Do you believe in God?

DrumSteve

Im not sure to be honest...

dont really believe in christian concept of God of some old white dude up in the clouds...

but I guess there might be some other thing out there.

Cookie_Monster

No

God bothering forum is that way

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Moojuice

No. Definitely not the classic Judeo-christian concept. As a entity that is the sum total of human conciousness? Maybe.

Mena

No, the concept is laughable and deserving of nothing but contempt.

This being said, haven't we done this like 20 times before in AH?

*waits for Jackass to post another tl'dr*

_blank_

Nope

genericguy

nope, i believe in logic, science and the pursuit of knowledge. I do not believe in blindly accepting that there's some beardy bloke in the sky that hates gheys and needs money.

Although if said beardy bloke comes and visits me, I'll kiss mary harney.

partyguinness

No but then again I was an atheist until I realised I was God...

Wazdakka

Oooohhh..

/Gets popcorn.

Diabhal Beag

I believe that something mighty had to have made this world but I wouldn't constitute that it is a big bearded man in the sky. It was probably just an alien or something like that.

This world is too perfect to be a pure fluke IMO

Cookie_Monster

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

I believe that something mighty had to have made this world but I wouldn't constitute that it is a big bearded man in the sky. It was probably just an alien or something like that.

But who made the alien?

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

This world is too perfect to be a pure fluke IMO

This world is far far far far far from perfect

ShooterSF

Wazdakka wrote: »

Oooohhh..

/Gets popcorn.

Is it me or does it taste a little stale at this point?

Raiser

If there was a God, what a petty little Bitch he'd have to be - look at the sorry state of the World and the misery that runs through it......

mardybumbum

If there is a god, I hope to fcuk he closes this thread.

DONE TO DEATH

Sea Sharp

Nope, and if you do it's either because you're an idiot, or you haven't thought about it enough.

Futurism

GaNjaHaN wrote: »

Nope, and if you do it's either because you're an idiot, or you haven't thought about it enough.

Either or, yeah?

My name is URL

I don't believe in a creator

TheZohanS

GaNjaHaN wrote: »

Nope, and if you do it's either because you're an idiot, or you haven't thought about it enough.

People are entitled to believe in whatever they want as long as it doesn't have a negative impact on anyone else.

Just because they believe in something doesn't make it real.

TanG411

I don't believe in God and I think anybody who does is retarded.

(couldn't care less if I get banned for that, just voicing an opinion) :mad:

DrumSteve

Larkin501 wrote: »

I don't believe in God and I think anybody who does is retarded.

(couldn't care less if I get banned for that, just voicing an opinion) :mad:

you might not get banned but your fecked under that new blasphemy bill haha.

Turd Ferguson

I AM GOD

Cookie_Monster

DrumSteve wrote: »

you might not get banned but your fecked under that new blasphemy bill haha.

If he'd said God was retarded or the church is retarded then maybe but hes just calling people retarded which is perfectly fine (in context with the law)

TheZohanS

Larkin501 wrote: »

I don't believe in God and I think anybody who does is retarded.

(couldn't care less if I get banned for that, just voicing an opinion) :mad:

So if you support Leeds United and think they'll win the Premiership in the next 5 years does that give people the right to call you retarded?

drkpower

Larkin501 wrote: »

I don't believe in God and I think anybody who does is retarded.

(couldn't care less if I get banned for that, just voicing an opinion) :mad:

oooohhhhhh.....you are such a rebel......:D

markesmith

Larkin501 wrote: »

I don't believe in God and I think anybody who does is retarded.

(couldn't care less if I get banned for that, just voicing an opinion) :mad:

Atheists are getting very dogmatic, ironically.

starflake

IF there was a God... Who created him/her?

brummytom

I do, yes.

Not going to start professing my beliefs and shove them down other peoples' throats because there's no need - everyone can make up their own minds.

Hate atheists who refuse to accept that other people can have opinions though. I don't care if believing in God makes me an idiot or a sheep.

