What are your views on God?

[slayer666]

I do not believe in any sort of god or other supernatural entities. Before anyone is tempted to ask a series of "Then how do you explain..." questions, I'd like to point out that the burden of proof is on the person making the truth claim (i.e., the theist). The more extraordinary the claim, the more impressive the evidence must be.

Like most atheists, my views are rooted in two observations. First, faith (i.e., belief in something for which there is no evidence and for which contradictory evidence exists) is inherently irrational. Second, religious belief has been and continues to be a force with largely negative effects on humanity.

As far as recommending books, I'll suggest: The End of Faith, The God Delusion, The Jesus Puzzle, and The Demon-Haunted World. For more atheistic book recommendations, see http://atheistrevolution.blogspot.com/

[Disease]

Originally Posted by Master

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.

Why would I want to change my outlook on life?

You cretin!

[Vodstok]

I havent believed in god in a long long time. i believ in the possibility of god, but that is where it ends. i also believe in the possibility of faries, bigfoot, alternate realities, UFOs, ghosts, living anachronisms (dinosaurs, pliestocene animals, etc), but the big problem for me is objective proof. That is the hard part, you cant prove something like that, so there will always be doubt for me.


Logically, in my view based on the evidence i have seen in my life, man created God, not vice versa.

I used to argue with people about this kind of thing a lot, but i stoppped hanging out with the people who influenced me in that direction and have lived with the live and let live philosophy ever since. Different paths, different destinations.

I know a lot of people who think it is sad not to believe in a creator and an afterlife, they say it makes life meaningless. I dont think there is a meaning to anything that isnt assigned by us, which means life has as much meaning as you give it. Mine happens to have lots of meaning.

[Gus]

[Vodstok]

Originally Posted by urgeok

it's certainly not as sad for those (not all christians) that use religion as a crutch instead of developing the inner strenght it takes to deal with problems.

I like to think so.

[Jacob Singer]

My view about GOd??

Well I allways think that must be something "above" us who has strange control in this world. A unknown force. You could call it God, Buda, Alah, Kalih, Gaia or whatever, but it's something uncomprensible for us and anyway we had to kept goin' with our lives. So in my life I took my own decisions, I can respect people and their believes but I dont pay attention on this things cause it hasnt any influence on my life.

[Phalanx]

I don't believe in any particular "form" of god.
I believe that there is SOMETHING, some force or phenomena that made us evolve so differently from the other creatures around us, but that's as far as I'll go...I don't like to rely upon the writings and perceptions of man.
Way I see it, I'm gonna try and do more good than bad in life...generally be a decent kinda guy, and not be out to fuck my fellow man, or the planet over.
I don't have a religion anymore, just a value system.
If that's not good enough for whatever "god" there is out there, I'll gladly say that I want nothing to do with him/her/them/it.

[Twilight_Zone]

My Views on God

I believe there is a god just because i want to think theres more to death than rotting in the ground.That would suck

[Master]

Originally Posted by Twilight_Zone

My Views on God

I believe there is a god just because i want to think theres more to death than rotting in the ground.That would suck

Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, it can only change forms.

[stubbornforgey]

Originally Posted by Master

Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, it can only change forms.

nicely said.