Do you believe in 'God'?

[RedViper]

Just curious to see who believes in God, or any other form of higher power.
If so what religion are you?
Personally I don't believe in God.

Also I feel I should let people know that I am not criticizing your religion with this or any posts below, it is simply my opinion.

[Cicero]

I believe in an Intellegent Design.

[RedViper]

I believe in an Intellegent Design.
I'm not entirely sure what that means

[Noirtier]

I believe in God, and I am a Christian. I can't say that I fully support mainstream Christianity, though, as it's not what it is supposed to be.

[Martianus]

I can't say I know for sure. I'd wish there would be something like a God (though not that bullying one) but I don't know if I believe there is...

[Professional Russian]

No, i believe the scientific evidence over the overly religous people the liter literally sit there and worshp something that cant even be proved

[Jimmy Page]

No I don't,never have

[Stryker125]

Yeah I believe in God, and consider myself a christian. Though don't pray as much as I probably should..

[OrKing]

Yeah, I do; but it's more of a mental thing than it is spiritual. I don't really follow any specific religion even though I've been baptized, was brought up in a Catholic family and went to two Catholic schools. For me it's more of a spiritual (or mental, depending on you're view) coping mechanism that I've found to help me a hell of a lot over the years. I pray every now and than; usually to give thanks for something great happening, to ask forgiveness or to ask for strength/comfort when something terrible happens or I'm really worried about something or someone. It may sound complicated, most things to do with God do, but to me it's crazy simple. It may just be a warped sense of religion that I've fashioned to suit myself, but it really does help me personally; I think it's a huge factor as to why I've never self harmed and don't really worry/stress about things nearly as much as I used to.

[Mattman98]

Yeah, and I am a Christian, but I disagree with very organized religion and huge churches with power.

[Harley Quinn]

Just curious to see who believes in God, or any other form of higher power.
If so what religion are you?
Personally I don't believe in God.

I personally don't believe in God, I'm an atheist. I went/go to a catholic school though, so I do know shit about 'him' but, no I don't believe in him.

[Clawhammer]

I do. It's a lot easier. I'm not a follower of any religion. I've just been trying to figure things out on my own. I was raised Christian, and the Bible has shown itself to be credible to me, but I never was able to foster a personal relationship with Christ. I have come to decide that it simply isn't my lot, at least not right now. I'm still young, after all, so things could change. Free will or fate, either way, most people are screwed. I sought God in my lowest state, and dug as deep as I could, but my family is the only connection I hold to him now, except for that of creator and created.

I know He is there because I stepped back from all pride and presuppositions and reasoned out the evidence for both sides. Without God, we are left with a void as to why. We can ask why an atom binds together and have no answer, we can ask why anything exists, why the very concept of existence is placed before us, and in a temporal world, I cannot attempt to explain the existence of reason with reason. No, the universe is much bigger than that. All of nature shows a pattern when you look at it. Our world is a living allegory, or example, of higher concepts such as self-control, sacrifice, and balance.

At the moment, I have taken the stance of a "Man of LaMancha," if you will. In other words, eccentric belief in the true and basic good of morality and chivalry for the betterment of the world about me, and for personal peace. Since I am only human, I fail often, it is the "unreachable star," and the "unrightable wrong." But I do the best that I can. And, as the songs say...

And I know, if I only be true to this glorious quest,
That my heart will lie peaceful and calm when I'm laid to my rest.
And the world will be better for this,
That one man, scorned and covered with scars,
Still strove with his last ounce of courage
To reach the unreachable star.

And so, in conclusion, anyone can throw their microscopes and textbooks at me, and they may very well be right in the end, but such things as courage, selflessness, and other impossibilities cannot fit into a test tube.

And so, I thank Don Quixote for my life lessons. We're both mad and foolish images in the eyes of the world, but only the quest matters. God help us, we are both Men of LaMancha.

[Gigablue]

I don't believe in a god. There is absolutely no good evidence for a god. If there is a god, he is either incompetent or apathetic to humanity, otherwise the world would be much better than it is. I think science is a much better explanation for everything than a deity. I respect other people's right to believe, but I've never understood religion myself.

[Darknova8]

I believe in some sort of creator who designed our world and gave life don't know if i agree it's the Christian god.

[RedViper]

I believe in logic and I just don't find it logical that there's a 'God' that created mankind and that watches over us. If he does then (excuse my language and no offence to religious people) he's an ignorant bastard. You've just got to look at third world countries in places like Africa and see all the suffering and pain and wonder how a 'God' who apparently loves all of us can let such things happen. How could a loving god let people like rapists and murderers exist?

