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I believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of Heaven and Earth. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the Communion of Saints, the Resurrection of the Body and Life Everlasting. Amen.
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I don't believe in the one the Evangelicals say I must follow or else I will burn in hell for being a Catholic.
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pick a god any god , that's the god / gods i don't believe in but i do belive in human kindness and above tolerance....why don't YOU define YOUR god....the burden of proof of ANY god is upon the bearer ! .....i respect your right to believe in anything you want
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I don't believe in the Mormon God -- white does not make right. I don't believe in the Jewish God -- all people are chosen. I don't believe that any god would sanctify the caste system, racism, sexism or heteronormativity -- that was done by people, not the gods they credit it to. I do not believe in a god that has relieved they are the only way -- every single person deserves access to the Divine in a way that is Real to them.
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I do not believe in any god, or any other supernatural entity for that matter, as described in any written text I have come across to this point. Admittedly, that it is a pretty short list though: Bible, Koran, Book of Mormon; all of which have their roots in the Old Testament. I do not understand why we so readily believe that God spoke to people directly a few thousand years ago (burning bush, angels come to earth), but if someone were to make the same claim today we would probably think that he had lost his mind. Why the double standard? Why do we accept with no hesitation that a guy walked to the top of a mountain, where no others could go upon punishment by death from God himself, and received a stone tablet with the 10 Commandments written by God himself? Why is it so easy to believe that Jesus was the flesh and blood of God on earth instead of just a wise, caring philosopher, like Ghandi? Why is it so easy believe a story that was written about guy generations after his death, written by a conglomeration of people with their limited understanding of the world around them, and then translated multiple times before being written in English? Yet we agonize over every last word believing and insisting that this text contains the exact word of God. The omniscient and omnipotent God of all mankind chose to speak to all of humanity in this manner? What about the rest of the world? He only spoke to the Israelites? I think this line of thinking is one of the reasons the Mormon Church came to be as well. It just all seems so far fetched to me.
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I do not believe in any god, or any other supernatural entity for that matter, as described in any written text I have come across to this point. Admittedly, that it is a pretty short list though: Bible, Koran, Book of Mormon; all of which have their roots in the Old Testament. I do not understand why we so readily believe that God spoke to people directly a few thousand years ago (burning bush, angels come to earth), but if someone were to make the same claim today we would probably think that he had lost his mind. Why the double standard? Why do we accept with no hesitation that a guy walked to the top of a mountain, where no others could go upon punishment by death from God himself, and received a stone tablet with the 10 Commandments written by God himself? Why is it so easy to believe that Jesus was the flesh and blood of God on earth instead of just a wise, caring philosopher, like Ghandi? Why is it so easy believe a story that was written about guy generations after his death, written by a conglomeration of people with their limited understanding of the world around them, and then translated multiple times before being written in English? Yet we agonize over every last word believing and insisting that this text contains the exact word of God. The omniscient and omnipotent God of all mankind chose to speak to all of humanity in this manner? What about the rest of the world? He only spoke to the Israelites? I think this line of thinking is one of the reasons the Mormon Church came to be as well. It just all seems so far fetched to me.
I am not trying to convince anyone to change their religious beliefs. Live and let live and to each his own is my philosophy. I am only looking for someone that has looked over the same information that I have and come to the conclusion that the god described in those pages (specifically the Bible) is real. As a child it was easy to believe in the Christian story because it is culturally accepted and expected where I was raised. However, as I grew older and looked at the same story again with a questioning mind it no longer makes sense to me anymore. Do you derive faith from a feeling or something? I have tried to believe, but it just is not happening for me.
I still believe that there is exists a power that is greater than we understand. Although I do not believe in the traditional stories about God, I also think it to be too great a coincidence that life exists by chance. I think it is nearly impossible that by some random chemical reaction life sprang forth and was allowed to evolve over hundreds of millions of years into the world we know today without something making it happen. I think it is a stretch to believe that life on Earth, or on any other planet, could exist without some driving force behind it. Is it God? Maybe, but I do not think God exists in the same way most religions would teach us.
Thoughts anyone?
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I do not believe in a sentient, all-powerful entity that somehow is supposed to control the physical universe.
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I do not believe in a sentient, all-powerful entity that somehow is supposed to control the physical universe.
I might believe in a sort of Platonic multiverse, a la the Mathematical Universe Hypothesis by Professor Max Tegmart of MIT. Something like that I suppose is that "higher, grander reality" humankind has sought. So if you want to call that "god", knock yourself out.
So, in terms of "sentient supreme being", I do not believe in god. In terms of "the embodiment of the laws of physics", well, maybe - it is all just terminology at that point. Maybe the wave function of the universe is "god" in some linguistic or aesthetic meaning. So "god" as a poetic or aesthetic way of trying to grasp at the deepest reality, the deepest ontological underpinnings of our existence, is OK with me. But "god" as talking about some supernatural being or other is not. I guess I am a "naturalist" - I like that word better than "atheist" - "atheist" just means I reject supernatural ideas - "naturalist" means I get my aesthetic, and, indeed, spiritual "kicks" out of the natural world, a world far more interesting and beautiful in its reality than any mythological universe theologians could cook up. My two cents.
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I don't believe in any being that supposedly permeates the entire universe and controls it. There isn't enough energy in the universe to power such a being and if such a being is controlling everything, how is it that galaxies are colliding?
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I don't believe in a god who would force itself to be believed in. I can't believe that there are people who think this way.
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I reject all established ideas on the grounds that there is no f*****g proof for it anywhere.
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I reject all established ideas on the grounds that there is no f*****g proof for it anywhere.
Give me some evidence, and then I'll believe.
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oh dear one thank you for the question to explore... my dreamer of all things possible, has no thing to do list. no emotional connect to the pieces of creation but to the whole, all is in place, like atoms and bits, large and small, each has order in exploring of the body of creation... like chemistry we connect making new forms or known forms of life... we become a cell in the body of creation..... from the acorn comes the oak.......
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I don't believe in any god, nor ghosts, nor living beyond death, or leprechauns for that matter.
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I don't believe in any god, nor ghosts, nor living beyond death, or leprechauns for that matter.
I just believe in one less supernatural thing than you.
If there were any sort of thing worthy of being called "god" I'd skip directly to the word "Universe" and be done with it.
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I believe in a God who would send anyone to hell. I don't believe anyone deserve eternal anguish, regaurdless of their crimes. Don't let them into heaven, let death be the end for the wicked; don't stoop to their level and torture them for eternity.
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OK. Let's settle this like men...
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OK. Let's settle this like men...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joDjwtjIQS8&feature=related
We'll toss a coin to see who gets first color choice!
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it seems to me that many of your questions seem to be asking permission to have your own personal beliefs. This is one of those things you get to decide for yourself.
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