Do you believe in a god?

[Tieox]

My beliefs are strange, but overall their is a creator.

 

 

[MrDynamicMan]

12 minutes ago, Kierax said:

My beliefs are strange, but overall their is a creator.

 

 

Deism.

[Tieox]

10 minutes ago, MrDynamicMan said:

Deism.

Apt description, will have a read into it.

[Sky Daddy]

1 hour ago, Wikiforce said:

synchronity? yes

miracles? yes

magic? yes

life? yes

the creation of whole universe and how complex it is? yes

intellegence of humans and how our body works? yes

 

nothing special about coincidences 

what miracles

what magic

what about life

we have not compared our universe to another universe

we have not yet met another 'intelligent' race

[IOI-655321]

On 1/18/2017 at 11:21 PM, hey_yo_ said:

Smite the heathen who blaspheme lord Intel! ?????

The AMD regime will send your kind to the chambers at Sennheiser. 

[captain_to_fire]

On 1/20/2017 at 6:19 AM, flowalex said:

I believe in the prime mover theory, basically there is something, but they don't do anything in life.  I "believe" in a God for my dad, never misses church, rest basically only goes on Christmas and Easter, also why I prefer to work weekends and holidays, other than the time and a half for  holidays

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmoved_mover 

But it should be kept in mind the unmoved mover theory also known as one of Thomas Aquinas's five proofs are not without their problems. Also, even if we assume that his theories are true. It doesn't prove that the Abrahamic god is legit. If we accept that the unmoved mover theory is true, then gods of all religions both past and present must be existent too. 

 

[captain_to_fire]

On 1/19/2017 at 3:03 PM, HughMungusCynicalAnarch said:

Yes.

I believe some advanced civilization created the simulation in which we reside or if were not in a simulation some type 5 or type 6 civilization created this universe for some purpose such as a physics experiment or for entertainment or somehow an energy source or storage or it's a side effect of something they did and the universe's creation was by accident.

closer to that i believe that we were enhanced by extra terrestrials.

Scientology or Mormonism? 

[TheKDub]

Yes, I do believe in a God, more specifically, the Christian God.

I was raised in a Christian household, attending church weekly, and my entire extended family shares the same Christian faith, and my faith has followed suit.

 

To those of you who are atheists, consider this for the afterlife...
If God exists, and you believe, and you live the lifestyle that the Bible tells us to (Pray, trust in the Lord, obey the Lord's commandments, resist temptation of worldly things, spread the word of God, serve others, humble yourself, be kind to others, forgive others, etc...), then you spend the eternity of your afterlife in Heaven.
If God exists, and you don't believe, and you live a worldly lifestyle (One that the world sees as correct or acceptable), then you spend the eternity of your afterlife in Hell.
If God doesn't exist, then you lived the life that you lived, and it's gone now, so what does it matter.
 

John 3:16-17
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

 

Mark 12:28-34

 

28 One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”

29 “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”
32 “Well said, teacher,” the man replied. “You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him. 33 To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
34 When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions.

 

 

1 Peter 3:8-22

 

8 Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. 9 Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. 10 For,

“Whoever would love life
    and see good days
must keep their tongue from evil
    and their lips from deceitful speech.
11 They must turn from evil and do good;
    they must seek peace and pursue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
    and his ears are attentive to their prayer,
but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”[a]
13 Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? 14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened.”[c] 15 But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, 16 keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander. 17 For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit. 19 After being made alive,[d] he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits— 20 to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, 21 and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God.[e] It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who has gone into heaven and is at God’s right hand—with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him.

 

Ephesians 4:31-32

31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

[captain_to_fire]

7 minutes ago, TheKDub said:

If God exists, and you don't believe, and you live a worldly lifestyle (One that the world sees as correct or acceptable), then you spend the eternity of your afterlife in Hell.

"We are often asked to “respect people’s religions.” In the first place, many religious ideas are very disrespectful to human beings and are not worthy of respect. Secondly, what about people respecting ourreligion in return?

The word “religion” comes from the Latin noun religiō, which means, among other things, “scrupulousness” or “conscientiousness.” In my perspective of reality, I endeavor to be extremely scrupulous and conscientious. Hence, one could call me “religious” and my perspective “religion.”

