When did you first feel god, before or after other people told you he existed?

Question

If before, how did you know what you were feeling was god and not gas?

Isn't it odd that the only way to know about god is from other people and not god himself? For example why doesn't the almighty manifest in us like hunger or thirst?

Before you answer, "it does", keep in mind that a totally different god manifests for a different 1/3 of humanity, and no god at all for another 1/3.

Answer 1

I was told of a god when I was around five or six.. I am an atheist now. I've never experienced a 'deep feeling' or 'manifestation' that others claim to have felt.

It seems that religion can only spread as fast as one's voice can travel, so to speak... If religion was to be kept quiet, and wasn't talked about, it would likely disappear. Then again, if a problem were to arise that man cannot understand at that moment in time (i.e. astronomy, disease, natural events), man could create another god to fill in that unknown information, just as religion likes to work today: To give a clear understanding of the unknown.

Answer 2

I'm not really sure what you mean by "feeling God" but if you truly felt him, you would know it wasn't gas. Nonetheless, I probably first felt Him when I was on a youth retreat during a deep prayer time, and I had already knew he existed.

Your other questions are a bit tricky. Since there is only one God, the same God manifests himself in different ways to all humanity. However, because of the differences and shortcomings of mankind, not all men profess the same God.

Just keep in mind that God manifests himself to people at their exact level in many different ways, while remaining the same unchanging Almighty.

If you want to know more about the manifestations of God, read the Bible or about miracles.

Answer 3

I believe in God for my own reasons. I once doubted God, as you do. But then I realized that the universe could not have come from nothing. Evolution or not, something had to start it all. And that is when I realized that all the evidence of science subtly points toward God. Do I support creation? No. I am a scientific person. But if you have ever thought about it, how could something so vast and complex have come from an explosion of nothingness?

And also, your stats are incorrect as a measly 20% or less of all people are atheists, which would make 1/5 a more accurate statement. I also believe that all religions are followers of the same God. See my gatorade analogy.

Thanks for your time!

Answer 4

I have always felt God's presence. I might not have always followed the path that he has given me to follow.But I had to learn to return to God the hard way.God is in all of us.You say hunger? Or thirst??? God is the knowledge that you hunger for, and the truth that you thirst for.This part is called the Holy Spirit. Jesus is the light and the way. No one had to tell me that God existed becuase he came to me at an early age.

Answer 5

That's a good a question. One of the questions I tend to ask Christians a lot is what happens to people like in remote parts of africa or something who have never been exposed to the bible and jesus' teachings, according to them, whoever doesn't accept jesus goes to hell, but how can they?

One person responded that they can still be 'aware' of god by just looking around them. Ok, and? What does that have to do with Jesus/your specific god?

Answer 6

I was told about God when I was a child. I did not feel him until my 40's. Did not start walking with him until my 50's

Answer 7

i felt God when he breathed life into me as did you and everybody else on the planet

Answer 8

I'd like to see Christians weasel their way out of this questions. LMAO

Answer 9

Not until I heard about it. I like where you're going with this.