Is there really a God?

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Well there is another aspect to this .
Man has free will .
This means he has the ability to choose to be good or evil.

It would not be very kind to create a being unable to do anything without the permission of his creator.

I do not believe god created us beneath him. He made us to be free and thrive however we choose . Good or evil.

Oh and I'm not a christian, I just believe in god. So my views are different then the Christian views.

I think we choose where we are born. I actually remember choosing my parents.
In the Buddhist book of the dead actually states that a persons soul chooses there parents before birth. I actually remember this so I believe it to be true.

As for god knowing every even that will happen in your life before hand. I believe this part is true. I think god can give you signs in the right direction but at the end of the day he will let you choose your own path. If you ask for his / her help god will gladly help if its within your destany.

I was that person. I learned how to be a good person through abuse and neglect. I agree that it could and should be done another way. But when it happens it can turn someone into a good person if they want to be.

That wouldn't end well. Can you imagine falling in love with a fake person?

You bring up very good points z0rp!

So your brain was created before you were, or was this apparent memory somehow implanted into your brain when you assumed your body? Either way it seems too far fetched for me to believe and arguing against someone's personal experience serves little purpose, as most of the time they refuse all explanations minus the one they make up.


But he made your path, why does he need to give you signs if he made it? He knows how it will turn out, that or he doesn't know everything or he's just a crappy designer.


But couldn't everyone learn how to be good in a good way? I'm sure a being that could do anything could make that happen, no?


I would argue falling in love with a fake person would be no different than falling in love with someone for their looks then finding this person not to be so lovely on the inside. Such a thing could be staged easily. And it was only an example, as I said, if I was infinitely intelligent I could create a better system with a snap of my fingers. Or if I could simply do anything I would just say "Better system please.", and one would pop into existence.

We all have a soul and it exists in the physical plane as well as the astral plane. When we die the energy of our soul still exists. It is in a different none-physical state but all our memories are stored there. When we are born we still have these memories but most people have to do certain things to recall this info, but others remember some things from the beginning. I had to meditate to recall my past lives but I never forgot choosing my parents and moments after i was conceived.

That's fine, to someone who hasn't heard about these things i would expect it to seem far fetched.

The fact is we can't prove these thing either way, i just find it fun to debate about. I'm glad your open minded to discussing something you don't believe in.




He does not have to, it just helps the person understand what there future holds.


Yes there are much better ways of becoming a good person. But to answer your question, I don't really know why it is not done a different way. I just know there was a higher purpose for what I personally went through.


I dont know why there is not a better system. My guess is its bound to have flaws if you give everyone the power to do what they want
(free will) .

Maybe I'll give meditation a larger shot and if I 'recall' anything I'll let you know.



The fact is we can't prove these thing either way, i just find it fun to debate about. I'm glad your open minded to discussing something you don't believe in. [/quote]
To be completely honest I just post here when I have nothing better to do or when I'm bored, and I don't find the conversation all that boring so I don't mind discussing it. And of course I keep an open mind about everything, just not to the point where it falls out. In other words, I'm not about to try sky diving just yet.


I suppose if the person is curious that makes sense, but in that case why not make it easily accessible? Perhaps make it interesting and give the person ten life lines for when they're really confused in life, and when used they get a clue or something to that effect.


Well you don't even have to do that, just give people happiness. Make them clouds of ecstasy or something.

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Who knows for sure? That comes down to how the word - God - is defined. There are thousands of non-profit religions on planet earth and the definition of Goddess - God - Goddesses - Gods - etc. vary enormously from one church, synagogue, mosque, televangelist program to the next. When Bad Things Happen to Good People (1981 book) by Harold Kushner, a Conservative rabbi.

If there is he/it/she can show him/her/its self, and explain why my cats suffered terrible fates at such a young age.

God's a fractal. Once you realize this, our interconnectedness can be known and the greatest potential realized.

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Yes.

The movie Bruce Almighty tells me so.