Besides "experience" and "faith," what are some (or your) reasons to believe in God?
By "reasons" I mean evidence, not emotional benefits...
2007-08-10 09:56:02 · 15 answers · asked by Eleventy 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If by "reasons" you mean evidence, then there aren't any.
But faith is a perfectly good reason to believe in god, in my opinion.
2007-08-10 10:00:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
You're asking for evidence of God.
If there was evidence in God, actual evidence that you could hold in your hand, everyone would have to believe in him. Scientists and Christians alike.
That is why religion relies on faith.
I'm not saying whether that is a good or a bad thing, but you won't find any concrete evidence like you're after. If there was such evidence, the religion community would have jumped on the opportunity and paraded it in front of our faces.
2007-08-10 10:03:50 · answer #2 · answered by Adam L 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Much of it is because of human history. For the longest time, there was no explanation for why the world is the way it is, why natural forces behave the way they do, and why humans are the way they are. Gods, and eventually, religion, developed as a way to explain this. The belief in gods now is merely a carry over from those times. Sooner or later, in my opinion, people will stop using "god" as a catchall explanation, and start accepting a naturalistic worldview.
2016-05-19 01:27:17 · answer #3 · answered by amalia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was talking to a lot of Humanists/Progressives after 9-11 that made me realize why I believe in God. Many of them couldn't really pin point what they believed in, yet admitted that they had a vague hope that humanity was evolving (or was capable of willing itself) to a higher state: toward some sort of utopian unity and peaceful existance. They also act like people who serve in the U.N. instantly become free of any self-interest. Not that I don't want peace and unity. But I believe that history and a casual observation of human nature prove that humans have an imperfect sin nature. I see that sin nature is true, so I believe in God.
You know what they say: people who believe in nothing will believe in anything. And I've seen people who don't believe in God and do not acknowledge that all people have the same sin nature blame one person's sin on another, just to try to make reality fit their ideals.
2007-08-10 10:36:48 · answer #4 · answered by karen m 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
life is truely a miracle if you think about it. from birth of a human to the fact that no two humans are exactly alike to the human body itself. take a minute and stare at your hand. all of the fingers work together to pick something up; if you cut one off it becomes more difficult. the thumb is especially important.
in my mind this suggests that there must be a purpose and the universe is not just chance. sometimes it is hard to believe despite all of the evidence.
2007-08-10 10:06:24 · answer #5 · answered by da-chi-town-man 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I think St Thomas had the best with his 5 reasons. Not good enough, but still engaging.
2007-08-10 10:03:19 · answer #6 · answered by Herodotus 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Remember, "god" is nothing more than a nonsense word made up by man to explain away the things we can't yet understand.
2007-08-10 10:01:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Look at all that intelligent design around you? Isn't that all the evidence you need, the world being all intelligent and such?
2007-08-10 10:00:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
Because people tell you to believe in him.
2007-08-10 10:08:06 · answer #9 · answered by khard 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I beleive in more than one god but to put it in monoterms...One good reason is that without him...the crops wouldn't grow and I couldn't celebrate Lammas. *cry*
2007-08-10 10:00:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anthony 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