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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well I do believe in more than just myself and what's face value.  Whether I yr a God I believe in I don't know.  I believe in the power of nature, destiny, faith, energy.  I believe you can pray and change situations through power of prayer.  But I don't know that I call it God.  I don't go to Church and I most certainly don't have faith in organized religion AKA Roman Catholic Church.  I also don't believe God really cares if I believe in God.  I believe that faith is not to be discussed nor shared.  It's a private thing altogether but it's soooooo much better to believe in something other than nothing.  It's so obvious that there is something inexplicable that is with all of us.  Just waking up each day and looking around you is proof there is power and mystery that exists we cannot fathom.  That is what I believe.  Some people call it God, Allah, Christ, Wicca, whatever that is it's the same.  But I don't know it's really or just God as traditionally defined. And ironically, to talk about it for me, is to completely destroy the meaningfulness of that faith because it's so personal.  I think we all should have something we believe in but not call it God.[/quote]

Do you consider yourself a deist?

Also, we have to be fair and ask why you believe those things, especially regarding prayer.[/quote]

Seems like pp is talking about their beliefs, in much the way that a follower of a particular religion would, e.g., "It's so obvious..." "Looking around you is proof..." etc.  The difference is that pp is not a part of an established religion with its own set of rules for people to believe and follow.  PP has set up their own rules/parameters, believes them and simply assumes that they are real. [/quote]

Yes - I'm the OP.  I don't believe in organized religion and organized traditions around religion.  I believe that there is an entity of higher power - some call God.  But that's a personal belief.  Some choose not to believe in God but what I'm suggesting is that[b] I think life is ultimately easier if you do believe in anything other than yourself cause you know, shit happens and how are you gonna get through that?[/b]  I also refer to  evidence to the natural world around us - there's so much mystery and magic all around us every moment of every day - that it's hard to believe that it's simply without grand design or just there.  However, that belief and faith is different than what the Roman Catholic Church or any religious tradition ascribes to - sin, forgiveness, worship, all that to me is where it has to be personal not automatic or mandatory.[/quote]

I guess we need to ask again: WHY do you believe this?[/quote]

I think the answer is in the bolded above. For pp, believing makes life easier.   It has nothing to do with faith or evidence, just comfort.  [/quote]

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