Why do people believe in God?

This T-Shirt summarizes my opinion on the matter:

The TRUTH

Right.It's rare that people will have a constructive discussion on the matter . It almost always degenerates into the old "people who think like me are good ,smart etc. , everyone else is bad, stupid etc." I don't know why I wasted my time reading this thread .
I'm out of here .....

I agree that ppl should be allowed to make their own choices and not be forced into believing in something.

I think the belief of god feels the fear of what happens after you die....no one knows and humans fear the unknown...

Example, if aliens exsist and they have visited this planet and the government knows....why would they keep it from the rest of us...because it might put the planet into chaos or it might make the ppl of this planet reallize there is more out there...and since the government doesnt know....they hide it....

I indeed believe that arguing about god is ilogical, but dude - you ain't using you logic too much as well...
You argument that all "evidence" in science point against the existance of god is a very silly point.
1. The belief in god is longer, more supported by the masses, more understood by people and - proven atleast as good as things like the big-bang.
2. Even "science" is disproved by science MANY times
3. Modern cience is based on axioms and "believes". Saying science "proves" things is ilogical.
4. If god exists, that sceince is his creation, including the disproving of god itself.
5. I wouldn't trust scientist with nothing. Look what happend to Apollo 13, Dolly's predacecors, Hiroshima/Nagasaki and Colgete/Palmolive products...
6. Atleast god does'nt do tests on bunnies and monkeys for the sole purpose of manufacturing shampoo.

I'll grant you that.. Believing in god, thinking he is so almighty and great, and then saying all he cares about is what people think of him... That sounds rediculous and pathetic..
BUT - after all, they say.... GOD WORKS IN MISTERIOUS WAYS

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Because you are weak and you will not always be strong..you will age like everyone else and probably die of some disease-then you will have a different viewpoint of God. God looks strong in comparison to the frailty of man.

The twenties are the age of the will. The forties are the age of reason.

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I think its quite pathetic though that Satan holds a plastic sword and that their symbol is a goat confined to a star

just remember that everyone believes in God just before they die

like i've said in other related posts... we don't know shit. to condemn someone for believing in god is fucking stupid. and the same applies for condemning another for not believing in god. you people are hilarious. we DONT KNOW. we can only ASSUME. which means pointing the finger at someone else for their beliefs must mean you THINK you KNOW.. and if you THINK YOU KNOW.. you basically don't know shit.

try and think about this... the big bang theory... obviously there had to be SOMETHING before the big bang theory right? or else what could have created the matter? i ASSUME it is impossible. it just doesn't make any sense.

on the other hand we have the bible.. which has been translated and re-translated, blah blah blah... even from the original scripts translated properly, they're very much DIFFERENT. and whos to say that this mysterious man actually existed? look how shitty the world is, yet he loves us? doesn't make sense either.

so i position my beliefs between both of those ideas... the medium. which is basically agnostic. i believe in a higher power, but i dont know what it is. something that is obviously beyond our comprehension.

That sword isnt plastic.

Anton LaVey had some of the coolest collections of things, including rare synthesizers and vintage organs from around the world.

Collector of many things until his untimely death.

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No they don't. Not all of 'em.

The Athiest

An atheist was taking a walk through the woods, admiring all that the "accident of evolution" had created. "What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!" he said to himself.

As he was walking along the river he heard rustling in the bushes. As he turned, he saw a 7-foot grizzly charging him. He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder and saw that the bear was closing in. He tried to run faster, so scared that tears were coming to his eyes. He looked over his shoulder again, and the bear was even closer. His heart was pumping frantically as he tried to run faster, but he tripped and fell. He rolled over to pick himself up and saw the bear right on top of him raising his paw to kill him.

At that instant he cried out "Oh my God" Just then, time stopped. The bear froze, the forest was silent, the river even stopped. A bright light shone on the man, and a voice came out of the sky saying, "You deny my existence all these years, teach others I don't exist and credit my creation to a cosmic accident and now you expect me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to count you as a believer?

The atheist, ever proud, looked to the light and said, "It would be hypocritical to ask to be a Christian after all these years, but
could you make the bear a Christian?"

"Very well," said the voice. As the light went out, the river ran, and the sounds of the forest continued, the bear put his paw down. The bear then brought both paws together, bowed his head and said:

"Lord thank you for this food which I am about to receive."



one of my favorites

How does that old joke prove your point?

I love these threads. brings me to my favorite quote. Ever.

As I sit here with hardbound vintage copies of some of the darkest books ever written around me. In volumes.

My 3 favorite writers. Truly the most gifted of All Time.

William Blake
Dante Alighieri (The Divine Comedy)

John Milton (Blind Poet)

The quote:

"Why serve in Heaven, when you can rule in Hell." - from Milton's Paradise Lost. The best book written since the Bible.

I read literature daily instead of watching Tv at night.