Do you believe in god?

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i have recently been thinking a lot about religion and wondering how many believe in god and also what made you come to the decision of believing?

I know, why bring Santa into this!! 😮

@walkingaroundsostrenegrene I'm so sorry you went through that.
Many Christians believe in a God of love and not a punitive one, so you could reframing your faith through that lens?
I'm reading the Jesus Storybook Bible !and finding it very comforting.

How?

You presumably believe in God?

I don’t. To me, Santa Claus is a perfect analogy. A made up story.

Quite.

how Funny 🥱 maybe she believes in god because it helps her to cope or keep her going.

No. I think Religion and ideas of God developed to explain the world before we had science, and to control the population.

If there is a god and they wanted to be believed in they could easily show themselves and avoid any doubt. If they're not doing this as a "test of faith" then what a dick, honestly.

Let people believe what they want. Do you mock people who believe in Allah as well? Or is it just Christians who are fair game?

I do. RC from birth.

What sort of things?

I believe all religion is nonsense. Some of it very dangerous nonsense.

No. I used to when I was young but as I got older I started having more questions but without getting answers that really added up. I then looked into different religions to see if their claims about god/gods were any more coherent but I failed.

Maybe one day I'll come across a description of god(s) that makes sense to me and/or I'll have an experience that can only be ascribed to a god. If that ever happens I'll change my mind but until then I'll carry on as I am.

I do let people believe what they want to believe. But that’s not a very interesting response to the question “Do you believe in God?” A thread of nos and yesses?

And yes, I would react in exactly the same way if I was asked about Allah. Christians pretending they are somehow uniquely singled out in this country is tedious.

Incidentally, using the analogy of Santa Claus isn’t “mocking” anyone. Both fictitious characters with absolutely no evidence.

I find it astonishing that there are people who believe the world is just a few thousand years old, despite all of the evidence to the contrary.

Not at all. We’re all part of nature and frankly, if a god or creator was proven there’s no way I’d worship them - look at the state we’re in!

Ah yes replying with “do you believe in Santa clause” definitely makes the thread more interesting 😂 it just makes you look silly. Criticise Islam and you will be accused of being Islamophobic. Nobody cares if you criticise Christianity. It’s not tedious at all.

No.
And if I’m wrong and there is a god? Then I can only conclude that he’s a sadist and a narcissist.

God of the gaps.

Her Bio does not say she is a Christian, or a believer. And makes no difference if she is or not.

The God of the gaps is interesting because it totally matches the evolution of Gods. When science fills a gap, theologians find a new gap to squeeze their God into. And now it's being squeezed into theoretical physics. But it still leaves a bit of an issue for them. Where did their Gods come from ?

For many non believers believing in God and believing in Santa Claus is exactly the same. You may not like that-and I can see why you wouldn’t-but it’s true. And no, you will not be called islamophobic if you criticise Islam.

I don't believe in a religious God. I don't believe God communicates with man, nor gives instructions on how to live your life. That's all manmade, particularly "man" made nonsense to control the population in the hands of a minority of .....men.

My spirituality, as far as it exists, roots itself in nature and science. It doesn't matter that we don't know all the answers, I don't need to fill that gap with an anthropomorphic higher being.

I'm a massive atheist but I also struggle with that question - "How did it all begin?" But the idea of a creator doesn't solve that question either, because what created the creator? Does God have a God? And if so what created that God? Is it just Gods all the way up?

So no, I don't believe in a God.

Coincidence.

Absolutely not.

My son had cancer and almost died. If a God did exist, they can fuck right off.

I don't know anything about Laura Mersini-Houghton or the telescope Pp referenced, but i believe God is eternal or outside of time. He always has been and always will be.

No - I only believe in things which exist and where there is solid evidence.

I agree - why would anyone believe in something which has done such a rubbish job, hasn’t helped and left the world in such a mess?