Please answer intellectually and factually with regards to your own religions. I won't be convinced if the answer is just blind faith without reasoning. If it makes sense, then I 'll agree. Thanks!
p/s: When answering, please state your religion and then answer the two questions.
2006-09-17 07:27:51 · 10 answers · asked by farhansallehin 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Nope, we were not created by chance. The world is too perfect (biologically, physically) to be created by chance. You can't help wondering that there is actually a mastermind who created all this.
In line with your kind of mindset, you would probably agree that if we put some scraps of metal and steel into a big container, shake it for a few million years, then you'll get a Porshe from those pieces of junk. That just doesn't make sense. There has to be a mastermind. There has to be a creator.
2006-09-17 13:28:07 · update #1
I have no religion. I am an atheist, and atheism is NOT a religion.
What are the views of the world's religions regarding the concept of God? There are many many world religions... virtually all believe in some sort of higher power/intelligence/being. It's sort of a prerequisite for religion... there has to be a deity or great spiritual power for a religion to qualify as such. Many regard their respective higher power as a creator, many regard it as a teacher, many as a protector. Some believe that the deity or being has no influence over this world at all. Some believe it isn't even interested in this existence of ours.
What are the views on the reason why we are created? Those vary greatly. I don't think there is one main collective agreement on "why we're here".
2006-09-17 07:33:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
While any world religion can offer an explanation of HOW God made the world, most religions dont get into WHY God made the world.
The Bible teaches that God is a creative individual with the desire to be worshipped and to provide for his creations which are made in his image (character and attributes) which ultimately glorify him. Similiar to people having kids and then wanting their love and gratitude. Having offspring can be the most rewarding thing ever as well as the most heartbreaking.
2006-09-17 07:37:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buddhism has no concept of God as a conventional deity. Its philosophy is too complex to explain fully but briefly every human soul comes from a universal source of life, incarnates on earth and creates karma and undergoes a journey of personal growth and enlightenment until after many lifetimes it attains nirvana. When that occurs it returns to the source or cosmic consciousness which becomes stronger as a result and so it continues for all eternity.
2006-09-17 07:41:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally beleive there is a god, though I have no way of knowing what or even if there really is one. Earth just seems too "set up" to have just occured 100% naturaly. Essentially people want to beleive there is a god so they will usually beleive whatever religion they were taught. I would love to be content and know Im going to heaven after i die but after much debate and study of religion I came to the conclusion that I wont know till i die.
2006-09-17 07:37:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a Jehovah's Witness
We believe in one God and father of all persons and in his only begotten son and our redeemer, Jesus Christ. We believe that God first created Jesus as a spirit person and then all other things were created through him and for him.
We believe that we were created out of God's love to live forever on a beautiful paradise earth. We believe that God will not allow anything to stop this from ultimately happening. We believe that he is allowing wickedness at this time because he is fully capable of undoing all of it's ill effects and he wants to settle once and for always the issue of who has the right to rule over mankind.
2006-09-17 09:22:20 · answer #5 · answered by Sparkle1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hinduism
Q1& 2 . Read Bagavath geetha where Lord krishna says this in 18 chapters and i cannot shorten it for you.
its not a blind faith but very scientific ????
read manu dharmasastra which was written more than 5000+ yrs ago which says the creation as the same what todays science has proved.
2006-09-17 08:06:21 · answer #6 · answered by aathrey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thay were created to control people tell them what to do it is just brainwahing at the end of the day and thay are given fales hopes just to keep them happy like the is a heaven an after life that type of thing it is all a lie all religions are lies the are no gods
2006-09-17 07:36:43 · answer #7 · answered by andrew w 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe that a god exists bc of scientific reasoning and rational thinking.
We were created essentially by chance.
2006-09-17 07:29:56 · answer #8 · answered by Toronto 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Psalms 148:5- Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.
Colossians 1:16-For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
Revelation 4:11-Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
Christian
2006-09-17 07:35:15 · answer #9 · answered by Maurice H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are created to worship HIM and follow the rules,like taking up the exams..if you pass,.the reward is heavenly feelings..
2006-09-17 07:35:31 · answer #10 · answered by AC 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