Why do you/don't you believe in God?

Answer 1

Because like many others throughout the passage of time I invited Jesus into my heart & life & he came in, in no uncertain terms. My experiences from that point on were consistent with the experiences of others who throughout time & space had walked the Christian path, be those experiences supernatural or otherwise.
Also, because of two years of serious problems that resulted from the use of LSD when a teenager, I was completely healed the moment I asked Him in. Boy that felt good.
It's a personal thing. It has little to do with evidence in a logical way or little to do with what the current feeling is amongst the general populace. You just have to openly invite Him in & let Him prove Himself to you personally. If He's not there well you've nothing to lose except maybe feeling a bit daft.
It was a bit scary when I first was presented with this cos I didn't know if I really wanted to change. But I sure am glad I did it now 33 years later. Try it.

Answer 2

I believe because ---- How do you manage to prove a negative hypothesis? In order to do that you would need to have knowledge of everything that ever existed, exists now, or will ever exist. In order to do that you would have to be Immortal, Omniscient and Omnipresent. How could you do that in a physical body on one small planet in a backwater corner of the multiverse? You would have to be an eternal disembodied entity and as such you would immediately disprove you own theory.
If you are secure in your belief you don't need the validation of others believing exactly as you do. If you have doubts you need to make sure everyone agrees with you. No religion is the one true one but the truer ones must be sought.
"Each seeker must find their own path"
Having said that I should add
"When the pupil is ready the teacher will appear"
I'm willing to concede for some Christ is the way. But he ain't for everyone that's fer sure.

Answer 3

I believe in God coz he created me and gave me life, i would never become a disbeliever, there is so much proof out there that There is a God, just not the God people believe as jesus to be, coz hes HUMAN, I believe in Jesus, but as a Prophet, God is NOT HUMAN PEOPLE, God only creates HUMANS...Humans Eat... God doesnt....Humans go toilet... God doesnt....Humans DIE.. God Doesnt... do your research and dont just GO with the FLOW...the Bible has so many Authors like its some Book Marathon... Research a religion that only EVER has had ONE original NEVER touched Book....that is the best way to find the TRUE RELIGION....

Answer 4

If there was a god there would be no war or suffering.
People are on the streets, homeless.
Young people are dying in stupid wars that could be discussed civilly
Everything which is good happens from within us, not some "mythical" force.
I read a book called "the Master Key" it's a real eye opener to see that whatever happens we create it our selfs.

Answer 5

I don't believe in God because in addition to an absence of proof for His existence I have difficulty in accepting that anything beyond natural forces could have created everything. I find it easier to believe that everything is the result of the wild magic some like to call chaos, or pure chance, and the only reason we are present is because we're not absent.

Answer 6

I don't believe in the existence of a god because there is no good evidence to believe that there is one...that is all that should need to be said.

Answer 7

Over the years I have developed a relationship with him and he has never let me down.

Yes I have known heartache like everyone else but when I need him most he gives me the strength to bear it.

I have read his word the bible many times completely and through its pages I have leaned how to live a good life.
The holy book has also taught me how to laugh and understand the sadness of the world. It has also given me insight on how soon it will all change for the better.

Answer 8

I believe In Jehovah God and Jesus Christ because He is worth believing in. Without him we would not have any hope of a good future.

Answer 9

I believe in Zeus because He came and found me. He is alive...you can see Him in lots of places.

After 50 odd years and through loads of situations, Zeus is still with me. Gradually He is revealing more about Himself and I am conscious of growing spiritually as he does so.

I used to believe in Christ but then I saw the light. And I'm not joking!

Answer 10

By its very definition, theism posits the existence of a deity which has in some way, shape, or form revealed itself to the universe. For such a revelation to be of any significance, there must be self-aware structures capable of free will. That is, these self-aware structures must be capable of producing some action in violation of causation, or for which there is no anticedent. If self-aware structures exist, but do not have free will, then the revelation is irrelevant.

Thus, the existence of any theistic deity must naturally and of necessity have the consequence of free-willed self-aware structures.

For free-will to exist, the self-aware structure must have some cognitive component which is non-tangible, and not subject to the principles of physics. Any tangible component is subject to physics, and thus violates the principle of non-causation. This principle of non-tangibility is, in psychology and philosophy, refered to as 'dualism'.

However, various studies have shown that without exception, every component of the mind and consciousness arises from the actions of the nervous system. These studies, in various ways, all involve selectively disabling portions of the brain or preventing communication between them -- split brain studies (where the corpus collosum has been cut or damaged), stroke victim studies (localized or regionalized brain death), and partial brain anasthesia. This establishes with high confidence, beyond reasonable doubt, that the mind is in fact monistic, or entirely tangible.

As stated, a free-willed mind must have a non-tangible component. Since the human mind has no non-tangible component, it is incapable of free will.

Since free will is a requirement of theism, theism is provably impossible, beyond any reasonable doubt.

This method of proof by modus tollens can be summarized:

[A Theistic Deity Exists] THEN [Free Will Exists].
NOT [Free Will Exists].
THEREFORE NOT [A Theistic Deity Exists].

Assign these as follows:

A = "A theistic deity exists."
B = "Free will exists."

Then the standard format is:

A⇒B.
¬B.
∴¬A.