why do you belive in god?

Question

I mean why? is it fear of going to hell, or is it because your parents taught you that and you never stayed from religon? really why?

Answer 1

I used to , but now I think its weirt to think that a being is just up their makinf stuff and watching us do wrong and sin. I thinks its rediclious now

Answer 2

I've answered this question before. It seems I answer it almost every day. Here's my last one:

As concisely as possible: why do you believe I exist? Read Hume. You function constantly with effective certainty about things you could never "prove." Hume showed you can't even "prove" effective causality. If you read philosophers of science such as Michael Polanyi or Thomas Kuhn (links below), you'll discover that science itself is not some "purely objective" enterprise, but is deeply marked by the a priori suppositions and ideological biases of scientists.

If you mean, are there data of human experience for which the existence of God offers the most coherent and complete account, the answer is yes.

(1) There is something rather than nothing.
(2) That something exhibits an unfathomably rich and intricate order and beauty, continuously demonstrating creative novelty in its evolutionary advance.
(3) Human persons exist, and in their interiority are conscious of themselves as the bearers of freedom; the ground of the existence of these persons cannot be less than they are.
(4) In the communion of love I know other human persons as infinitely valuable and incommensurate with the entire world.
(5) My conscience accuses me or commends me independently of all social and cultural influences. As C.S. Lewis observed, no permutation of "is" can produce an "ought."
(6) The reductionism and nihilism of contemporay unbelief is an historical and cultural aberration, and has proven incapable of supporting the ethical and aesthetic values of the great religious traditions.
(7) My love for other human beings is an existential testimony to their groundedness in an everlasting, loving, conscious, purposive reality.

I think really the most convincing datum suggesting God's existence is simply human consciousness itself (how exactly could the ground of consciousness be less than conscious?). Of course, reductionist materialists have to end up denying the existence of consciousness, so what does that tell us about irrationality and a priori assumptions and who is enslaved to them?

In the end, there are no knock-down "arguments" or "proofs" on either side; the matter comes down to a decision made by the whole person (see Hans Kung's text below, which exhaustively engages every major atheist position). Do you adopt a fundamental pessimism or a fundamental optimism? Is the ultimate nature of the universe such as to frustrate the deepest desires of the human heart, or not? Since theism is both plausible, and I at least have an existential intuition that a basically optimistic position ought to be taken towards existence, it's apparent to me that the sensible option is to be a theist. Some would call such a philosophical theism "deism."

Answer 3

Inside each person's brain is a part the scientists call the "God Module". This section of the brain can be stimulated, either chemically or magnetically, and the person will experience a profound religious experience. Does this mean that God is a product of our imagination? Or, does this mean that God has created us so that we naturally seek him out?

Then there is the problem of our own existence. If there is no God then what is the meaning of life? Is your mind nothing more that the sum neurons in your brain. Or, perhaps your mind is creative in nature and generates an energy that out lives our bodies.

Those who study ghosts, and those who study near-death-experiences all believe in an afterlife. It just makes sense that there is also a God.

Answer 4

Because it is real---think about it we are created so is there not a creator? The Bible tells me that God created man in His own image so I believe (due to free will) in God such as those with their own free will prefer not to believe. The Bible is real even if some do not believe this to be so; everyone has free will even the demons; sometimes common sense is not so common.
But be assured that every knee shall bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord of Lords and King of King; even the devil and than he will be cast into hell with his followers---nonbelievers.
Better question why is it that people do not believe in God? Is it because they were hurt by someone that pretended to be a believer---you know like all those cases of priests sexually abusing children---these kids will most likely will never believe in God again---so who will pay the price for destroying their belief system?

Answer 5

To tell u the truth I was raised as a Muslim.

But just like everyone else around the world have had my times of wondering was I raised the RIGHT way or not .. being an A student who believes that science is everything I felt that I needed a scientific proof of which religion to follow .. so I hit the books & there it hit me one proof after another.