My religion does not call people “infidels,” “heretics,” “goyim,” “heathens” or “sinners,” who are “other” and “alien,” unlike us and worthy of contempt, exploitation or worse. My religion calls for dignity and respect for the individual, who is free to believe or disbelieve at any given moment, as opposed to being forced to adhere to a particular religion through threats of violence and hellfire."

 

 

 

[TheKDub]

2 minutes ago, hey_yo_ said:

"We are often asked to “respect people’s religions.” In the first place, many religious ideas are very disrespectful to human beings and are not worthy of respect. Secondly, what about people respecting ourreligion in return?

The word “religion” comes from the Latin noun religiō, which means, among other things, “scrupulousness” or “conscientiousness.” In my perspective of reality, I endeavor to be extremely scrupulous and conscientious. Hence, one could call me “religious” and my perspective “religion.”

My religion does not call people “infidels,” “heretics,” “goyim,” “heathens” or “sinners,” who are “other” and “alien,” unlike us and worthy of contempt, exploitation or worse. My religion calls for dignity and respect for the individual, who is free to believe or disbelieve at any given moment, as opposed to being forced to adhere to a particular religion through threats of violence and hellfire."

 

I'm not perfect, Christians and Non-Christians alike are all sinners, and we're all human, we all deserve respect. We are not in the place to judge others. If someone wants to continue a more sinful and non-believing lifestyle, then that's their choice, and they'll face the judgement of the Lord.

Matthew 7:1-6

1 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

3 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

6 “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

[stconquest]

Telling children there is a hell is a sin... good job christians... good job

 

Preaching christianity is often like saying:  Here, have some psychological shackles.

 

I have heard good sermons, and bad sermons.  The good priests don't dare scare children with promises of eternal hell.

[Sky Daddy]

1 hour ago, TheKDub said:

 

I'm not perfect, Christians and Non-Christians alike are all sinners, and we're all human, we all deserve respect. We are not in the place to judge others. If someone wants to continue a more sinful and non-believing lifestyle, then that's their choice, and they'll face the judgement of the Lord.

Matthew 7:1-6

1 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

3 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

6 “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

Sky Daddy 5 1:1

If thou judgeth others than thou shalt be judgeth the same, unless your god.

 

I really dislike the hypocrisy of gods in religions.

[captain_to_fire]

3 hours ago, TheKDub said:

Matthew 7:1-6

1 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

Uhm he set a day of Judgement for one. So too much double standards. Also, he called Pharisees and Jews brood of vipers (Matt 12:34) and their father as the devil (John 8:44). He said that anyone who doesn't believe in him should be slayed (Luke 19:27). He said that if you sin you pluck out your eyes and cut your limbs (Matt 5:29). Is he sexist or racist for calling a foreign woman a dog (Matt 15:22-26)? Is it moral and right to condone alcoholism by creating approximately 120 to 180 gallons of wine in a wedding (John 2:1-11)...

How is that not judging by the good Lors himself?

 

 

And a lot more...

[captain_to_fire]

2 hours ago, stconquest said:

Telling children there is a hell is a sin... good job christians... good job

 

Preaching christianity is often like saying:  Here, have some psychological shackles.

 

I have heard good sermons, and bad sermons.  The good priests don't dare scare children with promises of eternal hell.

It's Sunday here and I just accompanied my mother to the Church and there are indeed priests who give good sermons that focuses not on heaven and hell but rather being good. 

 

I know parents who are using Jesus to discipline and incite fear which I think is very wrong to teach discipline and respect. While it's not my life mission to make atheists nor would I impose my atheism to my future children, I'd teach them respect that being good and be reasonable without any dogma or sacred cows. 

[captain_to_fire]

5 hours ago, IOI-655321 said:

The AMD regime will send your kind to the chambers at Sennheiser. 

Our Intel who art in California. Hallowed be thy chips. Thy will be done. Thy clock speed come on PCs as it is on a Mac. Give us right now that Coffee Lake and forgive the AMD heathens as we forgive their graphics cards. Lead us not into FX-9590 but deliver us from dropped frame rates. ??

[TheKDub]

7 hours ago, stconquest said:

Telling children there is a hell is a sin... good job christians... good job

 

Preaching christianity is often like saying:  Here, have some psychological shackles.

 

I have heard good sermons, and bad sermons.  The good priests don't dare scare children with promises of eternal hell.

I've marked the verses where Jesus was speaking in red for the following.

 

John 3:1-15

3 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.”

3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”

4 “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!”

5 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. 6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. 7 You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”

9 “How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.

