Question for freethinkers

[reverendjeremiah]

I don't think about god much, so I got nothing.

My thoughts on god are more humorous than anything else...but for the most part, Im with you.

[tackattack]

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Sure. I know at this moment, that God is in my life, he exists and interacts personally with me in my life. I base this off of faith in that there is no objective materialist evidence to support that. However there are subjective indicators that it's more likely that he exists than doesn't. That's valid for me and practical for me to say I believe there is a God through my faith. The fact that the support for that is experiential in nature and subjective, does and should, constantly be validated for accuracy. I do this by questioning, reasoning, doubting. I question whether I am interpreting my experiences accurately, I doubt at times (since belief is a continuous process) my intentions motives and experiences. I reason, attempt to remove bias and re-reason things regularly.

you said in all probablitiy.. so it's possible that he does exist.. that is a doubt. It's a natural thing to have doubts.. I don't see why it's such a difficult concept for me to get accross.

tacky, please explain to me how you claim to have doubts about god but have faith god is there. If you know god is there then surely that leaves no room for doubting?
I have no doubts that, in all probability, god doesn't exist.

I am an atheist, tacky! Hence it is not so much difficult as impossible for you to convince me that your faith proves the existence of god. Or is your invisible friend your very own, personal god?
I don't have a doubt about god's non-existence. I am as close as it can get to stating that it is 100% certain god doesn't exist, but I am not as arrogant as people of faith, like you, who claim god exists without the evidence to prove it.

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You are just as arrogant and as closed minded. I at least have a logical and rational reason to believe and subjective evidence. You on the other hand have no reason to not believe other than the evidence doesn't suit your requirements. However do to the irrational closed mindedness you're displaying (by commenting you'll never change your mind) I'm not trying to convince you of the existence of God. I'm answering the questions as to having faith in God and doubts. I clearly showed why doubts are not a hindrance to faith and you haven't addressed them, just made it seem I am trying to convert you and reaffirmed your closed minded position.

Having doubts =/= losing faith
losing faith = losing faith

I'm done

[bozo]

tacky, one more question, then I'm done.
Are you as close as categorically saying god exists as I am to saying god doesn't exist ?
If you are, we can call it a draw?

[tackattack]

You can call it what you like. You're saying I can't have doubts and faith, which I've shown is categorically wrong. My entire belief does not break from one moment of doubt, because doubt is an instance and belief is a collection of congruent and fortified instances. I will answer your question. I am as close to a gnostic 100% belief that God exists as I could get to anything. For instance I support the statement that If I know anything that is real or useful, it is that God exists. I equate my level/intensity of faith with my belief in gravity. I "know" if I throw an apple up it will fall, There are instances that could make that not happen (ie. in space or an anti-gravity chamber), but for all practical usefulness and purposes, the apple falls and God exists for me. I have instances of doubts just as it's possible for the apple not to fall, but there's a proven track record of personally reliable information supporting his existence for me.

[Lord Illicious]

This is a question for atheists, deists and such. If you were to be asked what is God like and why in case he existed what would you say? The answer should be based on your observation and reflection of everything that has surounded you. Also try to look into your emotions. Thanks

Hmm nice question. The following is only what i believe so i do not claim it to be true or false except maybe just for myself.

God is a living force and by living i mean simply existing. Rather a force more like an essence of Love or much better described she is Love.

Love and God are the same thing so to tell someone "I Love You" is like saying "I God You".

What is God like is the joy you feel hugging your kids, the pleasant warmth of the sun, the happiness you had swinging on a swing set, the care you give to each other etc etc.

Why does he exist?
Imagine anything existing without love. He exist because there is nothing else to exist.

I was hoping for a question like: Can you prove that God exists?

[frankiej]

This is a question for atheists, deists and such. If you were to be asked what is God like and why in case he existed what would you say? The answer should be based on your observation and reflection of everything that has surounded you. Also try to look into your emotions. Thanks

I was hoping for a question like: Can you prove that God exists?

Duh, the bible says he does.... and it is the word of god...so it must be true... obviously.

[diffidus]

You can call it what you like. You're saying I can't have doubts and faith, which I've shown is categorically wrong. My entire belief does not break from one moment of doubt, because doubt is an instance and belief is a collection of congruent and fortified instances. I will answer your question. I am as close to a gnostic 100% belief that God exists as I could get to anything. For instance I support the statement that If I know anything that is real or useful, it is that God exists. I equate my level/intensity of faith with my belief in gravity. I "know" if I throw an apple up it will fall, There are instances that could make that not happen (ie. in space or an anti-gravity chamber), but for all practical usefulness and purposes, the apple falls and God exists for me. I have instances of doubts just as it's possible for the apple not to fall, but there's a proven track record of personally reliable information supporting his existence for me.

Diffidus:

Yes - and you can show me the apple falling at any time I request it. But you cannot show me your God.

Aberfan is a tiny mining community in Wales UK. In 1966 the little children of this small town had gone to school in the morning as usual. They went into the assembly hall, for the usual routine announcements, which finished in the usual manner, with a Hymn. There little innocent voices could be heard from outside:

"All things bright and beautiful
All creatures great and small
All things bright and wonderful
The Lord God made them all"

Shortly after this, a rumbling sound was heard and a huge mountain of slag avalanched on top of the school killing 116 school children, many young infants, and also a number of teachers and other adults. The rescue attempts were desperate - parents were screaming and digging the slag with there bare hands. Some parents lost there entire family of children.

God has sufficient power that he could have nudged the slag heap a couple of hours earlier, before the school children arrived. Imagine if you had such power, what would you do?

I find it hard to have faith in a God that has such power but just stood there and watched!!

[bozo]

yes Diffidus, if indeed god existed and simply watched the aberfan disaster unfold, he is a twat.
But of course, in all probability, god doesn't exist.

[Faith No More]

I find it hard to have faith in a God that has such power but just stood there and watched!!

Then why hold onto agnosticism?

[Darth]

I find it hard to have faith in a God that has such power but just stood there and watched!!

Then why hold onto agnosticism?

I'm agnostic on the deistic concepts, Gnostic atheist on the christian god concepts.

he did type God... (and was talking about faith(belief) and not knowledge, which is what agnosticism concerns)