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Answer 6

Because the world cannot provide the things God can provide for me. I have a better experience going to God and actually knowing Him that taking the offers from the world that have left me poor, depressed, and without any friends.

The world is cold, heartless, and nobody really cares unless it benefits them. See God does not like the benefits that man gains from other men as well as women. People enjoy hurting others and if you actually look around you and search after people of the world - those people really do not care for you anyways.

Answer 7

No one dared so far to claim creating, or being able to create, any single thing, even a hair!! The Creator and The Sustainer of all these Creatures is One only; if there were more than one there would have been confusion in the heavens and the earth! That One is Allah (the only true God).

Can we find an explanation of the great universe? Is there any convincing interpretation of the secret of existence? We realize that no family can function properly without a responsible head, that no city can prosperously exist without sound administration, and that no state can survive without a leader of some kind. We also realize that nothing comes into being on its own. Moreover, we observe that the universe exists and functions in the most orderly manner, and that it has survived for hundreds of thousands of years. Can we, then, say that all this is accidental and haphazard? Can we attribute the existence of man and the whole world to mere chance.





In the world then there must be a Great Force in action to keep everything in order. In the beautiful nature there must be a Great Creator who creates the most charming pieces of art and produces everything for a special purpose in life. The deeply enlightened people recognize this creator and call him Allah 'God'. He is not human because no human can create or make another human. He is not an animal nor is He a plant. He is neither an idol nor is He a statue of any kind because none of these things can make itself or create anything else. He is different from all of these things, because He is the maker and keeper of them all. The maker of anything must be different from and greater than the things which he makes.


Imagine yourself in an aeroplane and you know it is
going to crash...

Who do you turn to for help then ?

Or on a ship in the sea, thrown helplessly up and down
by towering waves ...

There will have been a situation at one time or the
other in your life when you called upon your Creator
alone, forgetting everyone and everything else,
hoping, trusting, wishing that the Being you know in
your heart and soul that has power and control over all
things would help you. The only One you know can
save you!


Scientists, even though they are able to reproduce human and animal life through artificial processes like in-vitro fertilization and cloning, cannot accomplish these feats without the basic elements of human life that consist of genes and cells and other organic properties. Scientists are not able to create these things. Even the processes that are used by scientists to accomplish various procedures originated from a source whose intellect was obviously far greater than those who seek to discover and imitate the creative processes.

There are various ways to know God "Allah", and there are many things to tell about Him. The great wonders and impressive marvels of the world are like open books in which we can read about Allah. Besides, Allah Himself comes to our aid through the many messengers and revelations He has sent down to man. These messengers and revelations tell us about everything we need to know about Allah.

Answer 8

I believe the name God is wildly miss used. I'm not a so called christan. I don't even go to church, but i know there is a power in this universe that gave me a second chance at life. I dyed and had not one but 3 doctors say i was dead. I heard this voice at the end that said not yet. I don't proclaim to under stand it, or force it on anyone. I just tell it how it is, there is a power here for you and me and everyone else.

Answer 9

I believe because for so many years I was a heavy drug abuser and after 30 years of using I was able to abstain from cocaine, and alcohol without any rehab, inpatient/outpatient or anything else other than a 12 step program. I knew that I didn't do that on my own so it had to be a Power Greater than myself, and I choose to call that power God...

Answer 10

well for one thing it's great to know that there is someone more powerful then me and some one who will love me for what ever i have done and will do. It's great to have someone there all the time and knows what your going through. Also it's comforting for me to know there is a place to go to after i die, and where my loved ones have gone or will go and that i can see them again.I just recently found Jesus and i have to say my life has been better. i feel like i really know myself and found where i want to be. Life isn't as much in the dark for me any more.
(from a 16 year old)

Answer 11

I don't believe in hell and judgement day. I think the universe came into being somehow and for some reason and there has to be something that caused it to come into being. What it is that caused it all is impossible to know, but there is probably something higher and wiser than us that religion mistakingly thinks they know.