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i do we are here because of him i was raised a catholic and still go to church every sunday and pray everyday
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I definitely believe in God. I feel that He is the reason that we are in this world.
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I try everyday to follow his path. yes I trust and belive in god. I too am catholic. I go to church every sunday and study every day.
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Yes I do, :angel11:
John 3:16
King James Version (KJV)
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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NOPE, I did at one time but ever since these disasters there just can't be a GOD. why would GOD let good people die in such a way, then make their loved ones suffer for that. So no I do not believe there is or ever was a GOD
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i really dont care on what anyone says at this point but i do believe in god :)
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I am Jewish, raised Orthodox and I see the good as well as the bad in this world. In my faith it all comes from God so He truly must exsist. You don't have to pray everyday or go to church every sunday to know He is real. Every time a stranger smiles at you and it warms your heart or holds the door for you, there is God. Every time there is joy, sorrow, a child is born, someone dies, there is God. When bad things happen to good people it's a test of faith. There is God. Everyday there are just as many little miricles as there are non-miricles. Only God could have designed a balance that perfect.
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I doubt there is one, but I am pretty certain I do not know for sure one way or another.
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I was raised to beleive,, i have had doubts but i do beleive.
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I do, i think its gives me a spirital feeling to believe in something good and pure as going to Heaven
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i believe in God and have accepted Christ as my personal savior
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There is no substantive evidence to support belief in a allegedly supernatural egregore, ('g-ds', sprites, elves, etc.).
"All religions, with their gods, demigods, prophets, messiahs and saints, are the product of the fancy and credulity of men who have not yet
reached the full development and complete personality of their intellectual (reasoning) powers."
-- Mikhail A. Bakunin
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I prefer to have faith in myself instead.
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Yes, I do believe in God and have for many, many years. I have had years of experience witnessing what God can do, and I still am mystified and amazed. I will admit that I struggle with accepting it when bad things happen to good and innocent people. I can't understand that, and some people have a hard time believing God exists because of that. But I have seen too much to convince me of the existence of a power greater than myself to ever say that there is no God.
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Yes, I do believe in God and have for many, many years. I have had years of experience witnessing what God can do, and I still am mystified and amazed. I will admit that I struggle with accepting it when bad things happen to good and innocent people. I can't understand that, and some people have a hard time believing God exists because of that. But I have seen too much to convince me of the existence of a power greater than myself to ever say that there is no God.
Attributing such things randomly to a supernatural entity without evidence constitutes an irrational blind faith.
"I suggest that the anthropomorphic g-d idea is not a harmless infirmity of human thought, but a very noxious fallacy, which is largely responsible for the calamities the world is at present enduring."
-- William Archer
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Yes.
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Yes i believe in god, he has blessed me an my family
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I prefer to have faith in myself instead.
Indeed. It is truly pathetic that people need to believe in an invisible friend to make it through the day.
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I believe in God and think it is sad that there are people who think there is no higher power than themselfs.
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This is a hard topic to say yes or no to. As a teacher I know that the earth was not created 7000 years ago as the bible teaches so I do not believe specifically in bible but I do however believe there is a higher being and that the time we spend alive is not the end of our existence. Having lost many loved ones and still feeling their presence in my life I do believe they are with "God" and still with us as well.
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Yes, YES, YES!!! I don't know how folks can get through the day not believing in The Almighty!
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Yes, YES, YES!!! I don't know how folks can get through the day not believing in The Almighty!
Avoiding such religious self-delusions is as easy or as difficult as one makes it.
“Millions of innocent men, women, and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burned, tortured, fined, and imprisoned, yet we have not advanced one inch toward uniformity. What has been the effect of coercion? To make one half of the world fools and the other half hypocrites.”
-– Thomas Jefferson
“They (preachers) dread the advance of science as witches do the approach of daylight and scowl on the fatal harbinger announcing the subversions of the duperies on which they live.”
-- Thomas Jefferson
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God is the one thing I believe in and trust,God is so amazing and nothing in my life means as much as he does to me. God is my best friend, My father, my maker , the truth the light. I hope to make him proud!!! I know my flaws though, so I trust in him for my help. I wish every one knew God and followed him, this place would be such a better place!!!!!!! :dontknow: :heart: :peace: :star: :thumbsup: :angel11:
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God is the one thing I believe in and trust,God is so amazing and nothing in my life means as much as he does to me. God is my best friend, My father, my maker , the truth the light. I hope to make him proud!!! I know my flaws though, so I trust in him for my help. I wish every one knew God and followed him, this place would be such a better place!!!!!!! :dontknow: :heart: :peace: :star: :thumbsup: :angel11:
That's merely a "belief", based upon "faith", based upon "belief", etc. It's a self-delusional circular cop-out of blind faith in lieu of an ability to reason.
