Christians, do you believe in Vishnu too because you can't prove that he doesn't exist?

Question

Or are you picky and only like certain fairytales?

Answer 1

The supernatural – including God, heaven, hell, Satan and tooth fairies – is an invention of the human imagination. The following is for those who believe in the supernatural or indulge other fantasies in preference to reality.

Faith and logic are antithetical. If religious adherents would admit that they believe for PERSONAL, rather than logical, reasons, THEN they would be honest about their "faith". But it’s dishonest to claim one's faith is logical – faith is a personal position, not a logical conclusion.

Faith and doubt always go hand in hand. Faith without doubt is BLIND faith. It takes a closed mind to sublimate doubt to the point of blind faith. Normal people leaven their faith with a little common sense. Doubt always nibbles at the edges of their faith. After all, without doubt, faith would have no context, no purpose, no meaning, no point. Would it?

Because there is no evidence for anything supernatural (including God), NOBODY can claim ANY knowledge of it. Anybody who does is lying or delusional. It takes suspension of disbelief to believe in the supernatural: one must convince oneself that the impossible is possible. This is the opposite of curiosity. You have one life, one quest: yet you choose to surrender it to something you can’t possibly know anything about.

When people talk about faith, they're usually talking about the supernatural: God, angels, miracles, etc. There is, of course, lots of doubt involved because the supernatural is entirely outside the human (natural) realm. It's not so much that God or angels can't exist . . . the real point is that NOBODY has access to the supernatural and thus NOBODY knows ANYTHING about it. Anybody who claims to have faith in something he knows absolutely nothing about is actually confessing to placing his imagination before, and above, his intellect.

Imagination has its place . . . but not where life decisions are involved. Placing imagination above intellect is surrendering your quest for meaning. You are surrendering the meaning of your life to your religion; to your version of God.

And that's fine. Just be honest about it. You made a leap of faith. Your faith is a personal position – not a valid logical conclusion.

Answer 2

Asking an atheist to prove God doesn't exist is about one of the stupidest questions a Christian can ask and they ask it a lot. I'll prove God doesn't exist as soon as they prove the easter bunny doesn't exist because how do we know he isn't hiding out there somewhere? That doesn't mean we should believe it just because the chances are 0.00000000000001 instead of just 0. Some Christians have a lot of trouble understanding all the problems with their arguments at times.

Answer 3

To actively believe in something requires a reason of some type, and "not having a reason not to disbelieve" does not qualify as a reason to believe, in my book. (Man, that's a mouthful). Consequently, I do not accept the existence of Vishnu, or anything else, based on lack of "disproof".

I say this as a Christian, btw. I believe that Christian theism is quite rational; and considering that great minds like Isaac Newton have accepted the same idea, I think I'm in fairly good company.

Answer 4

I am not sure if I believe in Vishnu. I am still studying different religions and seeing what theories I believe in or not. But Vishnu may exist.

Answer 5

I've said this before: As far as I can tell Vishnu points to Brahma just as Jesus points to God. Is there really a difference or is it just in the perception of our human minds? I don't know.

Peace to you.

Answer 6

I don't even understand Vishnu. Too complicated, too many gods and avatars. Why does Vishnu have 4 arms? What is his/her purpose? Sorry Jesus paid it all and all to Him I owe.

Answer 7

I believe in Ceiling Cat.

And COD.

Answer 8

Nope. Vishnu never did anything for me.

Answer 9

who is Vishnu?

Answer 10

Picky. Very, very picky.