Do you question everything? No? Well, you should. At least, that is what atheists are telling us to do. The mantra, “Question Everything” (with some variations) has become extremely popular these days.
There are T-Shirts:
There are buttons, cups, bumper stickers, memes, and billboards.
As you can see, this is the way atheists have attempted to brand themselves. But, what is the brand? Does it make sense? And…more importantly, is it original and unique to atheism?
What is the brand?
What is the point of this marketing scheme? The goal here is to position atheists as thinkers, thereby defining everyone else as unscientific and stupid.
Does it make sense?
Is this a good mantra to live by? Before we answer this question, let’s take a quick journey through history to see what the great minds of the past said.
Socrates (~399 BC) — “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
Euripides (~450 BC) — “Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing.”
Peter Abelard (1079-1142) — “By doubting we are led to question, by questioning we arrive at the truth.”
Galileo (1564-1642) — “All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.”
Rene des Cartes (1596-1650) — “If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.”
Albert Einstein (1879-1955) — “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning.”
Carl Sagan (1934 – 1996) — “We can judge our progress by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers, our willingness to accept what is true rather than what feels good.”
Pope Francis (born 1936 and still kickin’) — “Let us refuse to resign ourselves to this, and continue to wonder about the purpose and meaning of everything.”
Apostle Paul:
But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good; (Thessalonians 5:21)
This list is not exhaustive, but as these quotes demonstrate, great minds of the past and present believe that questioning everything is the path to truth and wisdom. Also, as you can see, these great people come from many different religious backgrounds. Atheists don’t have a lockdown on the concept of questioning everything.
Logically, we can say that it is important to question everything; it makes sense. And it’s intuitive. The only way to understand the world around us is to ask and answer questions. That’s why little kids ask so many questions. But, it doesn’t make sense to question everything and never accept the truth when you find it. In fact, we should go a step further and ostensibly accept truths we discover even if we don’t know them to be 100% fact. Why? Because we would never be able to move forward in science, mathematics, engineering, or even our own lives. Think about it, we could never have built skyscrapers or rockets if we didn’t rely on Newton’s Laws. Interestingly enough, we now know Newton’s Laws to be incorrect in some cases because our scientists kept an open mind to the data, not a skeptical one. If we had scientifically hobbled ourselves by not accepting these laws on the surface, we’d still be living life as if it was 1643.
As shown above, we must question things. What if you woke up every morning and questioned your spouse as to whether or not they loved you, never believing any answer they gave you? This would wear on any relationship pretty quickly and leave both sides completely frustrated. Obviously, it is silly to question every single thing every day and then, once we receive any type of answer, believe none of it. We question if atheists really even believe this mantra themselves, because who could ever live believing in nothing?
It is unlikely atheists “Believe Nothing, Question Everything,” because it is an illogical statement. How can a person believe that you should “Believe Nothing?”
Why do atheists try to co-opt the phrase “Question everything?”
Why do atheists throw this mantra up into our faces? Why are we, as Christians, accused of not questioning or thinking for ourselves? Why does belief in God mean that one is not intelligent?
As displayed by the quotes above, many of the great believers of the past asked questions and sought truth. In fact, Christianity encourages us to seek truth. Good grief, St. Paul even instructs us to “examine everything carefully”! It is a very small percentage of Christian denominations that teach their faithful to believe without question. God gave us free will and it is safe to say that He understands that we will have questions, that we will struggle to understand, and, yes, we will even have strong doubts.
“Question Everything” has been the mantra of scientists and philosophers throughout the ages, regardless of religious affiliation. Therefore, atheists are attempting to align themselves with the recognized intellectuals of history. So ultimately, the answer to the question is this: Atheists attempt to co-opt the phrase “Question Everything” in order to pit science against religion. They are on the side of science, you are on the side of religion. They are smart, you are a duped believer of fantasy. They win, you lose!
Don’t buy into their propaganda. Don’t let them make you doubt that it is logical, rational, or even intelligent to believe in God. They are counting on that doubt to evangelize believers away from their faith and drag them to the “free thinkers” side. Nobody wants to be labeled as dumb, stupid, or brainwashed. The truth is, is that God gave us science as a tool to understand His creation and build our understanding of His mind. We don’t have to fear science as Christians. In fact, we should embrace it. Next time an atheist exclaims, “Question everything” quickly agree with them by saying, “I agree! My faith teaches me to question everything and hold fast to the truth.”…
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]]>Do you question everything? No? Well, you should. At least, that is what atheists are telling us to do. The mantra, “Question Everything” (with some variations) has become extremely popular these days.
