I don't believe! I think religion if you have it- that's great. I just dont and I dont want it.

Already had a BAD experience responding to "the GOD issue." If truely interested in my views, PM me. NOT interested in getting bashed again.....didn't feel so good.....

awww bash away! If it makes anyone feel better. I dont see why bashing should occur . Although I know it does. I wouldn't bash someone for believing in anything as long as no one was getting hurt.

its not a question of personal bashing its a question of arguing about views. why does it have to get personal, we can take ourselves out of the equation cant we, anyway, as i said this post is for an argument so go away if you dont want one. some people enjoy arguing, it takes their mind off their depression

I don't believe in the Christian God. But I do believe there is something and I do pray to it. I also believe in pantheons of Gods/Goddesses, but my theory is that they are facets of that original source.

Make me go away

I would like to know how people who believe in god can be so sure that their god is the right one, considering that there are so many?

LOL! I was just trying to start an arguement!

debate/discussion is what candleinthewind means i believe. and i feel this thread might partly have had me in mind so i feel i should respond.


Star9 - sounds interesting, do tell more.


as for mine, i think 'god' is simply an abstract concept to explain what we can not. human minds are programmed through evolution to make sense of their environment as this is a survival advantage. whatever we can't make sense of, we put an abstract bandage over, 'god'. naturally, those that understand more, have a narrower definition/role for god and those that understand less or have less education use 'god' to explain more. there is also the brainwashing into a religion factor, usually done from childhood.

my personal conclusion is that the only place where the 'god' bandage is required is our 'experience' of our self-awareness, or 'experience' of consciousness. being careful to point out that i don't actually mean consciousness or self-awareness, those make sense, just our 'experience' of it. noone has ever been able to formulate even a wild theory to explain that in all the time human mind has been studied! putting the 'god' label anywhere else is just ignorance, lack of education or brainwashing in my opinion.

cheers to all

I believe in god. enough said.

someone out there must want to defend God? Or is it that you cannot?

Why argue about him? He is out there, although you may not be able to see him, feel him, etc. It's because you have not opened up your heart to him. My uncle was not a believer and that was his choice. He didn't believe for 54 years. The last year of his life, he got sick, and turned to god. We did not argue about his not believing, we prayed for him and in the end our prayers were heard.

I believe in Jesus as being God.But i dont try to force others to.But if they want to know about him I am always more than happy to explain what i know.im not a biblical scholar or anything though,lol

they are there, you just have to believe is NOT an explanation. what are they made of? how do they interact with reality? how did they come into existance? etc etc

why is there so much suffering if there really is a god? whats this about him holding your hand? I see loads of people every day suffering untold atrocities, little children, he's not holding their hand is he?