Do you have a faith?

[[Nook]]

Well then:

I hate it when people say "There is no God" and they are certain about it, I mean how do you know? I know that you'll say "How do you know God is real", But I believe he's real. You can't state a fact that isn't proven and Christians have a lot of proof.

I'm not a Christian, but I support this post.

All (or at least most) religions have "proof".
We can't know what religion is right or wrong, or if there is no right religion at all.
All of this "proof" is just a piece of what is true.

We can't say for sure that God exists, but we also can't say for sure that he doesn't exist.
Same with other beliefs.

 

[Micah]

I'm kinda losing my faith everyday. I need to see some miracles happen, you know?

Not all miracles have to be big things, ya know.

Matthew 6.

Oops. It's actually John 6 I was thinking of.

 

[Miranda]

I'm a Christian, I have faith. I'm proud to be a Christian, but I'm not a bible pusher, I don't shove my religious views down other people's throats. I support all other faiths, but I'm true to my own at the same time. I don't judge other religions or the people that practice them, or the people who choose to have no religion. It's great that people can believe and practice what they want to, no one likes someone telling them what they should believe, do, act, say, etc...

 

[Slickyrider]

,Nov 28 2010, 03:42:02 PM]

I'm kinda losing my faith everyday. I need to see some miracles happen, you know?

Not all miracles have to be big things, ya know.

And miracles don't mean anything unless miracles keep happening repeatedly.
If one happens every two or so months, then no, it doesn't mean anything.

But if, one day you bend down and find a bag of chips, then the next day, you find a candy bar, and then you keep finding unhealthy food for about two weeks. That means that the miracles mean something.

Nook, I fail to see your point. Finding unhealthy food for two weeks straight in the same place could mean anything from: a homeless person that just came across a mountain of junk food, and is throwing away all of the food that he doesn't like, to spontaneous generation being a scientific entity, and junk food just happens to be appearing in that one spot, every single day.

Miracles DO mean something, regardless of their frequency. A miracle is something that defies logic, science, and reason to make something happen.

 

[Marcus]

There is no meaning of life. And there is no 'greater existence/thing'. We are here by pure coincidence and an incomprehensibly unlikely set of chain reactions, and we will not be here forever.

There is a meaning of life. The meaning of life is to live.
Also, I could be wrong, but i'm pretty sure that being enlightened means having your mind open, your mind cleared, losing the desire of earthly possesions, and coming at total and complete peace within yourself.

Ah I see you ascribe to Tautology.

Enlightenment very well could be viewed as self-actualization. If you've ever looked up Maslow's hierarchy of needs it describes it fairly well. It is the top of his pyramid, beyond needs both physical and mental. I think I've felt that before at least though only a few brief times, it can have a profound effect.

Wiki for hiearchy

True, it all comes down to the same sort of things. Piece of mind, seeing life in a new light, being at one with life, reaching the 'perfect' mental state, being all wise or omniscient etc. etc.

I think it's the only religion with an 'achievable' goal in my opinion. Christianity has Heaven as the ultimate goal, which I do not believe in. Hinduism has Mokshe, liberation from samsara (life cycle) and to become one with Brahman, which again I do not believe exists. A Sikh's goal is similar to a Hindus, Union with God, as is Judaism's.

So yeah, I guess my most respected religion is Buddhism, because I believe there is a worthwhile practice involved.

 

[Garrett x50 cal]

No, I don't believe in anything. I'm christian, I've never gone to church. I see religion as another problem with today's society. I wish there was no religion.

Hypocrite of the year?

 

[Garrett x50 cal]

There is no meaning of life. And there is no 'greater existence/thing'. We are here by pure coincidence and an incomprehensibly unlikely set of chain reactions, and we will not be here forever.

Don't say stuff like that like you're so sure.

 

[Liv]

No, I don't believe in anything. I'm christian, I've never gone to church. I see religion as another problem with today's society. I wish there was no religion.

Hypocrite of the year?

huh?

 

[Slickyrider]

Yeah...seriously, Olivia, don't brand yourself as a Christian if you aren't practicing the religion.

 

[Gnome]

no. I respect religions, but personally I choose not to believe them.

 

[Garrett x50 cal]

No, I don't believe in anything. I'm christian, I've never gone to church. I see religion as another problem with today's society. I wish there was no religion.

Hypocrite of the year?

huh?

>I'm a Christian.

>I don't believe in anything.

>I never went to Church.

> Religion is a problem in today's world.

You're far from being a Christian.

 

[Liv]

Yeah...seriously, Olivia, don't brand yourself as a Christian if you aren't practicing the religion.

I was born a christian, my parents didn't believe in what the priests were teaching.

Fine, I'm a non practicing Christian, happy now?

 

[Marcus]

There is no meaning of life. And there is no 'greater existence/thing'. We are here by pure coincidence and an incomprehensibly unlikely set of chain reactions, and we will not be here forever.

Don't say stuff like that like you're so sure.

In my mind I am sure. However, I do not disregard other's opinions, as in this thread I have never once challenged somebody else's view.

However I share my views as I personally feel they are right.

 

[SilentHopes]

I have no religion according to my mom. Unless there's a religion that says it's all science...

 

[Garrett x50 cal]

Yeah...seriously, Olivia, don't brand yourself as a Christian if you aren't practicing the religion.

I was born a christain, my parents didn't believe in what the priests were teaching.

Fine, I'm a non practicing Christian, happy now?

"My parents don't believe either"

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I'M A CHRISTAN YAY!
@Marcus Then keep them to yourself nobody other then you said "facts."

 

[Slickyrider]

Yeah...seriously, Olivia, don't brand yourself as a Christian if you aren't practicing the religion.

I was born a christian, my parents didn't believe in what the priests were teaching.

Fine, I'm a non practicing Christian, happy now?

Thank you. That was simply a minor issue of using the wrong label.

 

[moonlight33]

I'm an atheist personally. I don't want to follow a religion, because there is no way to know who is right or who is wrong. I find it better to look at the universe the way it is, with a clear open mind. And what if we're wrong about our religion? Well....this pretty much:

http://www.youtube.com/v/6mmskXXetcg

A lot of people think that atheists are bad people...but:

http://www.youtube.com/v/fdVucvo-kDU


"For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring" -Carl Sagan

 

[Micah]

What if you're wrong and you're an atheist? :O

 

[Princess]

Guys..this was meant to be a simple yes or no.

 

[Ricano]

I believe in some sort of higher power. Towards the idea that we're a part of something much bigger, but we're not smart enough to know exactly what. I wouldn't call it faith.

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