There is no God.
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UPDATED: Friday, May 9, 2025 05:01
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i think its interesting to note that almost all prior civilizations, to my knowledge, believed in one or more Gods..literally in contact with them at a point.
im not sure we can just discount and discredit everything our ancestors believed, simply because we believe ourselves to be intellictually superior in every way.
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Quote:Naw...evil's a plot devise.
Originally posted by Whimsicalnbrainpan:
I believe the whole evil thing has more to do with man's free will than God's indifference.
God's like this Big Jerry Bruckhiemer in the sky.
Or Joss Whedon
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Quote:Well, at the risk of The Wrath Of TRS, or yourself, I am sure.
Originally posted by antimason:
im not sure we can just discount and discredit everything our ancestors believed
Only Buddha is real Chrisisall
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Quote:All civilisations had sex as well.
Originally posted by antimason:
i think its interesting to note that almost all prior civilizations, to my knowledge, believed in one or more Gods..literally in contact with them at a point.
im not sure we can just discount and discredit everything our ancestors believed, simply because we believe ourselves to be intellictually superior in every way.
Doesn't prove anything other than Human beings tend to like having sex.
Scientific studies have suggested that the Brain is hard-wired for belief in God, or at least spirituality and mysticism. Maybe that's proof of God in and of itself (if one is so inclined to believe), but either way we can't take the fact that most (but not all) civilisations believed in God as proof of God.
It's proof than Humans tend to like to believe in a higher power, nothing more.
More insane ramblings by the people who brought you beeeer milkshakes!
No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see.
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Quote:
Originally posted by yinyang:
Is he both able and willing? Whence then is evil?
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Because man was created for the opportunity to be in a free-willed relationship with God. Without free will, love is nothing. Without choice of good and evil, free will is nothing. God lets evil exist for free will's sake.
Evil doesn't exist because of God, it exists because of man. Man has the choice to not be/do evil, and yet it still exists.
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"My feelings are changeable but intense" Anya (season 7 Buffy)
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Let me chime in with my two cents'...
For some reason, homo sapiens cannot accept the fact that there is not something out there greater than themselves. There must be an explanation for everything, and the easiest way to find the answers is to create a divine presence and attribute all the "unknowns" to this entity, be it benign or malevolent. Because we are technologically superior to our ancestors, as pointed out by AntiMason, does not mean the belief will just go away. Entire civilizations have been built and destroyed because of belief, and will continue to do so until the end of humanity. People generally need to believe in something greater than themselves, to attribute their existence to something other than the luck of the draw. I am not saying those without belief are wrong, nor are they better or worse than those who do believe in a divine being of any kind. I am one of those without belief, yet I am tolerant of those who have faith. It gets them through their lives, helps them when they need it, and generally sets down morales to live by.
It appears that I agree with Citizen; that humans "tend to like to believe in a higher power, nothing more". As long as that belief does not impinge upon my right to not believe, I get along famously with my fellow Man.
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God can kiss my ass.
River
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Quote:
Doesn't prove anything other than Human beings tend to like having sex
Yeah but it was God that made it so very very fun!! ;) procreation and the like
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People feel alone without the existance of God because there are many things they cant explain.
As people can explain more they have less need for an ominpotent being in control of everything.
God is born out of the unknown
Evil is born out of Fear of the unknown
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god doesnt exist, fairies do, god is just a way of scaring us into doing what the church says, orginised religion is just another method of control.
you can belive what you like, but dont try to force me to belive in some big bearded bloke in the sky, let me belive what i want to. and concentrate on your own soul.
oh yeah, an as for the creating the world bit, ever heard of the big bang:dissapointed:, and what about evolution? huh?
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