Let me know if you agree or not with this (about god):?

Question

I do not believe in god. I believe that when religions were created humans did not have the knowledge we have know. They were trying to explain everything they couldn't figure out, so their explanation was to pin it all on a 'thing' they had no proof of. It might of made sense then when we were less intelligent, but now that we understand and have scientific proof of what happened, and how and why they happened, religions seem to only be for those wo are incredibly dense. I also believe that we should be proud of our accomplishments, and not thank god everytime something good happens, or say 'god decided this' or 'god meant for that to happen' when something goes wrong. We have to own up to our misfortunes, and be proud of our achievements. I think that it's ridiculous that we would make fun of someone and call them crazy if they say that they saw aliens, or something else we have no proof of, but when someone belives in god it's just a religion, and totally normal. Let me know.

Answer 1

Exactly what proof is there of the evolutionary theory? You have been conned if you think there is proof enough to the foolishness of that theory which claims that mutations created more genetic information which caused such an evolution of the various species we see today. This is simply not possible, and that is just one of the many aburdities of the evolutionary theory.
As for the "God" issue, consider this logic from my previous answers:
Even though it is not possible to prove God's existence by rigorous scientific demonstration, it is even more impossible to prove His non-existence. To prove that there is no God anywhere in the universe, or at any time in the universe, would require one to be onmiscient and omnipresent, which are themselves attributes of deity. So, one would have BE God in order to prove that ther IS NO God. Dogmatic atheism is therefore self-contradictory foolishness.
All but the most presumptuos must acknowledge at least the possibility that God exists and that we are His creatures. We can then examine that possibilty in terms of probabilty. If we do happen to be His creatures, then our minds and reasoning are likewise created by Him, and we can use these very entities and experiences as instruments with which to evaluate this probabilty. If these were not created by Him, however, and if indeed there is no God, then it is quite absurd to believe that we can trust our own minds and reasoning faculties at all, for they are then merely the products of chance and randomness.
Although there may be certain philosophical arguements by which one can avoid acknowledging the existence of God, the great solid weight of scientific and statistical evidence, when rationally evaluated, clearly tips the scale heavily in favor of God. One rejects God only by the choice of his will, not because of the evidence.

Answer 2

I have questions my self about when, where and how everything evolved. I am sure that everything we have or are had to begin at some point. I do believe that there is some reason or cause we are here, I just can't figure out from where. Do I believe in God? I always have but I also have so many questions. We are not to ask why or how. We are just to believe that it is and go from there. How we decided to handle our lives depends on really what we would like to accomplish. Since no one can really tell us what happens after death except what we read in the Bible, we just have live the best we can, accomplish all that we can, live for the day at hand and let each person make their own decisions as to who or what made things happen. I do believe that alot of the churches are for big business and profits only and not for what churches used to be about. The question I have not been able to answer is where did God come from?

Answer 3

I believe in God, but i do understand your belief and opinion. I think yours is more reasonable than just believing in something that we're not sure of. But that is where faith comes in. I do not want to sound corny, but there is just something inside of me that is like "God is real." Maybe I believe in God because I was raised by a very religious family. And there are miracles that happen often that cannot be explained and physical proof of Jesus. So I always associate that with my belief.
Anyway, I think that what you're saying about people making things up to explain happenings is highly possible. I don't know if we will ever find out while we're alive now, but we have to remember- no matter what me and you believe in, not everyone in the world will believe the same thing. Everyone will always have a different religion and belief. We can only find out when we die. And if there is a God, I'm sure he would let us into Heaven. Believing something else would not be a crime in his eyes, I would think. I believe if we live a truly good life, we will be rewarded in the end, in the afterlife.

Answer 4

its good to acknowledge the hard work of humans over many years. yet to say we were less intelligent is wrong. humans havent really evolved much, we have just gained knowledge through recorded history, experiments, and the constant drive for the truth. i think humans were intelligent in 300 bc or whatever time period u choose. for thousands of years we have been pretty much the same yet we have changing beliefs and research to discover new things. in a thousand years people will call us idiots becuz of many things we consider intelligent now. u dont have to believe in god or destiny but u have to understand that we as humans change with the wind. there isnt alot of permanence in history except the same selfish mistakes humans have made for thousands upon thousands of years. its not very open minded to consider us dumb back then becuz we may have just been more open minded to nature or some divine force which connects us all which some call god.

Answer 5

I agree to a point. When reading your question it reminded about my thoughts on the Greek Gods; people actually believed Zeus caused lightning? BUT I do believe in a universal energy and the face I give it is Jesus. I'm not saying I worship the bible like a crazy person or that I'm the best Catholic, but I do have faith in God. I think it's important to have faith. We live a society where we want control over everything. Sometimes you need to just let go and have faith in a higher power than yourself.

Answer 6

Sort of.

I think that human nature is to try to explain everything. From that, religion came about. Religion has evolved from polytheism to monotheism, and continues to evolve. However, science is now starting to conflict with the base explainations (e.g. how the universe was created) of religions.

That doesn't disprove religion - indeed, religion can be a very powerful positive force in a person's life.

But, and this is a big but, where people get confused is where they try to mix religion and science. Religion tries to answer the big questions of humanity - where did we come from, where are we going, what is our purpose, is there life after death, etc. Science tries to logically explain that which we can see and observe around us - e.g. science tells us how things work.

They should not be mixed. One can believe in religion, and be a scientist.

Answer 7

You are right that the purpose of myth is to explain the unexplainable. However, myth was never intended to be taken literally, although that didn't and doesn't stop people from doing it. Understanding myth from a spiritual perspective requires shedding pre-conceived ideas about physical reality that block access to our ability to perceive spiritually. Myth requires us to use our ability to question what words mean beyond the literal meaning, what do they imply about reality, what do the symbols mean to those who originated the myth? If we study ancient nature beliefs, say Native Americans', we can see that they were extraordinarily profound and instructive.

Consider fairly. Baha'u'llah, Universal Educator for today and Founder of the Baha'i Faith, lived from 1817 to 1892, not so long ago. He says science and religion are two wings of the bird of knowledge, of everything that can be known. Methodologies differ, as they must since one is physical and the other is not. However, each informs the other. Each seeks truth. Each is based on belief that underlying all reality there is in an order that can be discovered.

Answer 8

I agree. I'd add that it's very difficult for the human race to face the idea of a universe without someone who takes care of it, a father who protect us and becomes angry when we do something wrong. If we accept that situation, we don't grow up as adults - we remain children unable to face or decide freely what's wrong or good for us. The danger of mixing fear and love is one of the old tricks employed by astute politicians to control the people. Religion employs the same weapons to win power.

Answer 9

I disagree, but I believe everyone has a right to believe in what they want. It annoys me when anyone but for example, a christian goes around annoying everyone because someone isn't the same religion as them! Also, I believe in God, but I am proud of my accomplishments and my mistakes are my fault as well.

Answer 10

I do not agree.

Given that the ancients could write in grammatically correct and coherent sentences, I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt where their intelligence is concerned.

Certainly biblical writings such as Ecclesiastes are more intelligible than strange ramblings about pride in accomplishments, aliens, the religiously "dense" and who knows what all else.