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I believe in God and think it is sad that there are people who think there is no higher power than themselfs.
I think its sad that you feel the need to put others down because they don't share your beliefs. YOU can't see your "god". I can see myself and the potential I have to work towards a better life on my own. I don't blame a deity when things go wrong, nor do I praise one when clearly my own talent and hard work put me in a favorable position. Simple as that. I don't think its sad that you have to rely on fairy tales and superheroes to get through your life, so you shouldn't think its sad that I rely on myself to get me through my life.
...Just saying.
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I am a true believer of God. I honor him and praise him each day I live.
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yes i do believe in god he alway protect me everywhere i goes he alway listen to me
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Absolutely. :thumbsup:
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Yes I do - I'm catholic with four brothers and eight sisters.
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I am a true believer of God. I honor him and praise him each day I live.
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yes i do believe in god he alway protect me everywhere i goes he alway listen to me
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Yes I do - I'm catholic with four brothers and eight sisters.
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i do we are here because of him i was raised a catholic and still go to church every sunday and pray everyday
Do you pray for forgiveness of your sins ??? and do you let God lead you down the path that he wants ???
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I believe in God. I have had my doubts on occasions but in the end it I come back to him.
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I am saved and looking forward to heaven!
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I am a true believer of God. I honor him and praise him each day I live.
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yes i do believe in god he alway protect me everywhere i goes he alway listen to me
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Yes I do - I'm catholic with four brothers and eight sisters.
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falcon9, just one question: do you believe in a higher power than yourself? if yes, what is it?
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sorry that was 2 questions, I'm bad...
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sorry that was 2 questions, I'm bad...
Either way, I don't hold superstitious religious beliefs.
"Fear paints pictures of ghosts and hangs them in the gallery of ignorance."
-- Robert Green Ingersoll
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sorry that was 2 questions, I'm bad...
Either way, I don't hold superstitious religious beliefs.
"Fear paints pictures of ghosts and hangs them in the gallery of ignorance."
-- Robert Green Ingersoll
you didn't answer my question, dude
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sorry that was 2 questions, I'm bad...
Either way, I don't hold superstitious religious beliefs.
"Fear paints pictures of ghosts and hangs them in the gallery of ignorance."
-- Robert Green Ingersoll
you didn't answer my question, dude
Both of your questions were answered in one sentence, (along with the unasked question implied by the first two). Perhaps you were looking for a more simplistic "yes" or "no" response?
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No, what is your higher power? Do you have one, or do think You are it?
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you can quote all you want
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No, what is your higher power? Do you have one, or do think You are it?
Your failure to comprehend the answer to your question is not my concern.
"If you don't want to hear the answer, don't ask the question."
-- anon
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yes i beleave in god even when my faith is shaken
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Maybe I missed the answer, seems you don't have one that people like me can comprehend. Why do you use quotes for everything, braniac that you are, don't you have your own?
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Maybe I missed the answer, seems you don't have one that people like me can comprehend. Why do you use quotes for everything, braniac that you are, don't you have your own?
My replies answering your 'rigged' questions preceded the quotes. The quotes relate contextually to the reply in order to aid comprehension. This method seems to have failed with you, pity that.
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Maybe I missed the answer, seems you don't have one that people like me can comprehend. Why do you use quotes for everything, braniac that you are, don't you have your own?
My replies answering your 'rigged' questions preceded the quotes. The quotes relate contextually to the reply in order to aid comprehension. This method seems to have failed with you, pity that.
Yeah, pity that
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God is the one thing I believe in and trust,God is so amazing and nothing in my life means as much as he does to me. God is my best friend, My father, my maker , the truth the light. I hope to make him proud!!! I know my flaws though, so I trust in him for my help. I wish every one knew God and followed him, this place would be such a better place!!!!!!! :dontknow: :heart: :peace: :star: :thumbsup: :angel11:
That's merely a "belief", based upon "faith", based upon "belief", etc. It's a self-delusional circular cop-out of blind faith in lieu of an ability to reason.
Romans8:31,32,33
31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33 Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies.
