God

[rainman]

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^^ i agree totally. i have never used the term atheist to describe my beliefs. i simply choose not to believe and feel that anyone labelled as an atheist is looked down upon and viewed in a negative light. not believing in any form of religion doesn't mean anything other than i choose to find my own source of information and use this regarding pretty much every aspect of my life.

quite simply, i find it hard to listen to someone who tells me i am going to hell for not believing the same idealogical beliefs that __________ (insert religion here) follows, and at the same time ask me to give money to the church as well as ask me to change my beliefs so that i can then force them down everyone else's throats. nah, not into it.

[88Mariner]

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the term atheism is interesting in itself, as all it indicates is the lack of belief in supernatural dieties. i think its intersting that atheists walk around literally describing themselves in the negative.

nobody walks around and says "i'm a non-racist" or a "non-republican" or a "non-cubs fan". i think the term should not be used anymore, tbqh. it's not something to be expressed, but rather lived. it would be better of if we non-believers stopped using the term altogher as it prevents the religious to intellectually spar on ideas and theories, as opposed to say, "oh you're an atheist? well anything you utter cannot, by fact, be true."

[picklemonkey]

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i would like to see everyone that just said "i dont believe in God" say it, and what i mean with say it, is denying it inside a church, synagogue or any other sacred place, i can almost bet you wouldnt do it because of that small question that pops into your head every time you say/think about it. "what if he really exists?", like someone said before, it must be lack of faith or i guess it could be that you deny it because you ask for some miracle and "He" didnt do it, so in response you chose not to believe. I consider myself a rational person and i rarely beleive in not science based facts but because of that i see really egoistic the theory that we are the highest beings around here. IMO

you wouldn't find me walking into a church and denying it to a pastor. I have no reason to 'prove' to my disbelief to him, and if I did try I'm sure he'd do nothing but try to convert me to his religion

[picklemonkey]

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what if Your afterlife is what You imagine it to be, or believe it to be? that simple...or complex.

The power of the imagination is under-estimated.

why do religious people need to use their imagination to believe in their religion?

[asdf_admin]

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I love God and He loves me.

[hansh20]

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i would like to see everyone that just said "i dont believe in God" say it, and what i mean with say it, is denying it inside a church, synagogue or any other sacred place, i can almost bet you wouldnt do it because of that small question that pops into your head every time you say/think about it. "what if he really exists?", like someone said before, it must be lack of faith or i guess it could be that you deny it because you ask for some miracle and "He" didnt do it, so in response you chose not to believe. I consider myself a rational person and i rarely beleive in not science based facts but because of that i see really egoistic the theory that we are the highest beings around here. IMO

[88Mariner]

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dude, that poster....hilarious.



...AND MORMONS..... haha!

[rainman]

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[rainman]

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^^^

Awesome!!!

[feather]

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[djsethnichols]

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what if Your afterlife is what You imagine it to be, or believe it to be? that simple...or complex.

The power of the imagination is under-estimated.

[picklemonkey]

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U gotta agree with me that everything hap[pens for a reason

sorry to be so blunt but I think that's retarded

that belief in God is what makes Him this reason....he created us, so why cant he Judge us?? I mean think positive, he gave you things that keeps you alive, air you breath, u think its natural that u come to earth and find evrything u need to live,,,,ok well why is it earth that humans exists on and we cant live in any other plant

how many other planets have we tried living on? you're basing your entire faith on the fact that we haven't been able to visit another planet?

do you believe that we can't live on another planet because of science? or because God told you?

[SyntaxTerror]

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I dont believe in god or any religion and resent the fact that virtually all wars have been related to religion is some way. I do think that Buddhism has alot going for it and particuarly like that there is no 'god' to pray to or be scared of. It is more of a philosophy then a religion.

Buddhists hold Buddha in as high regard as any other religion holds their god. They take his teachings as if it were the gospel, the build shrines, temples and statues to praise Buddha. A large amount of Buddhists even wear amulets around their neck with tiny figures on Buddha in them. They definately pray to Buddha, they spend a lot of time doing this.

Walk past a Buddhist shrine and you will see they offer food and drink (fruit and red fanta especially!) by placing it in front of the shrine as an offering.

The only difference is they don't believe he's a creator, but that's not really the definition of a god anyway.

[trick12]

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"Hey, how exactly is a rainbow made? How exactly does the sun set? How exactly does the posi-trac rear end on a Plymouth work? It just does."

Thats why He's God and your not, coz he could track all 6 billion people that we know of and maybe others that we dont know of,,U gotta agree with me that everything hap[pens for a reason, that belief in God is what makes Him this reason....he created us, so why cant he Judge us?? I mean think positive, he gave you things that keeps you alive, air you breath, u think its natural that u come to earth and find evrything u need to live,,,,ok well why is it earth that humans exists on and we cant live in any other plant...He knows what we need and provided it for us in one huge planet(to us,,to the universe=minute), Plants to take our Co2 and covert it to our source of living O2,,,this is nature and since God=nature, therfore this is God who provided this...evrything related and in perfect harmony...tornados and such stuff are also signs of his power..the same that He provided evrything with His power, He can take it all away with His power...Peace.

[rainman]

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clouds are nothing but moisture. rain happens when the clouds become too saturated with moisture. clouds move because of wind. wind happens because air moves from high pressure locations to low pressure locations. gravity is caused from earth spinning on its axis. earth has daylight because it faces the sun. when we don't face the sun, it's dark just like the rest of the universe. none of it is a coincidence but instead is very explainable...

let's assume "God" created spiders and humans. how does that prove that Heaven exists? that there's life after death? that he's constantly causing fires, putting out fires, moving clouds, watering life, destroying lands with tornadoes, growing potatoes, rotting tomatoes, hiding rainbows, making rivers flow, providing light, curing cancers, taking life, creating life, and constantly watching/judging/punishing/curing/diagnosing each of 6 billion people all at the same time, 24 hours per day? I can't even keep track of 6 people at a time when playing The Sims but this guy is the explanation for everything?



"Hey, how exactly is a rainbow made? How exactly does the sun set? How exactly does the posi-trac rear end on a Plymouth work? It just does."

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