The last one surpassed all my expectations- I'd appreciate your input on this. I guess I shoulda mentioned before, I'm doing research for a book- what is a short definition of your beliefs- not what you don't believe or like; just the standards you frame your life with? What do you think is the reason we're here- how & why.
Thanks for playing.
2007-01-17 08:28:44 · 19 answers · asked by skayrkroh 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
jewish--way too complicated to get into...basically most important is monotheistic
2007-01-17 09:12:29 · answer #1 · answered by NYRNYM38 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The reason we are here is because it is the nature of the universe to express higher levels of evolution, moving toward and realizing self aware beings (consciousness). This is why evolutionary scientists have found no reason for consciousness to evolve, because it is the end (macro) goal of evolution as such, thus expressing the fullest potential of the underlying energy and information (intelligence) in the quantum vacuum. The only reasons I do not see this as theological or teleological is because 1) I do not believe there is (necessarily) a set way this would need to come about, and 2) I do not see evidence that would necessitate placing some personality behind the universal seen orchestrating the evolution.
2007-01-17 16:55:41 · answer #2 · answered by neil s 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe that God is a sum of the whole. Everything is made of energy, and all of that energy combined equals God. God does not have a conscious like us. This would explain why bad things happen. I believe in the big bang, but believe there was no beginning, and the big bang wasn't the first. I believe the universe goes through periods where it expands, and then collapses, and repeat. This would explain the beginning (by saying it doesn't exist). I believe we got here for two reasons. 1) The energy in a way willed itself to become life. Or 2) random occurance.......Christians are right that one takes a lot of faith, but I can't picture any omniscient being being happy with this world.
2007-01-17 16:39:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Basically I believe Physicist Max Tegmark's Theory of Everything. Reality Is Mathematics. We are here because Mathematical Truth is necessary and reality is what mathematical truth looks like from a self aware, anthropically selected, myopic subset of itself. I don't think it is at all a coincidence that nature is so perfectly described by mathematical laws.
As an atheist I lack god belief. As a mathematician with a background in physics I can envision reality as a layered phenomena with mathematics as the underlying layer.
2007-01-17 16:36:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You're writing a book? Please contact me when you finish so i can buy and read it!!! :)
I'm Muslim. I believe in Islam. This is what Islam says:
God made creation. Then He made Adam from clay and water. God then told the rest of creation to bow to Adam in respect. All of them except one refused. All the angels bowed. Iblis didn't. God told Iblis to tell why. Iblis said something like: "i am better than Adam, because i was created from fire, but he is created from mere mud!" he was arrogant and thus became satan. So God was displeased. Satan knew he was going to be destroyed, for his arrogance could not be allowed in Heaven, so satan asked God if He would delay his fate and allow him to prove how weak mankind really is. Satan promised to lead all the humans away from God to prove how weak they are. God told him he could never do this to those who truly loved Him.
And so the Test began. Adam and satan were put on earth. This is why we are on earth, this is the meaning of life, to be tested to see whether we truly love God. Will we fail to love and worship God or will we beat satan and love and worship God continually?
HOW God made Adam is unknown. We know the ingredients consisted of water and clay. Some believe evolution is true, and point to certain verses. Others believe creationism is true and point to other verses. However the Quran neither accepts nor denys creationism and evolution.
Since Islam is orthopraxy, meaning it's mainly what you do and practice, not what you believe, then a Muslim can either believe in evolution or accept it.
If evolution is fully proven, then Islam will have no trouble with it. For when the Muslims had a powerful empire, they were very scientific. Science is not an enemy to Islam. 17:36 of the Quran tells us to prove our knowledge.
I'd be happy to tell you more info, if you want.
may God bless you.
2007-01-17 16:50:23 · answer #5 · answered by peacefulspeech 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no "one" reason we are here....that would imply a creator who created us for that reason.
People may, or may not, have a personal reason for their existence, though it's interesting that even those who believe they have a god-given reason for being here rarely live like they really believe it. How we got here is an unknown. Natural forces that are currently beyond our understanding...
I heard Hawking say that "asking what existed prior to the 'big bang' is like asking what is north of the north pole...it doesn't make sense".
2007-01-17 16:42:30 · answer #6 · answered by Samurai Jack 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A reason we are here would still imply a creator. We were not created, we're the product of evolution.
As for the morals and standards of life... those things are framed by the society in which we live. So I live my life by the same standards as everyone else, minus the religion.
2007-01-17 16:34:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Life as you live in the here and now is what you get. Don't blame any higher power for the failure or success of anything you ask for. If you keep your expectations modest you can more easily get what you want.
2007-01-17 16:34:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think there is a God but He does not get involved here.
I believe that we live many lives. We have a purpose for living this life. There is something that we wanted to learn. I hope that I am acheiving my purpose.
2007-01-17 16:36:31 · answer #9 · answered by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Superstring theory.
2007-01-17 16:32:41 · answer #10 · answered by Cold Fart 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I am here because my mother and father had carnal relations.
Oh, you want to ask what the purpose of my life is...*My* purpose is to love, to learn, to teach, and to see beauty. You get to decide what your purpose is.
2007-01-17 16:41:03 · answer #11 · answered by mathematician 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