When I watch animals in nature, whether in a documentary or just birds or squirrels interacting with each other, I wonder when was the point in time humans acquired a conscience.
While animals display the best in human traits such as, nurturing and protecting their young and showing courage in the hunt, they also display the worst such as birds stealing food out of the mouths of other birds and killing without remorse.While these traits are evident in humans, it is not the norm among the mass of people. No civilization could survive if everyone stole and killed without remorse.
In looking back to ancient civilizations, it is evident that they believed in and worshipped some kind of supernatural entity. It seems that it is hard wired into our consciousness to believe in life after death and a entity that watches and judges them. If the gods were not obeyed a terrible price would be paid. Or so they believed.
It was necessary to keep order in a society. Without it, even with a iron hand government that cracked down harshly on any rule breaker, there is massive corruption by the people and their leaders and order is kept through the most horrid brutality. Look at the bleak and harsh rule of the old Soviet Union or North Korea now.
Without belief in a after life or god, if a individual thought he could get away with a crime without punishment, what is to stop him from taking advantage of a opportunity. Humans,as well as animals, are basically selfish and will do what is best for themselves, regardless of the cost to society.
Where does altruism come into play with humans that does not exist in the animal world? What prevents humans from stealing and killing each other to satisfy their desires? Is it just the law? Does the law stop serial killers? Could someone be a serial killer, that kills for pleasure , if he thought a higher power was watching him and would punish him for his evil for all eternity.
The difference between us and animals is a conscience which became part of his nature when millions of years ago some ape looked up at the stars and wondered , does my life have meaning?
If you are a non-believer, science over the last 50 years have shown evidence of Intelligent Design. For example: the universe had a beginning with the Big bang.
For more examples of Intelligent Design, go to:
Scientific Arguments against Atheism
While animals display the best in human traits such as, nurturing and protecting their young and showing courage in the hunt, they also display the worst such as birds stealing food out of the mouths of other birds and killing without remorse.While these traits are evident in humans, it is not the norm among the mass of people. No civilization could survive if everyone stole and killed without remorse.
In looking back to ancient civilizations, it is evident that they believed in and worshipped some kind of supernatural entity. It seems that it is hard wired into our consciousness to believe in life after death and a entity that watches and judges them. If the gods were not obeyed a terrible price would be paid. Or so they believed.
It was necessary to keep order in a society. Without it, even with a iron hand government that cracked down harshly on any rule breaker, there is massive corruption by the people and their leaders and order is kept through the most horrid brutality. Look at the bleak and harsh rule of the old Soviet Union or North Korea now.
Without belief in a after life or god, if a individual thought he could get away with a crime without punishment, what is to stop him from taking advantage of a opportunity. Humans,as well as animals, are basically selfish and will do what is best for themselves, regardless of the cost to society.
Where does altruism come into play with humans that does not exist in the animal world? What prevents humans from stealing and killing each other to satisfy their desires? Is it just the law? Does the law stop serial killers? Could someone be a serial killer, that kills for pleasure , if he thought a higher power was watching him and would punish him for his evil for all eternity.
The difference between us and animals is a conscience which became part of his nature when millions of years ago some ape looked up at the stars and wondered , does my life have meaning?
If you are a non-believer, science over the last 50 years have shown evidence of Intelligent Design. For example: the universe had a beginning with the Big bang.
For more examples of Intelligent Design, go to:
Scientific Arguments against Atheism
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