Could you live your life without relying on God?

Question

and only be self-reliant? Do you think you would be a stronger person, capable of doing anything?

Answer 1

hmm.. I live my without relying on God, but, why does that mean I have to only be "self-reliant"? I'm surrounded by caring people.

I've read a lot of different philosophies in my 33 years on this planet and have absorbed much of it. I'm influenced by good people, the beautiful night sky, a good book, my imagination... I dream of a better world and try to live my life trying my best not to hurt anyone or thing.

I think I think about this more than most religious people I've ever known.

Answer 2

Could you live without G-d? Sure
You can't be self-reliant because you will depend a lots of people to make your live possible.
From those who work at power plants to make electricity for you.
To the farmer providing you food.

To you last question no.

Because in the end what you leave behind is how you will be remembered and what you carry to the other side.
If you don't interact or be all by yourself.
You will be all by yourself on the other side.

Answer 3

When I was about 15, I decided to not believe in Jesus anymore. Just chose it. A subtle Presence I hadn't ever really noticed before, left, and I certainly felt it then. The separation was the most horrible thing I ever encountered.
People can live without God, most do.
Personally, for me, I think that I would be worse off without Him, because He has helped me. Trusting Him has done me more good than not believing. Imagine how much more well off stronger people would be trusting Him and doing good for Him.

Answer 4

I do live a full life without relying on any religious deity. I take full responsibility for all my actions, my failures as well as my successes. I know that if I really want something in this life I have to achieve it. I do not believe in magic or the supernatural.I am a good man and treat others well. I do not do this for some reward down the line, I do it because it is the right thing to do. I do not use a crutch or excuses to explain failure or to dismiss my efforts in a successful achievement.

Answer 5

One can be self-reliant, that is true. But one can not live whole life without relying on God.

Answer 6

Yes, we must be self-reliant with dependence on nobody except on the One True God. Without His guidance we cannot know our true purpose in life and having real strength to overcome difficulties on our ways.
Some people may think that they are happy and successful without the belief in God, but that is only temporary, and finally will be bitter regrets. No kings can claim to be absolutely strong, and of course those who depend on him are much weaker.

Answer 7

Yes, some people can. If you choose that path you must be much more cautious because you will be learning by experience instead of biblical insights. In fact you might just end up learning what the bible was trying to tell you to begin with, but for some of us, that's the only way.
Don't get me wrong, you will still be a person (with human needs and wants) and you still need to have a life, but it just would have to be done without church support.

Answer 8

I could do easy stuff without faith in God. I can brush my teeth pretty good without having to pray for the strength to reach those molars. I can probably sweep a good floor at the airport or flip a good burger all on my own. No divine intervention needed.

The hard stuff (i.e. taking a venture risk while broke, performing heart surgery on my niece, or somehow evacuating a house full of sleeping orphans to spare them from the wrath of the "Islamic" Janjaweed) is another story! God help the guy who has to do that next.

Answer 9

If someone took away my belief in the existence of the Divine today, then yes -- I could live my life quite happily, and be perfectly fulfilled in that path. I did it for several years as a "soft" atheist.

Faith is a personal choice. Some people are better off without it; some people find it gives them security and strength. Different people, different ways of dealing with the mystery we call Life.

Answer 10

Believing in a God reduces your self-reliance and weakens your ability to think independently. On the surface you appear fearless and strong....but in fact it is a strength bred of unconcern and uncaring from hypnotising your consciousness with the illusion of being better off by rationalising that every thing that happens is God's will and makes you less accountable to deal with it in reality. Believers for instance often say that evil will be justly addressed in the next world by God and so they don't really have to succeed in stopping it in this world. They can try but if they fail..God will pick up the slack in the next world..where NO one gets away with anything. That thinking is a salve for failure. Non-Believers like myself do not seek justice in any other life but this one.... there are no mental crutches for the non-believer...he has to deal with everything in the here and now..either seek retribution for injustice in this world ..or decide it is in the better instance of self preservation to let some things pass..... but there is no bandage for his mind about it being dealt with by someone else in another life. That makes me extremely self reliant... and dangerous..I'm only accountable to who catches me...no god looks over my shoulder.