Who Believes In God?
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suicidesamurai
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Having faith means you don't have to think critically about the things that need critical thought the most.
Where do we come from?
Invisible being in the sky did it.
What is the meaning of life?
To be nice to people so I can go to Heaven for all eternity.
Why is there evil in the world?
God lets little kids get raped and murdered for His own reasons which are beyond our comprehension. So just keep the faith, or you'll go to Hell. And even though little kids are raped and murdered, if you survive a car crash, God saved you for a reason so be sure to thank Him but don't ask why he allowed the little kids to be tortured for so long before finally being put out of their misery. We don't know how He works exactly, so don't pray and ask Him why he let the little kids be raped and murdered, that isn't for you to know. And he is really busy so doesn't have a very good record of answering prayers, anyway. But if you ever ask Him to make your life better in some way, like to mend a fault in your marriage, and that happens, praise Him. If your spouse dies shortly after in a car crash, just know it was their time. God works in mysterious ways.
donnieosmond
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Whatever you say bud 
iblazethatkush
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True that. I'm done with this thread. I never knew atheists were such a hateful bunch. I thought this could be an enlightening adult conversation...I guess I should of known better.Whatever you say bud
mountainSpliff
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You should have known better, but you didn't.
I am atheist and I certainly don't hate you pal. You created one hell of an entertaining and thought provoking thread.
iblazethatkush
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Yeah you been cool Moutain Spliff. I just don't like the people who says things like people who believe in God are dumbasses or religion is for weak-minded people or santa and God are the same person, etc etc etc etc etc etc etc.
natrone23
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I think is very good and thought provoking thread. I think we should be able criticize each other beliefs just as we would if we were dicussing politics. Religion should not be out of bounds of discourse. And sure some people might go a little far call names a little bit and you might be offended..........but don't be offended by the discussion. I think the majority of this thread as been rather civil. If beliefs are True then their should be no fear of others challenging those beliefs
iblazethatkush
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I guess your right. But, for people who believe whole-heartedly and love God dearly, such as myself. Saying something deragatory about God is like saying, 'Fuck yo momma' lol. So I do tend to get a bit offended. But, everybody is entitled to their own opinion. So, if you believe God and santa are the same guy then that is just your opinion and it's all good. I'll try not to be so sensitive. Let the conversation continue
mountainSpliff
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I guess your right. But, for people who believe whole-heartedly and love God dearly, such as myself. Saying something deragatory about God is like saying, 'Fuck yo momma' lol. So I do tend to get a bit offended. But, everybody is entitled to their own opinion. So, if you believe God and santa are the same guy then that is just your opinion and it's all good. I'll try not to be so sensitive. Let the conversation continue
LOL
A couple days ago I was considering turning this thread into a yo momma thread.
but yo momma told me not to.
iblazethatkush
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Haha lmao. Thanks for clearing that up Natrone...I appreciate that
suicidesamurai
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I don't think religious people are dumbasses and I don't hate them. The members of my family are very religious people. I just think there are better ways of deciding things than relying on faith. The example I used of little kids was crude but still valid. When those things happen to little kids, many people just think it is God's will. Theologically and philosophically, that is the 'problem of evil'. The problem of if a benevolent higher power exists, how could he let those things happen? Does he just not care? Is it free will? etc.
mountainSpliff
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donnieosmond
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We can only partially comprehend the notion of God's existence. To do so, we must use human concepts to speak of God: "without beginning or end"; "eternal"; "infinite", etc. The Bible says that He has always existed: " . . . even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God" (Psalm 90:2). And, "Your throne is established from of old; Thou art from everlasting" (Psalm 93:2). Quite simply, God has no beginning and no end. So, where did God come from? He didn't. He always was. To us, the notion of time is linear. One second follows the next, one minute is after another. We get older, not younger and we cannot repeat the minutes that have passed us by. We have all seen the time lines on charts: early time is on the left and later time is on the right. We see nations, people's lives, and plans mapped out on straight lines from left to right. We see a beginning and an end. But God is "beyond the chart." He has no beginning or end. He simply has always been. Also, physics has shown that time is a property that is the result of the existence of matter. Time exists when matter exists. Time has even been called the fourth dimension. But God is not matter. In fact, God created matter. He created the universe. So, time began when God created the universe. Before that, God was simply existing and time had no meaning (except conceptually), no relation to Him. Therefore, to ask where God came from is to ask a question that cannot really be applied to God in the first place. Because time has no meaning with God in relation to who He is, eternity is also not something that can be absolutely related to God. God is even beyond eternity.