Christians: Doesn't it require just as much faith to not believe in Thor as it does to believe in your God

Question

I mean, really you can't prove or disprove the existence of Thor, so you must accept his non-existence based on FAITH, right?

Answer 1

Not for me. I believe in the God Jesus spoke about because I met Him in my heart. Never found Thor there, though I had a bunch of comic books about him when I was a kid.

If you meet Thor in your heart, and you want to believe in him... knock yourself out.

Answer 2

You are right, and I am glad I have that faith. Honestly, what is important is that Thor and the other gods are not part of any religion that is practiced today, so I have never even considered following a religion based on Thor. A cynic might say that I am only a Christian because of the culture I grew up in, but many polytheistic people have converted to Christianity after it was introduced to them. Jesus did walk the Earth, he was a real person. I happen to believe what he said. It is also well known that the gods in mythology are made up. I don't see this as too much of a leap of faith, but I do believe that believing in a mythical god would require more than faith. This is partially because there are written accounts of God coming to Earth, through Jesus. When I find a serious written account of Zeus, I might take it more seriously.

Answer 3

Interesting intellectual argument, regarding the nature of faith. Just wanted to share a quick FYI...

Thor (along with Odin, Freyr and other gods of the north) is actively honored by a growing number of people who are reclaiming the indigenous pre-Christain faith and culture of their ancestors.

Answer 4

Who says you need a lot of faith? If it only takes a little faith to believe in god, then it only takes a little faith not to believe in Thor. Although I don't know who that is... So I can't really say that it is something I have struggled with. : )

Answer 5

In essence, the answer to your question is yes. Thor is one of many gods recorded through history. He is simply not the god you sound like you've chosen to believe in.

For something that we have no hard, scientific, provable evidence of (such as gods) I agree that it takes just as much faith to believe in one as it does to disbelieve in another.

You sound like you are looking for a valid argument (or a point to make) when debating religion with people who don't believe as you do. I commend you on your strong faith and beliefs, but I suggest that you be open to the reality that many people have different beliefs than yours. There is something to be learned from everyone and every situation. If you desire to put your beliefs in the best light possible then the best thing you can do is be kind and loving to everyone you meet, no matter what their beliefs are.

None of us are God, after all. But what we do to others, we also do to ourselves, because we are all connected and we are all children of God.

Answer 6

The Christian God was very careful to prove himself when he had the Bible written. He wanted to make sure you would recognize him as God when he set his plan of salvation into effect. What he did is predict the future. No person on earth, no medium or psychic, can claim the accurate prediction rate of God. God gave times, people's names, and place names so we can check out history and verify his work. He even gave us the name of a historical figure centuries before the fact!
Now if you wanted everyone to know that you, as God, was going to appear as a human being, you would explain what you were like so you would be recognized. You would put in the city of your birth, where you grew up, what kinds of deeds you would do, your temperament, your purpose, even how you would die.
God did all that in the Old Testament. It was all in written form four hundred years before Jesus' birth. The New Testament gospels follow Jesus and point out some of the places where He fulfilled the prophecies.
If you haven't been exposed to biblical prophecy, before, let me give you several examples.

Daniel recounts in chapter eleven of his book of having received knowledge of future events. Written in the 6th century B.C., Daniel gives us an accurate description of events winding down to 199-198 B.C. He foresaw Alexander the Great's kingdom split up into four factions. The prophecy predicts details of the conflict between the Ptolemy and Seleucid dynasties. Skeptics cannot believe the account was written before 164 B.C. Unlike Nostradamus' cryptic writings, Daniel chapter eleven describes plain schemes and conquests that are easily followed by the student of history.
Can you name the next president of the United States just two years ahead of time? Can you guess what name a friend will come up with for her new baby barely nine months into the future? No? Well, how about naming a king who will not appear for another 150 years, and name his nation? The prophet Isaiah did just that. In 44:28-45:1 God tells us that Cyrus, king of Persia, will decree regarding Jerusalem, "You shall be built," and regarding the temple, "Your foundation shall be laid." In 2 Chronicles 36:22-Ezra 1:1-3 we find that Cyrus did indeed come to power and called the Jews to return to Israel and rebuild Jerusalem.
Can you predict when the Messiah (God's chosen one) will appear in the world? Daniel 9:24-25 tells us that the Messiah would die 483 Hebrew years after "the going forth of the command to restore and build Jerusalem." Neh. 2:1-8 tells us that King Artaxerxes issued that decree (March 5, 444 B.C.). 483 prophetic years (360 days to a year in the calendar of the ancient world) and seven days later, Jesus the Messiah was crucified.

How could a prophet accurately predict the dismantling of a world empire hundreds of years beforehand? How could a prophet give us the name, nation, and decree over a hundred years prior to the king's birth? How could a man foretell to the year the life and death of Jesus unless he really heard the voice of God? (I can't even predict which shirt I'll wear tomorrow.) These are only a small sample of prophecy in the Bible. One quarter of the Bible is prophecy. Several archeological discoveries have verified these and many other accounts. God has proven his existence wonderfully.

What has Thor done for you?

Answer 7

Christians! You must reject your false god and worship and serve Odin and His Son Thor or you will freeze for all eternity in Hel with Hel and her minions!
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Answer 8

Brendan: You can ask questions like this for a decade but you still won't get a Christian to acknowledge the logic of your point. I get it but then I'm not Christian. By Pascal's Wager, we should all believe in Thor and, of course many other Gods.

This site shows how you must worship a jug of milk - check it out, its great..

Answer 9

I doubt they'd understand what you're on about cos they're either ignorant or atheists about most of the gods humans have believed in over the eons - we atheists just go one god further than 'm.

Answer 10

It doesn't take any faith NOT to believe in something. I would say it would take the same amount of faith to believe in Thor as it does in Jesus Christ.
I think it is a paranoid idea to have to try not to believe in something.
I'm no bible thumper, I just believe in Christ and his teachings.
Heck, even if you don't believe in Jesus, his teachings are not a bad way to go about your life. Huh?

Answer 11

i do no longer could desire to have data; i'm no longer attempting to alter your ideas. i do no longer say there's no god; some atheists do, i assume, yet i do no longer say that. What I say is i do no longer think there's a god...i desire you may understand that distinction.