What are your thoughts on God?

[Frodo]

What the title says, what do you think of God. I mean the God of Christianity... Jesus.

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[TinksX]

Don't think much of it. I don't personally believe in it sometimes i wish i did becuase i think it's a nice thought to think you have secuirity but too much bad stuff happens for me to believe in any of that kind of thing. I do believe that something happens after deth but we will never ever know and it's just part of a journey whether it is the end or begining we'll find out. But as for God creator of the world don't believe in it, as for jesus born in a barn don't believe it and i don't believe the story. i do believe in miracles because if you think about the prospect of being alive it is a miracle to have such perfect conditions the exact orbit of the earth around the sun etc.

It's hard though i don't think everyone can fully agree with one thought someone will always challenge it but i respect other peoples religion and thoughts and thats just the way it goes for me.

[xxPandiexx]

Don't believe there is a god
makes no nevermind to me

[Glamour_Love]

I go from believing in God to thinking anyone believing in a 'God' is the most ridiculous idea I've ever heard. I guess realistically it's a lot harder to believe in God when you know all the other magical characters such as Father Christmas and the Tooth Fairy are made up. If believing in God brings comfort to some people then more power to them, but I wouldn't hold my breath on his existance.

[saxophonic]

Hes goddly :D haha well I gotta say I do believe in god and somewhat in Jesus but I still think that they manipulated the bible a little bit tho so I really don't know :|

[FasFinchy]

I used to believe in God. That was when I was young and in a CofE school. When I went to secondary school I realised I had a (semi) choice, and stopped because I decided it wasn't what I truly thought.

Now, having gotten a B in RE despite arguing with my narcacistic teacher, I live my life without God. And I'm happy with that.

[GemmaJamPot]

Never really been a believer... but have come to realize that I am agnostic. I think thats the word anyways.. lol.

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[n0iZe]

"I absolutely believe in God. And I absolutely hate the fucker."

[-Luke-]

LIFE in me is consciousness. Consciousness is not mine it does not depend on my will; it comes and goes as it wishes, but when it is in me then I am not less than it. I am perfectly conscious of my consciousness. Consciousness is the most unquestionable of all things that exist. Consciousness has no time or space ; it has nothing personal, is not good or evil. I am alive while I am conscious, and when it is in me, I cannot be unconscious of it. This consciousness is also God. I cannot know what God is outside of me, just as I cannot know whence arises the consciousness in me I know it when it is in me. I know at the same time that I and consciousness are not one, but two things, because consciousness may be for me a pain and a happiness, according as I treat it.


I remember the time when my consciousness poisoned my life. I remember how at that time I adapted myself to it ; and now I know that it is the only thing that gives me happiness, and that outside of judgment, by it there is no true or inviolable happiness.


What adapted this consciousness to me was reason. Reason is the light that shines upon me through consciousness (the abode of life in me). I put it to myself thus : The temporary abode of life in me is a tunnel. Consciousness is a light. Reason is a lamp adapted to the tunnel. When I have come out of the tunnel, I no longer need the lamp, but while I am in the tunnel the lamp is precious, as the light adapted to the tunnel. The adaptation of consciousness to me is to love, to serve my fellow-men, not to consider the mandates of consciousness, though they poison my comfort, as an unhappiness, but on the contrary as a salvation in a word, this adaptation is also reason.


When I live in accordance with reason, then I am well off, that is, I am happy ; when I live without reason, then I am in an evil state, in other words, I suffer from want of reason and melancholy, from the contrariety of consciousness and my passions.


In God there is neither good nor evil that is to say, in the consciousness outside of me there is no good or evil. Good and evil exist only for me, and I can do either only for myself. Good is the service of consciousness, evil is the revolt against consciousness ; but since consciousness is the life in me, so good is life and the service of life, while evil is the failure to comprehend life in oneself.
God, that is consciousness, is no respecter of persons ; consciousness does not love and does not hate. Love is my sustenance, so that consciousness might become my delight. Consciousness in me has neither past nor present, and for that reason is eternal, and will not die. Here I am conscious, here I am eternal, because when I am conscious, I am no longer /, but consciousness only, eternal, not in the future, not at any past time, but now, at the present, because the present is eternal and endless. There is nothing eternal in the past, as in the future, because there is no future and no past they only are presentations, they are only forms of actual thoughts there is only the present and that is end- less.
If a man rebels against consciousness, then for him immediately and forever the present perishes he is in death ; in other words, he is deprived of consciousness, and this death is absolute, without the slightest relief, since this death from a quarrel with consciousness means deprivation of all life. If a man, however, serves consciousness with his reason, then he is in complete life, and for him there is no trace of death, nothing terrible and unknown he is then endlessly alive, as alive as consciousness itself.



Thats what i wrote in my R.E exam.
A grade answer :)

[n0iZe]

LIFE in me is consciousness. Consciousness is not mine it does not depend on my will; it comes and goes as it wishes, but when it is in me then I am not less than it. I am perfectly conscious of my consciousness. Consciousness is the most unquestionable of all things that exist. Consciousness has no time or space ; it has nothing personal, is not good or evil. I am alive while I am conscious, and when it is in me, I cannot be unconscious of it. This consciousness is also God. I cannot know what God is outside of me, just as I cannot know whence arises the consciousness in me I know it when it is in me. I know at the same time that I and consciousness are not one, but two things, because consciousness may be for me a pain and a happiness, according as I treat it.


