Do you believe in A God?

Jay P · 17-09-2008 10:16pm

Wait, I got a good'un.

If Jesus is so great, why is he dead?

Deep.

sunstar · 17-09-2008 10:17pm

dlofnep wrote: »

Why does there have to be a higher power?

because where did it all come from?who decided the sky is blue and the grass is green?why are we here?why have we morals, a conscience?ths questions can go on and on but there are no answers.

thelordofcheese · 17-09-2008 10:17pm

Man's unfailing capacity to believe what he prefers to be true rather than what the evidence shows to be likely and possible has always astounded me.

We long for a caring Universe which will save us from our childish mistakes, and in the face of mountains of evidence to the contrary we will pin all our hopes on the slimmest of doubts. God has not been proven not to exist, therefore he must exist.

(+1 for whomever gets the reference)

Jesus Loves You · 17-09-2008 10:20pm

sunstar wrote: »

because where did it all come from?who decided the sky is blue and the grass is green?why are we here?why have we morals, a conscience?ths questions can go on and on but there are no answers.

There are answers.

You just have to let them be. The miracle of science and Religion is not that detached

KnifeWRENCH · 17-09-2008 10:20pm

Jay P wrote: »

Wait, I got a good'un.

If Jesus is so great, why is he dead?

Deep.

Woah, you're right dude!

Man, I outlived Jesus! How fcuking awesome am I?

Jesus Loves You · 17-09-2008 10:21pm

Jay P wrote: »

Wait, I got a good'un.

If Jesus is so great, why is he dead?

Deep.

You tried to be mocking and funny and failed.

dlofnep · 17-09-2008 10:22pm

sunstar wrote: »

because where did it all come from?who decided the sky is blue and the grass is green?why are we here?why have we morals, a conscience?ths questions can go on and on but there are no answers.

Nobody decided anything. It just happens to be..

Green is green because..

Sunlight gives off UV rays, which plants absorb to turn into energy. This energy is called ATP. In order for photosynthesis to occur, ATP must be present. Because, as the second person stated, light is all the colors of the Visible Light Spectrum, or Rainbow. All colors EXCEPT green are absorbed into the chlorophyll. Unfortunately, this is where the second person got it confused. Green is the color reflected and transmitted back, and that is why we see green in plants.

The sky is blue because...

when sunlight filters through the oxygen in the atmosphere, the oxygen absorbs all other colors but blue. The reason the sky is not so blue that it is black though, is because only 20% of the atmosphere is oxygen.

We are here because.. Well, I can answer this one. Your parents had sex. Disgusting, huh?

We have morals because of a number of reasons. Fear of the consequences of law, moral issues being addressed in school and so forth.

Anything else?

Gran Hermano · 17-09-2008 10:24pm

Jesus Loves You wrote: »

It is called climate change. Read up bit.

Climate change is just Global Warming v2.0, god was the beta.

Jay P · 17-09-2008 10:25pm

Jesus Loves You wrote: »

You tried to be mocking and funny and failed.

You're trying to be a troll and succeeding.

dlofnep · 17-09-2008 10:25pm

Gran Hermano wrote: »

Climate change is just Global Warming v2.0, god was the beta.

Climate change is supported by all the major geologists and climatologists. What else do you wish to deny?

eVeNtInE · 17-09-2008 10:25pm

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rainbow kirby · 17-09-2008 10:25pm

No, I don't believe in a god. The concept just seems illogical to me.

Gran Hermano · 17-09-2008 10:27pm

dlofnep wrote: »

Climate change is supported by all the major geologists and climatologists. What else do you wish to deny?

That climate change is purely attributed to man.

dlofnep · 17-09-2008 10:29pm

Gran Hermano wrote: »

That climate change is purely attributed to man.

Purely would implicate that it is totally attributed to man. Nobody makes that claim - But it is greatly attributed to man. And if you deny that, then you incorrect and also, a big DENIER!

DENIER FACE!!!

Jesus Loves You · 17-09-2008 10:29pm

Jay P wrote: »

You're trying to be a troll and succeeding.

You are an idiot who succeed. Where do we go from here?

Even Jesus has limits on his love,.

I have quotas!

dlofnep · 17-09-2008 10:30pm

LOL..

Jesus Loves You · 17-09-2008 10:31pm

dlofnep wrote: »

LOL..

My love was irked

KnifeWRENCH · 17-09-2008 10:33pm

dlofnep wrote: »

Nobody decided anything. It just happens to be..

I can't quite agree with this.
Like where does all matter come from, if not created? The Big Bang happened due to some "initial condition" - how did that initial condition come about?

