God?

[sargentlgfuad]

Decide.

no

[Machu505]

Maybe, but I doubt it.

[phil19]

im going with a no on this one

[sargentlgfuad]

You should have included maybe
no.

[domotime2]

woah woah woah hold up.....

so EVERYONE believes in life after death.....but there's NO god at all is actually close in this poll.

ap scene kids please show me what im missing here?

[Tristan Needler]

woah woah woah hold up.....

so EVERYONE believes in life after death.....but there's NO god at all is actually close in this poll.

ap scene kids please show me what im missing here?
Where does everyone believe in life after death?

[domotime2]

Where does everyone believe in life after death?
see life after death poll......it should be on this page

Definitely is nearly doubled to no.

[Tristan Needler]

see life after death poll......it should be on this page

Definitely is nearly doubled to no.
Many people believe in reincarnation without having any belief in any deity.

[Ryzenfall]

One God.

[fadedmemories]

THIS:
One God.

[Machu505]

Many people believe in reincarnation without having any belief in any deity.

I agree with this.

[recall reality]

woah woah woah hold up.....

so EVERYONE believes in life after death.....but there's NO god at all is actually close in this poll.

ap scene kids please show me what im missing here?

Also keep in mind, most of the Possibly's in that poll probably went to No here. I said no because I really doubt it, but it is always possible.

with that in mind the other poll changes drastically.

[domotime2]

But that doesnt make sense to me? Its believable that your "soul" floats around and lives when your body stops operating, and then ends up going to another life. But, the idea that there's a deity to make this possible...thats ridiculous.


i just cant see how you can believe in one and not the other.

[TheZeroKid]

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn

[oddwithoutend]

Probably not.

[SmokieB.High]

When the high speed collider is back and someone makes some dark matter and when thier examining it and they fine all sorts of crazy shit chances are life is among them. Does that make the operator or scientist of the collider God? If so what powers does he have to change life or mold the life to his image? If someone clones a human does that make them god?

CRAZY

[phoenixinflames]

When i read this thread's title all I could think of was Zoolander...

"God? What da hell ah you talkin' about, it's Maury!"

[skellorock]

yes I believe there is a God, combine faith with science (and not simply creationism) but in the studies of quantum physics, the anthropic principle, and yes intellegent design, and all sorts of complex and fascinating revalations and possibilities begin to arise.

[dpetty21]

I doubt there is a god. It's weird though I like to believe in ghosts and shit like that but in no way shape or form do I believe in god or afterlife or anything like that. I realize that doesn't make sense.

[Alex DiVincenzo]

Probably not.

[Sic Transit Zeb]

agnostic

[SendALetter]

One God. I don't have enough faith to be an atheist.

[futilespider]

I believe in God. the one and only God. i try to live my life for him as much as i possibly can. he helps me out a whole heck of a lot.

[jahh]

I doubt there is a god. It's weird though I like to believe in ghosts and shit like that but in no way shape or form do I believe in god or afterlife or anything like that. I realize that doesn't make sense.

Haha at least you're honest. A lot of what I think about God doesn't make sense. I wish it did. But then again, if it did, would He even be God if I could wrap my mind around Him?

[dpetty21]

Haha at least you're honest. A lot of what I think about God doesn't make sense. I wish it did. But then again, if it did, would He even be God if I could wrap my mind around Him?

Very true. If we had the answer to it and could wrap our heads around it then I don't think there would be a whole lot of discussion on the topic. I wish I could know and have all the answers on it but unfortunately I don't know haha.

[Bo Eberle]

A definite yes, even for a Christian (which I am) is a little too much. Doubt is an essential part of faith, I would rather answer "I think I have good reasons, I hope God is there, but I could be wrong..."

[ship of fools]

If TDWP says there's a God, then gosh darn it, so do I.

[batmannj]

I believe in one God.

