Do you believe in God? Why/Why not?

[vivster]

WolfpackN64 said:

vivster said:

If god is the logical conclusion from an argument, what are the arguments against a being that would not be considered a theistic god?

Good question. As for the cosmological argument, it only builds up to God, not against anything else that could be considered a necessary being or event. Problem is most discussion is done back and forth on the same arguments, but eventually someone will circumvent the discussion and look at other possabilities. Sorry if this awnser is somewhat dissapointing.

Don't worry, most of your answers in this thread were. We're used to it by now.

In the end what most people are arguing against is not necessarily the existence of a being that set the universe in motion but rather the portrayal of that being by major religions and the resulting massive social implications that plague us to this day.

I am a man of science and I will not blindly believe in a God that has no proof whatsoever. But I will never deny the possibility that some kind of being jump started the existence of the universe. Mostly because even if such a being exists that it has absolutely no meaning for human life on earth.