Some say that it doesn't matter if God is real or not since it gives people hope and strength either way?

Question

Do you agree or disagree with that and why? And what is your personal view on the existence of God?

Answer 1

hmmm....


stem cells, abortion, science education, drug laws.....lets not forget Iraq, where Bush is "doing god's work"


does it matter whether god is real or not?


you're damn right it does- religous fundies use our government like a hand puppet

Answer 2

Because there is, in fact, merit to the idea that belief in gods is a positive addition to the societies of man - the question becomes: how much merit does it deserve and in what way is this so?

It is a true notion in part. Society finds fellowship and meaning in the notion that gods are real; additionally, it draws a society into deciding common ideas of morality. This is in deed a positive.

What then are the drawbacks? First, there is the tendency to condone that one can live outside the actual facts of his reality - belief in a fantasy simply encourages more belief and allows for misguidedness in areas where it is better to understand ones situations fully than to guess at them fully believing that a guess is as good as a fact. Second, there exists in the mass of this 'guessing-game' misguidedness the political strength to cause upset over reason and logic, and all for the sake of maintaining the original religious fantasy. This is a frank danger to the society which can lead it quite passively and blindly into it's own destructive end. Third, god belief is inherently greedy, defensive and war-willing. It can become aggressive as a result of its greed and it can become war-like as a result of both that greed and its basic defensive insecurities.

Returning to the original question; I can only say that god-belief has "some merit" but that it cannot be trusted to be the panacea of goodness that it is too often touted to be. In a modern world, god belief must be severely limited or entirely abandon to achieve a better chance of lasting peace and an improved understanding of factual reality.

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Answer 3

God is the Creator of all the universe and He has made all the laws....so if u believe in science than u should believe in Quran as well coz a book of God shouldnt contradict with the current science. Al-Qur’an is the miracle of all times. It proved itself to be a miracle 1400 years ago. It can be reconfirmed today and forever. In short, it is the miracle of miracles.

Albert Einstein said that ‘Science without religion is lame and religion without science is blind’.

I would like to remind you that the Holy Qur'an is not a ‘book of Science’… S-C-I-E-N-C-E; but it's a book of Signs… S-I-G-N-S; it's a book of Ayaats - and there are more than 6000 Signs or 6000 Ayats, out of which more than a thousand speak about Science. There are some people who would be satisfied just by acquiring one sign. Some people require 10 signs to accept the truth. Some may require a hundred, while the others even after you produce a thousand signs to them yet they will not accept the truth.

Answer 4

No act of free will can come by being manipulated by following a lie. Ignorance is a poor guide.
This is especially dangerous in nations where they do not separate State and Church ... because the dictator can say he speaks for God, no matter how corrupt he is.

So I disagree.
It is important to know for yourself if God is real or not

By the way .. I believe in God

Answer 5

I believe in God for a various reasons- but mostly because of the way things have happened in my life, the lessons I've learned, and my perceptions.
However, I don't believe in your theory. If a person believes in God, yes, they are likely to have a more positive outlook on life. But if you simply don't think there's a God, then convincing yourself otherwise, just because it could eliminate fear, wouldn't be fair. Even if a person repeated "I believe in God" to themselves a thousand times, their true beliefs, which cannot be fooled by mindless babble, are going to shine through in the end.
There are plenty of theories that argue that life is better without a God. Atheists often feel that it's better because you get to "live in the moment". (I am a theist, and don't believe this concept applies solely to atheism).
What matters in the end, though- is what you believe, and not what you perceive as "better". If you believe in God- for whatever reasons- go with it. If not, then apply a different philosophy to your life. Doing otherwise would just be ignorant.

Answer 6

no ofcourse its a silly paternalistic remark made by atheists.they are so sure of themselves and think themselves to be so wise, they believe that god is not real, but the believers believe god, so they argue why not let them believe god, as it gives them hope. but ofcourse if god was not real, it will matter a hell lot to believers, what will happen after death? who will deliver the ultimate justice? so it dosent matter if god is real or not to believers, they simply fail to see the irratiionality of this argument(not to mention that god is not real.)

Answer 7

a. there is no god
b. it doesn't matter whether people beleive in him since our existence doesn't "matter" anyway. Life has no purpose or goal or meaning, so whatever delusion people want to hold onto is totally irrelevant.

Answer 8

It may not matter now but we will have to wait to see if it matters later, won't we.

Answer 9

Yes, in fact that's kind of the point.