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harry potter Posted Wed 20 Jun, 2007 3:12 PM |
yes or no answer will suffice. |
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Joe Posted Wed 20 Jun, 2007 3:14 PM |
| Middle answer- Have found no significant evidence of the existence of any form of deity. |
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Gladly (the cross-eyed bear) Posted Wed 20 Jun, 2007 3:17 PM |
| NO |
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coldlove Posted Wed 20 Jun, 2007 3:20 PM |
definitely
YES!!!!!!!!!!!1 |
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Joe Posted Wed 20 Jun, 2007 3:20 PM |
| And yourself, Haz? |
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audrey Posted Wed 20 Jun, 2007 3:20 PM |
| does hell no count? |
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Dutchgirl Posted Wed 20 Jun, 2007 3:24 PM |
| YES |
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harry potter Posted Wed 20 Jun, 2007 3:26 PM |
Joe wrote: And yourself, Haz?
Yes. I believe in God. |
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Joe Posted Wed 20 Jun, 2007 3:27 PM |
| I believe the two previous generations of believers shot themselves in the foot. They educated us to be tolerant, but to only accept logical things in life. There is hardly any logical evidence of God existing, so many of us don't believe in it. |
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Andrew Posted Wed 20 Jun, 2007 3:30 PM |
| Yes |
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Joe Posted Wed 20 Jun, 2007 3:31 PM |
Do you think your belief/uncertainty/non-belief is due:
> to your parents?
> to your geographical region?
> to your education?
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harry potter Posted Wed 20 Jun, 2007 3:33 PM |
Joe wrote: I believe the two previous generations of believers shot themselves in the foot. They educated us to be tolerant, but to only accept logical things in life. There is hardly any logical evidence of God existing, so many of us don't believe in it.
as Joseph Campbell taught us, "God is unknowable" which removes logic from the equation completely. it's all down to personal faith. God for me isn't a Santy Claus bearded guy sitting on a throne of ivory surrounded by a host of angels and the like. it's a further state of conciousness that expands beyond what we have right now. Campbell also says that we put masks on things to allow our human minds to try and comprehend things which is probably where the earlier generations made mistakes, the arrogance of humans and all that. |
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Andrew Posted Wed 20 Jun, 2007 3:36 PM |
Joe wrote: There is hardly any logical evidence of God existing, so many of us don't believe in it.
Which is where the idea of faith comes in |
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Joe Posted Wed 20 Jun, 2007 3:36 PM |
So if He's unknowable, how can we know he exists? I don't generally go past that thought, as I don't see the point.
HOWEVER, if I did believe, I wouldn't go to Church. My way of thinking is that no mortal can be "qulified" to lecture another mortal on God's will. After all, we beheaded a King for just that type of blasphemy. |
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harry potter Posted Wed 20 Jun, 2007 3:36 PM |
Joe wrote: Do you think your belief/uncertainty/non-belief is due:
> to your parents?
> to your geographical region?
> to your education?
all of the above definitely sway a person into going one way or the other when it comes to the big question. having an open mind and being open to different ideas should really be the impetus behind believing in a higher power or not. and it seems to me that there's quite a LOT of open minds in here so that's really, really refreshing. people don't have to agree to get along when it comes to stuff like this - if only this could be taught to some people i could mention *coughs*bush and co*coughs* |
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