Why do you believe?

[Frenchy100]

This is a genuine question. I'm not wanting to be argumentative or anything, am genuinely interested.

It fascinates me, people believing in a god, I struggle to get my head around how/why people would believe in one.

How do you reconcile the belief in a god with all the horrendous things that happen in this world eg murder, rape of kids etc? I always hear religious say that's just because people have free will. But if god is this almighty being that can basically do anything does that mean he 'sits back' and watches those things happen and does nothing?

As I said I am genuinely not flame throwing. I have just never been able to get my head round it. Am genuinely interested in what makes people believe in a god?

He was either lying, mentally ill or telling the truth.

Or, of course, it was made up. Apply your logic to Batman and you'll see what I mean.

Why I believe in God?

It is because In the Quran, God invites people to reject blindly accepting the beliefs and values society imposes on them and to ponder by pushing aside all the prejudices, taboos and constraints on their minds.

Man must think on how he came into being, what the purpose of his life is, why he will die and what awaits him after death. He must question how he, himself, and the whole universe came into existence and how they continue to exist. While doing this, he must relieve himself of all constraints and prejudices.

“It is He who sends down water from the sky. From it you drink and from it come the shrubs among which you graze your herds. And by it He makes crops grow for you and olives and dates and grapes and fruit of every kind. Therein is certainly a sign in that for people who reflect. He has made the night and the day subservient to you, and the sun, the moon and the stars, all subject to His command. Therein are certainly signs in that for people who use their intellect. And also, the things of varying colors He has created for you in the earth. There is certainly a sign in that for people who pay heed. It is He who made the sea subservient to you so that you can eat fresh flesh from it and bring out from it ornaments to wear. And you see the ships cleaving through it so that you can seek His bounty, and so that perhaps you may show thanks. He cast firmly embedded mountains on the earth so it would not move under you, and rivers, pathways, and landmarks so that perhaps you might be guided. And they are guided by the stars. Is He Who creates like him who does not create? O will you not pay heed?”(Quran 16:10-17)

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"And Among His Signs Is This, That He Created For You Mates From Among Yourselves, That You May Find Tranquility In Them, And He Has Put Between You Affection And Mercy. Verily, In That Are Indeed Signs For A People Who Reflect. And Among His Signs Is The Creation Of The Heavens And The Earth, And The Difference Of Your Languages And Colors. Verily, In That Are Indeed Signs For Men Of Sound Knowledge. And Among His Signs Is The Sleepthat You Take By Night And By Day, And Your Seeking Of His Bounty. Verily, In That Are Indeed Signs For A People Who Listen. And Among His Signs Is That He Shows You The Lightning, By Way Of Fear And Hope, And He Sends Down Water (Rain) From The Sky, And Therewith Revives The Earth After Its Death. Verily, In That Are Indeed Signs For A People Who Understand". [Qur'an 30:12-24]

Man must think on how he came into being, what the purpose of his life is, why he will die and what awaits him after death. He must question how he, himself, and the whole universe came into existence and how they continue to exist. While doing this, he must relieve himself of all constraints and prejudices.

Why must man do any of this? Last time I checked, there was nothing compelling me to do so.

There's also no reason to believe that life has any objective purpose anyway.