 21st century and it is clearly visible that religion is lacking the respect it used to have. Simply walk into a mass on a Sunday, you will almost undoubtedly see at least 3 people texting during the service. This only implies that people are mindlessly coming to church because "the have to" or they are "obligated to." This is not the way religion was supposed to be received, it was supposed to be received with devotion and infallible faith; however, in this day and age all we see is a mindless crowd of people with blank faces.
It is with this simple observation that I have come to the conclusion that structured and formal religion will have almost no place in the world. Structured and organized church gatherings will be almost non-existent. Notice how i said "almost," that is the key word, because there will undoubtedly be people who follow their religion with conviction. If there were more of those kinds of people then maybe religion might have a future.
I also apologize for being so blunt in my answer.
I believe that Christianity's future will still be on the positive side years from now but like the woman pointed out, religion has become voluntary with religions trying their hardest to persuade people to devote more time to God. But going to church and attending every event doesn't make one superior to someone who still believes in God but doesn't practice it. In the future, it will probably be that their still will be a vast majority of followers but a decline of participation in daily rituals. I can't really say how or if the church will evolve but as long as the church changes with the times it should be good. Christianity will always be an important part of life because it gives people hope that their is a greater being who you can rely on and build a relationship with.
ReplyDeleteIt all really depends. From my veiw of how society has progressed. Christianity isn't necessary, but at the same time its also not not necessary. Christianity could take any turn in the future, based on how the findings of other religions and science go. If string theory and the creation of the universe are confirmed, then this a disprovement of god is evident. But the constant desire for a source of faith can still drive a desire to seek god. Science does define the universe, but for the purpose of solving. But this reason for solcing it is the same reason religion is provided, to calm people's fear. And the ultimate source of fear is ignorance. Both scientific evidence and religion are ways to fill in the fear, by providing some form of support. Depending on shich one becomes more pluasible, determines the fate of Christianity and its credibilty as a source of beleif in the future.
ReplyDeleteRecently, people have been talking about a prophet named Nostradamus who predicted that the world would end in the year 2012. Many people have already believed that his predictions came true. For example, he predicted that two towers would go up in flames, and on September 11, 2001, the twin towers fell. Since then, more people are being convinced that his other predictions will come true. If they believe these predictions, they will start to lose their faith. However, it depends on how people deal with this kind of seemingly hopeless situation. Some people cannot control their fears, thus, they can easily believe in anything. They will lose hope for any salvation. This is why Catholicism might not exist in the future.
ReplyDeleteEven though there are some people who give in to their fears, there are others who still have faith. For example, Christians believe Jesus will come again and save us from our sins. They can confidently ignore Nostradamus' predictions and positively believe in their faith. In other words, religion might grow because people will want to fight back and hope for the best. In conclusion, I think that both suggestions can be possible. It all depends on how people will deal with whatever is in store in the future.
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ReplyDeleteSorry, I just need to clarify what I meant when I said "Simply walk into a mass on a Sunday, you will almost undoubtedly see at least 3 people texting during the service."
ReplyDelete3 seems like an awfully small number, I meant 3 people in your direct field-of-vision. Without turning your head or body.
I believe that there is a future for the religion of Catholic Christianity. I believe that the future of the religion will eventually find its way to blend in with the world of science. Although science may be a great way for people to get immediate answers for some questions that the have about the world, it will not answer every question. Religion is a great way to understand our spiritual being and find out about things that deal with matters of the heart. Without religion, the world would be a plain and dry place without love or any other form of spiritual bonds shared between people. Overall, I believe that religion is a great thing that can help keep our community and people together, because without religion our society would cease to exist.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very tough question. I personally believe that if any religion does not change its needs to fit the people of today's society it will not be effective. However, I do think the Catholic Church will remain for a very long time. We simply have to many people of all different ethnicities and backgrounds to let our religion crumble. I believe that the Church will definitely evolve as will people. Evolution is necessary, regardless of whether we are talking about animals or religion. Survival of the fittest is the key. I cannot predict how the Church will evolve but it will definitely happen. I think religion will become more important as time passes. We are on the brink of war due to us supporting Israel and once a crisis occurs everyone will turn to God for help.
ReplyDeleteActually, there are two things that can happen to religion in the next generation.
ReplyDeleteReligion in the next generation can "fade away". With as much hate, civil wars, and censorship there is in religion today, I believe the anti-religious/atheist or the government would have an affect on how widespread religion can be in the future. Also, the more time that passes by, the more we forget about certain things. Certain facts about the religion, or the religion as a whole, can be forgotten and replaced by something else.
And, as we begin to get more evidence about evolution,
Or, I believe there would be more religions in the future, but they'll possibly have a more philosophical view towards it, kind of like Taoism or Confucianism. Like Justin and Caitlyn said, there is room for religions in the future, but I believe that they would change throughout time.
I believe it would remain an important part of life. I just don't think many people in the world can live without faith or belief, or atleast an understanding of how things came about. Everyone wants to get away from feeling "confused", and religion can help that.
-I agree with NaQuan when he says there is future for religion. I do not know if Christianity will evolve or stay the same. I would like to think it will evolve and become better than it will be now. I think people who are truly into their faith will continue to have Christianity as a major part of their life and it will remain important. Like the people who go to church every Sunday they will continue to haver Christianity as an important factor in their lives.
ReplyDeleteGood job class! We'll discuss more in class TOMORROW.
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