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Taking god out of the equation makes everything so much more simple to understand.  Some good and bad things happen by chance; some happen based on human intervention.  There's no invisible entity to blame or thank and there's no eternal reward for believing in it.  That's the hardest part for people to accept and the main reason that belief in god persists.[/quote] I agree, you have to contort your thoughts so much to make any god theory fit with the world we live in.  I think the idea persists though because people just can't accept that their lives with all its problems, is all their is.  We want some sort of reward for being good. [/quote]

Belief in God is a matter of faith.  I don't believe anyone will ever prove or disprove the existence of God.  I happen to believe in a loving Creator, but I can understand that some people just don't buy it.  It does sound a little crazy, right? But I look at this world and all the craziness that we just accept as the way things are, the lies we accept as truths, and I think- it isn't any crazier to believe in God.  It isn't crazier to believe that the purpose of life is to love and serve others because God loves us and calls us to service.  [/quote]

Belief in the afterlife is a matter of faith too -- and a matter of hope that you will never die.  I think that is a main reason why so many people manage to continue to believe in God despite all the evidence to the contrary (e.g. God not helping at times we really need him).  Another reason is that in our culture, having faith in God is acceptable - even desirable.  When educated, well-spoken people talk about their faith, they are  taken seriously -- at least outwardly.  It's a social convention.  If fact, you're not taken seriously unless you have faith in a less and less likely god.

That's changing, however, as fewer people have or keep their faith in unseen, capricious gods.  Young people especially are less and less religious, suggesting that in a couple of generations,the action of proudly expressing one's "faith"  as if it is desirable to believe in something unseen, will wane.[/quote]

I have found that a lot of young people, old ones too, are finding it increasingly difficult to have faith in a God that rewards some and condemns the rest to suffering extreme pain through eternal punishment. I can understand that. But if you search the bible you will find that, among other things, the wages of sin is death...not eternally burning in hell. The bible even speaks of the second death. [b]So if one were to know that God promises eternal life if you live this way...and if you don't life will end for all time...would that possible change their view of God?[/b][/quote]

This assumes they think  the Bible is a reliable source of guidance and information and is comes from god, either directly or via human scribes.  These days, as people know more about the Bible, the less they see it that way.[/quote]

I believe the assumption was self evident.

And there is much wisdom in the bible that even if you don't believe in God can be of great assistance in peoples lives.[/quote]

The assumption is self-evident to people who have specific beliefs about the high value of Bible.  The are many books that can be of assistance in people's lives that unlike the Bible, are not also filled with contradictions and stories of slaughter and domination and do not require years of study to fully understand.  The Bible has great value as ancient literature that has had a big impact on humans.   It is not very valuable as a source of wisdom and guidance for modern people.[/quote]

Your opinion is duly noted.[/quote]

In other words: "LA LA LA LA -- I can't hear you!"
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