Is it enough to believe that there is a god/godess that created us and that we should do what we believe is right for the sake of humanity and democracy and not of what old religions dictate? I am not against religion but I am just saying that is it enough to just BELIEVE in one fact or another?
2006-07-10 19:31:15 · 17 answers · asked by The Young Creator 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
perhaps we all should follow... belive in God but lock your car... in my opinion.. all religion have the primary philosohy of " good to humanity"... just that the interpretations that came alonmg the way twisted the explanations a weebit
2006-07-10 19:36:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm am atheist and I try to do what's right because I have to look at myself in the mirror before I go to bed every night and ask myself if I were the best person I could be that day. It's hard when I have to say no. Then I have to figure out what I can do to make the next day better. As a person without fear of a god or heaven & hell, I must answer to myself. I can be my own worst critic.
2006-07-24 00:19:28 · answer #2 · answered by reme_1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There Is No God by
Penn Jillette
“I'm not greedy. I have love, blue skies, rainbows, and Hallmark cards, and that has to be enough… It seems just rude to beg the invisible for more. ”
Morning Edition, November 21, 2005 · I believe that there is no God. I'm beyond Atheism. Atheism is not believing in God. Not believing in God is easy -- you can't prove a negative, so there's no work to do. You can't prove that there isn't an elephant inside the trunk of my car. You sure? How about now? Maybe he was just hiding before. Check again. Did I mention that my personal heartfelt definition of the word "elephant" includes mystery, order, goodness, love and a spare tire?
So, anyone with a love for truth outside of herself has to start with no belief in God and then look for evidence of God. She needs to search for some objective evidence of a supernatural power. All the people I write e-mails to often are still stuck at this searching stage. The Atheism part is easy.
But, this "This I Believe" thing seems to demand something more personal, some leap of faith that helps one see life's big picture, some rules to live by. So, I'm saying, "This I believe: I believe there is no God."
Having taken that step, it informs every moment of my life. I'm not greedy. I have love, blue skies, rainbows and Hallmark cards, and that has to be enough. It has to be enough, but it's everything in the world and everything in the world is plenty for me. It seems just rude to beg the invisible for more. Just the love of my family that raised me and the family I'm raising now is enough that I don't need heaven. I won the huge genetic lottery and I get joy every day.
Believing there's no God means I can't really be forgiven except by kindness and faulty memories. That's good; it makes me want to be more thoughtful. I have to try to treat people right the first time around.
Believing there's no God stops me from being solipsistic. I can read ideas from all different people from all different cultures. Without God, we can agree on reality, and I can keep learning where I'm wrong. We can all keep adjusting, so we can really communicate. I don't travel in circles where people say, "I have faith, I believe this in my heart and nothing you can say or do can shake my faith." That's just a long-winded religious way to say, "shut up," or another two words that the FCC likes less. But all obscenity is less insulting than, "How I was brought up and my imaginary friend means more to me than anything you can ever say or do." So, believing there is no God lets me be proven wrong and that's always fun. It means I'm learning something.
Believing there is no God means the suffering I've seen in my family, and indeed all the suffering in the world, isn't caused by an omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent force that isn't bothered to help or is just testing us, but rather something we all may be able to help others with in the future. No God means the possibility of less suffering in the future.
Believing there is no God gives me more room for belief in family, people, love, truth, beauty, sex, Jell-o and all the other things I can prove and that make this life the best life I will ever have.
Peace
2006-07-24 12:11:39 · answer #3 · answered by Michael B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it is not enough. If we believe in something simply because someone tells us to, we are lacking our God given right to find truth. We all must seek God as individuals. If you seek for the true God you will find Him. He has given all mankind the same measure of faith. So seek Him while it is still early.
2006-07-25 03:36:07 · answer #4 · answered by para 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Faith is life.Each and every time we beleive our life that we could survive.We may have engaged on a business,we believe that we could success.We get in a bus or any other vehicle to go to a place.we believe that we can reach the place.Whatever the action done by us is only beleiving it to be completed.So,the hopeness or other word 'Faith' is leading us in every actions.So,that faith is God.For that Faith God we gave structure for praying.Prayer mend our life.This faith is indirectlly mentioning as a God in old religious books or in Vedas.
2006-07-25 04:45:02 · answer #5 · answered by Kandasamy M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believe in God its just an excuse to succed. You have to pick something in the life that is going to make you succed and that u think it deserves the pain. We choose god, some others other thinks and everything its valid if the person its happy.
2006-07-25 04:51:21 · answer #6 · answered by vgvp67 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if for you that is enough. For me it is enough to not believe in a god or gods; just a way to live in harmony with your surroundings till you die and return to the earth as compost.
2006-07-25 04:16:20 · answer #7 · answered by sickcured? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not enough it is the begining
Now research and find your own truth and what suits you maybe take a little from all .
I do I am open minded and apprciate the fact I have my own mind and my own thoughts on the matter which makes up my own Truth and that is what suits me.
Love & Blessings
Milly
2006-07-11 02:36:51 · answer #8 · answered by milly_1963 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't think it is just enough to believe. Do you think He actually was tormented, abused, talked about, crucified horribly and expects absolutely no commitment from us at all? We must make some sacrifice of love for Him. He sure made many for us.
2006-07-25 04:43:34 · answer #9 · answered by GOUTVOLS 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a very good start, now do some research and find for urself which religion is better suited to what you believe and is more keen to state what is right for humans..
2006-07-11 02:42:46 · answer #10 · answered by messy_missy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