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07 Jan 2010, 7:44 pm

I'm a strong believer in God.

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11 Jan 2010, 7:37 am

Yes, of course I believe in "me!"

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11 Jan 2010, 4:58 pm

Which god?

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11 Jan 2010, 7:21 pm

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Which god?

The God.

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12 Jan 2010, 2:30 am

I agree with this video very much.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wV_REEdvxo[/youtube]

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12 Jan 2010, 2:36 am

ASPER wrote:

I agree with this video very much.

thanks, ASPER - i had forgotten about the video that you posted

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12 Jan 2010, 5:10 am

We all have our opinions and I feel that some people need to believe in things like God to explain their existence, their meaning of life and Earths creation.. For some it has more to do with their upbringing than anything else. Each to their own I guess.

I am very much an atheist in the sense that I do not believe in a God. Religious following in my opinion is a waste of time, it creates derision and hatred and is a mere tool used by society to herd the flocking masses in times of need. I have respect however for someone that entertains the idea of a God on some level but less so for those that actively practice religion.

To me believing in a God and practicing religion are two different things.

Just my opinion.

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12 Jan 2010, 5:38 am

The Biblical stories in which God appears show Him as a dictatorial bumbling querulous idiot and are therefore very uncomplimentary but considering the state of the world and its history there may be a grain of truth in it. Nevertheless I remain doubtful.

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12 Jan 2010, 2:31 pm

No, I don't believe in God. The concept of God isn't the main reason why I hate religion. It has more to do with the mentality of religion.

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14 Jan 2010, 11:17 am

I was raised Catholic by my parents but they were never very into going to Church each weekend. I remember hitting my preteens and wanting to learn more, so I went through a phase of reading the bible every night and doing "proper" prayers on my knees. I think I quickly realized from that that the Bible didn't make much sense to me, and by my early teens I was an atheist. It hasn't changed since then. Which isn't to say that a good debate isn't fun - once in my teens, I talked for two hours with a Jehovah's Witness on my porch.

I need evidence and I just don't see any evidence. Indeed (as the quake in Haiti) I see considerable evidence that there isn't a god caring for everyone.

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18 Jan 2010, 9:41 pm

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I know exactly what you mean. That's the same experience Ive had with religion my whole life except that my family are protestants. I wish I could have expressed that with brevity and clarity the way you did instead of rambling on in one of my uninteresting anecdotes to prove my point like I usually do.

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18 Jan 2010, 10:13 pm

If there isn't much point in keeping to our religion, why even bother to keep it if it isn't suitable for us?

But let us never stop exploring our spirituality.

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18 Jan 2010, 10:22 pm

ruennsheng wrote:

If there isn't much point in keeping to our religion, why even bother to keep it if it isn't suitable for us?

But let us never stop exploring our spirituality.

I cannot get into other people's heads to discover this spirituality business. I don't have any spirituality to explore.

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18 Jan 2010, 10:29 pm

Then what else do we have, deep within us? How can we explore life and death then? Why do others remember us long after we're dead and so on?

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18 Jan 2010, 11:46 pm

ruennsheng wrote:

Then what else do we have, deep within us? How can we explore life and death then? Why do others remember us long after we're dead and so on?

What people remember of us after we're dead most likely has little depth or understanding of what and who we are. I have no problems exploring life and death, to me,is oblivion and there is not much to explore there.

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18 Jan 2010, 11:53 pm

Sand wrote:

ruennsheng wrote:

Then what else do we have, deep within us? How can we explore life and death then? Why do others remember us long after we're dead and so on?

Oh I see. It makes some sense... Thanks for the thoughts!

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