[TreyForest]

The only reason the bible and jesus or muhammed and all that shit exists is to establish laws of what is wrong and what is right and to scare people of the consequences of there actions ( eg slavery in hell)

religion is why the world is at war. people need to realize that we are not the center of the universe, life doensnt revolve around us, we are no better or worse or more important then a dog or insect.
we are all the same, we live and then we die just like a plant and it only happens once so u might as well have as much fun as you possibly can

the universe is so big its crazy just to think about and the idea of one thing controlling it all is riddiculous to me. for life there only needs to be one molecular cell and that is why were here, our planet is the perfect distance away from our star (SUN) and that is why life exists ... not because one person thoguht it would be cool to have humans kill everything around them until its so bad that they kill themselves

[LamarVannoy]

i think there is a god but organised religion is a load of shit.

[Rob Hrx]

The idea of some 'higher power' is not unbelievable. But the idea that said higher power might take an interest in your day-to-day life is hard for me to swallow.

[SanePsychotic]

I went with "no" because I do not believe that there is a god. I do, however, believe in a power higher than myself.

[jtyexists9]

Break out the shotguns, this one is going to get ugly.

[TEAMRAMROD]

Many people believe in reincarnation without having any belief in any deity.

I don't understand how you can have one without the other.

[Tristan Needler]

I don't understand how you can have one without the other.
Why? There are cultures who believe that when you die, your spirit goes into a salmon, and when one is caught and eaten, the spirit is free to move into the womb and be reborn. Many believe that the spirit just wanders until it finds a womb. And they have no belief in a god. There's no reason for any culture to think that there is one or several divine spirits who control or watch all spirits. Especially in egalitarian societies where there is no tribal leader or power structure and everyone is equal

I don't see how believing in god is any plausible than believing in god and reincarnation, and i don't see how either of those two are any less plausible than believing in reincarnation on it's own.

Also, I don't see how any of those three are any more plausible than believing in Santa and the Easter Bunny.

[jjjkman]

there is a god. reason: blink is back!

[MADSTA]

This is my deal with "God":
I believe that there's some sort of higher power, but it's not a physical being or anything, more like a presence. This presence doesn't judge you, it doesn't deny you anything, and it doesn't ask for anything from you. It doesn't really control anything, it's just there to keep the cycle of life going.

[shwaz499]

wheres maybe? maybe is the answer that makes the most sense because we have no proof to whethere or not a god or gods actually exist.

[tcg47]

there is a god. reason: blink is back!

Truth.

wheres maybe? maybe is the answer that makes the most sense because we have no proof to whethere or not a god or gods actually exist.

It's true there is no proof, but this thread is asking what you specifically believe.

I personally do believe in God.

[TEAMRAMROD]

Why? There are cultures who believe that when you die, your spirit goes into a salmon, and when one is caught and eaten, the spirit is free to move into the womb and be reborn. Many believe that the spirit just wanders until it finds a womb. And they have no belief in a god. There's no reason for any culture to think that there is one or several divine spirits who control or watch all spirits. Especially in egalitarian societies where there is no tribal leader or power structure and everyone is equal

I don't see how believing in god is any plausible than believing in god and reincarnation, and i don't see how either of those two are any less plausible than believing in reincarnation on it's own.

Also, I don't see how any of those three are any more plausible than believing in Santa and the Easter Bunny.

I was thinking more so along the lines of Hinduism, where reincarnation is prevalent and there is a polytheistic ideology.

[Tristan Needler]

I was thinking more so along the lines of Hinduism, where reincarnation is prevalent and there is a polytheistic ideology.
I know that it's fine to believe both, but I'm just saying that there's no problem in believing in reincarnation without a god. Perhaps not many large organized religions follow that idea, but it's certainly possible to believe it.

[TEAMRAMROD]

I know that it's fine to believe both, but I'm just saying that there's no problem in believing in reincarnation without a god. Perhaps not many large organized religions follow that idea, but it's certainly possible to believe it.

Gotcha. Just wanted to clarify that up a bit.

[iamthebullgod]

I personally believe there is a God, but as someone said earlier, organized religion is shit. That's not what "faith" and "believing in God" is all about. The modern day "church" has nothing to do with God and what His plans are for His creation.

