AbriannaPeto

What I think (and you don't have to agree with me, I am just expressing my belief) is that we made up religion a VERY long time ago, because people were killing each other, and stealing and creating chaos. Someone realizedwe would never be civilized without some sort of superior being for us to fear, and they made up a religion. If you look back to the oldest belifs they didn't even believe in a god, they believed in being the best humans you can be and that's it. The people that refused probably needed more, and that's where judgment day and heaven/hell comes from, and if god does exist I serousily doubt that he would send me to hell, simply because I didn't go to church. I have lived and will continue to live a good life, because it is just impossible for me to create sadness.

Really I think that a lot of the people that actively go to church these days are afraid of going to hell, and that they really don't want to give respect to god, or give thanks to what Jesus did for us. Just a thought, and I'm not trying to change the way you think, just allowing you to see another person's point of view.

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pladecalvo

You've got me confused AbriannaPetro. You say that you believe religion to be "made up" yet you seem to believe in the existence of gods.

Peter Parka

I personally believe in a god, not saying it's a fact, that just seems the best explanation to me right now. I don't believe that God is the head of any religion though. I think if he wanted us to worship him in a certain way, he'd have made it much clearer than it is and not confused us with so many equally confusing religions.

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AbriannaPeto

I don't think that gods exist I said that if they do I highly doubt they would punish me for not worshiping them and not going to church; if I live a good life, and I intend too, whether or not they exist. and my name is abriannapeto.

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pladecalvo

It was this that caused the confusion:

"Really I think that a lot of the people that actively go to church these days are afraid of going to hell, and that they really don't want to give respect to god, or give thanks to what Jesus did for us."

Just wondered why you thought god should be "respected" or why thanks should be given to Jesus.



Sorry! Just misread it.

AbriannaPeto

People say they go to church because they would like to respect god, or give thanks to Jesus for doing all that sin stuff. Well, I think that they are really afraid of what will happen if they don't go, and I'm not saying that I think they should be going to respect god, I am just saying that I don't think they do go to respect god.

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DavyBoy

Why do I NOT believe in God?

Firstly, I don't see any reason to. I cannot disprove that a God does not exist, but at the same time, I see no reason for a "Christian" God to exist.

A common mistake by religious people (Pascal and his wager can be included here) is to give you only two options: you either believe in the God THEY believe in, or you don't believe in any god.

My belief is that there could well have been a superior force/being that created the universe, but if there is/was, it has little to no relevance to our lives. Because, frankly, I find the concept of a superior being 'loving' each and every one of us to be somewhat absurd. Same goes for an afterlife: why should there be one? I am as afraid of death as anyone, but it doesn't mean that there is an afterlife just because I want there to be one. It does explain why so many people believe in it though,

As for miracles, once again, no reason to believe in them. Everything generally happens for a reason (yes, I am a bit of a subscriber to determinism), and I am not aware of any events occurring in my life time that have breached the laws of physics.

But what really gets me more than anything else is prayer. What gives people the idea that God will give them money to buy a car just because they pray for it, while turning a blind eye to all those African kids? I'm not someone who believes that 'if there was a God, there would be no bad in the world' (the fall from eden is one of the central teachings of the bible), but the idea of prayer is absurd - people pray because they believe the little things that occur in their lives are more important than everyone else.

Frankly, I believe humanity is progressing past a need to believe in religion. It won't happen tomorrow, or probably even for centuries, but I think religion is heading towards a long overdue extinction.

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COOL_BREEZE2

I'll say it again.....

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AbriannaPeto

So does your face!

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COOL_BREEZE2

BWAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!

........BWAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!

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HisHoliness

I find it humorous that the majority of posts in this thread entitled "Why do you believe in God" are authored by Atheists.

AbriannaPeto

To many big words! I'm not an aethiest, I don't belive anything, I don't generally think much at all about what will happen after my death.

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Peter Parka

That kind of does make you an atheist.

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AbriannaPeto

I don't belive in anything, including atheism.

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