The Reason We Believe In God
Food for thought. BTW, where the hell does that expression come from?
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Food for thought. BTW, where the hell does that expression come from?
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And another point – don’t you think God has been watching over you in your coming out process. Just think how blessed you are to have parents and grandparents (from that era) that love and accept you regardless. My own parents are extremely homophobic and detest homosexuality with an utter passion so I’m not going to come out any time soon. But, regardless I believe in God even though my parents use religion and try to twist what God is into someone who hates gays which is completely untrue.
This was not all just an accident. God planned creation – just look at yourself and how your body functions so perfectly, everything moving in perfect coordination with other components. Of course, evolution would explain some of this but even scientists don’t know what caused the big bang to happen that created all of time and space.
Scott,
I have to agree with you that the view of fundamentalism is completely wrong but the Bible must be read with interpretation. So, the passage in the Bible that says you’ll go to hell for eating shellfish is reflective of that time and was even refuted by Paul in the New Testament.
However, will all respect as a fellow gay man (or teen to be specific), how can you not believe in God? Look at the miracle of this earth, its beauty, the beauty of a newborn child?
Good Call, i liked the ending because its true and also fellow atheist don’t try to convert someone who beleives in god. Beleiving in god is an amazing thing to some people and somehow they gain something from nothing. just because we can’t pull hope and strength out of thin air like beleivers we shouldn’t try to stop them fom doing it.
It’s an attack on your character? I claimed it was “just what I’d expect from a person like you.” This means that you would use a quote from the bible and nothing more to cover up for an insult. You should be proud of this, should you not?
There was nothing to come back to. And even if I did, you dodge interjections like George Bush dodges shoes.
Indeed. :)
Case in point.
A very degrading tone? A tone? When you read comments there is a tone? I hope you understand that any “tone” you percieve in my writing, is merely an inferrence of my style of writing through your own mind.
To accuse me of such a tone, and to ignore the fact that you yourself could be percieved as having an incredibly condescending tone in your own writing, is hysterical. Of course, you wouldn’t be aware of that because your mind is centered on you. Normal of a Christian. Good bye. :)
You have made it very clear that you assume yourself victorious. It must be a fascinating world you live in.
I mean to say that if adequate evidence for the existence of a particular God (or demon or fairy) were provided then I would believe in the existence of that God (or demon or fairy). If you could provide evidence that that God or demon or fairy was utterly trustworthy, always benevolent & always right then I would respect it and follow its advice. If, however, it told me to sacrifice my only son on an altar I might reconsider my assessment. I would not totally ignore my own moral intuition.
So you mean to say that if adequate evidence of the existence of God was provided to you, that you would abide by the moral law of the Bible — e.g. no homosexuality, no sex outside of marriage, entering into a loving relationship with God to the point that you are surrender yourself entirely to His will? Please answer this one.
My reasons don’t “stem” from your three, they *underlie* them. Faced with countless claims by believers in Allah, Krishna, Jehovah, Santa, Zeus, fairies, benevolent gods, tyrannical gods, aliens, telepathy, prayer, clairvoyance, miracles and so on the only sensible response is to ask “what’s your evidence” and to believe none of this until presented with evidence why such a belief is the best explanation of the facts. Isn’t that the reason why YOU don’t believe in *many* of the things I list?
Again, no come back except attacks on my character. Point proven, case closed. You lose. :)
Correction: You started the insults by referring to my comments as “ridiculous.” I then followed with the fact that you were making yourself look foolish. Is it not possible to infer that you are saying I’m ridiculous? Just like you thought I was telling you that you were not intelligent? You also used a very degrading tone in your communication — but I don’t think you’re aware of that because your mind is centered on you. But this is normal — and happens to all of us. Good bye. :)
I use Scripture. Doing so determines who is right. :)
??? That’s Scripture, not me…. God is telling you this. Take it up with Him. :)
These three are reasons that stem from the three I listed. I see you were affected by reading the three reasons why you’re an atheist. The truth hurts. But the real Truth (The Scriptures) will set you free. :)
If I have set you off, I apologize. But it is clear you have lost this debate. I’ve done my part, and now you have no excuse for your choice to stay in rebellion to God. Take care. Sincerely speaking, I hope you will come to know God — personally.
Atheists’ reasons for being atheists stem from:
1. The absence of any observable phenomena that specifically require a ‘god’ or ‘gods’ as an explanation.
2. The absence of any demonstrable reason why the entire text of one specific book (Koran or Bible) should be infallibly true.
3. Our unavoidable need to make intelligent moral choices whether or not a ‘god’ or ‘gods’ exist. If something is morally wrong then it cannot become right simply because a ‘god’ or ‘demon’ appears to say ‘do it’.
LMAO oh that’s golden. Just what I would expect from a person like you.
It was yourself who landed the first verbal blow on me with your “thinking you are intelligent comment.” While it is indeed an insult, it does nothing to impeed your argument. For me to claim victory in a debate because one has used an insult- when the insult is not important to the person’s argument- is to commit a fallacy in itself. If you choose to leave, by all means do so- but know that taking the “high road” after intentionally setting someone off is really… un-christian.
I removed no comments. Youtube does thins in every video when long chains of responces are made. Go ahead and click “view all comments” to see for yourself. Again taking humour a little too seriously.
Actually I was using humour in reference to your insult. You seemed to have taken it quite seriously. That, my “true christian,” is laughable.
I don’t say this, the Bible does,
Psalm 14:1, “The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” :)
It made absolutely no indication that CS Lewis did not cling to religion for belonging. While it does not prove that he did cling to it for belonging, it does nothing to prove the contrary.
Something else that you missed out on in my video is that I said all other reasons stem from these main three.