If someone is a Narcissist, cool. A Polytheist, good for them. Agnostic, Atheist, Buddhist, I don't care. Believe what you want to believe. I'm not going to step on your toes. But the way I work is this: you know what I believe, and I know what you believe. If you have questions about my faith then I'll answer em,and vice versa. I keep a healthy respect for people of other faiths even though I may believe the way they have chosen is wrong.

The fact that God may or may not exist is an extremely debatable subject, even among a lot of Christians. No one has the answers (but God), and our minds wouldn't even be able to comprehend the answers even if we had them. I do like the poll though...kudos to Jason for putting a deep thinker up there. Now if we could keep the shotguns out of the debate here, we'd be all good in tha hood!! :)

[RustyxDrums]

One God.
Agreed.

[jahh]

It doesn't really control anything, it's just there to keep the cycle of life going.
Aren't these two phrases contradictory? I would say keeping the cycle of life going is controlling a lot.

[Tristan Needler]

Aren't these two phrases contradictory? I would say keeping the cycle of life going is controlling a lot.
I think she means something along the lines of a power being there to keep things going, without affecting the way they go. Much like a spring is the source of a river, yet it doesn't control which way the river runs. But it is necessary that the spring is there, or else the river would run dry. But the power would do nothing further than that. No judgment of us or anything. At least that's what I think of when people say it. I don't really believe in a power, but I think if one existed, it would be that sort of power. That's the only power I can reconcile with other beliefs about the world which I hold.

[TEAMRAMROD]

I personally believe there is a God, but as someone said earlier, organized religion is shit. That's not what "faith" and "believing in God" is all about. The modern day "church" has nothing to do with God and what His plans are for His creation.

If someone is a Narcissist, cool. A Polytheist, good for them. Agnostic, Atheist, Buddhist, I don't care. Believe what you want to believe. I'm not going to step on your toes. But the way I work is this: you know what I believe, and I know what you believe. If you have questions about my faith then I'll answer em,and vice versa. I keep a healthy respect for people of other faiths even though I may believe the way they have chosen is wrong.

The fact that God may or may not exist is an extremely debatable subject, even among a lot of Christians. No one has the answers (but God), and our minds wouldn't even be able to comprehend the answers even if we had them. I do like the poll though...kudos to Jason for putting a deep thinker up there. Now if we could keep the shotguns out of the debate here, we'd be all good in tha hood!! :)

Narcissism is a religion?

[sargentlgfuad]

wheres maybe? maybe is the answer that makes the most sense because we have no proof to whethere or not a god or gods actually exist.
oh okay, because that's a really good way to discuss things.
So next time i'll make a poll called what band is better? and one of the choices will be maybe.

[iamthebullgod]

Narcissism is a religion?

no...not a religion, but someone on page 2 (?) was talking about how narcissism was the way to go, so I thought I'd mention it.

And if you look at the way different philosophical ideals are displayed anymore, it all looks like (and might as well be) religion. But all that's besides the point.

[LynnieHardkore]

One God.
He's my home skizzle.

[Cody Nelson]

It's all too far over my head for me to make a decision on this. It's quite a stretch, the whole god thing. But who knows.

[sargentlgfuad]

One God.
He's my home skizzle.
oh... oh god...

[MADSTA]

Aren't these two phrases contradictory? I would say keeping the cycle of life going is controlling a lot.
What Tristan said, since he put it a lot mot eloquently than I could have.

[jgord88]

The Egyptians were the trend setters.

[jahh]

Much like a spring is the source of a river, yet it doesn't control which way the river runs. But it is necessary that the spring is there, or else the river would run dry. But the power would do nothing further than that.
Thanks for the clarification...good example, too.


That's the only power I can reconcile with other beliefs about the world which I hold.
I'm wondering how you came to the beliefs you hold now (ie. through experience, church, specific person). And so you know, I'm not trying to doubt your beliefs. I find it very interesting and I'm just curious as to how people ultimately come to their beliefs about God and such...
Thanks

And anyone can answer this, of course!