Do you belive in God? why?

[Suki Wingy]

Nope. Never have seen a reason to. A lot of people can't do one good thing for themselves and beleive in themselves, they have to say god did it. Also the way lots of different people come up with lots of different religions. For me, I feel like the world works on pure chance.

ILoveReptiles, I agree with you. Christianity has change so much over history.

I would classify myself as an Agnostic Atheist. So, no. I don't believe in God. Nor do I believe in Satan.

It's my feeling that religion was created as a method for the strong to maintain control over the weak, by threatening the wrath of a diety if they did not obey.

As a result of this, I just can't bring myself to believe in any higher power. I live by my own set of morals, which I may add are much better than the morals (or lack thereof) of some people I know directly involved in my life (I.E. my supervisor, who touts himself off to be a good Christian, but in reality has absolutely no integrity, no moral fibre, and is the biggest hypocrite I've ever met in my life.)

MY own oppinion and please don't be offended by this, is that god is everyone's personal imaginary friend

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Nope. Never have seen a reason to. A lot of people can't do one good thing for themselves and beleive in themselves, they have to say god did it. Also the way lots of different people come up with lots of different religions. For me, I feel like the world works on pure chance.

ILoveReptiles, I agree with you. Christianity has change so much over history.

MY own oppinion and please don't be offended by this, is that god is everyone's personal imaginary friend

Oh, PAAALEASE!!!
I had an imaginary horse when I was a kid. I well know the difference!!!

A lot of us can do "one good thing (or more) for ourselves" but still believe in God. I know for a fact that I would never have been able to get out of the slum I was living in with no money and into a nice clean well built home with out God's help. So, while you are surley intitled to your own opinions, please don't tell me I was just imagining things!!!

PS, I still love you no matter what you believe!!!

[JenBKR]

Nope. Never have seen a reason to. A lot of people can't do one good thing for themselves and beleive in themselves, they have to say god did it. Also the way lots of different people come up with lots of different religions. For me, I feel like the world works on pure chance.

ILoveReptiles, I agree with you. Christianity has change so much over history.

MY own oppinion and please don't be offended by this, is that god is everyone's personal imaginary friend

Wow. Ouch. At least I respect other opinions, thank God for that.

[Suki Wingy]

I DO respect other's oppinions. That is my heartfealt oppinion and I've held back from saying it on PT for a long time. I felt like in a wonderful place like PT I should be able to share that. Notice I said is like, not is. There is a difference. Since when is my own oppinion after hearing many people state how they feel, wrong or taken offensivley? I think religion is a wonderful thing for lots of people, it gives hope and meaning. I just don't see the need for MYSELF to believe in anything, I'm happy on my own. No one can really prove the existance of or apsence of a god anyway so oppinions are all there will ever be in religion, and we must learn to respect others' oppinions and be able to speak what we truley believe and not beome offended by other's oppinions. I truley love you guys and I never wanted to hurt anyone, that's why I refrained from speaking my whole mind at first. It doesn't mean I think any less of you. One of my good friends is storngly Muslim, I belong to a UU group, so I'm not trying to prove anyone wrong or anything.

[JenBKR]

I DO respect other's oppinions. That is my heartfealt oppinion and I've held back from saying it on PT for a long time. I felt like in a wonderful place like PT I should be able to share that. Notice I said is like, not is. There is a difference. Since when is my own oppinion after hearing many people state how they feel, wrong or taken offensivley? I think religion is a wonderful thing for lots of people, it gives hope and meaning. I just don't see the need for MYSELF to believe in anything, I'm happy on my own. No one can really prove the existance of or apsence of a god anyway so oppinions are all there will ever be in religion, and we must learn to respect others' oppinions and be able to speak what we truley believe and not beome offended by other's oppinions. I truley love you guys and I never wanted to hurt anyone, that's why I refrained from speaking my whole mind at first. It doesn't mean I think any less of you. One of my good friends is storngly Muslim, I belong to a UU group, so I'm not trying to prove anyone wrong or anything.

Oh no no, I apologize, that came out wrong, I wasn't saying that you don't respect other opinions, I meant that your last statement stung me a little but I'm ok because I can respect other opinions. Does that make sense? I wasn't trying to say anything about you.

[shais_mom]

Oh no no, I apologize, that came out wrong, I wasn't saying that you don't respect other opinions, I meant that your last statement stung me a little but I'm ok because I can respect other opinions. Does that make sense? I wasn't trying to say anything about you.

Given the tone of previous posts by her, I think that is exactly what she was saying.

MY own oppinion and please don't be offended by this, is that god is everyone's personal imaginary friend

[JenBKR]

Given the tone of previous posts by her, I think that is exactly what she was saying.

Do you mean me?

[shais_mom]

Do you mean me?

absolutely NOT!
pm'ing you - if you'll accept it

[lbaker]

I don't get it either. Your god in your mind is better than my god in my mind. And if I don't have a "god" I don't have a mind?? Or if I have several I'm mindless?? Too much for this simple mind to deal with.

[JenBKR]

I don't get it either. Your god in your mind is better than my god in my mind. And if I don't have a "god" I don't have a mind?? Or if I have several I'm mindless?? Too much for this simple mind to deal with.

huh? Or....who were you talking to?