Smart Bug

Turd Ferguson wrote: »

I AM DOG

Wtf??!! You are a dog? Explains a lot I suppose...

stiff kitten

ya..i do

netwhizkid

damn all ye heathens to hell, more room in heaven for me then :pac:

dlofnep

Nope. I don't rule out the existence of something powerful and almighty, but I seriously doubt it actually exists.

I find myself often pondering about what created the Universe, and what created existence. Have existence always existed, and if not - how did it just become? Still - I don't think a higher powerful created this.

The_Minister

I don't believe in God, but I don't dislike those who do, and I don't consider them intellectually inferior to me.

dr.bollocko

Larkin501 wrote: »

I don't believe in God and I think anybody who does is retarded.

(couldn't care less if I get banned for that, just voicing an opinion) :mad:

Don't post in this thread again unless you have something to add other than the above trolling.

emeraldstar

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

This world is too perfect to be a pure fluke IMO

Seriously? What world are you living in?


I dunno, I think we're at the stage of advancement and understanding of science now that the belief in a big man in the clouds is no longer necessary to explain how we got here and give us something to latch on to..

The_Minister

GaNjaHaN wrote: »

Nope, and if you do it's either because you're an idiot, or you haven't thought about it enough.

And yet I'd rather spend time with someone who believed in God, than with a bigot.

stiff kitten

while in my life where i could see god working through people in everyday life

was going to be a nun but love the fellas too much but i definately believe


some of you will witness god at some stage in your life..
he has spoken through the prophets...think thats most of us

The_Minister

emeraldstar wrote: »

Seriously? What world are you living in?

He means perfect in the sense that if the world was only a tiny bit different, we wouldn't exist. There are so many things in regards to our planet, solar system and universe, that if they were slightly different would stop us living.

emeraldstar wrote: »

I dunno, I think we're at the stage of advancement and understanding of science now that the belief in a big man in the clouds is no longer necessary to explain how we got here and give us something to latch on to..

Except that we still can't explain what caused the big bang, what started everything.

Biggins

No.

mobius42

We should set up a new forum called "Not this again?!" where mods of other forums can send threads dealing with the same old arguments e.g. God, scumbags, foreigners.:rolleyes:

BraziliaNZ

no, but i bet when i'm on my deathbed literally sh1tting myself, i'll be offering myself up to god and jesus and all that is good in heaven, bet most of you will do the same!

Novella

After I made my Communion, I was at mass with my parents. When the priest said "Body of Christ", I replied "No, I saw that lady making it in England!", pointing at a nun sitting in the front row!!!!

I had been to England the week before, visiting my dad's aunt who is a nun there and had actually seen nuns making the bread for church!

So after that my parents weren't too keen on bringing me to mass and now I am a "pagan" as they say!

emeraldstar

The_Minister wrote: »

He means perfect in the sense that if the world was only a tiny bit different, we wouldn't exist. There are so many things in regards to our planet, solar system and universe, that if they were slightly different would stop us living.

Yep I know that, but I mean in the sense that if there was a god, surely then 'perfect' would actually mean 'perfect', and all the crap like war, famine, etc. wouldn't exist. So if a god exists then it's far from perfect. But for a world that was not the creation of a god it is pretty perfect.

The_Minister wrote: »

Except that we still can't explain what caused the big bang, what started everything.

Yeah, but I just think we're far too intelligent now to view as plausible the idea of The Big Man sitting in the clouds watching over us, smiting us, whatever.

BigEejit

The_Minister wrote: »

And yet I'd rather spend time with someone who believed in God, than with a bigot.

Um, isnt that out of the frying pan and into the fire?

I voted maybe, but now I'm not sure :pac:

Long Onion

Do you believe in life after love?

Now there's a question ...

AthAnRi

Larkin501 wrote: »

I don't believe in God and I think anybody who does is retarded.

(couldn't care less if I get banned for that, just voicing an opinion) :mad:

Just out of interest, would you say that the Man who dreamed up the Big Bang Theory was retarded?

