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2007-12-05 10:47:00 · 21 answers · asked by esha26 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Nothing would take more proof than that, God does exist and always has. Nobody could ever prove He doesn't. So I don't have to worry about that , you may need to.===
2007-12-05 10:56:38 · answer #1 · answered by lana s 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Ummm... well, I'm a Pagan, and my religion *is* based on myths... and the Greek philosophers *did* say that the poets lied about the Gods.... and I believe them (the philosophers).
However, myths do not have to be literally and historically true to contain important truths about life, the Divine, and the human condition. Myths still have value, and people can still learn from them.
And Greek religious poetry, while inspired and inspiring, should not be taken literally. The Gods gave you a brain; you are supposed to use it when reading this literature.
So, really, I've already learned all that, and I've already reacted. It still remains that I've had experiences of the Gods which have given me some reason to believe that they exist. I know I can't prove their existence, but I am not blindly trusting someone else's report only on faith, either.
2007-12-05 19:02:03 · answer #2 · answered by kriosalysia 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do not believe in God because a bunch of people got together one day and decided that they would tell this great story and see who bites. My belief is based in what I see and what I feel. So even if the Pope woke up tomorrow and said that he has proof Jesus was not the Son of God and that religion is one big hoax, I would still believe that there is something else out there. There is just too much around me not to think that there is. I think it is a bigger leap of faith to say that matter appeared from nowhere and created the amazingly complex world with things such as music by coincidence. I am actually impressed sometimes with the amount of faith atheists seem to have in that every thing can be explained without God. I don't know if I could believe that.
2007-12-05 18:57:22 · answer #3 · answered by sweetbearsg2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By seeing how the religious texts are contradicted by science and the fact that all of these supernatural events occured back at a time when an eclipse could scare people witless.
When I was in religious school I was a dinosaur buff. When I ask my religious teacher about dinosaurs her reply was that God put them there to confuse man. I knew she was lying right then and there. That night, told my mom I want outta there and "eventually" I was.
2007-12-05 18:55:21 · answer #4 · answered by Benji 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't believe that will ever possibly happen - but you know, I 've led a happy life. I've had faith to guide me all the way through and that certainly isn't something anyone can disprove.
Actually, religious leaders do lie a little - I've never heard my minister say that Hell means Grave, or about Satans fall from heaven... but it's faith that we need.
2007-12-05 18:54:58 · answer #5 · answered by floppity 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Religion is a myth, and the leaders do lie to the people, but spirituality is real so I walk the spiritual road not a mythical religious road like so many others do, and you already know their reaction. peace on your Journey.
2007-12-05 18:56:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I learned a long time ago that all religion is a myth. It was hurtful because I had believed in it for 25 years. ;(
2007-12-05 18:55:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
I would try to understand that through my own experances i have built up a faith and believe in what has been experanced in my life . as far as having an opinion on religion I BELIEVE RELIGION KILLS..and that in our distant past we as a race of people have been manipulated into various belief systems from beings recorded thoughout our various histories.
such as "the enlightened ones" of ancient egypt. who may also be responsible for genetic manipulation of our species.
2007-12-05 18:59:37 · answer #8 · answered by dblairxp7 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I left the fake religion, the fake denomination and joined one which followed the Bible instead of just paying lip service to it.
It took me a few years to make the decision.
Note that I didn't learn that Christianity was a myth, I learned that my old denomination and its "traditions" were the myth.
Pastor Art
2007-12-05 18:55:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Continuously plot their downfall. Until such a plot became realistic I would find as many ways as possible to cause them immeasurable pain. At least that's what I'm doing now. I only deconverted from Christianity a few months ago.
2007-12-05 18:51:47 · answer #10 · answered by Jakero Evigh 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I learned all that when I was 12. I became an atheist.
2007-12-05 18:59:06 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