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I believe in an omnipotent power who loves all sentient beings and wants us all to learn important lessons as we traverse through life on Earth.
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God is the one thing I believe in and trust,God is so amazing and nothing in my life means as much as he does to me. God is my best friend, My father, my maker , the truth the light. I hope to make him proud!!! I know my flaws though, so I trust in him for my help. I wish every one knew God and followed him, this place would be such a better place!!!!!!! :dontknow: :heart: :peace: :star: :thumbsup: :angel11:
That's merely a "belief", based upon "faith", based upon "belief", etc. It's a self-delusional circular cop-out of blind faith in lieu of an ability to reason.
Romans8:31,32,33
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Bible-thumping is not a refutation nor valid evidentiary basis for the circular self-delusional loop which entraps those adhering to blind faith.
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God is nothing more than an imaginary friend. Their own book says that when I became a man I put away my childish things. I guess Christians can't understand their own teachings.
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Yes I do believe in God. I believe that he created all things as the Bible as said and he is everything he says he is. He has blessed me with a wonderful mother, grandmother and aunt who have been there for me in some very trying times. He also saved my life more than once and healed me of sickness. Because of his help I have made it further in my life than I would have without him and I feel thankful that my mother raised me with knowledge of who he is. :)
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Yes, I believe in a Supreme Being (and that's all I'm saying).
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Yes, I believe in a Supreme Being (and that's all I'm saying).
Which one; Diana Ross, Mary Wilson or Florence Ballard, (of the Supremes)?
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I don't believe in leprechauns, unicorns, vampires, warewolfs, or santa claus. I don't believe in them because there is no evidence of their existance. Why is it commonly acceptable for me not to believe in those things, but when I say I don't believe in god for the same reason people act like I am crazy?
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I don't believe in leprechauns, unicorns, vampires, warewolfs, or santa claus. I don't believe in them because there is no evidence of their existance. Why is it commonly acceptable for me not to believe in those things, but when I say I don't believe in god for the same reason people act like I am crazy?
This is because religious adherents won't admit to being irrational/illogical in their particular religious beliefs. Some even try to mistakenly characterize skepticism/logic/an ability to reason as a 'religious belief'. Being called "crazy" by the irrational has no intrinsic value.
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yes and try to please him each day even though fall short but he forgives you if you ask.
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Everyone has their own beliefs but for me there is just no way I could ever not believe in God. To me His existence is obvious. I don't understand how there are people who don't believe in Him. :dontknow: :dontknow: :dontknow:
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;D Yes, I believe in God and Jesus. I don't think I could make it through life without my faith because when times get tough and they do get tough I know there is someone looking out for me and I believe truly has my best interest at heart and cares how I feel. :heart:
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Yes, I believe in God.
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Yes I do. I don't know what I would do without him!
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Yes I do. I don't know what I would do without him!
You wouldn't be as self-deluded and would be a bit more self-reliant.
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I could ever not believe in God. To me His existence is obvious. I don't understand how there are people who don't believe in Him.
The only thing that's "obvious" is that falsely attributing effects to supernatural causes is not evidence of the existence of the alleged supernatural entity. Neither "belief" nor "faith" confer existence, (because that's just wishful-thinking sans evidence). Therefore, it doesn't make any sense to "believe" in that which has no valid evidence of existence.
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God is the one thing I believe in and trust,God is so amazing and nothing in my life means as much as he does to me. God is my best friend, My father, my maker , the truth the light. I hope to make him proud!!! I know my flaws though, so I trust in him for my help. I wish every one knew God and followed him, this place would be such a better place!!!!!!! :dontknow: :heart: :peace: :star: :thumbsup: :angel11:
That's merely a "belief", based upon "faith", based upon "belief", etc. It's a self-delusional circular cop-out of blind faith in lieu of an ability to reason.
why don't you quote or talk about the topic? Why are you quoting your arrogant long word to me, a waste of your time!!!! Anyway what do you believe that you came from apes, you may have me on the other hand I know God the only true creator of all things has sent me, no matter what radical words you may quote to my posts.
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Nope, I've never believed in a god.
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God is the one thing I believe in and trust,God is so amazing and nothing in my life means as much as he does to me. God is my best friend, My father, my maker , the truth the light. I hope to make him proud!!! I know my flaws though, so I trust in him for my help. I wish every one knew God and followed him, this place would be such a better place!!!!!!! :dontknow: :heart: :peace: :star: :thumbsup: :angel11:
That's merely a "belief", based upon "faith", based upon "belief", etc. It's a self-delusional circular cop-out of blind faith in lieu of an ability to reason.
why don't you quote or talk about the topic?
