Do you believe there is a god?

[VoidLivesOn]

this will probably get moved, but i figured no one looks in that spirituality section anyway, and i wanted a full-fledge debate.

well do you?

[poiuyt]

No.

This will get moved.


i dont want to see anyone telling me that "noone goes there", cause maybe if posts were in the right place people would go to that section, like a chain reaction..it isnt rocket science.

:thumbsup:

[birdgirl73]

He's right. This will get moved. Our Spirituality sub-forum is one of the most-visited areas of these boards, as you'll see when this gets there.

I would like to hope there's a God. But intellectually I have my doubts. I have seen evidence that makes me think there could be and evidence that makes me think there couldn't, too. I'm not someone who can easily take things on blind faith, and I'm not someone who believes in the super-natural.

I consider myself a "reverent agnostic" and an optimist. There'll forever be a part of me that hopes there is a God. I also consider myself a scientist. That part of me wants concrete proof. I feel very strongly that we all need to respect others' beliefs in this area, no matter what they are.

[make it legal]

I actually disagree with what surreys said. I don't think that would happen. Since people never go there now, no one would know that there were more posts in other sections.

[birdgirl73]

What Surreys said?

People definitely do go to that area. We have to patrol it more closely than nearly any on these boards. You can check the dates on those threads and see that there's daily activity there.

[Unknown American]

Definite maybe... on God:thumbsup:

I am positive on my answer

[krazy chino]

i believe sumone is responsible for all this.....so yes i believe there is a "god" a creator

[VoidLivesOn]

He's right. This will get moved. Our Spirituality sub-forum is one of the most-visited areas of these boards, as you'll see when this gets there.

I would like to hope there's a God. But intellectually I have my doubts. I have seen evidence that makes me think there could be and evidence that makes me think there couldn't, too. I'm not someone who can easily take things on blind faith, and I'm not someone who believes in the super-natural.

I consider myself a "reverent agnostic" and an optimist. There'll forever be a part of me that hopes there is a God. I also consider myself a scientist. That part of me wants concrete proof. I feel very strongly that we all need to respect others' beliefs in this area, no matter what they are.


oh my god thats exactly how i've always felt too. except you explained it so much better then i ever could.

[Hardcore Newbie]

i believe sumone is responsible for all this.....so yes i believe there is a "god" a creatorThe fact that you use "someone" just shows that you have a very narrow view of what a God can really be.

[jacklord]

Without God, there is no hope. When your Mother is in the hospital or your child is injured, when a loved one dies without God there is no hope of seeing them again in a new and perfect body. What other person was willing to be tortured on a cross untill he was dead. Why did he do this? so that if we have faith in him we will oneday be in heaven with him and our loved ones.

But you clearly have a choice. He said not all would be with him for their unbelife. The choice is yours. Make it a good one, it's pretty important.

[smokeydabear]

Yes!!!
I could not have made it this far with out him.

[Pinner]

God has been there for me many times and I thank him everytime I fire one up.
Thanks again God.

[krazy chino]

u know what i mean HARDCORE NEWBIE.....someone/something/supernatural being etc...

[jchap]

no but i do believe in life on other planets

and their is an alien base on the dark side of the moon

I HAVE PROOF

also their is about 16 D-U-M-B-S is the usa and canada deep underground military bases

life on other planets = no god

[angry nomad]

Mmmm.... could be!

The existence of God can neither be proved nor disproved. There are many definitions of God. Many Americans think of the Christian God when the word god is brought up. If that is what you are asking, then, no.

I do not subscribe to any particular religion, and I may never. I do believe in spirits, and I do believe God exists, so yes.

But I do not believe God can be defined. I also believe we all have equal access to God. Therefore, no books need to be written about God, and no religions need to be spread. I do not believe anyone has special access to God, such as prophets, priests, or people who claim to be descendants of God, or proclaim to be gods themselves.

