Believing in God

18 years ago
Posts: 1850
Quote from TheSilentDeath
What I'm surprised about is the amount of people on the fence regarding this issue.
Not too surprising, to me - there are a lot of people who question the faith they grew up in, or religion in general, and probably aren't ready to committ to a strict "yes" or "no".
I voted "no" simply because I haven't seen anything, in almost 36 years on this planet, that convinces me that there is a god/gods/higher power - however - I'm not going around declaring that there absolutely isn't one. I suppose there could be, I just haven't seen convincing evidence of it, and so far every religion I've learned about has one (or more, often many more) things I disagree with.
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18 years ago
Posts: 563
Oh, wow. The "no" votes have increased dramatically. These polls just never seem to end the way they start.

18 years ago
Posts: 1199
Meh when missionaryies try to shove something down your throat you wanna rebel I guess. That's why I hate mormons and witnesses.

18 years ago
Posts: 246
Well could you empathise with them. Well I can't speak for mormons but I can speak for Christians when they say that Jesus was God's way of dealing with sin, and that Jesus give us a chance to have eternal life instead of hell. They really believe that God loves everyone and is giving everyone a chance to claim the gift of Christ. To many witnesses Jesus is a life or death desicion.

18 years ago
Posts: 1191
Ahaha, I'm the 13th "no"!
EDIT: I didn't really give my two cents, so here I go...
I just find some theories that people have are way too ludacris... I support the idea of giving people something to believe in when all hope is lost, but not to the point where something that doesn't even exist controls your life and actions. I mean, it just seems like science can already explain it all anyway...
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18 years ago
Posts: 2596
Quote from otakubaybay
Ahaha, I'm the 13th "no"!
nuuuuuuuuuuu, if anyone post yes i'll give nuddle.

18 years ago
Posts: 563
Quote from luisalirio84
Meh when missionaryies try to shove something down your throat you wanna rebel I guess. That's why I hate mormons and witnesses.
Preachy-types remind me of those couples that talk lovey-dovey-overly-openly and how everyone standing around them is puking from the surgery sweetness.

18 years ago
Posts: 246
Quote from SirGir
Quote from luisalirio84
Meh when missionaryies try to shove something down your throat you wanna rebel I guess. That's why I hate mormons and witnesses.
Preachy-types remind me of those couples that talk lovey-dovey-overly-openly and how everyone standing around them is puking from the surgery sweetness.
I hope I'm not inducing vomiting in you. 🤣

18 years ago
Posts: 481
The existence of God (the way religions would describe this term) just isn't a scientific concept, and that's why I can't say I agree with any one of them.
While different religions give their unique unambigous concepts of God, science doesn't state anything categorically, leaving lots of space for speculation. And that gives much more freedom in trying to define what is this God thing, what are the origins of faith, and whether we believe it or not.
"No" for the religious concept, "Yes" for defining it in a different, scientific way.
So I chose "Maybe".
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18 years ago
Posts: 303
im the 13th yes.
i dont believe in any religious god anyway. but the concept of god does exist.

18 years ago
Posts: 2596
Quote from lakesurface
im the 13th yes.
i dont believe in any religious god anyway. but the concept of god does exist.
i'll give you some nuddles.

18 years ago
Posts: 1199
Eleven pages of basically propaganda in half a day is wrong 🙁 lol 😛

18 years ago
Posts: 303
yay nuddles. that sounds like noodles,but are they really..?!
and what propaganda ? i guess the poll is pretty evened out..

18 years ago
Posts: 1191
Quote from lakesurface
i dont believe in any religious god anyway. but the concept of god does exist.
Doesn't that mean you're agnostic? 😕 Or you're just talking about in general?
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