No, God has never much appealed to me as a thing.

Yes

(June 10, 2014 at 2:54 am)Theonewhoanswersyourquestions Wrote: I have read the bible multiple times through and through, and while yes, God does punish humanity, he is merciful and loving, but I really love when atheists try to use te bible against us because then I can show how bad you have misinterpreted it

And I suppose your interpretation is the one "true" interpretation?

To answer the OP though, no. Unless there were legit DnD style clerics/paladins who could tap into its power and do cool magic tricks n shit.

(June 10, 2014 at 8:59 am)ThePinsir Wrote:

(June 10, 2014 at 2:54 am)Theonewhoanswersyourquestions Wrote: I have read the bible multiple times through and through, and while yes, God does punish humanity, he is merciful and loving, but I really love when atheists try to use te bible against us because then I can show how bad you have misinterpreted it

And I suppose your interpretation is the one "true" interpretation?

Oh, of course he's found the one "true" interpretation out of millions, along with some how picking the one "true" god out of thousands, and the one "true" religion out of tens of thousands.

(June 9, 2014 at 11:22 pm)emergencyScott Wrote: Sometimes I wish I could believe in a god of something. There is a character in my favorite book series (The Dresden Files) who is a Knight of the Cross. He carries a sword that has a nail from the crusifiction worked into the steel. He and his two brethren are the fist of God on earth.

The way he takes comfort, and the way he is so sure and certain of his place in the world because of his faith is beautiful and inspiring.

Unfortunately for me, faith in a magic old guy who lives in the clouds that grants wishes is a no-go. Not to mention paying lip service to hypocritical, small minded, jack asses in the church is also a big fat non-starter.

Do you ever wish you could have faith in something? Humanity, even though it is pretty screwed up sometimes, still gives me real hope. But sometimes I feel a little empty.

Thoughts?

You may be what's called a "romantic atheist".

A romantic atheist is someone who says "I wish god existed". You still don't believe in one but would live in a universe where God existed if you could.

It's perfectly understandable. Life is scary. We don't know what will happen tomorrow. It's nice to think some friendly sky daddy is watching over us and will make sure all is right in the end. And then there's death. Ditto.

I find the idea of a personal god alluring from time to time. Nature's God is so cold and distant compared with the loving gods that human imagination likes to create (turned into the control-freak, power-hungry gods that religion likes to create). But we face reality as it is, not as we wish it were.

Now you have a label: Romantic Atheist.

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(June 9, 2014 at 11:47 pm)Minimalist Wrote: I wish Odin was real. He's one cool dude.

Unlike this jesus asshole.

Great afterlife too!

Wargames all day, partying and fornicating all night. Sign me up.

I could get down with the Ceiling Cat. Contradiction in terms be buggered.

(June 9, 2014 at 11:22 pm)emergencyScott Wrote: Sometimes I wish I could believe in a god of something. There is a character in my favorite book series (The Dresden Files) who is a Knight of the Cross. He carries a sword that has a nail from the crusifiction worked into the steel. He and his two brethren are the fist of God on earth.

The way he takes comfort, and the way he is so sure and certain of his place in the world because of his faith is beautiful and inspiring.

Unfortunately for me, faith in a magic old guy who lives in the clouds that grants wishes is a no-go. Not to mention paying lip service to hypocritical, small minded, jack asses in the church is also a big fat non-starter.

Do you ever wish you could have faith in something? Humanity, even though it is pretty screwed up sometimes, still gives me real hope. But sometimes I feel a little empty.

Thoughts?

I wish a lot of things were real; Pokemon, magical powers, the Dragon Ball universe, the Elder Scrolls, etc.

But do I wish the Abrahamic god was real? Fuck no. That guy is a massive, flaming, used douchebag filled to the tippy top.

I wouldn't exactly describe it as a douchebag, myself.

Psychopathic, sociopathic, malevolant, anti-life, narcissistic, egomaniacal, megalomaniacal and just plain homicidal - but douchebag? That's not a very tolerant thing to say...

(June 9, 2014 at 11:22 pm)emergencyScott Wrote: Do you ever wish you could have faith in something?

No.

There was a period in my life when I had first stopped believing in God, but wasn't really ready for it. I really wanted to believe again, yet I found I couldn't make myself.

I have since become comfortable in my lack of belief. I don't want to go out of my way to look for an entity that is responsible for the current state of affairs in the universe. I don't really want to fabricate an entity like that just so I can believe in it.

Now, if it turns out there is a god and there is some evidence for it, then I'll start believing. I might not like that god, depending on what it's like, but I could believe in it.

(June 10, 2014 at 10:01 am)Stimbo Wrote: I wouldn't exactly describe it as a douchebag, myself.

Psychopathic, sociopathic, malevolant, anti-life, narcissistic, egomaniacal, megalomaniacal and just plain homicidal - but douchebag? That's not a very tolerant thing to say...

Ah, you're right. My bad Abrahamic theists.