Who Believes In God? And If YOU Do or Don't, What DO You Believe And Why?

Question

Hey!

Do you believe that God exists? What is your explanation for the universe? Why do you believe these things? Do you have Bible scriptures to back this belief? Do you believe all religions are acceptable to God? If not, which one is, and why do you think this? If so, why do you believe all religions are acceptable? And where do you get your reasons from?

If you do not believe in God, explain to me what you DO believe, why, where you got these beliefs, and what proof you have that it's the truth.

This is not a one sentence question. Your answers need to be long. Please answer with detail and precision. Be emotional. Think logically. Tell me what you really think is true. Try your hardest to convince me. MAKE me listen.

Well, I can't wait to read your answers. And I can't wait to read what you base them off of, because that is extremely important. I don't like beliefs that come out of thin air.

Luv ya,
Tashi :)

Okay, so far people can't explain to me WHY they believe what they believe. They either say they do, or they don't. I NEED MORE!!! There has to be something to build your beliefs on, otherwise its just blind idiocy. You need a foundation to build your beliefs on or they FALL!!!

SO, give me foundation, PLEASE?!?!?!?!?

Hey!

Well, since I'm asking all of you what you think, I might as well give as good as I take and do the same. I believe in God. I believe there is only one God, and I believe the proof is in the universe around us. Look at it. It's all in perfect balance and works together in perfect sync. Have you ever heard of two worlds crashing into one another? I haven't.

And then there's the Bible. It's lasted longer than any book in history. Even when people KILLED for it, it kept being passed on. NOTHING else in history has ever passed such a test in time.

Now, I don't believe all religions are acceptable to God. In fact, I think most aren't, because they do and say things that conflict with the Bible. Worshiping idols, for instance.

idol-an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.

Sound familiar?

There are many other examples. If you want to know if your religion is acceptable to God, look in the Bible.

Luv ya,
Tashi :)

Answer 1

I believe in God. To be a bit more detailed, I am a Protestant Christian.

What I do NOT believe in is the notion that I, or any other human being, has a complete or reliable grasp of the truth. Our minds develop over the course of a lifetime in complete isolation from any other, dependent on unreliable senses for input. Communication with others involves incredibly clumsy encoding of sensory signals; the thought I am trying to express here is not the thought that will arise in your mind when you read this.

No two people agree completely about anything significant, except for the few things which can be proven simply and clearly with mathematical precision, unless one of the two simply abandons thinking and accepts the other's statement. Even then, they don't believe the same thing; the original thought cannot be transmitted to another mind without symbol-encoding and interpretation.

So I believe in God, but I refuse to believe that everything I believe is true. I'll trust God to reveal enough truth for me to get by, and live with that.

I do not believe all religions are acceptable to God. I don't even believe mine is acceptable, which is why I continue to accept corrections and additional revelations as I go. But what is unacceptable has very little to do with theologies; it is a matter of whether one puts one's faith in God (or, depending on one's theology, some other beneficent outside influence) or in oneself, declaring that one has the truth and everyone else can rot in hell.

So there are undoubtedly Catholics, Buddhists, Hindus, Moslems, pagans, etc. whose religions are acceptable to God, and others including Christians of all stripes whose religions are not. (Whether God finds a means to save someone whose religion is not acceptable, and to correct their faults rather then condemning them, is yet another question to which I deny having a reliable answer.)

Answer 2

No, I don't believe in God. I see no convincing evidence for the existence of a Creator (or creators, for that matter) of the cosmos.

But I'm perfectly willing to be convinced God exists provided good evidence to that effect comes to light.

As to your question "what is your explanation for the universe", I will take you to mean my explanation for the ORIGIN of the universe although you didn't really make it clear exactly what you were talking about. The evidence for the Big Bang seems very strong. Of course, that doesn't tell us what came before the big bang and what caused it. Its still an open question. Maybe science will answer it (several cosmologists have proposed ideas, for example, brane cosmology and chaotic inflation theory, though we haven't yet worked out a way to test any of them). Then again, maybe we will never know the answer.