I have been discussing this topic here since before you stumbled onto these forums with your myopic religious fundamentalism.
Why are you quoting your arrogant long word to me, a waste of your time!!!!
What? Why should someone have to dumb something down just because another tacitly admits to being too stupid to understand the discussion? If you are unable to comprehend the subject under discussion and wish to merely proselytize instead, you're wasting my time.
Anyway what do you believe that you came from apes ...
No such 'belief' has been stated in this thread, therefore, you're making an assumption and then presenting a flimsy counter-argument against the strawman.
I know God the only true creator of all things has sent me, no matter what radical words you may quote to my posts.
No, you have "faith" in such religious beliefs and this is not equivalent to knowing, (no matter how stridently such religious fundamentalism is declared, sans evidence).
"The fundamentalists, by 'knowing' the answers before they start, and then forcing nature into the straitjacket of
their discredited preconceptions, lie outside the domain of science --or any honest intellectual inquiry."
-- Stephen J. Gould
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At the end of the day most unbelievers try to reason God out of existence simply so they can enjoy a deviant lifestyle.The concept of a Creator is easy enough for a 3 y/o to grasp.People looked for reasons not to believe for thousends of years.I doubt that will change in our lifetime.
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God is the one thing I believe in and trust,God is so amazing and nothing in my life means as much as he does to me. God is my best friend, My father, my maker , the truth the light. I hope to make him proud!!! I know my flaws though, so I trust in him for my help. I wish every one knew God and followed him, this place would be such a better place!!!!!!! :dontknow: :heart: :peace: :star: :thumbsup: :angel11:
That's merely a "belief", based upon "faith", based upon "belief", etc. It's a self-delusional circular cop-out of blind faith in lieu of an ability to reason.
I am sure that you are on the wrong post because this post asks for evidence in nothing it asks what ???? RE do you believe in God So do you?
Romans8:31,32,33
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Bible-thumping is not a refutation nor valid evidentiary basis for the circular self-delusional loop which entraps those adhering to blind faith.
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At the end of the day most unbelievers try to reason God out of existence simply so they can enjoy a deviant lifestyle.
Your insulting insinuation has no substantive evidence and at the beginning of any day, believers remain unable to reason their 'g-d' into existence simply so that they can abdicate rationality in favor of irrationality.
The concept of a Creator is easy enough for a 3 y/o to grasp.People looked for reasons not to believe for thousends of years.I doubt that will change in our lifetime.
Three-year olds are too young to realize that they're being fed religious propaganda, (which is why indoctrinated those that young is insidious brain-washing). An alleged 'adult' has less excuse to take irrational religious claims on "faith"-sans-evidence than children.
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I am not catholic i think their ideas are organized religion, i believe in God and have a personal relationship with Him, that is what he wants a personal relationship, not a religion. Jesus went to the cross so we could have a relationship with Him.
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I am not catholic i think their ideas are organized religion, i believe in God and have a personal relationship with Him, that is what he wants a personal relationship, not a religion. Jesus went to the cross so we could have a relationship with Him.
These are your religious beliefs; there is no substantive evidence to support them. This means you are proselytizing blind faith. This post eschews blind faith and suggests that if you are unable or unwilling to reason, consider keeping your internal irrationality internalized.
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God Bless America! :peace:
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i do we are here because of him i was raised a catholic and still go to church every sunday and pray everyday
Yes i believe in GOD. I go to Church almost everyday if i can. I was raised as a catholic and always believe in GOD.
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God Bless the USA!
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Yes, I do beleive in God. God create the earth and everything in it, he made you and me. :BangHead:
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Yes, I do beleive in God. God create the earth and everything in it, he made you and me. :BangHead:
These are your religious beliefs; there is no substantive evidence to support them. This means you are proselytizing blind faith. This posted response eschews blind faith and suggests that if you are unable or unwilling to reason, consider keeping your internal irrationality internalized if you want them to be unchallenged.
'An unquestioned belief is precisely a blind faith.'
-- anon
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Yes, I believe in God all day everyday
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Yes, I believe in God all day everyday
Why?