There are T-Shirts:
There are buttons, cups, bumper stickers, memes, and billboards.
As you can see, this is the way atheists have attempted to brand themselves. But, what is the brand? Does it make sense? And…more importantly, is it original and unique to atheism?
What is the brand?
What is the point of this marketing scheme? The goal here is to position atheists as thinkers, thereby defining everyone else as unscientific and stupid.
Does it make sense?
Is this a good mantra to live by? Before we answer this question, let’s take a quick journey through history to see what the great minds of the past said.
Socrates (~399 BC) — “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
Euripides (~450 BC) — “Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing.”
Peter Abelard (1079-1142) — “By doubting we are led to question, by questioning we arrive at the truth.”
Galileo (1564-1642) — “All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.”
Rene des Cartes (1596-1650) — “If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.”
Albert Einstein (1879-1955) — “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning.”
Carl Sagan (1934 – 1996) — “We can judge our progress by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers, our willingness to accept what is true rather than what feels good.”
Pope Francis (born 1936 and still kickin’) — “Let us refuse to resign ourselves to this, and continue to wonder about the purpose and meaning of everything.”
Apostle Paul:
But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good; (Thessalonians 5:21)
This list is not exhaustive, but as these quotes demonstrate, great minds of the past and present believe that questioning everything is the path to truth and wisdom. Also, as you can see, these great people come from many different religious backgrounds. Atheists don’t have a lockdown on the concept of questioning everything.
Logically, we can say that it is important to question everything; it makes sense. And it’s intuitive. The only way to understand the world around us is to ask and answer questions. That’s why little kids ask so many questions. But, it doesn’t make sense to question everything and never accept the truth when you find it. In fact, we should go a step further and ostensibly accept truths we discover even if we don’t know them to be 100% fact. Why? Because we would never be able to move forward in science, mathematics, engineering, or even our own lives. Think about it, we could never have built skyscrapers or rockets if we didn’t rely on Newton’s Laws. Interestingly enough, we now know Newton’s Laws to be incorrect in some cases because our scientists kept an open mind to the data, not a skeptical one. If we had scientifically hobbled ourselves by not accepting these laws on the surface, we’d still be living life as if it was 1643.
As shown above, we must question things. What if you woke up every morning and questioned your spouse as to whether or not they loved you, never believing any answer they gave you? This would wear on any relationship pretty quickly and leave both sides completely frustrated. Obviously, it is silly to question every single thing every day and then, once we receive any type of answer, believe none of it. We question if atheists really even believe this mantra themselves, because who could ever live believing in nothing?
It is unlikely atheists “Believe Nothing, Question Everything,” because it is an illogical statement. How can a person believe that you should “Believe Nothing?”
Why do atheists try to co-opt the phrase “Question everything?”
Why do atheists throw this mantra up into our faces? Why are we, as Christians, accused of not questioning or thinking for ourselves? Why does belief in God mean that one is not intelligent?
As displayed by the quotes above, many of the great believers of the past asked questions and sought truth. In fact, Christianity encourages us to seek truth. Good grief, St. Paul even instructs us to “examine everything carefully”! It is a very small percentage of Christian denominations that teach their faithful to believe without question. God gave us free will and it is safe to say that He understands that we will have questions, that we will struggle to understand, and, yes, we will even have strong doubts.
“Question Everything” has been the mantra of scientists and philosophers throughout the ages, regardless of religious affiliation. Therefore, atheists are attempting to align themselves with the recognized intellectuals of history. So ultimately, the answer to the question is this: Atheists attempt to co-opt the phrase “Question Everything” in order to pit science against religion. They are on the side of science, you are on the side of religion. They are smart, you are a duped believer of fantasy. They win, you lose!
Don’t buy into their propaganda. Don’t let them make you doubt that it is logical, rational, or even intelligent to believe in God. They are counting on that doubt to evangelize believers away from their faith and drag them to the “free thinkers” side. Nobody wants to be labeled as dumb, stupid, or brainwashed. The truth is, is that God gave us science as a tool to understand His creation and build our understanding of His mind. We don’t have to fear science as Christians. In fact, we should embrace it. Next time an atheist exclaims, “Question everything” quickly agree with them by saying, “I agree! My faith teaches me to question everything and hold fast to the truth.”…
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