Do you believe in God?

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Do you believe that a God, and/or Gods exist?

I went with "yep".

God definitely exists.

I have to say "yes" (though, adding a but in there)

Absolutely.

I put I dunno, simply because of the fact that I am an Atheist but I am not a very strict Atheist. I like to think that their is some higher being out ther but whether its the Christian/Jewish God, Budda, Allah or any other god I dont know.

As I said I dont truely believe but I dont completely deny either.

Yep.

Proof?

Nope.

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I should probably restate. I know faith is proof, but I guess I mean hard scientific evidence, you know?

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Let's see, let me ponder this a couple of days and I'll get back wich ya...

Through pondering and came to a conclusion when cleaning cat poop out of their litter boxes....

Whidden, what God are you talking about?...this poll is way too general.
I mean God means different things to different people.
It could mean their left shoe, pagan 'gods' that I won't even mention, football, higher self, higher power, whatever. Even atheists have some kind of god in their lives. Does capitalizing the g, mean it's the same god of the Freemasons. God forbid, or so some say.

So, I would probably agree with Lawless, maybe or maybe not for different reasons...."But" and it's a big but.

Any God or creator or Gods.


It's meant to be general. Do you believe in a all powerful being or beings.

Not meant to say which is right, just meant to see how many people think there is something.


Doesn't nessesarily have to be the God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob.

Could be Thor.


Though I will state for the record, that Thor is BOGUS .



***Sorry to offend Thor believers***

nikiTa, the "but" that I was adding.... well, I left it at that, because I didn't want to get into a religious debate in here. Though, I will explain, a bit...

The but, for me, was intended to bring across my thoughts of my beliefs. I believe in God... but, I don't take the bible as concrete, and all. Because I believe that it wasn't all god-inspired... but, man-created, to control many a thing. Doesn't mean that I don't believe in God, or go to church.

Not to get into a heavy discussion here, but, I do want to say that I agree with you in one way about the Bible...

I do believe that the Scriptures are the inspired written Word of YHVH, but, I do agree with you in the fact that men and a couple of women, (perhaps in modern day), have interpreted Scripture in a way not intended by YHVH in order to control and keep the people enslaved to their particular agendas. We see that happening today in large numbers. I can only read the Scriptures for what is revealed to me...and rarely now do I believe what someone says about the Scriptures just because they say, "thus Saith the Lord."
And I am trying to reflect this change in me by not being so dogmatic about doctrine and such.

Well said, nikiTa

I can't have lived my life and seen the things I've seen and say I don't believe in God. My faith is what keeps me going and it's probably the hardest thing in the world, reinforcing faith when you've seen things.

A God with a big mean looking Hammer is right up my alley.

A Thunder God would be weak in places that it didn't rain a lot though. Like Vegas, or Bagdad.

Swedes.

Yeah, if only they could of written a better bible, persecuted a few more, then Thor would have a few churches of his own .

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Yep.
But God is different for everyone - faith means different things to everyone. It's all in how you take it with you.

But yes I believe in God, go to church and all that schtufff. If I didn't... catholics are good at the guilt thing

Big ol' NOPE for me.

yes in deed i do.

nikiTa, while that might be true... I have to agree with Pippin. Becase an atheist does NOT believe in god. While you're right in the sense that people worship other things, such as money, football, etc... they still do NOT believe in a being that is supernatural, that created anything. They don't believe in god.

And what other people are saying, and I have to agree, otherworldy 'gods' differ from people to people. It's a matter of what you esteem as being 'god.'

And my point is that it really doesn't matter if you call a deity/Deity a 'god' or if you choose a worldy 'god.' Because everyone has one. It's just semantics to say whether one's 'god' is supernatural or worldy, IMO.

Personally, what each person chooses to believe is their right. And to be mocked for it, is disappointing in my eyes.

Agreed.

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I'm not mocking anybody...just stating it plain that everyone and I mean everyone has a 'god' or 'gods'.

I used the left shoe instance because an American Indian told me once, "I don't care if you worship your left shoe...we all worship something."

It wasn't meant to be mocking at all.

Well, actually, if someone is an atheist, they in fact do not believe in a god or gods. That's what atheism means. Why can't you see that and why do you think even atheists believe in god?

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Maybe you don't understand what I am saying here...and I don't know how many more ways I can explain it.

A god does not have to mean a supernatural being.
We all, all of us have a void...it just depends what you choose to fill that void.

So you're saying a 'god' could be an emotional crutch of some kind?

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I am through with this conversation.

Okily dokily.

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Actually, this whole conversation is about a spiritual/religious type of belief. And, an atheist doesn't believe in a god that way. If we were discussing "worshipping" money, or music, or sex.... well, that would be understandable.

Well, when you get down to it, atheism is just a non-prophet organization.

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Thought you were done? Well, I admire your effort, but I still don't know what in the Wide, Wide World of Sports you're talking about.

Are you saying shoes and/or football is (G/g)od?

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I was through talking with you. I had a feeling I was over your head...not that I am any better, just I come from maybe a different perspective.

And so really I was done....I posted my original post and maybe expanded it a little.
I just found it odd (reiterating) that my original post was maybe ignored or something because I said exactly the same thing resulting in post #38.

Sorry, I know now that if I am not making sense to someone, it's a waste of time to keep arguing and bantering and then end up shaking fists because neither one of us no what the other is saying. So please don't take it personal. Just know that I value our banter enough on here not to take it to a bad extreme.

No worries at all, I wasn't getting heated or anything. I don't think it was over my head, I just didn't get your point. But it's all good, I know where you're coming from when someone doesn't get what you're trying to express. S'all good. Onward and upward.

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Thor is BOGUS.

It is when you are at work doing very difficult multitasks!

Almost everyone I know worships sex.

It's actually rather annoying.

Oh yeah? Well I challenge you to a duel!

I'm tired today.

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From Sam Harris' "The End of Faith"

Very, very interesting quote there.

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Maybe the question is; Does God believe in us?

OR- could God microwave a burrito so hot, even He could not eat it?

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If God has always existed, and always will exist, does that mean there are two gods, one living backwards in time and one living forward in time?


Or is it one God living in eternity, always past, always future, all at once?

Good thoughts for the noodle, Whizzle.

The big G is like Doc Brown in his mightly Delorian in the sky.

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Is god a male or Female??

WHEW!!! for a moment there I thought Bush was a female.

I believe in A god ...

I chose "I dunno", not because I don't think about it or that I'm confused, but because I'm agonostic. I do KNOW that I don't know if there is a god or not.