Do you belive in God? why?

[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

[dragonfly]

Myself, I certainly believe in a higher power not necessarily one labeled with the word God. I feel spirituality is a wonderful thing but religion tends to leave a bad taste in my mouth. Far too many people abuse religion and twist the teachings to fit their own agendas. I've also met way too many religious people who are hypocritical and just down right nasty. I also just don't believe there is only one true religion.

[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?