I believe in God. (:

I believe in God.. I have to have a higher standard in my life to look up to, and try to be like, its made me a much better person..

I believe in the bible, when its read in correct context.. I don't believe the bible has been translated correctly over the centuries, because it was done by man, and everything man touches becomes corrupt.. The bible is used as a weapon too often to condemn and judge, and not enough as a message of love and hope for the world..

That's my take on it... 

I believe in God but something that has always confused me is that I believe God is a personal perception, an inner entity that leads to something far beyond our comprehension. But wars have been fought over this entity and a lot of people killed. Spanish inquisition, the Holy Crusades, The Salem Witch trials and so on. Whole civilizations have been wiped out over nothing more than perceptions and what is written in a book. When it is something that is so personal and pertains and is formed by a person's unique life experiences hardships and good times, feast and famine, good and evil and so on.

I don't perceive a God that is micro managing everyone's lives. Just waiting on prayers coming from people to be answered. But I can see where others may perceive that due to their life experiences. I can also see why others can't perceive God when some people seemed to be truly blessed and have good lives and others seem to be cursed. It really seems unfair and out of balance. Believe me I am the latter and one of the reason's that my perceptions of God are what they are.

I guess what I am saying is God or rather the perceptions of God is just as varied and unique as we as unique individuals are. From Nothing to All Encompassing. No rights or wrongs in the perceptions because I truly believe if we could understand and know exactly who or what God is, we couldn't handle it at this point in time. In the Gnostic Books, I can't remember which one but Christ himself says that the search for God begins within one's own self.

I believe in Jessica and Izzy, they directly affect my life in tangible ways, occasionally capriciously.
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I believe in God and God believes in me otherwise I would cease to exist.

I personally don't, but I also won't claim there is none.


I like to think that we(the human race and earth as a whole) are just some supreme being's little antfarm and sometimes a little supreme being shakes us up for fun when their parents aren't looking. 

Quote from: ThePersona on July 22, 2014, 10:31:10 PM
The point is to believe WITHOUT evidence, I mean we asks for signs but do they ever get answered? Point is, that's why it's called faith.

That's called being an idiot. Faith is not a virtue.

Why would I ever believe in something without evidence?

Extraordinary claims, such as the existence of a deity, require extraordinary evidence. There is no evidence for God. Zero.

If you present me evidence of a god I would change my mind.

Quote from: mac1 on July 10, 2014, 11:39:21 AM
How do you expalain the formation of the solar system and the development of the earth and life on it? Yes, I support evolution to a great extent and believe that evolution and creationism coexist. However, what force do you believe is responsible or controlling in the formation?

Read a basic science text book. It is really quite simple but also majestically beautiful.

The solar system is like billion of other solar system, formed after the explosion of a star and ordered by gravity.

Life has had billions of years to evolve. Evolution is a scientific fact. People say that "It's just a theory" (and those who do don't grasp what a scientific theory is) well so is heliocentric theory: the idea that the earth orbits the sun. New evidence could emerge showing we don't orbit around the sun, but I sincerely doubt it.

Now,

Name a scientific theory which has later been replaced by a supernatural explanation?

Of course I believe in God! God is with us every moment of our lives. God loves us. Take a little time today, and reflect on what He has done for you. If you share your joys with Him, whether that may be starting hormones, SRS, etc. you will feel a great sense of peace. Even if your family has disowned you, God will never disown you, because He loves you!

Because the supernatural is by definition outside of reality.  The null hypothesis can never be proved.  It is solipsism, but a cherished, closely held and defended fallacy.  God does not need to be defined in terms of magic.  That which is real and has power need not be ephemeral.  The trouble is that God has become narrowly defined as the God of the gaps, or worse just the God of desert tribes.  Choose an understanding outside of that and you are labelled a heretic, or condemned as possessed. 

The labeling and condemnation are specious.  I fully defend the right of anyone to believe as they choose.  I do part company when it is attempted to legislate those beliefs to oppress other humans, or inculcate sloppy thinking in children.  If you want citations, I'll be glad to oblige, but women's health is an easy one.  Religious education another.

Peace,
Julie

Quote from: Mark3 on August 28, 2014, 11:58:27 PM
I believe in God.. I have to have a higher standard in my life to look up to, and try to be like, its made me a much better person..

I believe in the bible, when its read in correct context.. I don't believe the bible has been translated correctly over the centuries, because it was done by man, and everything man touches becomes corrupt.. The bible is used as a weapon too often to condemn and judge, and not enough as a message of love and hope for the world..

That's my take on it... 

The Bible is man's account of their experiences in light of their knowledbe at the time. Originally the stories were not written but passed down by word of mouth. The texts which comprise the Old Trstament were originally written in ancient Hebrew which did not contain any vowels, the vowels were inserted later in the translations.  The texts which comprise the New Testament were originally written in ancient Greek.  The translations of both were subject to man's knowledge of the time, the language, and other documents available at the time.

Keep in mind that the Bible as we know it did not exist in it's present form until much later.  The tests included in the Bible are only a selection of the original writings which were available.  Also, aditional pieces of those documents and other related documents have aided in the newer translations.  Our faith allows allows us to accept the stories included in the Bible as being Devine inspired.

I believe that our scientific knowledge only serves to further our understanding of the creation.

My wife is a nurse, and often prays with her patients, if nothing else, it makes them feel better at the moment.. Its pretty well documented also that statistics show that the patients that pray or have others pray with them in the hospital have a higher and quicker recovery rate.. I'm not saying that's evidence of God, but its evidence of something good..

Quote from: Mark3 on August 29, 2014, 06:38:55 PM
My wife is a nurse, and often prays with her patients, if nothing else, it makes them feel better at the moment.. Its pretty well documented also that statistics show that the patients that pray or have others pray with them in the hospital have a higher and quicker recovery rate.. I'm not saying that's evidence of God, but its evidence of something good..

Exactly, I had a lazy eye when I was 5 and maybe because I was to young my parents didn't want me to get lazer eye surgery so they just prayed over it know if you seen me on the street and I told you I had a lazy eye you wouldn't believe it. I know not everyone believes in the same thing but its worth a thought.

I have had my own evidence with spirits, so there must be some sort of higher up type of force that some may claim is a God.

I am an atheist/pastafrian , imo if there was a god, i'll have such hate and anger stored in the deepest pit in my heart for him .

Jesus is my Lord

I absolutely believe in God; not  sure about the "bible" though.

My thoughts and feelings about a god are mixed, my feelings on organised religion telling people how to think feel and behave are not.

God ? Which one ?

Does it really matter ?

Blind faith or intelligent conviction ?

People, due to their blind faith are beheading people. Someone else who believes in the same God, but different religion is dropping bombs on them in retaliation. God seems to be a bit quiet about the whole affair.

Hmmmmm.

I used to believe in something. But I really don't know anymore. The more I think about it, the more paranormal investigations I do and what or who seems to be stuck and in misery, I just really don't know anymore. Time loops, distorted time from EMF fields, information holding minerals? I can't figure it out and I keep trying with no conclusive results. All I know is some people's prayers seem to be answered and mine never are. So yeah, God seems to exist for some and not for others. Not so much for me it seems.