(June 30, 2016 at 2:36 pm)alpha male Wrote:(June 29, 2016 at 8:09 am)Veritas_Vincit Wrote: I know most people on this forum don't, for those who believe (or used to):
- How do you define 'God'?
- Why do you (or did you) believe that this God exists?
The dictionary definition is fine: the creator and ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority; the supreme being.
Reasons for believing in a god in general include:
- existence requires an eternally existing universe or a creator, and from what we can tell the universe hasn't existed eternally. you guys think theists indulge in mental gymnastics. You don't understand that you sound just the same to me when you try to address this.
- inanimate matter doesn't just come to life, so there must be a creator
Reasons for Christianity in particular:
- the Bible makes sense to me and holds up to scrutiny
- following it has made incredible improvements in my life
The Bible approves of eating babies. How does that make sense to you?
