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Do you believe in God?

Do you believe in a supreme being?

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More to the point does God believe in me. Sometimes it feels like he's put a sign up saying " back in 10 mins" and forgot to come back. I wouldn't classify myself as a religious man, however I do have a form of spirituality.
 
Turk said:
Sometimes it feels like he's put a sign up saying " back in 10 mins" and forgot to come back.
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I've struggled with feelings of abandonment at times, not necessarily just in terms of God. I mean, I've had ASD all my life (>30 years) without understanding what it was that was different about me. That does create a certain sense of solitude. On the other hand, much of what I have achieved in life has been a result of the things that made me different. Also, there were times I begged for something to happen or stop happening, and then later was glad all I got was silence.

For example, I prayed a lot about this girl I was engaged to for more than a year. For someone like me to even get engaged seemed an unlikely development at the time, and I was obsessed with making it work. When it fell apart I gravitated between questioning the existence of God and being angry with him for not giving me the marriage I wanted (as if his job description includes divine matchmaker). I was so miserable in that relationship even before the engagement ended, and after I was... a mess.

Ironically, in less than 8 months after that engagement ended, I had met someone else, gotten married, and stayed happily married ever since. I would not have agreed that was possible before it happened. I am now quite obviously very glad I did not get married to my first fiance as per my divine petition. Had I gotten what I asked for, I'd have been so miserable. It would have been a catastrophe. As soon as I stopped fighting that hopeless battle and got through the aftermath of depression enough to go outside, even before I was ready, I had my first date with my wife. Could have been coincidence, I supposed, but I don't care for that explanation in any situation.
 
We (me) sort of hijacked this thread, OP asked to make a different one if we wanted to discuss things further. Pherhaps we should :)
 
I used to be a "fundamental, independent, bible-believing baptist" and took to heart that either everything in the bible is true or none of it, so after a few lessons in history I just couldn't take any of it seriously anymore. I believe more in the laws of equilibrium now in that nature does find a way to make everything balance out eventually and Buddhism seems to fit me well. At least how the Dali Lama teaches it, not so much in the ritualistic practice but the general principles of it all.
 
I am not a Buddhist but I have found that many of their philosophies are sound and helpful for me. Ohm mani padme ohm. :}
 
Yes I do. But i dont believe in running to church on sundays to make up for the rest of (and what I have done) the week... and basically just to socialuze anyways.
 
I still don't know. Maybe I just look for probabilities to believe in God due to fear of vacuousness. I have not been able to approach it objectively yet.
 
There is no evidence for any type of God or Gods whatsoever yet science constantly proves theory's. I'm throwing in with logic, reason and proof.
 
As a wiccan I believe in the fact that energies can be moved and shifted for your own personal reasons. Karma the law of 3 both seem perfectly valid to me.
I believe that God goddess or whatever deity you believe in. The message is the same have it harm none, do as you will.
As a scientist I believe that we should try to live a good life and look out for our fellow man. Because it's right not because of fear of punishment or reward in some afterlife.
We are no nationality
We are human xx
 
I do believe that humans should live more in harmony with the earth. We should not be raping our planet, you cannot eat money. Likewise we should live in harmony with the animals, not hunt for sport or profit. Only take what we need to live.
 
I believe in some sort of supreme being, but just because I enjoy it and it makes most logical sense to me. (Although the latter is likely true of everyone who decides if they believe in one or many or none.) There's some sense of anonymous companionship there and that makes me happy.
 
I know I am in the minority, but I do believe in God (this is coming from someone who loves logic). It is a realization I came to myself; no one forced it on me. A Supreme Creator makes sense to me. I do not believe such precision in the universe came about from randomness and chaos. I do not believe life happened by chance. I do believe there is someone bigger than myself who knows and loves me unconditionally. That is an encouragement to me, since I have known many people who do not know the first thing about unconditional love. I may talk to someone about Him and my relationship with Him, but I would never try to force Him on anyone. If you accept the Message, you accept it. If you do not, you do not. I love people regardless of their decision. By the way, I am not religious. I consider myself a spiritual Christian.
 
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You'llPokeYourEyeOut said:
I know I am in the minority, but I do believe in God (this is coming from someone who loves logic). It is a realization I came to myself; no one forced it on me. A Supreme Creator makes sense to me. I believe there is someone bigger than myself who knows and loves me unconditionally. That is an encouragement to me, since I have known many people who do not know the first thing about unconditional love. I may talk to someone about Him and my relationship with Him, but I would never try to force Him on anyone.
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Well said. I am a Christian and love God. Even though I am not a people person, I also care about people.
 
I, too, am a Christian and believe in God. My take on it may be a little different than others though. To me, the question is not whether God exists or not. The question is one of faith. Is it better to have faith in a power greater than yourself? Like they say, "There's no atheists in foxholes." From faith comes hope, and from hope comes solutions. Prayer is a means of finding solutions. Not all prayers are answered, but that's where faith comes in again ... believing that there's a greater plan in the works of which you are unaware. Faith --> Hope --> Solutions

ASD_Geek said:
Well said. I am a Christian and love God. Even though I am not a people person, I also care about people.
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The pastor at my church often comments about how he was not a people person before he was called by the Lord. So, it's not a requirement. He's still not what I would call a "warm and friendly" person, but his sermons are some of the best I've ever heard. He really explains the lessons of the Bible like no one else. Just an example of how God works in mysterious ways I guess.
 
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