Do you believe in 'god'?

I do not believe in God, I think people needed reassurance many years ago, and they didn't have the technology we have to explain the world to them.

So whats the easy answer for them?..
To believe a man exists who is more superior than themselves, who is ultimately there for them every minute of the day, someone to go to when in need, someone to advise you on how to live your life, basically complete reasurrance.


Religion is fading, and it's most probably because people think 'God, yeah right..', we don't need something to blame or understand the changes around us anymore.

(I'm really sorry, that essay probably took you ages, but I didn't read it all nor have I read any previous posts).

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Originally Posted by jgosden

Its not a test, its a choice, technically and this is where it gets confusing. God knew what would happen but that is because he is all knowing. However we are not programmed to all follow what we are told and do Gods way and we all ***** up.. However much he had the plan formed and knew what he was doing he was still dissapointed because they were still disobediant. It is like you ask someone to do something and they have the choice yet you know what they will do but you would still be dissapointed.

To be honest it does get confusing no human can have all the answers and fully understand something so much greater than we are!

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personaly i belive the oppersit, we are far greater than god, since we "humans" created him, and the bible as a way to explaine what was once unexsplainble, and that was then perveced in to the properganda, filled **** pile the bible is today. Athogh since most the stuff the bible tryed to explaine has now been exsplained corractly and actaly makes sence, there no any real need for it in the modern day, wich is why i agree with those who say religion is dieng out

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Originally Posted by Mentor

personaly i belive the oppersit, we are far greater than god, since we "humans" created him, and the bible as a way to explaine what was once unexsplainble, and that was then perveced in to the properganda, filled **** pile the bible is today. Athogh since most the stuff the bible tryed to explaine has now been exsplained corractly and actaly makes sence, there no any real need for it in the modern day, wich is why i agree with those who say religion is dieng out

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i believe the Bible to be God's inspired word.

The Bible didn't just fall from heaven with a table of contents on page one. The chruch was alive and well for decades before the New Testament was even written - and for centuries before the canon was "canonized" by bishops or whatever in the fourth century. The books that make up the Bible as we have it today were shared, assembled, and approved over time by the christian community to enhance the belief in God. But the physical and evidential proof of God still exists in my mind. I wouldn't say I'm agnostic for this because I have followed the catholic faith and still believe in it today. I don't agree with parts but I believe in God. And for that I think I'll be forgiven.

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Originally Posted by Forest-Law

i believe the Bible to be God's inspired word.

The Bible didn't just fall from heaven with a table of contents on page one. The chruch was alive and well for decades before the New Testament was even written - and for centuries before the canon was "canonized" by bishops or whatever in the fourth century. The books that make up the Bible as we have it today were shared, assembled, and approved over time by the christian community to enhance the belief in God. But the physical and evidential proof of God still exists in my mind. I wouldn't say I'm agnostic for this because I have followed the catholic faith and still believe in it today. I don't agree with parts but I believe in God. And for that I think I'll be forgiven.

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The church was alive millions of years in that sence, as of religion, but what your refering to is judaism, wich is a diffent religion from the cristan one, and the god decribed is very diffent from the new tesiment one, if u read it, just lazy bugger paul, who wrote the new testiment just nicked it.
(yes the WHOLE new testiment was writen by a single man named paul, who had no conection to any of the stories in the bible at all, writen mainly in the form of letters, as he started the chruch and was mainly giving guid lines to all the arias of wich the chruched served "/)

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Originally Posted by Mentor

The church was alive millions of years in that sence, as of religion, but what your refering to is judaism, wich is a diffent religion from the cristan one, and the god decribed is very diffent from the new tesiment one, if u read it, just lazy bugger paul, who wrote the new testiment just nicked it.
(yes the WHOLE new testiment was writen by a single man named paul, who had no conection to any of the stories in the bible at all, writen mainly in the form of letters, as he started the chruch and was mainly giving guid lines to all the arias of wich the chruched served "/)

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Actually Mentor your wrong there it is very clear throughout the Bible if you study it how this is THE SAMEn GOD!!. You see throughout the old testament it all points to jesus all the way through and in the new we see all these prophecys come true as God said which would say this is the same God.

it is true that a fair bit of the new testament is written by Paul there are many other such as Luke, John , Matthew, Mark etc.. Luke wrote books such as Acts and John wrote Revelation possibly the most confusing book ever!

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Originally Posted by jgosden

Actually Mentor your wrong there it is very clear throughout the Bible if you study it how this is THE SAMEn GOD!!. You see throughout the old testament it all points to jesus all the way through and in the new we see all these prophecys come true as God said which would say this is the same God.

it is true that a fair bit of the new testament is written by Paul there are many other such as Luke, John , Matthew, Mark etc.. Luke wrote books such as Acts and John wrote Revelation possibly the most confusing book ever!

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Ok.

Old testimnet god.
If you dont belive in me ill kill all your oldest sons, murder women and childern, and plage anyone who oppose me.

new testimnet god.
Turn the other cheek.

That just dont quite match up to me "/

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Originally Posted by Mentor

Ok.

Old testimnet god.
If you dont belive in me ill kill all your oldest sons, murder women and childern, and plage anyone who oppose me.

new testimnet god.
Turn the other cheek.

That just dont quite match up to me "/

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Damn, that made me laugh. He's right, you know.

[Nods]

Religion is pants because of these 'things'.

i just hope a heaven exsists

I belive in more than one god but yes I belive in god.