HappyAsLarE wrote: » Nobody believes in God. If they did believe there was a all knowing being that would judge us at the end for our sins then they would be much better people. I know God doesn’t exist, but I try to live like he does.
dd973 wrote: » You know? Erm, do you f**k. Nobody does. Neither Dawkins or the Pope.
Ipso wrote: » The idea of a non religious person praying when a relative is sick is something that is brought up often, but I find the idea that you have to pray to a loving god to save a child or a person too young to die a bit repulsive really. Also, does the idea of prayer do away with the notion that god has a plan. Is it not a case that god has a plan until someone prays to him to suggest otherwise?
LuasSimon wrote: » I’m not sure what happens in the afterlife but I like many get great comfort out of my faith , saying a few prayers every Saturday night and praying for whatever intentions are on mine or my family and friends radar at the time . Been part of a community each week and even simple peace be with you handshakes with other parishioners each week brings a sense of belonging and strengthens been part of a community . It’s estimated locally 30-40% attend mass weekly which ain’t bad these days . I find the whole thing therapeutic and good for the head as opposed to sitting on the couch at home .
AndrewJRenko wrote: » Where does that estimate come from? I don't get the 'praying for good intentions' thing. Is there really a supreme being who dishes out the goodies depending on how hard/often you pray or beg? It seems awful needy on his part to me.
Necro wrote: » It's not like you can come back and tell us all about it.
railer201 wrote: » perhaps even a new bike.
LuasSimon wrote: » There’s 1500 living in the parish with circa 5/600 in total attending the 3 masses each Saturday night - Sunday morning . There is no doubt intentions and all that is unproven to put it mildly but rightly or wrongly it gives people hope . Attending mass for a share is also down to tradition , meeting neighbours even and definitely makes people part of a community . People could be doing a lot worse .
Marhay70 wrote: » Man, like a lot of species, is a social animal. The same benefits could be gained from any social gathering with a common interest, religion doesn't have to be involved.
Guy:Incognito wrote: » Ah here, no you dont. That statement implies you can prove it. You belive there is a god and afterlife, you dont and cant know there is.
Guy:Incognito wrote: » and yet manages to get so much of it wrong.
MrAbyss wrote: » Should be a third category: Do you suspect there is more to the universe and this may be representative of spiritual concepts outside that of the Middle Eastern Sky Fairy of the Talmud, Bible and Koran? Once again, you are making the assumption that the Desert Sand God is the only spiritual game in town.
stratowide wrote: » Ah here..You have to on the whacky baccy there chief.
realitykeeper wrote: » Now you are being facetious sir whilst I am reality. I know God exists just as I know Satan exists. It is so obvious. This is why it is so important that we separate good and evil. When people ask, does there have to be a right and a wrong? I always reply with an emphatic YES!
the beer revolu wrote: » I have complete belief that there is no god. I'm am unshaken in this belief. Still, I won't go around saying that I know this to be a fact because it would make me seem lika a bit of a twat.
the beer revolu wrote: » I won't go around saying that I know this to be a fact because it would make me seem lika a bit of a twat.
Francisco Blue Detective wrote: » Unshaken, without proof? Sounds like shakey ground. What about simple probability, or odds for the 'likely possibility' that there is lifeforms somewhere in the Universe, that may be considered 'god-like' (compared to humanity).
YFlyer wrote: » What about quantum field at the fountain level of all the laws of nature? Brahman
Francisco Blue Detective wrote: » About 1.618
Woke Hogan wrote: » It's as much a part of the human condition to hope against hope for life after "the end" as it is to, say, participate in or watch sport. Virtually every society has believed in some sort of deity or afterlife, after all. That's why I despise the obese, sneering internet atheists you will find on websites like this. The kind who giggle into their braided goatees about space teapots or flying spaghetti monsters. Their claims to be operating on a higher intellectual plain instead of jogging or believing in the supernatural rings a little hollow to myself when you see them indulging in their basest urges: sitting and eating processed food until they pass out. The kind with exotic colours and cartoon characters on the packaging. I do respect that many people are desperate for comfort as they come close to death but ultimately there's no reason in my view to believe in god.
stratowide wrote: » Highly likely there is other lifeforms out in the universe.Purely on numbers alone it's very likely.
stratowide wrote: » I don't think we will ever meet them though due to the enormous times and distances involved. Not to mention that we will probably extinct ourselves before we even try.
stratowide wrote: » Why would you consider advanced lifeforms to be godlike..its like saying we need a master.
Francisco Blue Detective wrote: » Or a fourth category: Is there life in the (rather large) Universe, outside of Earth? A. (Chances are there is). Much of it may well be considered highly evolved, supremely inteligent, almost 'god-like' in comparision to our primitive planet's inhabitants. They may have sent an 'agent' to the sand lands years ago (the Manhattan of the day), but decided to hold back a while, before attemping to establish any influence again.
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