[Darknova8]

I believe in logic and I just don't find it logical that there's a 'God' that created mankind and that watches over us. If he does then (excuse my language and no offence to religious people) he's an ignorant bastard. You've just got to look at third world countries in places like Africa and see all the suffering and pain and wonder how a 'God' who apparently loves all of us can let such things happen. How could a loving god let people like rapists and murderers exist?

I agree.

I asked a near by pastor and he said...


''This is not the life God created, it is the life we created with the deception of satan. Third, blame yourself before you are silly enough to blame God, our Creator who is perfect and has nothing to do with our buffoonery.''

He scares ma a bit.

[Cognizant]

I believe in a god, but no specific god.
I don't pray, I don't go to church, i'm not religious. I just believe in a force called god that overlooks you.

[Skyhawk]

I currently don't believe in any "gods" mostly because I haven't come across anything that I believe in...yet.

[HackerExecute]

No, I don't believe in a god or gods. I have no reason to and I'm sure we all agree there being nobody who has to though it's perfectly fine to believe in whatever they wish. Personally I don't think it's fine to get in others' faces and shout "GOD IS REAL, GOD IS REAL" so I am not in favor of fundamentalists. Yet I respect those who say they believe in a deity.

IIRC, gods were created and believed in back then because we were stupid. We lacked much knowledge to why things happen and how, but as each day passes cosmologists learn more about our universe and why things happen. I've picked up a few science books and have taken in knowledge for myself about everything and remain unconvinced that a magical being existed before time even existed for there to have been a creator of our universe.

In the end, if we never evolved to be as "intelligent" as we are now, we wouldn't think of any of this or have created even the idea or word of there being a universe. I wish we could have stayed as the lineage even before hominids. So we could have stayed stupid and not even created language to communicate. :]

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I believe in logic and I just don't find it logical that there's a 'God' that created mankind and that watches over us. If he does then (excuse my language and no offence to religious people) he's an ignorant bastard. You've just got to look at third world countries in places like Africa and see all the suffering and pain and wonder how a 'God' who apparently loves all of us can let such things happen. How could a loving god let people like rapists and murderers exist?

Agree.


I agree.

I asked a near by pastor and he said...


''This is not the life God created, it is the life we created with the deception of satan. Third, blame yourself before you are silly enough to blame God, our Creator who is perfect and has nothing to do with our buffoonery.''

He scares ma a bit.


Lol wow.

[Abyssal Echo]

Yeah I believe in God, and consider myself a christian. Though don't pray as much as I probably should..

yeah I'm a (non practicing) christian do not go to (Church) a place that I am not wanted. I don't read the Bible or pray anymore frankly I don't see the point.

[User Deleted]

I do not believe in a god.

Ever notice how many people believe in an intelligent design not a specific religion? I have a theory on this. Religion differs from religion to church to individual, so it's okay to have theories and personal beliefs. Once people find enough contradictions they split from the church and believe in a vague god. Holding onto an explanation that is not AS bogus as before they feel happy in the idea that they think they know something big.

[MrAthelete]

I am Christian and I love God:)

[Gordo]

I definitely believe in God. No question. I love the teachings of Jesus and have some form of a relationship with Him going on. His teachings have a few layers, on the surface they are simple, but the circumstances when he said them add more to their meaning and intent.

Personally, I think Jesus was probably a kick in the pants to be around and sometimes I can't completely understand why he said what he said. I'm glad I know him, it makes life easier and less confusing, that's for sure. What amazes me most is how he started something that was contrary to the religions and gods of that time and somehow still at opposition with most Christian religions around today. I'm amazed at how a fairly simple message got turned into "Christian" organizations that are more into to power, control and judging, money and rules when Jesus was fairly clear about those things. So big religion uses his name in a very disrespectful way.

So for any of you that believe there is a god, but don't like organized religion or big churches, that is more than likely because those places don't teach what Jesus taught, yet use his name to describe their faith. Pretty much the ultimate blasphemy.

[Terrell613091]

I do simple as that i love that guy im not trying to be mean but whoever dont believe in god or is and athiest ur going to hell

[Dobesta]

Yep :) I'm a Christian (literally means - 'christ-follower')
I believe that while I'm imperfect there's a God who created everything that loves me enough to send his own son to die for me so that I'm forgiven :) That's a pretty short run down, but that's what I believe.

I do simple as that i love that guy im not trying to be mean but whoever dont believe in god or is and athiest ur going to hell

While you and I may believe that, it's not the right way to approach the whole situation. Just pray about it :) Fire and brimstone gets you nowhere trying to tell people about God's grace.

I definitely believe in God. No question. I love the teachings of Jesus and have some form of a relationship with Him going on. His teachings have a few layers, on the surface they are simple, but the circumstances when he said them add more to their meaning and intent.

