Do you believe in God? - Page 17

June 30, 2007, 6:24 PM

I believe in God, but I do not have a strict religion about him. I believe in what I believe, nothing more and it can be from many religions.

August 5, 2007, 10:45 PM

I dont believe in god, for many resons but the simplest is the teapot hypotheris. There is as much chance of there being a fine bone china teapot orbiting the sun (on its own orbit) as there is being a god. This was said by a scientist working for NASA, i dont remember his name , i just saw it on television.

August 5, 2007, 10:52 PM

You know, I'm a strong believer in proof and in science, so if God shows himself then yes I will. I love the idea of angels and the devil, (I'm not a satanist lol) but the stories are reallyyyyy interesting, but I hate when people try to force religion.
If I want to believe then I will.

September 1, 2007, 9:50 PM

I feel the same way as xnotjustadreamx. I would believe in God if he showed himself, whether to me alone or to many people including me.

I, too, hate it when peope force religion. Equally, I hate it when people moan about it or say it's a load of B.S. I think the opinions of everyone should be respected. I resent it when an athiest goes around telling Christians that they're stupid and blind and wasting their life.

I take it personally when anyone insults one belief or another, but more so when someone insults religion. Why? Because I have friends who believe. I see what an amazing effect it has on them. It gives them hope, and makes them smile. I've seen some people become so much happier 'cause they feel loved. They feel there's some hope and someone out there (God) who cares and is always with them. They feel protected and needed. They feel equal to all. They love other people more, and love themselves more. That's not a bad thing.

I went to Soul Survivor recently, and there I saw so many examples of God's work. I saw people convert, for they said they had felt God's presence. Some felt a love they could not describe, others experienced a vision or heard a voice. Many things happened at S.S., but I saw them happen. Nothing happened to me, though perhaps that is 'cause I didn't want anything to. I felt embarrassed about it, to be honest.

I'd be lying if I said I did believe in him. I don't feel in my heart that he's there. There are times when I'll pray, but I'll always begin with "God, if you're there..." Inside my heart I don't know. I haven't felt God, or his love. So, I'm agnostic.

I saw, but I didn't feel. I saw people experience God, but I did not. I saw things happen, but nothing happened to me. My friends, whom I trust, heard things in their heart that I did not. They converted. I did not. I will not. Not until/unless I feel he is there in my heart. But I do belive that one day I will find reason to have faith. I somehow believe that if there is a God, I will one day find reason to say "I know he is there".

September 1, 2007, 10:51 PM

Then that's where the rather corny phrase comes into play; see with your heart, not your eyes.

September 1, 2007, 10:57 PM

I believe in God because I do. No, I'm not a mindless drone. I have questioned my religion and my faith. But I feel a connection when I pray - maybe people will just say it's psychological, like a safety blanket. Whatever.

As for being guided by religion - that's great. The problem is when you're controlled by religion, when you do something that you feel inside you is wrong, but an interpretation (perhaps a corrupt or misleading one) of religious belief says it's right. And of course, there's the problem of people trying to use religion as a weapon, rather than for healing.

September 2, 2007, 11:04 AM

Plain and simple, no.
Why? Because of one simple thing that i never seem to get answered.
Who created God? Did he just poof out of nowhere and think "hmm, i better make something... I know, i'll make a race that thinks and imagines and will one day destroy itself because of it's choice to elect stupid leaders, that sounds like a good idea."
(ya, that last part is kinda off)

September 2, 2007, 4:29 PM

Nobody "created" God, he's been existing for all of eternity. You question was answered a million times already, but it's the fact that you've chosen to ignore anything that could possibly be contrary to your beliefs that keeps you confused.

I could ask you the same thing about a universe without God. If he didn't exist, how did the universe appear? Did it just magically pop out of thin air? I don't think so.

September 4, 2007, 5:35 PM

Well, what about God? Where did he come from, if he actually exists? If God created everything, logically, he must have created himself. Yet, that gives us a wee bit of a paradox.

September 4, 2007, 6:33 PM

Belief by its very nature transends all logic. To believe in something does not require evidence or proof. Like destiny.

Too many people have different ideas of what God is, so why look for something you can't define. Sorry to people who believe in a God but i feel it is an easy way to get out of things to say there is someone that looks after us all and will forgive us and all this that and the other. People get away with too much as it is.