2007-05-06 20:45:07 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
as many reasons you can think of.
2007-05-06 20:45:34 · update #1
There is no reason not to believe God but there is always reason to believe God.
God created me and give me life which I am enjoying so I must thank him for loving me for giving me all what I wanted to be (not impossible things) and that he never forget me when I pray and ask his help. I want to serve God deep inside my heart.
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2007-05-06 20:52:12 · answer #1 · answered by Jesus M 7 · 1⤊ 6⤋
I don't believe in the CHRISTIAN view of God. I used to be Christian, perhaps brainwashed for I was so young at the time. Later on I realised how unbelievable it all is, I mean, do you know how many times the bible contradicts itself??
I also had the thought of, "Hey, maybe this was just a kiddie's bedtime book or something. Like the Brothers Grimm." Well, if people have been converted to becoming Jedi knights because of a movie and a book...
There is a logical explanation for everything. In one assembly at my school, which has mixed religion views, by the way, a man came in preaching about miracles he had experienced. This made my blood actually boil - He was saying how men and women, who were disabled, went to a (Catholic) Mass and amazingly started to walk a bit again. Well, they could have been overwhelmed and full of joy that they got the strength to do so!
Boy, this is long. So I conclude: I cannot believe a pack of lies, which is what the bible seems to me. I'm still waiting for the right religion to come to me, yet. Unless Jesus comes down pretty soon, I'm gonna remain non-christian.
2007-05-07 04:02:28 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was a believer for many many years. i was always
fascinated by the apologetics (defenses of the faith, the
bible, god, etc.). i read R.C. Sproul, Ravi Zacharias, Hank
Hennegraff, Norman Giesler, Josh McDowell, John
McArthur, and many others.
doubt crept in when i started to study more about the history
of the Bible. I wanted to know more about why/how i could
believe that the bible is the inspired infallible word of god
and that the process that put the bible as we know it
together was some sort of infallible process as well.
i couldn't find any answers. and the ones i did find were
either non-sequitar, or circular or both. i still wanted to
believe. several life changes happened that caused me
to admit that i wasn't being intellectually honest with
myself about my belief (or lack thereof) in god.
once i took my head out of the sand and allowed myself
to read arguments from the other side.... wow. and i do
mean wow! so many things that i had questioned for
years and years suddenly made perfect sense. (no, god
didn't make contradictory or confusing statements in
the bible. it's just an ancient book written by a bunch of
ancient dudes trying to figure out the best they could with
their ancient little minds.) bingo. it was like a unifying
theory that made everything make sense.
take a look at some of the resources if you're interested.
2007-05-07 04:09:45 · answer #3 · answered by Tree Hugger 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm a big proponent of science. Science can tell you a lot of things. Science can tell you the whats and hows in this world. Like what makes volcanoes erupt or how nuclear fusion from the sun is the source of all plant energy. But science can't really answer why questions, at least not the deeper ones. It can tell you why owls have large eyes- because owls with better vision caught more prey and were more likely to survive. But if your question is why are we here? Or what is the purpose of the world? Science can't answer those questions. Try to use science to show that murder is wrong. It's impossible. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that atheists think murder is acceptable or anything of the sort. I'm just pointing out that that's the kind of guidance that religion can give. Most western cultures are in fact built on Judeo-Christian morality.
2007-05-07 05:27:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
so other than christians are considered non believers? even we muslim considered you christian as 'people of the book' not non believers. non believers in islamic view are those who doesnt believe in God. you and i worship the same God only that christians view of God is diffrent from islam like the trinity stuff because we believe that God is too mighty to have any children and that He isnt 3 in 1.
Bless of God be upon ye.
2007-05-07 06:03:42 · answer #5 · answered by AmarDrifter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reasons for not believing: logic, reason, brains!!!
Believing in a god is the height of arrogance!
2007-05-07 07:01:51 · answer #6 · answered by Stef 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's only one reason necessary: no evidence of god, therefore no god.
I don't believe in god for exactly the same reason that you don't believe that there is a polka-dotted chimpanzee dancing on your head at this very moment.
I can't for the life of me imagine why I'd need any additional reasons.
2007-05-07 03:54:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I can't believe in the judeo-christian god because extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence; and i don't find claims by ancient prophets, witnesses and written documents regarding it and other gods/goddesses of not just those of the 'christian persuasion' for that matter, to be 'extraordinary' and infallible enough to suit common logic, reason and investigations. 'Faith' belongs to those who're lazy enough to test things over.
2007-05-07 04:15:45 · answer #8 · answered by element_115x 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dont believe as I cant see a god asking his 'children' to believe so blindly that we have this many problems with different religions, I think having faith is a good thing as faith is akin to hope but to have blind faith is just stupid, I also believe that living your life by a set of good morals cant be a bad thing as long as you dont try and bestow them morals on everyone else.
2007-05-07 03:53:35 · answer #9 · answered by Jimmy H 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well, why should I beleive in something that noone has proven exists, you cannot see, the world gets worse by the day (his creation apparently), good people die and scum roam the world to kill rape and do other unimaginable stuff.
Why would you beleive in this ' greater good'. If he is that good, then why isn't he here now sorting out the mess he has made. I say he has made it, as we are told that he created man, and now man is screwing the world and the people in it.
Sorry do not beleive, and could NEVER be swayed to.
2007-05-07 03:56:08 · answer #10 · answered by sloane_ff 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I believe in god because I am human.
I have seen and feel that there is the greatest power above us
2007-05-07 05:21:48 · answer #11 · answered by jasmine_java 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