Very Buddhist of you.
If I HAD to pick a religion to be, I infact WOULD be BUDDHIST....it seems like the most LOVING of all the religions.
I am Agnostic by "definition" or label if you will.
I'm not quite Athiest, because I find Atheism to be quite sad and limitted, also Athiesm tends to lead to Anarchy-like mentalities, only my opinion, i do not testify this as truth.
But yeah, if i HAD to be in any religion, I'd pick BUDDHISM for sure.
I'm not entirely sure of what I am. I was raised as a Chrsitian, though I'm not sure what branch (probably some form of Protestantism). I said I stopped believeing in God when I was in middle school, and I seem to be a little like Martin Luther was (or at least what my history book says); I don't state a belief in God, but I pray to him/her whenever I'm in deep s**t. I'm probably just a Christian in denial, and I can't bring myself to stop denying it. It's just that when I don't feel like I'm about to die or whatever, I find it hard to believe that there is something or someone that created everything that I see around me, or at least made everything possible. But when I am close to death or serious pain, I have to beleive that something will happen to me other than ceasing to exist.
So, in other words, my religious views are sporadic.
Originally posted by KingDubyaFirst stop stating god as a him..........god is beyond that.......then start to research your belief.........you will find much deception there.........lately stop worring about where you will go when you die..........It's only a manufacturing of the early Roman Catholic Church for money, which the Protestants (though not in the beginning, Luther thought he was helping correct it all...) held on to...........you are safe.........we all go to the same place where we came from........energy to energy...........if you like there is a scripture..........."spirit goes back to gad who gave it"................hope this helps a little bit.
I'm not entirely sure of what I am. I was raised as a Chrsitian, though I'm not sure what branch (probably some form of Protestantism). I said I stopped believeing in God when I was in middle school, and I seem to be a little like Martin Luther was (or at least what my history book says); I don't state a belief in God, but I pray to him whenever I'm in deep s**t. I'm probably just a Christian in denial, and I can't bring myself to stop denying it. It's just that when I don't feel like I'm about to die or whatever, I find it hard to believe that there is something or someone that created everything that I see around me, or at least made everything possible. But when I am close to death or serious pain, I have to beleive that something will happen to me other than ceasing to exist.So, in other words, my religious views are sporadic.
I believe in God. Yes I'm a biology student but the theory before the evolution doesnt makes sense to me (ie: the Big Bang theory, if there was nothing before the bang, where did the bang come from?)
The Big Bang came from the destruction of a previous universe most likely. The universe that existed before this one went under what you would call "The Big Crunch" then the energy was too much to contain so the BIG BANG resulted in the new universe according to that theory.
^EXACTLY my question and no one else has been able to answer it, so that blows the whole Big Bang theory.
I believe in God.
No it doesnt.
Anyways it not my place to tell people what to beleive. Beleive whatever you want, just dont try and control people with your beleifs, and dont use your beliefs to judge innocent people who are just trying to live thier own lives.
Not everyone has to think the way you do is all im saying.
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There is plenty of evidence that explains the formation of planets and the evolution of man. Just becuase you don't take the time to look at or understand the evidence doesn't mean it doesnt exist. If you'd like me to further explain, I'd be happy to, but I hate writing book posts.
in sciencr, the word THEORY(IES) is different from everday usage. In scientific usage, a theory does not mean an unsubstantiated guess or hunch, as it often does in other contexts. A theory is a logically self-consistent model or framework for describing the behavior of a related set of natural or social phenomena. It originates from and/or is supported by experimental evidence. In this scientific sense, a theory is a systematic and formalized expression of all previous observations that is predictive, logical and testable. Scientists know the distinctions. You should too.
Religion originated as a way for man to explain unexplainable natural phenomena. Now, we have real ways of explaining things. You're welcome to our own opinions, but don't pretend that ours dont exist.
I believe God is the ultimate father figure. I picture a loving man, typically an older gentleman as I like to think of the father of all living as in his late fifties, beard, you know the routine with the appearance 😉
I believe that meeting him would probably be like a child that has done something wrong approaching a father that was loving and compassionate. I believe some may not approach in this manner, some will approach angry at him for not doing things that they thought he should, some will approach proud of themselves and happy with the way they behaved, some other ways.
I think that these will be met with varying response from a loving God. I figure the perfect father will respond as such. I think that everyone has probably come up short in some ways, and dependant on our approach will impact the manner of our reception.
He'll probably say something along the lines of, "You know, you screwed up quite a bit. What the hell were you thinking?"
But then I don't think that meshes with most religions, and I'm not sure even those of my faith would have the same view. But then do I really care, about that?
I'm not quite sure what this "Visitor" could do to actually convince me "He" was God, given Clarke's Law. But that aside, assuming I knew tacitly, w/o any doubt, that He was, in fact, God, I imagine that He (or She) would appear in a form that would psychologically and/or spiritually be healthiest for me, easiest for me to grasp while presenting a challenge to understand myself and the world. In other words, God would appear as a catalyst wherein that part of Him which sleeps, that part of Him embedded in the illusion of separateness--me--would have best chance of awakening via interaction with this Visitor.
Sorry I can't be more specific. That is a question I don't feel my conscious mind could answer adequately.
Interestingly enough, one of my lucid-dreaming projects is to "meet God" and see what would transpire.
As to what He would say...He (or She) would take me by the shoulder, smile gently and say, "I know...I know..."
Re: What Do You Believe God Would Be Like?
Originally posted by debbiejo
Curious........If you ever could meet what we say GOD....what do think him/her/it would be like?. And what do think IT would say to you when you cross over?
Answer #1. "Thank You Lord for saving me."
Answer #2. Everything the Bible says HE is like.
Answer #3. "Well done, good and faithful servant."