Jay520 said:
happydolphin said:
Jay520 said:
Don't make assumptions
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I like everything in this post except bold. I'd prefer not be told what to do when my idea has yet to be converted (changed).
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If you don't mind me asking, why do you believe in your God the way you do. I can understand simply believing in some almighty being that above everything. I like to think that something like that exists, too. But what I can't grasp is how you believe in so many of His traits. Like if God is a He or She, If there are multiple Gods, If he's conscious, If he cares about us, etc. How can you have these answers?
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To the others listening, I hope you don't mind this has turned into a dialogue about atheism and deism, since after all there is mention of God in OP.
K, Jay, I'll answer.
To me the bible is a very intense and curious collection. For me, reading it was like playing a very awesome video game. That's my experience. I was raised with faith as the base of my existence (God created the earth and everything else), and then later grew up in the Christian community. That's when I started reading the bible. I mostly read it on my own, and did not really like taking what other people taught me as authoritative (since my father is a very authoritative person especially when it comes to teaching me about doctrine). So I've had my share of critical thinking. Turns out that I found the bible to be a very fascinating compilation, and very intricate, something that holds together.
In pre-College studies (CEGEP in quebec), I was very passionate about philosophy, and that was right before and at the same time as I got really interested in the bible. To me it all just holds together. So, that's how I know he's a He with certain female qualities, because the bible says so. I believe it, what it says speaks to me and holds together. Ultimately my conception of God is based on how I see the world, and how that works with what I read in the bible, and most of the time it just fits.
For example, how do I know that he cares about us. Assuming that he knew we were going to fail (like your post mentioned), he could be evil by letting us rot. But the book of genesis and prophets talk about a redeemer to save us from our curse. The sending of Jesus is that thing that tells us he loves us, because he doesn't want us to fail. If you read the story, it was the evil one that did it, that caused us to fail. It could be a big roleplay by God, but if it is, how bad is it the roleplay? He really did everything in the story for everyone to be in his glory (victorious), so it may be a bit scheming, but in the end we win. That's the whole idea.