Its still an open question.


If you do not believe in God, explain to me what you DO believe, why, where you got these beliefs, and what proof you have that it's the truth.


I believe that metaphysical naturalism (the idea that there are no supernatural beings or forces, that all phenomena is natural phenomena) is the model that best fits the evidence I have concerning the way the world is and how it works. I've seen no credible, verifiable evidence for any sort of phenomena that cannot be plausibly described as naturalistic.

But I don't cling to that idea as a dogma or article of faith. With evidence better explained by supernaturalism I'm more than willing to change my view on the subject.

More than naturalism or supernaturalism, theism or atheism, what I believe in is rationality---conforming my beliefs about the world to what an unbiased examination of the evidence supports. And I will follow that principle where it leads. I followed it out of belief in God since I saw no credible evidence for his existence and will follow it back into belief in a God (or Gods) if thats where further examination of the evidence someday leds.

Answer 3

it form of feels to me that the God a guy or woman believes in says so lots extra on the subject of the guy than it does approximately God. some people look to have self assurance in a cranky, vengeful, petulant God. Others have self assurance in a huge discern interior the Sky God. some deny that there is any God in any respect. some say God is Love. No, i don't think of believing in a God demands that or not it incredibly is an outstanding God, besides the reality that many people insist that all and sundry which is nice is God, and that all and sundry which is evil is a devil or a devil. i think of if one specifies that the God is a writer, then sure, it follows that each thing may be the advent of the writer. i like dreaming's answer. i think of of "God" as "That this is." i'm purely a tiny drop interior the enormous Ocean. i don't declare to appreciate the form of the coastline :-))

Answer 4

I have been exposed to multiple religious concepts, came from a very open minded background, have engaged in some extremely introspective studies and have arrived at some not very controversial conclusions.
At first I found the logic and evidence of an orderly, progressively evolutionary universe at odds with creationism. I was constantly confronted with the concept of needing faith to look beyond the physical laws that defined everything. This concept presented in this way did not sit well with me at all. Primarily through my own meditations however, I came to the same conclusion in a much different perspective. It is precisely because of the scientific principals that readily define all of existence except existence itself that God exists and faith is the only method of accepting him. If the only explanation for any facet of the things we perceive were creationism, then faith could not exist as belief in God would be the only choice. Good Luck and God Bless.

Answer 5

You're asking for a really long answer, but my answer really doesn't require all that much length. There is no verifiable evidence for the existence of God, so I have concluded that God is either nonexistent or unknowable. Either way worship, prayer and other such appeals to God are useless. If I see some evidence, I will reconsider my position.

Answer 6

When I was younger, I LOVED to go to church. Really, I did. My family wasn't much of a church-goer, so when grandma took me, it was a real treat. When we moved to a different town than grandma, I ended up never going. My mom would go or not, depending on the man she was dating and her beliefs. Having that as a role model, I realized I needed to live my life for me, not for other people. So when she finally settled down and really got into church, I thought about what the Bible preaches and what the Pastors say. I realized that a lot of the things were directly against my beliefs. So Christianity was out for me. Throughout my life, Ive thought about it more and more, and Ive listened to evidence on both sides. I've ended up as an Atheist.

Answer 7

Wow...that's a deep subject...and yes I belive in God. I belive that God is love. It's pretty much that simple. I belive the main problem with religions are that people complicate the simple facts.
God is Love....without Love, your dead already...with all the love, your in heaven already. You don't need books or priest or sages to feel that. I think Christ , Budda, and all the religious people of the past felt the same way, but others tend to bend their words and their teachings to fit their own lifestyles. To love unconditionally, and be loved the same is in fact utopia...but hey, that's just my opinion, Luv-Ya-back V.

Answer 8

Yes,I do believe in God.A god is a creator and ruler of the universe.I think most everyone believes in a god unless you think we're just here or believe it's science.

Answer 9

i believe in god 100/100