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What would you need to believe in God?
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If God could appear to everybody and proclaim that he existed then would you believe in him?
Would you need that kind of tangible proof in order to believe?
Would you need that kind of tangible proof in order to believe?
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somebody could come down from the 'heavens' and proclai themself as god himself and i still wouldn't believe. i grew up catholic and at about the age of 12 i just gave up on it. no part of it had ever connected with me. i don't really know how to explain it, but all of the things that had gone on in my church had just turned me off from religion and all its beliefs. nothing could make me believe.
but some people are so cynical that they dont' believe at the moment, but if god were to show up and give proof, there would be tons of people converting.
So you get into an argument, and suddenly you burst out "god you!!!"
Though it might be misleading if you tell people "you're such a God"... I think that people would rather appericiate being sworn at, with that comment
So it's right to have faith in some being whose existence cannot be proven?
but that is what religion is. all major religions have a belief system in a god(s), none of whope existance can be proven.
I don't think Buddhists believe in a God at all. They reckon Buddha was simply a man.
I guess from a Martian visitor's point of view it might seem absolutely unbelievable that we have now entered our space age but still believe in ancient superstitions without the slightest thread of evidence or indication of its veracity. I guess it goes to prove that if you programme someone from an early age you can make them believe pretty much anything you want.
Hence my signature.
Spirituality and religion are not the same thing.......
Precisely.
The only proof I need *now* is existence. And for the record, I don't align myself with any religion in particular. I find them all fascinating once you look at the straight goods of their philosophies and strip away the emotional blackmail that was instigated by the mere mortals who tried to articulate what they knew, and in the process ended up being condescending and patronising to those toward whom they preached.
It can be proven, but not conclusively.
The problem with our limited intelect is, we cannot believe what we cannot understand. We cannot believe what we ourselves cannot see, feel or experience.
God may exist, he has no reason to proove his existence.
Men go to great lengths to proove God doesnt exist, why would that be?
It's really impossible to prove the existence of a being that is everywhere, can do anything and knows everything. Whether or not God's existence can be proven to a limited extent is irrelevant.
Because religion and people who do believe in God have been responsible for most of the wars, hatred and suffering the human race has experienced. Because a world free of religion would be an infinitively better place to live in. Because once a person has been brainwashed into believing in gods it is very difficult to deprogram them.
Not quite. It is not those who believe in a god, or any religion for that matter, who have caused such suffering, it is those who insist you believe as they do, or who take advantage of people's beliefs to deceptively persuade them to their bidding. And in my opinion these are also the ones who probably wouldn't know god or spirit if it bit them in the ass, which it often does.;)
And that's not counting the innumerable other motives for war, such as money, famine, power, some foolish sense of nationalism, etc.
Greed, and power, thats what causes wars, fighting over the rights to a bit of land. Fighting over land because its potential wealth or strategic postioning. If you removed religion you wouldnt irradicate war but you would remove the foundations of law and order.
People arent brainwashed into believing in Gods, people search out God. People feel the need to believe in a superior force, whether you were brought up with religion or not, we are all looking for the answers to why and how we are here, dont deny it, you are too.
Why would we all feel this way if a God or superior being had never existed, its not the brainwashing of religion that has instilled these feelings, this dates back before religion, before christ, back to the beginning of man.
In general we're here because our parents were. Because our evolutionary advantage is a powerful one. Because evolution is good at shaping the lower lifeorms - for whom reprouction is the hight of existance, but hopeless to control those who typically breed before they begin to exert their influence on the world Because we evolved from pack based scavengers, which has instilled a reflex to fear the unknown and follow the pack leader.