(November 16, 2009 at 8:00 pm)chatpilot Wrote: What I mean by exist is to be, in some form either physical or spiritual. But not only would that suffice but he would have to reveal himself to mankind not through some so called prophet, or books written long ago, but rather in some physical way that we may know him. My gripe with god and his existence is that to believe you have to suspend the requirement for proof and go solely on faith. Faith is not a valid nor reliable way to ascertain that god exist.
You're not talking of the Christan God here... I believe we've done this dance before ...with chatty's make believe god which again only goes to prove that chatty has no real objection to Christianity because he has no understanding of it.
(November 16, 2009 at 8:00 pm)chatpilot Wrote: With something so important as eternity in the balance for example, faith falls short. You are gambling your entire life and freedom here on Earth to please a god whose existence is dubious at best. I do believe we only have one life to live and while we are here we should make the most of it and enjoy every minute that we are allowed to "exist" on this planet.
There is no 'gamble'. Belief in God results in life now.
(November 16, 2009 at 8:00 pm)chatpilot Wrote: Faith is not sufficient enough to satisfy a thinker.
Quite the contrary. Faith is enough to confound the non thinker.