Do you believe in god?

Question

i'm a christian but i just wanted to know your other beliefs and why you believe them

Answer 1

I believe in the universe, in life. Do I believe in the God of the bible? NO way....wouldn't want to., have you ever actaully read that crap? What a horrible God.

Answer 2

No, I can not believe several things in the bible, that are very skeptical to me. They have never been explained to me and when I ask about them, all I get is that you have gotta believe.

I for one an not one to believe in an unexplained topic and or a person that is suppose to be the supreme being and holds all creation in his one powerful hand.

There are many things that are lacking and unexplained so I have decided that I will do as I please, being kind or as nice to people as I possibly can, but a belief in a god not really.

I hope this has been of some use to you, good luck.

"FIGHT ON"

Answer 3

I'm Buddhist, I don't believe in a creator god as most put one forth due to years of analytical and critical study of religions and then settling on Buddhism and the Buddhist philosophy that also eschews the idea of a creator god. Analytical Buddhist meditation and critical thinking helps a lot when chewing over such things, BUT whatever works for you to help you become an altruistic, better person...

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Answer 4

I believe in many Gods. I believe that each God is a distinct and independent being, with its own personality and powers. I do not believe that there is a Single Divine Being, of which the various Gods are merely facets or archetypes, but rather that each God is uniquely and wholly a God. I believe that the Gods have incredible power and wisdom and that they are immortal. I do not, however, believe that the Gods are perfect. I believe that there are certain things which they cannot do - though this may be a self-imposed limitation placed upon the Gods by the Gods, and not due to their lack of power. However the power of the Gods - even if it is limited - is vastly beyond the scope of man to comprehend, as is their wisdom, love, ability to act and all of the other virtues that they possess. In addition to the Gods, I believe that there are a number of semi-divine beings which are neither Gods nor men. Intermediary beings of this sort would be Daemons, Heroes, Nymphs, Satyrs, Muses, Oceanids, Numina, Avatars, Djinn, Faeries, Ghosts, Angels, and Spirits of rivers, lakes, hills, mountains, forests, trees, families, homes, sacred places, etc. There are more - quite a bit more actually - but I think you get the point. These beings are not as powerful as the Gods, nor are they immortal. They are still, however, far in excess of mortals, and as such are worthy of tendance.

I am an Hellenic Polytheist. That means that I worship the Gods of Greece in a manner similar to that of the Ancient Greeks. I believe that there are Gods of which the Greeks did not know, and Gods that they did know of, but did not worship. These would be the Gods of the Celts, Germans, Persians, Jews, etc. I believe that these Gods do in fact exist - but I do not worship them in any particular way, unless they are included in an offering or prayer made to "All the Gods" or to "the Unknown God".

Just as I do not worship every God in existence, I do not worship all of the Greek or Olympian Gods. I make general offerings to all of them, but I reserve particular tendance for only a very few. This, actually, was the practice in Antiquity, so it is hardly an innovation in religion. The Gods that I honor in particular are: first and foremost, Aphrodite. She is my patron Goddess, and my devotion to her is almost singular in nature. However, jealousy stands outside the Divine chorus, as Plato said, and Aphrodite neither requires sole worship, nor desires it. This is something that I learned from the Goddess herself. She led me to the worship of the other Gods as well, and so I honor Nemesis, Pan, Apollo, Hermes, Zeus, Athena, and the Muses. There are others, but these are the ones that I am closest to.

Answer 5

No I don't and the main reason is that if he really existed he would have done a much better job. How can a supernatural being write a book telling us how wonderful we should be and then build in all the faults that ensure we will never live up to it?
If he did exist he would certainly not be the loving fatherly figure depicted by religion. More like a malicious old devil who likes to see misery and chaos.
Sorry, but you did ask.

Answer 6

I really wish I could say yes. I had to finally admit to myself that I do not know diddly although I was born thinking about it (seems like it anyway). Was never impressed with the astrophysics of planets and stars but could not imagine where the space came from and how far does it extend. They explain matter with a big bang etc. but that sounds small compared to pure space. and is it god's space? forget the ice and rocks and fireballs, the space is the thing. Zen lesson: tadpole looks up from the pond and asks the frog what's it like out in the huge open air beyond the pond. The frog couldn't tell the tadpole. He could only say what it is not like. The universe is huge etc. but this simply doesn't address any explanation of the biggest thing -- space. i lived in the country and watched sky and stars at night. i was concerned about just how far out there in space it extended. incomprehensible then. i still don't get it. 64 and still don't get. do you?

Answer 7

I believe in God. But, not in a sense that many people think of God. I don't believe that if I "pray" that God will hear my prayers, but rather that God is an intense connection between all living things. The fact that living things are actually made up of a slow vibration of energy (aka matter), and Einstein's conclusion that energy can not be created nor destroyed leads me to believe that energy itself is god. Now, that specific energy that creates a connection between me and you, or you and everyone else in the world, to me that is God. I hope that makes sense. I believe that God is an intense energy that connects each and every one of us. Where as most "religion" refers to God as an omnipotent being.

Answer 8

At this point in my life I'm not sure what I believe. I'm a senior in high school and i've been attending a Catholic school since I was in 7th grade. Every year we have been required to take a theology course. It has made me realize that there is a lot of contradiction in the system from my point of view. I am almost finished reading "Blue Like Jazz" by Donald Miller which tells a lot of stories about God and people's experiences with God. It has really made me rethink everything, but i'm still not positive on what I believe.

Answer 9

Yes. I believe in God All Mighty.
He created the heaven and earth and all that dwells in it.
Being Muslim, saying the testimony of Faith:

There is no god worthy of worship except God and Muhammad is His messenger. This declaration of faith is called the Shahada, a simple formula which all the faithful pronounce. In Arabic, the first part is la ilaha illa'Llah - 'there is no god except God'; ilaha (god) can refer to anything which we may be tempted to put in place of God--wealth, power, and the like. Then comes illa'Llah: 'except God', the source of all Creation. The second part of the Shahada is Muhammadun rasulu'Llah: 'Muhammad is the messenger of God.' A message of guidance has come through a man like ourselves

Answer 10

Yes. I believe them because before when I was "Wiccan" I thought it stood for belief in nature until I realized it was a sin to be wiccan because the bible said, " Do not believe in any god before me." I believed in nature gods. Life has been alot better now that I put my faith into god. Jesus Christ is my savior and God is my father. :)

Answer 11

Hello Mikayla P,

Yes! I do believe in God the father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. He has proven himself to me, and yet I still doubt at times, because that is the human nature side of me.

I must agree with Sawyer, He has proven himself to me even when I was in doubt. Try God, even when you doubt he blesses you above and beyond. After all, he says in his word if we have the faith of a mustard seed we can move mountains, and that is very, very, very small. Try God