As a very intellegent, and very intersting Priest once said to me "I don't think there is a God I know there is one". I also believe in our Lord and Savious Jesus Christ I just wish I could A) know more about him and be more like him.

highlydebased

genericguy wrote: »

nope, i believe in logic, science and the pursuit of knowledge. I do not believe in blindly accepting that there's some beardy bloke in the sky that hates gheys and needs money.

Although if said beardy bloke comes and visits me, I'll kiss mary harney.

+1 for that

BigEejit

AthAnRi wrote: »

Just out of interest, would you say that the Man who dreamed up the Big Bang Theory was retarded?

As a very intellegent, and very intersting Priest once said to me "I don't think there is a God I know there is one". I also believe in our Lord and Savious Jesus Christ I just wish I could A) know more about him and be more like him.

I dont run down anyones beliefs*, my Dad always is very religious and I respect that. But I dont think that standing/sitting/kneeling in a musty building listening to the orders of a man who I did not vote for is going to bring anyone closer to any deity than being at home browsing porn.



*unless said beliefs are technological in nature -> "your 1 meter 90 euro monster HDMI cable does NOT give a better picture than my 4 euro HDMI cable"

philologos

DrumSteve wrote: »

Im not sure to be honest...

dont really believe in christian concept of God of some old white dude up in the clouds...

but I guess there might be some other thing out there.

The Christian concept of God doesn't involve a white dude in the clouds. Just to clarify

Anyhow, yes I do believe in the Judeo-Christian God, and that He has revealed Himself from the beginning to the present. I believe that this God can interact with us, and not only interact with us, but change entire lives in the process.

dr.bollocko

sugarcubes wrote: »

Stephen Hawking? Well he's physically retarded if that's what you mean? Tho I'm sure it's god's will that he has to go thru life like that.

Banned

AthAnRi

sugarcubes wrote: »

Stephen Hawking? Well he's physically retarded if that's what you mean? Tho I'm sure it's god's will that he has to go thru life like that.

It was actually a Priest by the name of Georges Lemaître that thought up the big bang theory. does that make him "Retarded"

Cookie_Monster

I believe in Cod, is that good enough?

philologos

Larkin501 wrote: »

I don't believe in God and I think anybody who does is retarded.

(couldn't care less if I get banned for that, just voicing an opinion) :mad:

This is one thing I happen to note in this debate. How come instead of actually bringing something positive to the table many of the non-believers insist on throwing mere ad-hominems at people who follow a way of life that they clearly don't understand? Incredible.

The_Minister wrote:

I don't believe in God, but I don't dislike those who do, and I don't consider them intellectually inferior to me.

This is worthy of commendation. If more people were willing to hold this kind of attitude towards religious discussion it would be a lot easier to have in the first place.

dfolnep wrote:

Nope. I don't rule out the existence of something powerful and almighty, but I seriously doubt it actually exists.

I find myself often pondering about what created the Universe, and what created existence. Have existence always existed, and if not - how did it just become? Still - I don't think a higher powerful created this.

I've been there, and occasionally I do doubt my beliefs. I think believers will doubt from time to time.

emeraldstar wrote:

I dunno, I think we're at the stage of advancement and understanding of science now that the belief in a big man in the clouds is no longer necessary to explain how we got here and give us something to latch on to..

Religion explains different types of claims to science. Religion tends to deal with metaphysical questions about the whys of life. Science explains to us a bit more about the how.

brummytom wrote:

I do, yes.

Not going to start professing my beliefs and shove them down other peoples' throats because there's no need - everyone can make up their own minds.

Hate atheists who refuse to accept that other people can have opinions though. I don't care if believing in God makes me an idiot or a sheep.

It's peculiar the way that some people feel that they have it all worked out. There's still much I don't understand, and much I will probably never understand in this life time.

My name is URL wrote:

I don't believe in a creator

Interesting, do you believe in a creation?