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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] The original question was "why believe in God?"  My answer is so simple.  I believe in God (Goddess, Source, Allah, Universal Force, Love, First Mover, Spirit, Higher Power, ....whatever name you choose) because I absolutely know God exists.  During meditation and prayer, I can allow my mind to quiet and listen to that still, quiet voice that dwells deep in my consciousness.  I can feel Spirit moving in and through me as clearly as I can feel the wind on my face.  There is a part of my consciousness connected to the entire Universe.  We are all part of God.  You don't have to believe He/She exists. Every cell in your body is a part of God.  You can choose to spend time in meditation and/or prayer in order to get closer to God.  Or you can ignore that part of you that recognizes God.  Regardless, God does exisis.  He/She created you and everyone and everything around you in perfect love.  If every person on this planet recognized the divine worth of others and of themselves, we would live in a very, very different world.

I believe someday that will happen.  And that will be Heaven.[/quote]

That's lovely.  Do you also believe in a spiritual heaven that people go to after their lives here on Earth end?[/quote]

Yes.  I think I do.  However, I do not believe it is a physical place, necessarily.  [/quote]

What is it?  and do you think all people who have lived will be there?[/quote]

I love discussions like this because they make me think.  I don't have even an inkling of the mind of God.  I only know that when I think/pray/meditate I find it impossible to believe that a loving God - The Source of all that is - would allow a person to suffer for eternity for any reason, let alone a lack of faith.  It just doesn't make any sense at all.  God created us in love, through love, with the purpose of being love in this world.  If God is a part of me, then I can be His expression on earth.  We are here to learn to be more loving, more compassionate, and more giving.  That was the message that Jesus (and others) brought to the earth.  It is a common theme in nearly every world religion and spiritual practice.  Love Others.

So what is heaven?  I think we reach "heaven" when we become more like our Christ.  I think we join that Creative Consciousness of God (Love, Source,....whatever) when we become more like our Creator.  And I do think all people have been there and will eventually return.  I believe that every single person on this earth has sacred worth.  I believe there is divinity in everyone.  It's just really, really hard to see in some people.  We have free will.  We screw up again and again and again.  I believe we will remain in that cycle until we figure out how to love the way Jesus the Christ loved.

I was raised in a very fundamental Southern Baptist Church so these beliefs are certainly not popular with my family.  However, the more time I spend in quiet meditation the more I believe that there is no "right" path.  All paths towards God should be honored.  I hope someday we live in world where we can accept the differences in beliefs.  And honor non-belief as well.  I don't have to make someone else wrong in order to feel right.

Off of soapbox. [/quote]

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