Personally I have always believed that there is some higher power out there. It doesn't bother me in the slightest whether anyone else believes or not.

dlofnep · 17-09-2008 10:38pm

square_igloo wrote: »

I can't quite agree with this.

That's fine. You're entitled to your opinion. I wouldn't bank on god existing however because grass is green and the sky is blue.

square_igloo wrote: »

Like where does all matter come from, if not created? The Big Bang happened due to some "initial condition" - how did that initial condition come about?

I suspect that the universe is infinite in a continous loop of sucking matter together into a central point, via super-large black hole - and then it explodes expanding into the universe, where matter joins/cools and creates galaxies. Eventually a black hole becomes so large it repeats this process, and then BAM - big bang # 34583 and so forth. I may be wrong, but I'd bank on it over some guy sitting there for billions of years on his lonesome bashing out galaxies and creating people and so forth.

Gran Hermano · 17-09-2008 10:38pm

dlofnep wrote: »

Purely would implicate that it is totally attributed to man. Nobody makes that claim - But it is greatly attributed to man. And if you deny that, then you incorrect and also, a big DENIER!

DENIER FACE!!!

And I suppose man was responsible for the climatic fluctuations during the
Pleistocene era? Back OT, it's amusing to see people keeping the faith - even if it's blind

A New earth · 17-09-2008 10:39pm

Did you hear about the Dyslectic Agnostic Insomniac?

Stayed awake all night wondering if there is really a Dog

pablomakaveli · 17-09-2008 10:40pm

I believe in God but im not religious. I believe God doesnt interfere in this world and that all our actions and what we do are determined by ourselves.

Im not a big fan of atheists. I respect their right to believe in god but i do not like the way a lot of atheists look down their noses at people who do believe in god.

KnifeWRENCH · 17-09-2008 10:41pm

dlofnep wrote: »

That's fine. You're entitled to your opinion. I wouldn't bank on god existing however because grass is green and the sky is blue.

Lol, it's not why the grass is green and the sky is blue that I'm basing it on. It's the fact that they exist in the first place!

dlofnep · 17-09-2008 10:41pm

Gran Hermano wrote: »

And I suppose man was responsible for the climatic fluctuations during the
Pleistocene era? Back OT, it's amusing to see people keeping the faith - even if it's blind

There were many climate changes throughout the ages. They were natural. However, we pump various elements into the earth which is causing a unnatural change in our climate. Your argument is weak at best. I'll keep the faith with those in the know, ie: climatologists - rather than you, someone who thinks its cool not to believe in something that's staring you straight in the face.

dlofnep · 17-09-2008 10:42pm

square_igloo wrote: »

Lol, it's not why the grass is green and the sky is blue that I'm basing it on. It's the fact that they exist in the first place!

So grass requires God to exist? Would a rock require God to exist?

Orizio · 17-09-2008 10:46pm

Not particurly, and the Abrahamic God of Christianity, Judaism and Islam is particurly absurd for a litany of reasons. The idea that it is in human form with a big white beard, looking just like your favourite grandfather, is just a really sad form of wishful thinking.

However, I'm not an Athiest - if only because the idea of a theory that is based around disproving something that hasn't been proven to exist seems rather...stupid.

Daithi McGee · 17-09-2008 10:46pm

square_igloo wrote: »

I can't quite agree with this.
Like where does all matter come from, if not created? The Big Bang happened due to some "initial condition" - how did that initial condition come about?

Personally I have always believed that there is some higher power out there. It doesn't bother me in the slightest whether anyone else believes or not.

I was of the same opinion.

eVeNtInE · 17-09-2008 10:51pm

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dlofnep · 17-09-2008 10:52pm

Daithi McGee wrote: »

I was of the same opinion.

Where did God come from then? Did he always exist? What did he do for the billions of years before life came around? What did he do to occupy time? How was he born? Did he have parents?

pablomakaveli · 17-09-2008 10:52pm

dlofnep wrote: »

I suspect that the universe is infinite in a continous loop of sucking matter together into a central point, via super-large black hole - and then it explodes expanding into the universe, where matter joins/cools and creates galaxies. Eventually a black hole becomes so large it repeats this process, and then BAM - big bang # 34583 and so forth. I may be wrong, but I'd bank on it over some guy sitting there for billions of years on his lonesome bashing out galaxies and creating people and so forth.

I remember seeing a theory similar to this on The Universe on the History Channel. some scientists think that after the universe expands too much it then begins collapsing inwards and everything is destroyed. then a big bang occurs again creating a new universe thus an endless cycle of universe creation and collapse.

Do you believe in A God?

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