Personally, I think Jesus was probably a kick in the pants to be around and sometimes I can't completely understand why he said what he said. I'm glad I know him, it makes life easier and less confusing, that's for sure. What amazes me most is how he started something that was contrary to the religions and gods of that time and somehow still at opposition with most Christian religions around today. I'm amazed at how a fairly simple message got turned into "Christian" organizations that are more into to power, control and judging, money and rules when Jesus was fairly clear about those things. So big religion uses his name in a very disrespectful way.

So for any of you that believe there is a god, but don't like organized religion or big churches, that is more than likely because those places don't teach what Jesus taught, yet use his name to describe their faith. Pretty much the ultimate blasphemy.

Not all organised religion is bad. I don't know about the States, but here in Australia, I see that most 'Christian' churches do show love and don't strive for power and control. We don't try and judge yet it most definitely can come across like that, I think there's definitely room though for Christians to help keep each other accountable. Not judging each other, but helping each other to strive to be more and more like Jesus. Money is a tough one, seeing as a church relies on donations from its members to run certain programs for the community. An example being a kids camp that my church just ran. That wouldn't have been possible without donations made by members. As long as these issues are dealt with effectively there is often no problem with organised religion.
Although it is good to remember that we all believe that people are sinful. As a result a church will never be perfect :)
Hope I don't come across as being rude because that's completely not my intention, just wanting to get my personal point of view across :)

[HackerExecute]

I do simple as that i love that guy im not trying to be mean but whoever dont believe in god or is and athiest ur going to hell

You're not being mean, but you are enforcing your religion upon those whom do not believe in deities.

[RedViper]

I do simple as that i love that guy im not trying to be mean but whoever dont believe in god or is and athiest ur going to hell
So I'm going to hell for not believing in god? What ever happened to freedom of religion? Also wouldn't my being an Atheist be a result of your gods work?

[HackerExecute]

So I'm going to hell for not believing in god? What ever happened to freedom of religion? Also wouldn't my being an Atheist be a result of your gods work?

I'll say. +1

[Dobesta]

So I'm going to hell for not believing in god? What ever happened to freedom of religion? Also wouldn't my being an Atheist be a result of your gods work?

This is one of the toughest things for me as a Christian to deal with. The thing is, it's not my place to 'bible bash' someone into believing in God, first of all it doesn't respect the other person and it's not really helpful at all. Someone becoming a Christian does so because they accept Jesus/God as their saviour, and this is a change in their heart that they make. Not something anyone else can change.

[HackerExecute]

Why can't people be respectful about peoples beliefs? I am a Christian and I respect everyones beliefs instead of bashing them! I have a close friend who is an atheist! Yeah I might not agree with her, but I respect her so much, as she respects me!!!

Are you referring to me and Steven? I hope not. As Steven already explained to you, he respects beliefs. As I explained in a recent post on this thread, I respect beliefs, not fundamentalists. My entire group of friends were religious until they were courageous enough to question the existence of a god and came to me for advice, answers, etc. They now live life as it goes without any beliefs or such and are doing better than before. But I still have friends who are religious. The simple solution to these arguments that happen a lot between a religious follower and a common person, just don't bring it up.

But if you were in fact indirectly telling me and Steven why we can't be respectful, why did you not tell Terrell613091 anything for being disrespectful?


This is one of the toughest things for me as a Christian to deal with. The thing is, it's not my place to 'bible bash' someone into believing in God, first of all it doesn't respect the other person and it's not really helpful at all. Someone becoming a Christian does so because they accept Jesus/God as their saviour, and this is a change in their heart that they make. Not something anyone else can change.

It's people like Dobesta who I fully respect. You can see why above.

[Dobesta]

Are you referring to me and Steven? I hope not. As Steven already explained to you, he respects beliefs. As I explained in a recent post on this thread, I respect beliefs, not fundamentalists. My entire group of friends were religious until they were courageous enough to question the existence of a god and came to me for advice, answers, etc. They now live life as it goes without any beliefs or such and are doing better than before. But I still have friends who are religious. The simple solution to these arguments that happen a lot between a religious follower and a common person, just don't bring it up.

But if you were in fact indirectly telling me and Steven why we can't be respectful, why did you not tell Terrell613091 anything for being disrespectful?

I'm pretty sure he wasn't talking to you two, I think he was talking to Terrell613091.

[RedViper]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9uIMR8yCPg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR_Fp09NC_0&feature=related

I would not advise easily offended religious people to watch this but Tim Minchin basically sums up my views on religion

[RedViper]

It's people like Dobesta who I fully respect. You can see why above.

Same here, I have no problem with religious people as long as they don't shove there religion down my throat.

