(If you don't) what prevents you from believing in a 'Creator of the Universe'?

Question

elize,etc..."there's none so blind" ... etc.

Shinobie, but isn't that only according to your finite reckoning?

Answer 1

Yes I do believe in a Creator of the Universe and in my belief system I call him God, Jesus Christ, Beautiful One etc etc etc. He is called many other names. So to answer your question, nothing stops me from believing in the one who saved my life from destruction.

Answer 2

They are the people who you find often asking questions like: where is justice in this world? Is there a creator of some intelligent and supremely consciousness? Or why on earth is there so much suffering and pain in this world? These, and many other questions like these, if asked, intellectually and only objectively could lead a mind into strong disbelief and doubtfulness.

On the other hand, if we learn to see things not merely as a spectator, but also as an active participant of things happening then we might see that the world is not only what we are in, but also the world that we are; that without us being a part of our world we would not have been able experience it the way we do; or even the world would not have been what it is without us being a part of it. And that if there is God then His being is not as detached to our own, as we as an objective observer might have wished.

We seek attributes of goodness in this world but we find that there are only glimpse of all goodness; there is little peace and harmony in the world of human affairs; things, like natural disasters, could appear out of nowhere to wipe out mankind for instance. Some might conclude thereupon that there is no God, and it is all a consequence of some freak accident in nature.

But the question is why do we seek reason in the world that seemingly is nonsensical, there is no end in view and the beginning is unknown? Why is that we have sense of goodness at all in a world that seemed to be mostly devoid of it? Even if there is no God out there in the world at large, there is something inside the mind, most innate and essential, that reminds us that there is someone ... even when we do nto seek God directly, we seek the best in beauty, justice and truth all the time.

Answer 3

You make it sound as if you point to the grand canyon but we can't perceive it, truth is you don't see it either and you know it.
What you mean is how could any other answer be remotely possible?
First of all If he could create billions and billions and billions of WORLDS across an entire universe and he authored the infallible book called the Bible then he could have mentioned a rate of 3000 billion worlds a second being created when he was burping up the stars.
With that kind of power he could have mentioned how he created this miserable speck of dust before he made the sun or stars.

There are two possibilities here and one certainty.

Possibility 1) The Bible is dead wrong and God isn't there at all.

Possibility 2) The Bible is dead wrong and God is so much weirder than you realize that you will have to admit you know more about the lineage of Georgian Nobility than you do God because at least Georgian Nobility was human.

Certainty: The universe was created the moment you became aware and will be destroyed the moment you die.

How will you give meaning and joy to yourself and those you love before the calamity comes?

Answer 4

I don't believe in a creator of the universe. Science just doesnt allow for that. I do however believe that mankind as a species is the product of some kind of design? All life on Earth in fact. The structure and complexity of DNA alone is unriveled by anything else in nature! I understand darwins theory that new species can evolve and better themselfs etc, but at the end of the day, you need a starting point...a blank template, and thats what science cant explain. Also, their is, in practical terms on the grand scale, no point to life. No reason for its existance. Its not convient for the grand sceme of things. So yes, in conclusion, no, i dont believe the universe was created, but mankind, was!

Answer 5

Well . . . maybe I could accept a Creator of the Universe who set the whole thing in motion and then went away to sit under a metaphysical tree or something. But I don't think it's likely. I think God is a construct of the human mind, useful because it makes us be nice to one another in ways we wouldn't necessarily do if "no one was watching."

It's rather mind-boggling and miraculous, though, to think all these molecules and atoms rearranged themselves to make 6 billion thinking beings, though.

I can't believe in a Creator who is actively taking part in creation right this moment, though, for several reasons. Senseless tragedies take place, probably balanced by senseless miracles. If there is a Creator, I don't think any human religious figure has really figured It out.

Answer 6

I personally never seen evidence for the allmighty, but I also haven't seen evidence that the allmighty doesn't exist...

I rather not... choose an option that disqualifies other options while... there's no proof yet.

It's like hearing 2 people shout, you walk into the alley where the noise comes from, you see 2 people fight and both say "He started, help _me_ !"
Something must have happened, but... how do I know what actually did happen ?

So... I simply don't know yet about the Creator, I'm happy with my ignorance and I'd like... to _know_ more !

Answer 7

Many reasons, primarily the scientific evidence to support my non-belief. But also, even without considering the evidence, the idea of a single creator of the ENTIRE UNIVERSE in all it's complexity and wonder just defies logic. The existence of a creator of the universe is one of the few things I would say is almost certainly impossible.

Answer 8

To believe in a "center of the Universe" would mean you believe in a end of the Universe. So that brings up a better question what is at the end of the Universe?

I do not see how it is finite. To believe in a middle or center you have to believe in boundary’s. You cannot have a center with endless space.

Answer 9

Logical coherence. For such a creator must have existed prior to the universe. But if by 'the universe' we mean 'everything that exists', the creator would have initially been all that existed and hence would have constituted the universe, so would have by supposition have created itself, which is prima facie impossible.

Answer 10

I believe I create my own little universe by utilising the astronomical power of time and space, then believing in a bottle of Worcester sauce. In doing so I have created the first belief of mine as Si Foyd, which I share with Cat Deely and the entourage of your local "Airlie Gardens". Mind you I'm still under the supervision of the psychiatrist.