one, is correct?
2006-09-02 11:01:49 · 19 answers · asked by porthuronbilliam 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I like when I get so many good thoughtful responses as I did with this "q." Let's vote to see what most people think.
2006-09-03 05:13:11 · update #1
God's existence can't be proven. It is a matter of faith. Consequently, I can't answer the second part of your question.
2006-09-02 11:04:01 · answer #1 · answered by Purdey EP 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The proof of GOD is not hard to find. It is evident in everything from the changing of the seasons to the intricate designs of the human eye or the chamelion. The question of religion is a different story altogrther. I personally put all of my faith in the Bible and Jesus Christ, not modern day christainity because of the constant contradictions between that and the word of GOD. Nothing in the Bible has ever been disproven, nor do I believe that it ever will. I believe many confuse religion with spirituality. While spirituality is who or whatever you've chosen to place your faith in, (whether it be Jesus, Buddah, Allah or Mother Nature) religion is simply the means one chooses to reach the objest of their faith. I should say that in most if not all of the major religions, one may reach heaven, enlightenment, etc without "religion" but not spirituality.
2006-09-02 11:56:23 · answer #2 · answered by Celestian Vega 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is logically impossible to disprove anything. You might of course convince yourself of a thing and stop accepting any new information on the topic but please, don't call it proof.
And since so far neither the existence nor the non-existence of god can be proven, both religious people and atheists are just following their faith - and faith is the opposite of a provable theory. You believe something because you believe it, not because you know it. Noone believes in the sun - it is there. We believe in the things we can't know, feel, prove.
2006-09-02 11:15:30 · answer #3 · answered by kate 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God's existence is strictly a matter of faith for me. I have serious reservations about "religions" because from my experience there is very little going on in most of them(Christian denominations/organizations anyway) that clearly demonstrates or depends on God's existence/ power/involvement to sustain them. I also believe that if God were to "visit" his presence and power in the local congregations as we read about in the Bible then far fewer would attend church than currently do. I don't think most folks really want God to be that real to them if a condition of that is to live as "separated" a life as some of the individuals did of whom we read about in the Bible.
Said another way, there seems to me to be a big difference between what's going on in most mainline denominations and what we read about in terms of how things were in either the new or old testaments. In many-but not all- cases, they seem to be nothing more than another organization of which millions of folks happen to enjoy being a part. That being said, many congregations and other christian organizations provide some very valuable services to those in need, and provide countless opportunities for people to share their abilities and financial resources to help alive suffering, and there is value in that.
2006-09-02 11:30:47 · answer #4 · answered by Tynes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Proof of God
Action, Love, Movement, Causation, Faith, Existence, Science, History, Philosophy, Psychology, Spirituality. To name a few...
Roman Catholicism
Jesus said so, Tradition, Bible, Magisterium, Apostolic Succession, Sacraments, Grace, Faith, Historical Records, Historical critical analysis. to name a few...
2006-09-02 11:09:04 · answer #5 · answered by Lives7 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no one way to prove or disprove the existence of a god, which is why I personally enjoy being an Agnostic much more...
2006-09-02 11:08:44 · answer #6 · answered by pentalityism 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a non-believer. I don't trust any kind of religious & spiritual beliefs, but I try to respect more non-fanatical Believers.
I don't wonder about existence or non-existence of "deities" because this concept is fully part of religious & spiritual beliefs I don't resonate with - anyway.
What does prove that my non-believerness is "correct"?
"coherent", you mean?
Well, in my view, it is a fact that religious & spiritual beleifs are incomplete, not fully intrinsicly coherent.
But it is my belief: I believe religious & spiritual beliefs are intrinsicly incoherent.
Proofs about my non-believerness? Pragmatism. I focus on my perceptions, even though they are limited & easily distorted.
I feel much better since I wear this label "non-believer".
I am fan of planetology (exact science that studies any kind of planets).
2006-09-02 11:09:04 · answer #7 · answered by Axel ∇ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have faith in God, therefore I' don't need "proof" of His existence.
All religions are correct if you follow them the way you learned it while you were growing up.
I always say that all religions are good but we men are not and try to justify our faults by
blaming religions
2006-09-02 11:10:47 · answer #8 · answered by lm050254 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God must be accepted by Faith. He is an assumed reality. Your existence proves His. Turn your question around and prove He doesn't exist.
2006-09-02 11:04:41 · answer #9 · answered by Wise ol' owl 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Thus far nothing.....it's all about faith, and what makes your life journey a little easier.....I don't believe that any ONE religion is right, therefore I claim none, but i do believe in a higher power, a higher GOD up there.......somewhere
2006-09-02 11:09:58 · answer #10 · answered by KryBaby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