[Dobesta]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9uIMR8yCPg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR_Fp09NC_0&feature=related

I would not advise easily offended religious people to watch this but Tim Minchin basically sums up my views on religion

Haha while I don't agree with him, Tim Minchin is a pretty funny guy :P

[RedViper]

Haha while I don't agree with him, Tim Minchin is a pretty funny guy :P
Yes, yes he is.

[RedViper]

Nods. :congrats:
You amuse me sir ^_^

Also I think everyone should listen to this, there may be some coarse language, not sure, I don't remember but anywho, it makes an excellent point. It's Tim Minchin again and everyone should take notice of it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8QCvaz0D5g

[HackerExecute]

You amuse me sir ^_^

Haha, why?

[joshduder]

Believe in God and I'm catholic

[RedViper]

Haha, why?
Well I'm not sure if it was but your comment seemed rather sarcastic which i found quite amusing

[HackerExecute]

Well I'm not sure if it was but your comment seemed rather sarcastic which i found quite amusing

Lol. It wasn't. :cool:

[RedViper]

Lol. It wasn't. :cool:
Oh well, I'm sure your an amusing person anyway. :P

[WaffleSingSong]

I was born a Sunni Muslim, then raised in early life as a Baptist. Then because of over-pressure I became an Atheist. Then, I found the Baha'i Faith. It has only been 3 months since I found my re-surged faith into Christianity. But this time in Orthodoxy, A little bit more lenient and simpler kind of Catholicism. A very changing faith just for a 14 year old :P

I do simple as that i love that guy im not trying to be mean but whoever dont believe in god or is and athiest ur going to hell

What? The Bible says that it is only God Almighty's will to choose who is and who is not going to Hell. Its people like you who made me Atheist and then Baha'i for 5 years. Pastors and Priests alike need to remember that too less Christianity is not what causes teens to go rouge, its too much.

[Iron Man]

I don't. Not enough evidence to support an existence. Sorry, but an ancient storybook that contradicts itself isn't evidence.

[scer123]

I'm catholic by tradition, and i do believe in God.

[ApresMidi]

I think there must be 'something' .

A girl ,in England ,was running and she tripped,with a pencil in her hand.It went through her head..but it didnt kill her. It was 1mm either side from killing her.
She wasnt even blinded or damaged by the accident.

How is that..not aided in some way?

And ,in a selfish reason for believing in god...

If you believe in God and there isn't one, you've lost nothing.
If you don't believe in God and there is one..you've lost everything..

But not organzed religion. No no no no.


There are things about organized religion which I resent. Christ is revered as the Prince of Peace, but more blood has been shed in His name than any other figure in history. You show me one step forward in the name of religion and I'll show you a hundred retrogressions. Remember, they were men of God who destroyed the educational treasures at Alexandria, who perpetrated the Inquisition in Spain, who burned the witches at Salem. Over 25,000 organized religions flourish on this planet, but the followers of each think all the others are miserably misguided and probably evil as well.

[HackerExecute]

How is that..not aided in some way?

The way she tripped, her weight, the pencil length, where the pencil penetrated, her age, how tall she is, where she fell? There are many factors that can contribute to this.

[WaffleSingSong]

The way she tripped, her weight, the pencil length, where the pencil penetrated, her age, how tall she is, where she fell? There are many factors that can contribute to this.

Sure, it could of happened because of luck. But still, those chances are quite rare. If Divinity does exist (and which it does) I believe that there is no doubt that it played a role.

[NotYourSombrero]

Just curious to see who believes in God, or any other form of higher power.
If so what religion are you?
Personally I don't believe in God.

Also I feel I should let people know that I am not criticizing your religion with this or any posts below, it is simply my opinion.


I do believe in God. I hate associating myself with a "religion" but if I had to Christian. I do not believe that God answers prayers nor does he intervene in our lives for a greater good.

[havingfun]

Jesus Christ is my Savior. I thought being an atheist was cool, but I got nothing from it, my life was not fulfilled. I started going through some rough times. One day I met an atheist who did nothing but bash Christians, making fun of them and stuff. I got curious about Christianity, and what made this creepy old guy hate them so much. So I started looking into what Jesus was all about and I liked what I saw. Once I started following Jesus, everything in my life started working out. It was too much to be just a coincidence.

I now go to church all the time and have a fun time in youth group, the people there are the greatest! When I tell my story, I have to laugh when I say that an atheist made me a Christian!

[wilkerson]

No I don't believe in god. The only theory I know (that includes a god) that seems even the least bit of logical, in my opinion, is Isaac Newton's clockwork universe theory and it violates the second law of thermodynamics so... sadly, that's out of the question. And the whole "lack of proof"-thing kinda bothers me as well.