10 “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things? 11 Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony. 12 I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? 13 No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man. 14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15 that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.”

 

John 3:36

36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.

John 14:6-7

6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”

 

Mark 9:43

43 If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, where the fire never goes out.

 

Matthew 25:46

46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

 

Revelation 20:15

15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.

 

Revelation 21:8

8 But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”

 

Ultimately, I'm not the one who decides who gets into Heaven and who doesn't, that decision is God's decision. All I can do is spread the word of God in hopes that others will be saved from the fiery depths of Hell.
Jesus has said that you must believe to make it into Heaven, and that if you don't believe, you won't make it into Heaven.

[MrDynamicMan]

9 hours ago, hey_yo_ said:

Scientology or Mormonism? 

Some fucked up combination of both. Praying to god to make him a super nazi cyborg.

[TheKDub]

5 hours ago, hey_yo_ said:

Uhm he set a day of Judgement for one. So too much double standards. Also, he called Pharisees and Jews brood of vipers (Matt 12:34) and their father as the devil (John 8:44). He said that anyone who doesn't believe in him should be slayed (Luke 19:27). He said that if you sin you pluck out your eyes and cut your limbs (Matt 5:29). Is he sexist or racist for calling a foreign woman a dog (Matt 15:22-26)? Is it moral and right to condone alcoholism by creating approximately 120 to 180 gallons of wine in a wedding (John 2:1-11)...

How is that not judging by the good Lors himself?

 

 

And a lot more...

 

The Lord is the only who can judge, as he is perfect.

 

What Matthew 7:1-2 is talking about is us humans judging others. None of us are perfect, none of us are sinless. Take a look at Matthew 7:3-5
3 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

Since we are full of sin, we do not have the right to judge others for their sins, but since God is sinless and perfect, he has the right to judge others for their sins.

[MrDynamicMan]

59 minutes ago, TheKDub said:

I've marked the verses where Jesus was speaking in red for the following.

 

John 3:1-15

3 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.”

3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”

4 “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!”

5 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. 6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. 7 You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”

9 “How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.

10 “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things? 11 Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony. 12 I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? 13 No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man. 14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15 that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.”

 

John 3:36

36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.

John 14:6-7

6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”

 

Mark 9:43

43 If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, where the fire never goes out.

 

Matthew 25:46

46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

 

Revelation 20:15

15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.

 

Revelation 21:8

8 But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”

 

Ultimately, I'm not the one who decides who gets into Heaven and who doesn't, that decision is God's decision. All I can do is spread the word of God in hopes that others will be saved from the fiery depths of Hell.
Jesus has said that you must believe to make it into Heaven, and that if you don't believe, you won't make it into Heaven.

If everyone who doesnt believe is damned to hell Id rather be there than heaven. Much rather banter with hitler and hitchens that sing about god all the time with the mormons.

[BuckGup]

No. Everyone just stole, raped, got drunk, and did drugs back then. I mean we are animals. It still happens today we just have laws and higher authority and punishment for it now. I mean if there was no consequence or you actions you are going to do what your brain likes best and that is stimulation.

[MrDynamicMan]

8 minutes ago, SamStrecker said:

No. Everyone just stole, raped, got drunk, and did drugs back then. I mean we are animals. It still happens today we just have laws and higher authority and punishment for it now. I mean if there was no consequence or you actions you are going to do what your brain likes best and that is stimulation.

Not to mention all those false prophets that started cults worshipping them. *cough cough*

[BuckGup]

4 minutes ago, MrDynamicMan said:

Not to mention all those false prophets that started cults worshipping them. *cough cough*

If a homeless dude came up to you and was obviously high and started preaching about the aliens that tell him what to do you would call him crazy. 

[MrDynamicMan]

7 minutes ago, SamStrecker said:

If a homeless dude came up to you and was obviously high and started preaching about the aliens that tell him what to do you would call him crazy. 

Nah fam Id devote my life to preparing our world for our glorious zodite overlords.

[BuckGup]

1 minute ago, MrDynamicMan said:

Nah fam Id devote my life to preparing our world for our glorious zodite overlords.

If you had an IQ of 60 and was equally high I wouldn't doubt it

[MrDynamicMan]

10 minutes ago, SamStrecker said:

If you had an IQ of 60 and was equally high I wouldn't doubt it

Weed is simply a way to release to cage on our minds that our government overlords built with genetics back in the 1930s.