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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I cannot understand why people who are otherwise very smart and logical people believe in god. The idea of a god has never made sense to me, even as people in my family taught me about god and religion. I exclude the religious nut jobs from this question and want to address Those who are educated and feel they have a good deal of common sense in other areas.  What makes you believe? Is there any LOGICAL reason behind your beliefs?  [/quote]

Maybe because those people smart and logical? I am educated (three degrees), speak 3 languages fluently and two at the basic conversational level. I can't see how any educated person can deny the very existence of God? Before you accept or reject the idea of God, read his word, the Bible. You can't reject Plato or Machiavelli without reading at least several of their works? Sometimes you have to re-read it to understand, right? Sometimes you even need to talk to the Philosophy professor to accept their position (or not to accept). Try the same approach with God. Educate yourself before you reject it (not what your family taught you about religion, because God has nothing to do with religion).  Read his word, and re-read it. Talk to people with degree in theology if you don't understand certain things or with pastor you trust. Maybe then it will make some sense for you. [/quote]

Simply reading the bible will not offer you answers.  The answers are found in researching how religion evolved over the ages.  And what has religion done for us?  the Crusades?  the Israeli-Palestinian dispute?  Should I go on and on?

Finally, why is everyone so fearful of the connection btw our "God" and the pagan gods?

So during the next big summer storm, thank Zeus or Jupiter.

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You are right, simply reading the Bible will not offer you an answer. You have to ask the God to open your heart to hear and to understand his word.  
And speaking about fear, if you read the Bible at least once, you know that God tells you not to fear. What fear are you talking about? Just because i dont compare God to pagan's religion, doesn't mean I am in fear. I am with a knowledge. I hope you understand the difference.

As to what has religion done for us? Just answer that question for yourself. And if God has done nothing for you, sick the answers why is he turned away from you?

I hope you have read both Koran and Bible (not the literature about Islam and Christianity) before you came to conclusion that they are related. [/quote]

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