[HackerExecute]

Jesus Christ is my Savior. I thought being an atheist was cool, but I got nothing from it, my life was not fulfilled. I started going through some rough times. One day I met an atheist who did nothing but bash Christians, making fun of them and stuff. I got curious about Christianity, and what made this creepy old guy hate them so much. So I started looking into what Jesus was all about and I liked what I saw. Once I started following Jesus, everything in my life started working out. It was too much to be just a coincidence.

I now go to church all the time and have a fun time in youth group, the people there are the greatest! When I tell my story, I have to laugh when I say that an atheist made me a Christian!

If he only made jokes about it, I'd be cool with it. I laugh at jokes about religion and atheists. I am neither but I still find it funny.
This is only to let you know, not a suggestion or for you to change what you are doing. All of that is in your head. You don't need to be titled "Christian" or "atheist" to live a normal, happy, "fulfilling" life. It's what your mind makes you believe. For you, saying "I am a Christian" you probably get the whole thrill out of it and your mind tells you, your life is even better. If you say "I'm an atheist" you probably say this "this is boring". You could say "I'm an oreo" instead of "I'm a banana" and say the same for both. If you understand what I'm saying.

Something that I just don't like is how others make Christians or Catholics seem friendlier than atheists. I have a group of friends who believe in a god, jesus, are religious, who are atheists or who are neither. And I can tell you right now, they are the funniest, most outgoing group of friends I've ever had. We wouldn't change a thing about it.

[Mob Boss]

No. I don't believe in Creationism anymore......God(s) or any higher power.

[Abyssal Echo]

Yep :) I'm a Christian (literally means - 'christ-follower')
I believe that while I'm imperfect there's a God who created everything that loves me enough to send his own son to die for me so that I'm forgiven :) That's a pretty short run down, but that's what I believe.



While you and I may believe that, it's not the right way to approach the whole situation. Just pray about it :) Fire and brimstone gets you nowhere trying to tell people about God's grace.



Not all organised religion is bad. I don't know about the States, but here in Australia, I see that most 'Christian' churches do show love and don't strive for power and control. We don't try and judge yet it most definitely can come across like that, I think there's definitely room though for Christians to help keep each other accountable. Not judging each other, but helping each other to strive to be more and more like Jesus. Money is a tough one, seeing as a church relies on donations from its members to run certain programs for the community. An example being a kids camp that my church just ran. That wouldn't have been possible without donations made by members. As long as these issues are dealt with effectively there is often no problem with organised religion.
Although it is good to remember that we all believe that people are sinful. As a result a church will never be perfect :)
Hope I don't come across as being rude because that's completely not my intention, just wanting to get my personal point of view across :)

THANKS DUDE ! :D I'll have to add this to my list of reasons why I want to move to Australia which seems to get longer everyday

[Matt_is_Awesome]

I believe in him 100 percent (:

[Abyssal Echo]

Yep :) I'm a Christian (literally means - 'christ-follower')
I believe that while I'm imperfect there's a God who created everything that loves me enough to send his own son to die for me so that I'm forgiven :) That's a pretty short run down, but that's what I believe.



While you and I may believe that, it's not the right way to approach the whole situation. Just pray about it :) Fire and brimstone gets you nowhere trying to tell people about God's grace.



Not all organised religion is bad. I don't know about the States, but here in Australia, I see that most 'Christian' churches do show love and don't strive for power and control. We don't try and judge yet it most definitely can come across like that, I think there's definitely room though for Christians to help keep each other accountable. Not judging each other, but helping each other to strive to be more and more like Jesus. Money is a tough one, seeing as a church relies on donations from its members to run certain programs for the community. An example being a kids camp that my church just ran. That wouldn't have been possible without donations made by members. As long as these issues are dealt with effectively there is often no problem with organised religion.
Although it is good to remember that we all believe that people are sinful. As a result a church will never be perfect :)
Hope I don't come across as being rude because that's completely not my intention, just wanting to get my personal point of view across :)

THANKS DUDE ! :D I'll have to add this to my list of reasons why I want to move to Australia. which seems to get longer everyday

[Fractured Silhouette]

I don't believe in the Christian god no, I don't know what to believe, I guess I'll find out when I'm dead, huh?

I don't want to start any blasphemous rumour but I think that god's got a sick sense of humour and when I die, I expect to find him laughing

These are lyrics from a song I can't remember the name of. But if god was real then this pretty much sums him up.

[Human]

I believe 0% in god. I don't even think there is a chance and I don't consider it.
I am quite a strong Atheist :P

[Jess]

Nope. Don't believe in any god. 100% atheist here.

[FreeFall]

I am 100%, atheist.

[Short Circuit]

Nope, not one bit

[Gandalf]

Interesting question, I have been wondering if I*believe, I'm agnostic (clearly) but lately I can't make my mind up.
I'll work it out eventually.

