Believe? Me? Hmmmm....

Ultimately, it goes back to something Lao Tsu said in the Tao Teh Ching:

"Those who know do not speak/ Those who speak do not know.";)

Would be like believing in trees or flowers or the lady that brings the mail everyday.

So... um... most of the Biblical tales were allegorical or legends to uplift or frighten as are most religious tales. It seems that the Abrahamic traditions are the only ones who missed this point.

Oh... The Goddess is the rock that She creates.

For you guys, think hypothetically for a mo, wouldn't it be necessary for Divinity to show a personality for a human conscious to connect? This personality would be pretty universal to those who seek the Divine (considering I am polytheist it would be a multiplicity of personalities, but I'd understand them at the same basic level that another person who recognizes them would.) Hypothetically speaking...

For all we know every diety, every god and goddess through time is the same being. This being was/is simply so indescribable, incomprehensable, and personal that people just experience it as a different being or beings. Mythos are created to explain this being who came to them in a very personal way and then a name is given. Like I said, I just came to this thread to say that I believed in God and I'm not here to debate, just throwing my opinion out there.

maybe god is that black dude in a towel holding up the earth like in that headache commercial.

Not just every deity, but every being that has existed and will exist throughout time is the same being. If God truly is omnipotent, then God is all that is real and all that exists. There is no need for duality in this case which is why I'm not a supporter of any major religions.

God...........hmmmmmmmmm......... a very interesting subject........ I belive there is a god. I dont belive a lot of the stuff i was brought up to belive (raised catholic). One of the things i dont belive in is hell. If God is an all forgiving being than there would be no need for hell. I mean thinck of it if you were a murderer who killed hundreds of people and you saw the face of God would you not be sorry for your sins? would you not want to repent? Now i also dont belive that any one religion is right. Who is to say that catholicism is more accurate than what muslums, jews, or any other religion belives? Nobody. Not a single soul. And as for the people who say that there is no solid proof a god exists, there is no solid proof for a lot of things. There is no solid proof that there was a big bang. through out history a lot of stories of religon and how the world came to be have a lot of holes in them. I belive God in my own little way. Different, maybe, but i works for me.

If you would like, I can recommend a ton of good books. I was also raised Catholic, but I'm not supportive of the dogma. I've read and learned a lot on the subject elsewhere, and I would be very happy to share some suggestions.

i would appreciate it, and i would take up your offer.

Great! I'll give you a few good suggestions off the top of my head. None of these are catholic based, but they give you some good fodder to build your own belief systems. Look them up on amazon when you get a chance!

-The Nature of Personal Reality by: Jane Roberts
-The Holographic Universe by: Michael Talbot
-The Jesus Code by: John Randolph Price
-How to Know God and The Way of the Wizard by: Deepak Chopra
-The Self Aware Universe by: Maggie Goswami
-The Conversations with God Series by: Neale Donald Walsch
-The 13th Planet by: Zechariah Sitchin
-All of Lynda Madden Dahl's books
-Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain


These were some of my favorites. I'll list some more later after I look through my bookcases.

thanks, i'll read a few

Cool. These really present a lot of invaluable information! I wish everyone would take the time to read at least a few of these; they really change your outlook on life, for the better. Write them down and check into them. You won't be sorry.