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chapset on 31 August 2008

i used to belive in god because most people in family do but i don't anymore mostly because of science, because religion teach you stuff but don't explain but science back it up with facts that you can verify by yourself, when you understand that everywhere there is water and carbon there is life well you don't need god to explain why there is life on earth



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chapset on 31 August 2008

don't get me wrong god will always be there because it's a part of us, we need to think there is something bigger more powerfull then men



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Gnizmo on 31 August 2008
chapset said:
how come the vatican is the richest organisation on earth?

 Because the Vatican is the city guilt built. Guilt buys 20 foot tall gold doors.



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dtewi on 31 August 2008

I'm an Agnostic Athiest (I believe that's what it is called). It means that I don't believe in him, but I don't know if he does or doesn't exist.

But the Agnostic part is technically useless, because no one knows if he exists or not, so I guess I'm an Athiest.



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The Ghost of RubangB on 31 August 2008

I was an atheist too, until Kirk Cameron showed me a banana.



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appolose on 31 August 2008
The Ghost of RubangB said:
I was an atheist too, until Kirk Cameron showed me a banana.

 

......well, they DO have a handy peel opener.

 

What a horrible display that was.



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blazinhead89 on 31 August 2008

I like to think for myself not follow some religion. Also religion is a big cause of war and conflict.



gomezc on 31 August 2008

I believe in God. Why do we need concrete evidence for everything. I don't believe it's naive to believe in something, especially a reason for existence. It provides stability for mankind, society and civilization. It gives many people comfort in their daily lives. Instead of finding out how many ways they can disprove the existence of a God, many rather live their lives comfortably believing there is a God. There is nothing naive or wrong about that.

I also believe there is a consistency between a lot of religions out there and don't believe that just because you believe in the other one, you're going to hell by default. A lot of people believe in one divine God, so why should they be denied passage into heaven just because they read the wrong book?



dtewi on 31 August 2008
gomezc said:
I believe in God. Why do we need concrete evidence for everything. I don't believe it's naive to believe in something, especially a reason for existence. It provides stability for mankind, society and civilization. It gives many people comfort in their daily lives. Instead of finding out how many ways they can disprove the existence of a God, many rather live their lives comfortably believing there is a God. There is nothing naive or wrong about that.

I also believe there is a consistency between a lot of religions out there and don't believe that just because you believe in the other one, you're going to hell by default. A lot of people believe in one divine God, so why should they be denied passage into heaven just because they read the wrong book?

There is of course nothing wrong with believing, but you cannot allow yourself to overlook reality to comfort yourself.

It is naive to believe in something which has no proof. You are allowing yourself to be controlled by reward, or you succumb to rules or beliefs that may not make sense or have proof so you can feel better.

 EDIT: It also seems that in your last paragraph, you imply that polytheists would burn in hell, and you also imply that there is a right religion.

 



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kirby007 on 31 August 2008
MrBubbles said:
Sky Render said:
I don't. Mostly because of a significant lack of concrete and verifiable evidence. That's just how my mind works: if it cannot be proven, I have no reason to invest any faith in it. Particularly when the evidence against is far more concrete than the evidence for.

 

o rly?  what is all this evidence that there is no god?

But you can turn that argument around, what evidence proves there is a god?

none, so in theory there is no god



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