[turtleman]

I'm a Unitarian Universalist, but my own beliefs are a mixture of Christian and Scientific views. I believe that there is a God watching over us, and I believe it was him that originally created the mass that went into the Big Bang. I am a believer in evolution (as well as being extremely fascinated by it). I support LGBTQA rights, and a girl's right to choose, and all the other stuff that should be a person's own right to choose. I support all beliefs :)

[HackerExecute]

I am a believer in evolution

You don't have to believe it when we know it already happened.

[derpderp]

I am agnostic, I am more closer to the classical idea of deism, however if I had to choose a religion to join, I'd probably choose Islam which is the most peaceful major world religion...

[havingfun]

If he only made jokes about it, I'd be cool with it. I laugh at jokes about religion and atheists. I am neither but I still find it funny.


This guy wasn't just making jokes, he was a pure hater. It was after a bunch of his comments that got me wondering about Jesus and Christians and stuff. So I looked into it. The more I learned about them, the more I wanted to be like them and not an atheist (not saying all atheists are evil Christian haters). They all weren't about hating gay people and bombing abortion clinics (yeah there are a few who are, but they are a minority). The main message from Jesus is about love, and that is when I made my choice. From there, it seemed like everything else fell into place for me, too much to be a coincidence.

[Error 404]

Nope, i don't believe.

[xXJust Jump ItXx]

Ehh i dont know, okay i believe in Jesus was a actual person. But i go by science and all and theory of evolution, etc.

[Chaotic Trickster]

I am a agnostic, leaning towards atheism.

[RedViper]

You don't have to believe it when we know it already happened.

I just realised this, but it's kind of ironic 'cause your name is Cristian even though its spelt differently

[RedViper]

Ehh i dont know, okay i believe in Jesus was a actual person. But i go by science and all and theory of evolution, etc.

I'm not sure if I believe Jesus was real, there's not really any evidence on either side of that argument to support either belief. If he was real I'd say he had some form of mental condition, not trying to offend any one, it's just my view on it. I mean, who could actually believe that they are the son of a 'higher power' and was conceived through immaculate conception, unless his mother was just a great liar

[HackerExecute]

I just realised this, but it's kind of ironic 'cause your name is Cristian even though its spelt differently

Ok. Point?

I'm not sure if I believe Jesus was real, there's not really any evidence on either side of that argument to support either belief. If he was real I'd say he had some form of mental condition, not trying to offend any one, it's just my view on it. I mean, who could actually believe that they are the son of a 'higher power' and was conceived through immaculate conception, unless his mother was just a great liar

Agreed.

[JackShephard]

I feel as though this sort of post is running dry. We have seen time and again of arguing and defending and even attempting to change someone's view as far as religion.

[RedViper]

Ok. Point?

Just that it's a little ironic that Your name is Cristian and we're talking about religious beliefs or lack there of.

[RedViper]

I feel as though this sort of post is running dry. We have seen time and again of arguing and defending and even attempting to change someone's view as far as religion.

I'm not trying to change anyone's view, I'm simply inquiring about others' and stating my own

[Sonic Boom]

To me, God is more like a dead parent or close relative. Before I'm about to do something drastic, I always ask myself "would s/he be happy if I did that? Would that make them proud of me?" I do this even though I know they don't physically exist. Same with God.

[HackerExecute]

Just that it's a little ironic that Your name is Cristian and we're talking about religious beliefs or lack there of.

How is that ironic?

[RedViper]

How is that ironic?

Never mind

[Abigballofdust]

I believe in some sort of creator who designed our world and gave life don't know if i agree it's the Christian god.

Exactly this. I believe in a higher form of everything, pure energy if you wish that made the basic rules of nature to which every livig being must adhere.
I like to think of this as God, although it's nothing more than nature itself.
I find the idea of a higher being judging us from a cloud completely senseless, because it sounds incredibly sadistic and idiotic.
I also look forward to living my life as destiny planned it and ending it there, the mere idea of living forever is unacceptable to me as it goes against the carpe diem style of life I tend to follow.



These are lyrics from a song I can't remember the name of. But if god was real then this pretty much sums him up.
Depeche Mode - Blasfemous Rumors

[JackShephard]

I'm not trying to change anyone's view, I'm simply inquiring about others' and stating my own

Well I don't mean you specifically, but this sort of thread seems to spawn that type of thing.

[LatinaVivit]

Yes I do, though sometimes I question my faith because of the idiot psycho-"Christians" that are in America today. Though whenever I really get down to it, my faith still remains with me.

[workingatperfect]

I don't really think about any sort of higher power, but when I do give it some thought, no, I don't really think there's a god.

[CrossingtheCourtyard]

Kinda-Sorta. I believe in a greater power, but I am still not that sure of what my spiritual beliefs are.