I remember the time when my consciousness poisoned my life. I remember how at that time I adapted myself to it ; and now I know that it is the only thing that gives me happiness, and that outside of judgment, by it there is no true or inviolable happiness.


What adapted this consciousness to me was reason. Reason is the light that shines upon me through consciousness (the abode of life in me). I put it to myself thus : The temporary abode of life in me is a tunnel. Consciousness is a light. Reason is a lamp adapted to the tunnel. When I have come out of the tunnel, I no longer need the lamp, but while I am in the tunnel the lamp is precious, as the light adapted to the tunnel. The adaptation of consciousness to me is to love, to serve my fellow-men, not to consider the mandates of consciousness, though they poison my comfort, as an unhappiness, but on the contrary as a salvation in a word, this adaptation is also reason.


When I live in accordance with reason, then I am well off, that is, I am happy ; when I live without reason, then I am in an evil state, in other words, I suffer from want of reason and melancholy, from the contrariety of consciousness and my passions.


In God there is neither good nor evil that is to say, in the consciousness outside of me there is no good or evil. Good and evil exist only for me, and I can do either only for myself. Good is the service of consciousness, evil is the revolt against consciousness ; but since consciousness is the life in me, so good is life and the service of life, while evil is the failure to comprehend life in oneself.
God, that is consciousness, is no respecter of persons ; consciousness does not love and does not hate. Love is my sustenance, so that consciousness might become my delight. Consciousness in me has neither past nor present, and for that reason is eternal, and will not die. Here I am conscious, here I am eternal, because when I am conscious, I am no longer /, but consciousness only, eternal, not in the future, not at any past time, but now, at the present, because the present is eternal and endless. There is nothing eternal in the past, as in the future, because there is no future and no past they only are presentations, they are only forms of actual thoughts there is only the present and that is end- less.
If a man rebels against consciousness, then for him immediately and forever the present perishes he is in death ; in other words, he is deprived of consciousness, and this death is absolute, without the slightest relief, since this death from a quarrel with consciousness means deprivation of all life. If a man, however, serves consciousness with his reason, then he is in complete life, and for him there is no trace of death, nothing terrible and unknown he is then endlessly alive, as alive as consciousness itself.



Thats what i wrote in my R.E exam.
A grade answer :)

After the first paragraph, my brain buzzed out. :/

[VraiCanon]

I love God. God is love. etc. etc.

[jcbangl]

i don't kno what i believe anymore...

too many bad stuff has happened the last two years and nothing seems to be getting better.... so yea.. but i'm glad i'm not the only one that don't believe or something to that effect.

[fuzzylumpkins]

put my name down as another atheist. :D

[eukaryote]

I believe in God and I believe He is love. I also believe that we all have an inner connection with Him and that He is good.

[tf_arl_90]

I think Jesus was a pretty cool dude.

That being said, I consider myself agnostic, leaning much more towards atheism than any kind of theism.

The burden of proof lays on believers. It is logically impossible to prove something does not exist. However, all believers need as evidence is their faith. I lack both evidence and faith, so I don't believe in God.

[luvikavi]

I really don't follow a certain religion (my parents are devote Hindus) but I do believe there is some sort of supreme being.

I've been reading this book on Hinduism, and according to the religion, GOD is basically found in everyone. There is an analogy to explain the misconception of a "thousand gods and goddesses." The Supreme Being (GOD) can manifest himself into various roles/gods. For example, a person plays many roles in life. A woman may be a father, son, uncle, worker, etc. Anyway Hindus believe that God is found in everyone.

[stalkerinwhite]

I've never seen him, but I can feel him :)
same with my brain
I've never seen my brain but I know I have one. :)

[Trollface.jpg]

the god of classical theism which your talking about cannot possibly exist because the god of classical theism is blighted by the problem of evil, by his deffinition he is omni potant and omni benevolent how can an all loving and powerfull being allow bad things to happen...just cant fact

[devilsangel141]

I am 110% Athiest. I can't understand this theory of one man creating the whole world and universe. It doesn't catch on to me at all. I am strong believer in the Big Bang theory

[ficti0n]

She seems like a nice bloke.

[zakarius]

god is a made up character thought up by a bunch of people in the middle east mentioned in a book called "the bible" written a couple of hundred years after jesus supposedly died

why the hell should i belive any of that ^-^

[lozflup]

I like to believe that there is someone is up there but then i again i question it all and then my brain starts hurting so i stop hahaha

[WastedlittleDj]

Depends on which God -rolls eyes- anywho, I've never really been a believer in God and I reckon if there was indeed a 'God' then there wouldn't be disease, suffering, war and all that jazz in this world. And if there was a 'God' because of the that I've mentioned ..... he's pretty sick for just watching it all happen.

[conor]

I think it's an elaborate story with a great moral :D
Kind of like one of Able's Fables!

[colored_zebra]

i dont follow the bible or fully worship any god there may or may not be but im not against any god or supreme being there may be. i just respect any religion ppl choose to beleive in, but i wont dedicate my life to any religion
i have my own limits and rules for myself

[Desiderio Viola]

im an atheist so rather in believing in God, i believe in myself. it just seems ridiculous to depend on God so much, to pray and such. if you want to change your life, make an effort and do it. it wont change by praying. personally i think God was made up by people who werent able to deal with their problems. but still, i respect religion because it teaches people positive moral values so its a quite positive thing. unfortunatelly, it can get to the all wrong directions because sometimes people get delusional by faith and easily mislead which results not so good. well, i wont talk about that. its getting kinda off topic. =)