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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok, so I consider myself an intelligent human and a very liberal one at that.  I was raised Catholic, but never agreed with the archaic ways of the church.  I have not gone to mass since I was out of high school except to baptize my children because my parents and in-laws would have suffered nervous breakdowns had I not done so.  My children will not go to mass or do their first communions because my views differ so much from the Catholic church.  BUT, I am a spiritual person, and I do believe in a higher being.  [b]The reason I have to believe is because my mind cannot understand the concept that something comes out of nothing[/b]. So for the universe and life to exist, there must have been something always there to kick the processes into motion.  I hope I'm explaining myself so it's clear.  This question is just out of curiosity, I have zero judgment for hardcore churchgoers or for Atheists.  I'm just curious how Atheists rationalize existance of a planet, an asteroid or a life form without the existence of something prior.  Thank you![/quote]

Then... where does God come from? If you cannot fathom the existence of a universe without a creator, how can you fathom the existence of God without a creator?

I was raised Muslim, but am an atheist. For me it comes down to realizing that the vision/characteristics of God are a reflection of the societies that birthed that version of God. So which version of God does one believe in? Why Allah, but not Jesus? Why Jesus, but not Vishnu? Why Vishnu, but not Zeus? Why Zeus, but not Osiris?

Why a compassionate, forgiving God, and not a vengeful, angry God?

Why a singular/monotheistic deity, and why not plural deities?

Why not ancestor deities? Why don't you leave offerings to deities?

Ultimately, they all are the same to me. If one version of god is "weird," then so are all of them. They're all reflective of social ideas/needs at the time, and no version is more right or more wrong. Thus, they're all are very clearly manmade concepts (at least to me, the way my mind works).

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