[Abyssal Echo]

yeah I believe in God :) my faith in him is strong. but, to be honest its the so called loving / forgiving Christians sitting in the pews I have a hard time dealing with.

[randomnessqueen]

i believe in god, but not in the way most describe
i am interfaith spiritual

[Puma_concolor]

I think you're an idiot if you're Atheist because you think it's rebellious and I think you're an idiot if you're a Christian because you were brought up that way.

It's up to you to decide what you want to believe in. As for me, who gives a shit. I feel like people communicate better with out knowing some things

[devinity]

god or higher power yes
religion no

[Johnny B. Fnord]

I believe in Eris, the Goddess of Discord from Greek religion, since I am a Discordian. Now, do I believe there is an actual entity in the sky called Eris? Yes and no. When I pray to her, she is real. When I discuss Discordian philosophy, she is a face attached to an idea.

She's also a hell of a party-er.

[SilentCutter]

I believe in the Goddess and God :)

[Christine.]

nope

[gothicsanctum]

"Nothing Unreal Exists" - Spock

[Danny13]

I believe in god but im not all religious mentioning and praying to him every day.

[Askud99]

I believe in god but im not all religious mentioning and praying to him every day.

Same here

[Sudds3]

Well I feel as though I'm slipping more and more out of the religious lifestyle! I am starting to think God might not be real, hmm...

[War-Is-Real]

Might as well put my 2 cents in.
Yes and no. I do believe there may be a higher power, but not quite a god. But science plays a big word in my thought process. I still consider myself an athiest because I do not follow a religion of any sort.
[Taken from a convo on Hot 107.9]
I heard the Athiest-Christian group is coming to Atlanta!
Who?
I believe their motto is 'We believe in everything and nothing at the same damn time

I'm gonna add another 2 cents.
If god is real, he is almighty, and perfect in everyway, and the church says that satan is the creation of the horrors in our world, THEN WHY [scuse mah french] THE FUCK DOES HE NOT DESTROY SATAN! Not that hard if you're god and he's not!
Anyway, if god [and jesus] watches you, then they are pervy as hell.
And christians [to me] are friggin hypocrites. In the bible, it says god is tolerant and all loving, and you should be too. And they are homophobic, and to be honest they follow only certain rules.
Religion was created to explain the stuff that can't be so easily explained. Now that science explains the previously unexplained, religion, in theory, should be dropped. Do you know christianity was made not by Jesus, but in fact John the Baptist. History always has and always will be determined by the victor. And being baptized and all is great, but you literally can't stop doing something you've been doing forever.
I'm also laughing at christianity because all of their followers suddenly grew a brain!
America, believe or not, was NOT made for christians. All of the founding fathers were athiest.
Before I throw other religions under the bus, I am solely doing this to hopefully better educate many people.

[Use the Edit button if you need to add more "cents" to your posts -Scarface]

[itsme13]

No. Never will. Never have!

[Gordo]

I'm gonna add another 2 cents.
If god is real, he is almighty, and perfect in everyway, and the church says that satan is the creation of the horrors in our world, THEN WHY [scuse mah french] THE FUCK DOES HE NOT DESTROY SATAN! Not that hard if you're god and he's not!
Anyway, if god [and jesus] watches you, then they are pervy as hell.
And christians [to me] are friggin hypocrites. In the bible, it says god is tolerant and all loving, and you should be too. And they are homophobic, and to be honest they follow only certain rules.
Religion was created to explain the stuff that can't be so easily explained. Now that science explains the previously unexplained, religion, in theory, should be dropped. Do you know christianity was made not by Jesus, but in fact John the Baptist. History always has and always will be determined by the victor. And being baptized and all is great, but you literally can't stop doing something you've been doing forever.
I'm also laughing at christianity because all of their followers suddenly grew a brain!
America, believe or not, was NOT made for christians. All of the founding fathers were athiest.
Before I throw other religions under the bus, I am solely doing this to hopefully better educate many people.

Lambert (2003) has examined the religious affiliations and beliefs of the Founders. Of the 55 delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention, 49 were Protestants, and two were Roman Catholics (D. Carroll, and Fitzsimons). Among the Protestant delegates to the Constitutional Convention, 28 were Church of England (or Episcopalian, after the American Revolutionary War was won), eight were Presbyterians, seven were Congregationalists, two were Lutherans, two were Dutch Reformed, and two were Methodists.

A few prominent Founding Fathers were anti-clerical Christians, such as Thomas Jefferson[18][19][20] (who created the so-called "Jefferson Bible") and Benjamin Franklin.[21] Others (most notably Thomas Paine) were deists, or at least held beliefs very similar to those of deists.[22]

Historian Gregg L. Frazer argues that the leading Founders (Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, Wilson, Morris, Madison, Hamilton, and Washington) were neither Christians nor Deists, but rather supporters of a hybrid "theistic rationalism".