I believe everyone can find God on their own, with no spiritual guidance from someone else. Defining God is like trying to define love. We know about love, we may have or have not experienced it, but the definitions among the human race, though sharing a common theme, are varied, subjective, and individual as a person's face.

[PlantBoxer]

I believe in God. I do NOT believe in any religion, I'm a Diest.

[SkydiverIdaho]

While I have my doubts that our simple meat brains could ever grasp the concept of a God, I do hope that there is something.
My current leanings are towards a universal consciousness, and that when we slip this mortal coil, our "soul" joins that. Sort of the Universe learning itself through our experiences and how we interpret them.

[psychocat]

God is a word of mans and therefore the concept is also mans, it is an attempt to propose a carrot stick system for life in which doing the "right" thing is rewarded :) and digresions are punished.:(
God is also an answer for the questions we cannot answer , convenient since most "gods" have powers beyond human understanding,
This means that there is always an opt out for "I have no fuckin' idea" , instead you can just say "thats a miracle", "the work of god" lol

I don't believe BTW :D

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

I used to think I was an atheist, but I realized I'm an adeist. I can't be sure of the ultimate nature of reality, nobody can really, I just know I want to explore what reality is and find all the answers I can. But when it comes to some separate conscious "guy" up there, creating the universe, judging our actions, punishing and rewarding us according to how we stroke his ego and follow his rules... well that's just an incredibly primitive notion IMO.

[Tea Party]

Yes, all 33+ million of them...but I still have to chop the wood and carry the water.:hippy:

"The God of Hinduism and Christianity are different:
- For Christianity God is the Creator, but he is not his creation. For example, he is not an animal or a star, and an animal o a star are not God, though they are manifestations of God, creations of the only One God.
- Hinduism provides a radically different idea. Brahman (the "creator" god) IS his creation. The cosmos is not so much a creation, but more an emanation from him." (http://www.religion-cults.com/Eastern/Hinduism/hindu4.htm)

[omar_jj]

there has to be a creator... imagen walking in the forrest with a friend and seing a building. Now your friend tells you that the building was created by itself, by chance. it took the building millions of years to reach its final shape. would you believe that? fuck NO you wouldnt. the same goes for a living cell, which is a million times more complex then a building. you think the cell was chance or designed by a creator?

[Tea Party]

I consider myself a "reverent agnostic" and an optimist. There'll forever be a part of me that hopes there is a God. I also consider myself a scientist. That part of me wants concrete proof. I feel very strongly that we all need to respect others' beliefs in this area, no matter what they are.
Better to just respect the person. Respecting beliefs that are idiotic, dangerous, and scientifically proven to spill blood is not healthy for the village. It reminds me of the saying, "Salute the rank, not the soldier." This sets up an alternate reality. Nature is real and there and living for study and worship? Why molly coddle lunatics who worship the now unrecognizable daydreams of the dead?

So I do respect these sufferers under the umbrella of Abrahamic illusion (the big three), but there disease (beliefs) must be removed the old fashioned way--immersion therapy in nature.They need treatment and medication. I would suggest meditation and cannabis.:icon506:

[Number 1 DJ]

i believe we are just sum part of sum much bigger being or thing that is something micro compared to the next being and this makes up another much larger entity. like planets and star are some form of an atom system .. like the star's being protons and the planets neutrons heh idk but im thinking its not possible space is the the biggest thing there is maybe its just the empty lungs of some creature or blood or sumthing

[yorry]

when it comes to some separate conscious "guy" up there, creating the universe, judging our actions, punishing and rewarding us according to how we stroke his ego and follow his rules... well that's just an incredibly primitive notion IMO.I agree, I have long felt that there may be some being of a higher conscious than we mere mortals, however as yet no proof has come my way so I am still sceptical. I don't agree with the current Catholic & Christian view points, I don't think that the thousands of years have helped their story with multiple versions of a testament. I just don't think that a higher conscious being would tell someone to sit in building dedicated to "him" and follow strange customs. Something just doesn't sit right with that for me, so I'd say no, I don't believe in "God" ... but some higher conscious being, well, maybe.

