Do you believe that God exist?

[Cjfogler15]

Lauren does outline a very good way to look at life and how to treat others. I believe that you do feel at piece with yourself when respecting others.

On the other hand do I believe, sure there is some doubt but basically no I don't believe in a higher power. My decision comes from much research into the different religions. What crossed my mind is, since everyone has a different point of view hence the multiple religions then what is to say that anyone is right. There is no evidence so its up to your feelings on interpretation.

Did anyone know that GOD actually stands for Generator Operator Destroyer.

Since there is huge differences between the Old and New Testament Bibles it does raise some questions. In actual fact, the bible is a history book. This book has been changed to suit the current world powers at the time to suit their needs/empower their leaders. What is to say that so much has changed that very little original fact is left. Very much similar to the experiment where you have a circle of 20 people and the 1st person starts a thought and passes to the right and it keeps going person to person until at the end an entirely different meaning comes out. Thats only 20 people, what about 2000 years with some really self serving factions.

These are my issues with religion, however everyone must decide for themself to whats important to them in life.

 

[kLeigh]

::: Damn that is a classic good one Oddball



GDL we think alike bud, well said.

 

[tkp]

I believe in God but I don't understand 'him' fully, and perhaps don't agree with him on everything, or all that's in that Good Book.

1) I believe he has communicated with some of us, maybe all of us in some secret way.

2) No, he's not impressed with a lot of stuff we've done, but he knows we're human - to err is to be human. Some stuff we do right, but we've got a long road ahead of us to impress all the time.

3) I agree with your 3rd point.

How can there not be a God when there are sexy girls like you and your June Playmate Adelle around?

Then again, I don't have an answer for Amber-Jade. Or one for a relative (who has Alzheimer's). They say he works in mysterious ways. What can I say?

P.S. I think part of his plan is for us to figure things out for ourselves. He gave us free will, so it's up to us. It's the only way we will evolve as a species.

 

[Lootomenuoups]

Is this another way of saying, live one's life according to Christ's teachings?

 

[Kewtenuekat]

He'd forgive you Ray, and give you a big glass of red wine.

 

[Warren Peace]

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[ladycoltsfan]

It can be found in all the faiths.

I believe in God for one main reason:

When people like Einstein and Hawkings refer to God with confidence, men who have the ability to understand and compute information in ways that are usually limited to computers, and have the vision of artists, which allow them to understand that information, and create ground breaking work.... I have to give long pause for consideration. Who am I to disagree with them?

Many of the world's greatest minds firmly believed in God, in and out of the scientific field, and I think there's something to be said for that.

 

[Aseel]

I believe I started this same thread, a year or two ago, on another board. It always generates some interesting discussion.

I don't believe in "God". I do believe in karma, spirituality and an afterlife.

One higher up being? Really? There's no other way to have faith?

 

[Pompal 09.]

I do not believe in God, but even if there is a God, I highly doubt God is like the way religions are trying to teach us.

 

[will scott]

You know if that was Mohammed someone would declare Jihad on you.

 

[Magic is Might!]

One thing is for sure. We are all going to find out one day whether there is a "higher powe"r or a "god". That my dear friends is inevitable.

 

[manoj d]

I notice that, dispite your skeptisim, you still accord God a capital G. Since the archaic period God (so do I, a habit I cannot break) has been used to explain the unknown and the unexpalinable. The concept and stories have been used to help keep order in societies but have, of course, caused great disorder and strife in the world as a whole. Major religions have invested heavily in the institutions that are based on their folk law. So, as mankind has discovered more and more about the origins of earth and man, these heavily invested institutions have had to either adapt or dig in their heels and deny theories such as eveolution. It's a bit like the oil companies conspiring to supress discoveries which will lessen the demand for oil.
Having said all that, I do not underestimate the fact that faith and believe in a God of some form can help many people deal with personal tragedies and disasters. While I understand and agree with many Judeo-Christian principles, for me the rituals and stories that surround them are just too simplistic and fantasy laden to be te interpreted as more than great works of fiction.
Is there a God? I really don't know but I doubt that he looks like me or she looks like you Adelle.

 

[Pompal 09.]

I do not believe in God. For the short version as to why, I refer you to George Carlin.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeSSwKffj9o

 

[Crimson Moth]

I believe in a guiding force.

To me there are too much evidence in the world that it’s neither entirely random nor is there a traditional god who is involved in every event in everyone's life. There are too many holes in both the typical religion and natural selection based explanations of life the world and the universe for me. The guiding force plays somewhere in the middle; sort of a plan, a set of broad rules, but not definitive to the point of certainty.

A fascinating look at the concept of god is in Justin Barrett’s book “Why would anyone believe in God?”. In it, he examines the way the human mind works (regardless of culture) to explain why humans are predisposed to believe in some form of god. An interesting aspect of Barrett is that while his work focuses on the processes of the human mind, and (in this book) why it is natural for humans to believe in unseen beings with extraordinary powers, he himself is a practicing religious person. Another bridge between science and religion.

 

[twistd_love]

You write like T-girl :shock:

 

[purplepolkadotsrules007]

Some interesting reading... I think...
http://www.amazon.com/God-Delusion-Richard-Dawkins/dp/0618680004#noop
http://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Show-Earth-Evidence-Evolution/dp/1416594787/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_2

Disclaimer: I haven't actually read these books. I've seen Richard Dawkins in a couple of interviews. He basically says that anyone who still believes in God today is a complete idiot.

 

[Matt]

Is that why all his books are 50% off.:

 

[rudesquad33]

All good points by the ladies and gentlemen. Myself? Total agnostic. I cannot disprove of a tangible (or once was tangible god in the roman catholic sense). I do believe in sprituality and how people can derive power from those beliefs whether its from a widely practiced sect or one that is unique to a small group or just ones self.

My beliefs are unique and unlike anyones elses, but as Lauren pointed out, who's to say that why we can't be kind to a perfect stranger? Compassion can be stronger than religion, although every religion preaches it, yet some religions go to war over for their "passion" of their religion. It seems a lot of wars begin with a breakdown in compassion....different subject but you get my drift.

I don't shun anyone for their beliefs or religious factions...if we were all the same, life would be boring and we'd have nothing to discuss but complacancy about everything.

 

[asiank]

Agree wholeheatedly, but it isn't just religions that cause the chaos. Tribalism, political ideology and good old money have contributed plenty to human suffering.

 

[corinthians]

Maybe not, some may be intercepted by the fellow in red carrying a trident. :