[Zarakly]

Yeah, I do; but it's more of a mental thing than it is spiritual. I don't really follow any specific religion even though I've been baptized, was brought up in a Catholic family and went to two Catholic schools. For me it's more of a spiritual (or mental, depending on you're view) coping mechanism that I've found to help me a hell of a lot over the years. I pray every now and than; usually to give thanks for something great happening, to ask forgiveness or to ask for strength/comfort when something terrible happens or I'm really worried about something or someone. It may sound complicated, most things to do with God do, but to me it's crazy simple. It may just be a warped sense of religion that I've fashioned to suit myself, but it really does help me personally; I think it's a huge factor as to why I've never self harmed and don't really worry/stress about things nearly as much as I used to.

I think i am just like you although Christian instead of Catholic. I do believe in God. But I only pray, ask for forgiveness, thanks, and ask for help when times are tough. I to think it is a reason why I dont stress over anything.

[Gaybaby94]

I do not have imaginary friends. I am not ignorant of scientific fact like 85% of the world is. I never believed in gods and I sure as fuck never will.

[Abnormal]

Now this might come off as offensive, but I do not believe in God. The Bible, to me, is a collection of fairy tales written by people with the same mindsets. In my mind, religion is a way for the government to control their people. Its not as if religious officials hide that. In history, religious officials have been shown to be corrupt, have secondary motives.

There's just...too many questions and not enough answers involving God. I honestly cannot believe in the fact that a man was made from dirt and a woman was made from a man's rib. That we all, at one point, spoke the same language and tried to build a temple to heaven. I don't see that ever being true. I don't see evidence of any of that and I'm one of those people who just cannot base their beliefs on faith alone.

[HowlingSnail]

When I was in primary school and they taught us about God, at first it was blind faith. Then when I thought about it I realised how silly that idea sounded and stopped believing. Now I'm agnostic. I believe in the Big Bang and all that, but what I don't grasp is where everything came from. Everything has to have a beginning, meaning that at some point the past there was nothing at all anywhere. You can't get something from nothing, so how did eveything come to exist? The only two explanations are God and time travel, but even then surely God must have had a beginning at some point, meaning the only possible explanation involves time travel. Whether that involves God making himself or mortals creating the universe I don't know.

[Antagonist]

I believe in God's and Goddesses. I'm a Wiccan. Yet, not all Wiccans believe in deities and stuff like that. Personally, I think that different high powers focusing on ONE aspect of nature or something is more comprehendable than one supreme being who knows, sees, and does all.

[PinkFloyd]

I am not sure.

[BrittneyB]

yes. its more of a comfort to me than an actual strong belief though.

[Matt_2012]

mmm, yes and no i believe theres someone higher up and if your a good person you'll goto a good place.. but i do get scared about going to hell n shit so i guess thats believing.

[xDarkAngelx]

Given that I'm agnostic, I'm not sure.

[Jamie1515]

Nope, I'm an Athiest. Always have been always will be..

[Lost in the Echo]

Well I think about 70% of me believe's he does exist and about 30% of me believe's he doesn't. There has been what people call "evidence", but you can't really say he does or doesn't exist because nobody has ever proven he does or doesn't exist. To me it kind of seems like a made-up fairytale, although I hope it isn't and there is a god and an afterlife, because life after death seems a lot better than just rotting in the ground. So yeah, nobody has ever proven there is or isn't a god, one day we will find out for ourselves.

[josh_9]

I believe in God, father of Jesus

[duuli]

I'm more confused than ever about religion. All those "out of body" experiences can be explained through science. And the Bible has been so messed up from translations that you can't base your life on it.

[havingfun]

I do not have imaginary friends. I am not ignorant of scientific fact like 85% of the world is. I never believed in gods and I sure as fuck never will.


A little hate filled there are we?


I was once an atheist, but has come to accept Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. It was quite the turning point in my life. Once I did that my life became so much better :D

[Thepolice5291]

Yes, I believe in god, When I first became a Christian Things with parents weren't as good. But Now that I Have accepted Jesus and God My Life has become alot better and I have a more positive outlook on life and gained some really great friends

[Abyssal Echo]

yeah I still believe in God I dunno y though ???? another Gay Athiest in the making ???? dunno

[Thunderstorm]

I believe in God and the beliefs of Judaism.

[Sugaree]

A little hate filled there are we?

He used to be called True_Liberal. Trust me, you haven't seen anything yet as to what he posts.

[CyanideGoodnight]

I believe in God but hate organized religion

[randomnessqueen]

i believe in god, but not in this way most do
i am not in a defined religion, im interfaith spiritual