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You bet I do, God helped me through soooooooo much in life!! :wave:
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You bet I do, God helped me through soooooooo much in life!! :wave:
Either that or, you mistakenly attributed any such 'help' to supernatural sources without any substantive evidence to support those attributions. The probability of the latter is greater than the likelihood of the former.
"Just because you believe in something does not mean that it is true."
-- Albert Einstein
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I believe in many gods/goddesses :)
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I do with every fiber of my being and more importantly, he believes in me. :D :D :D
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This is the thing that frustrate me about both sides of this debate/question/discussion. Some of the religious people pull the "Holier-than-thou" card when someone says they don't believe. And some of the non-religious people pull the "That's dumb to believe" card when someone says they do.
Just because someone believes in something doesn't make them stupid. As far as I'm concerned, if someone wants to say "God help me" as they walk down a dark alley, go for it. If they feel stronger because of it, then that seems logical to me why they would continue to do such a thing. On the other hand, if someone wants to walk down the same alley, not believing in God, and say "I have to be strong," I don't have any issue with that either. It doesn't mean that this non-believer is going to go shoot up a busy restaurant for laughs later.
I've seen plenty of Christians that say they believe in God and then go out and bully others. I've also seen non-believers who swear not to believe in anything yet have a lucky charm that they have to have or else bad things will happen. Generally things are never as black and white as we'd like them to be. So why can't we all just stop trying convert those who hold a different view.
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Yes, Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior. I am a born again Christian.
God is love. Anyone can accept Jesus as their savior and invite him into their life and
go to Heaven and live there forever with God. It doesn't matter what you have done,
he will forgive you. (If you are sincere) Praise be to God, the Son and the Holly Spirit!
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Yes, I believe in God all day everyday
Why?
Why NOT?
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Yes I believe in God 100%. I have been blessed so many times with exactly what I needed at the moment( clothes, food, money)without me telling anyone I needed it. Only God can make that happen! Prayer works!
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i do we are here because of him i was raised a catholic and still go to church every sunday and pray everyday
I was raised catholic but I don't go to church every sunday. I think God can hear me were ever I pray.
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No, I do not have such superstitious religious beliefs. It's a matter of questioning one's assumptions or, rejecting those of others which are merely hearsay, sans evidence.
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YES!!!! think about things that have happened good or bad in your life experiences you have learned from i dont believe in coincidence things happen for a reason. nothing is by chance or good luck the signs are there if you look for them. and i believe in karma too! if you are a bad person it will come back to bite you ... and the devil is out there to test your faith dont let him! you dont have to be a bible thumper and its sad that people are so ignorant about this, the truth is out there dont be blind! :angel11: look back on our history (the bible)and scientific evidence of the afterlife (pictures & evps of ghosts) demons are evil spirits yes its all there honey :o
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yes I believe in God. He created us
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yes I believe in God. He created us
Produce non-biblical evidence of your claim then.
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I am Jewish, raised Orthodox and I see the good as well as the bad in this world. In my faith it all comes from God so He truly must exsist. You don't have to pray everyday or go to church every sunday to know He is real. Every time a stranger smiles at you and it warms your heart or holds the door for you, there is God. Every time there is joy, sorrow, a child is born, someone dies, there is God. When bad things happen to good people it's a test of faith. There is God. Everyday there are just as many little miricles as there are non-miricles. Only God could have designed a balance that perfect.
AMEN!well said your words have given me something to thing about.Thank you
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There is God.
Hearsay and false attributions do not constitute evidence supporting your claim that "there is a g-d". Have you got anything substantive to support such a religious, (faith-based only), opinion?
"G-d for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off and say G-d did it."
-- Carl Sagan
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Yes I do. Without him I would probably not be here right now. I have been through a lot in my life. I have faced death and survived. I have faced alot of problems and things in my life. The song that has actually gotten me through it is I'm a Suvivor by reba mcintyre. I apologize if I didnt spell her name right. All of my problems initially started the day my late husband was killed. I struggled to raise 2 kids by myself. I have been put through alot. I thank god that I survived it all. My faith has kept me going. I am not one that goes to church every Sunday. or anything like that but I believe.
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Without him I would probably not be here right now. I thank god that I survived it all. My faith has kept me going.
This is an instance of attributing events to a supernatural 'influence' without viable evidence to support such contentions. While such "faith", (belief without evidence), may be perceived as 'comforting', it perpetuates religious superstitions which promote self-delusions.
"Religion: A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable."
~ Ambrose Bierce
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yes i beleive in god