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[Reefer Rogue]

Do I believe there is a God?

Yes

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

there has to be a creator... imagen walking in the forrest with a friend and seing a building. Now your friend tells you that the building was created by itself, by chance. it took the building millions of years to reach its final shape. would you believe that? fuck NO you wouldnt. the same goes for a living cell, which is a million times more complex then a building. you think the cell was chance or designed by a creator?


This is an old argument, made by people who don't understand natural processes at all. Humans, life, everything in the universe, were not created by shere 1-in-a-trillion luck. Nor does a building have a genetic code subject to natural selection and self-replication, as happens with genetic material.

And how is it logical to say this "creator", a being more intelligent and powerful than anything we have ever seen, could appear all by itself? God would have to be a trillion times more complex than humans, yet we say the complex humans couldn't possibly have happened without a creator. The creator himself though.... oh sure, he just showed up by himself.

[slipknotpsycho]

i believe there is a higher force.... i do NOT belive there is a god... especially as described/portrayed in christianity....

i believe in something higher then myself, tho i'm not sure what... i actually think it'd be kinda stupid to believe there is nothing... the ammount of variables that could have resulted in no life on earth (or possibly in the entire galaxy) are exponential...

when i hear the word god, i instantly think of 'divine force' and more importantly, the force described as in christianity....

if you read the bible.... the god as they describe it is terribly insecure, incredibily jealous, and if i do say so myself, quite arrogant....

those are three qualities that do not in ANYWAY mix with a divine and perfect entity... but it's painted all over the bible... there's no denying that part of it.... it's not like it's only mentioned or hinted at a few times through the book, it's EVERYWHERE..... infact, it's the one strongest example of the bible contridicting itsself.... they describe god as all loving, caring, forgiving, wise, and perfect, YET on other pages he's shown as an insecure, jealous, arrogant and spiteful entity....

the bible has it backwards.... god didn't create man in his own image, man created god in their own image....

[greg23]

God is a word of mans and therefore the concept is also mans, it is an attempt to propose a carrot stick system for life in which doing the "right" thing is rewarded :) and digresions are punished.:(
God is also an answer for the questions we cannot answer , convenient since most "gods" have powers beyond human understanding,
This means that there is always an opt out for "I have no fuckin' idea" , instead you can just say "thats a miracle", "the work of god" lol

I don't believe BTW :D

what he said.

[Nailhead]

Without God, there is no hope. When your Mother is in the hospital or your child is injured, when a loved one dies without God there is no hope of seeing them again in a new and perfect body. What other person was willing to be tortured on a cross untill he was dead. Why did he do this? so that if we have faith in him we will oneday be in heaven with him and our loved ones.

By that logic, without Santa Clause there are no Christmas presents.

As much as I'd love to believe all those amazing stories in the bible, I can't actually believe them as fact, too many contradictions, and it's obvious the majority of it was made up. The God in the bible was constantly making his presence known, however, now that we have so much technology to record evidence such as what the bible claims to have happened thousands of years ago, nothing shows up. Of course all the religious say the same thing, "you just have to believe". Again, I could say the same thing about Santa Clause and the Easter bunny, and those same people would think I'm crazy. So if you believe in God, you must also believe he is very tired because that lazy mo fo has over slept and needs to wake up!

[BeforeYourTime]

God is a figment of man's imagination. There is no god, there never was.

[Canadian_Cron]

i dont belive in religion, so therefore i dont belive in god in a conventional way. i dont believe there is 1 supreme being or any for that matter, i dont know what i would call it power of the universe... mabye. i believe theres more to things after you die that thats not just it. nothing in life is really that bad... so why would death be a scary horrible thing? mabye its just as simple as your energy goes back to where it came from... the universe?

The universe is just way to complex... infinetly complex... like space is infinetly vast, while molecules and atoms have cells inside cells that are infiently small. just look at how complex the human body is. there has to be someting special out there... guess none of us will ever know till we die haha.