Anonymous wrote:I believe in the spiritual realm, but not God as we know it.

same

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Anonymous wrote:Because he doesn’t exist. Gods were created by man many years ago to explain the unknown. But now we know better. Belief in god is really an anachronism.

Trying to stir the pot. Why would someone go on a religious board to say that?

Why not post it? Why do you think some opinions are valid and others aren't?

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Anonymous wrote:Because he doesn’t exist. Gods were created by man many years ago to explain the unknown. But now we know better. Belief in god is really an anachronism.

Trying to stir the pot. Why would someone go on a religious board to say that?

It's relevant to God, correct?

Not loving or believing in God is still about God.

If you looked, you'll see there are posts about other beliefs.

Of course I believe in science God created it. Cleaver Gal.

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Anonymous wrote:Because he doesn’t exist. Gods were created by man many years ago to explain the unknown. But now we know better. Belief in god is really an anachronism.

Trying to stir the pot. Why would someone go on a religious board to say that?

Let atheists and God haters nuke it out on God hating thread. I report them on all other threads.

iow, pp reported this thread and got nowhere, because this is a forum about religion - not about believing in one particular religion

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Anonymous wrote:Because he doesn’t exist. Gods were created by man many years ago to explain the unknown. But now we know better. Belief in god is really an anachronism.

Trying to stir the pot. Why would someone go on a religious board to say that?

Let atheists and God haters nuke it out on God hating thread. I report them on all other threads.

Anonymous wrote:Because he doesn’t exist. Gods were created by man many years ago to explain the unknown. But now we know better. Belief in god is really an anachronism.

Trying to stir the pot. Why would someone go on a religious board to say that?

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Anonymous wrote:Because he doesn’t exist. Gods were created by man many years ago to explain the unknown. But now we know better. Belief in god is really an anachronism.

Who is the "we" you are referring to who know better? The 3.1 percent of the population who are atheists but clearly are sufficiently superior to speak for everyone else?

We the people who believe in science. We know about the solar system now. Diseases. Weather. Etc. We don’t need to explain these things with something else.

You understand everything in the universe?

Of course not. And I don’t need any gods/mythical creatures to explain any of life’s mysteries.

We now know about viruses and bacteria. So we (most of us) no longer think an angry ghost caused that cold we had last week.

https://www.ancient.eu/article/51/egyptian-medical-treatments/
“The most common reasons for disease were thought to be sin, evil spirits, an angry ghost, or the will of the gods to teach someone an important lesson. ”

God is not for "explaining" life's mysteries, PP. God gives moral purpose to the mysteries of life.

Yes, we know more now about viruses and bacteria than ever before in history, but so what? God is still the omnipotentent power that created all of it.

-- Signed, a scientist who is very much a believer in God and in Jesus Christ

Some religious people think that God does explain life's mysteries. If they don't understand something, their attitude is, "Don't worry -- God did it. You'll understand later."

That's the thing about religion, while particular denominations have particular rules, people also feel free to make up some of their own rules and beliefs. It can be comforting and there isn't necessarily anything wrong with it unless you impose those rules and beliefs on others.

I’ve definitely heard that.

I think I just heard it on the Creationism thread.

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Anonymous wrote:Because he doesn’t exist. Gods were created by man many years ago to explain the unknown. But now we know better. Belief in god is really an anachronism.

Who is the "we" you are referring to who know better? The 3.1 percent of the population who are atheists but clearly are sufficiently superior to speak for everyone else?

We the people who believe in science. We know about the solar system now. Diseases. Weather. Etc. We don’t need to explain these things with something else.

You understand everything in the universe?

Of course not. And I don’t need any gods/mythical creatures to explain any of life’s mysteries.

We now know about viruses and bacteria. So we (most of us) no longer think an angry ghost caused that cold we had last week.

https://www.ancient.eu/article/51/egyptian-medical-treatments/
“The most common reasons for disease were thought to be sin, evil spirits, an angry ghost, or the will of the gods to teach someone an important lesson. ”

God is not for "explaining" life's mysteries, PP. God gives moral purpose to the mysteries of life.

Yes, we know more now about viruses and bacteria than ever before in history, but so what? God is still the omnipotentent power that created all of it.

-- Signed, a scientist who is very much a believer in God and in Jesus Christ

Some religious people think that God does explain life's mysteries. If they don't understand something, their attitude is, "Don't worry -- God did it. You'll understand later."

That's the thing about religion, while particular denominations have particular rules, people also feel free to make up some of their own rules and beliefs. It can be comforting and there isn't necessarily anything wrong with it unless you impose those rules and beliefs on others.

I’ve definitely heard that.

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Anonymous wrote:Because he doesn’t exist. Gods were created by man many years ago to explain the unknown. But now we know better. Belief in god is really an anachronism.

Who is the "we" you are referring to who know better? The 3.1 percent of the population who are atheists but clearly are sufficiently superior to speak for everyone else?

We the people who believe in science. We know about the solar system now. Diseases. Weather. Etc. We don’t need to explain these things with something else.

You understand everything in the universe?

Of course not. And I don’t need any gods/mythical creatures to explain any of life’s mysteries.

We now know about viruses and bacteria. So we (most of us) no longer think an angry ghost caused that cold we had last week.

https://www.ancient.eu/article/51/egyptian-medical-treatments/
“The most common reasons for disease were thought to be sin, evil spirits, an angry ghost, or the will of the gods to teach someone an important lesson. ”

God is not for "explaining" life's mysteries, PP. God gives moral purpose to the mysteries of life.

Yes, we know more now about viruses and bacteria than ever before in history, but so what? God is still the omnipotentent power that created all of it.

-- Signed, a scientist who is very much a believer in God and in Jesus Christ

Some religious people think that God does explain life's mysteries. If they don't understand something, their attitude is, "Don't worry -- God did it. You'll understand later."

That's the thing about religion, while particular denominations have particular rules, people also feel free to make up some of their own rules and beliefs. It can be comforting and there isn't necessarily anything wrong with it unless you impose those rules and beliefs on others.

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Anonymous wrote:Because he doesn’t exist. Gods were created by man many years ago to explain the unknown. But now we know better. Belief in god is really an anachronism.

Who is the "we" you are referring to who know better? The 3.1 percent of the population who are atheists but clearly are sufficiently superior to speak for everyone else?

We the people who believe in science. We know about the solar system now. Diseases. Weather. Etc. We don’t need to explain these things with something else.

You understand everything in the universe?

Of course not. And I don’t need any gods/mythical creatures to explain any of life’s mysteries.

We now know about viruses and bacteria. So we (most of us) no longer think an angry ghost caused that cold we had last week.

https://www.ancient.eu/article/51/egyptian-medical-treatments/
“The most common reasons for disease were thought to be sin, evil spirits, an angry ghost, or the will of the gods to teach someone an important lesson. ”

God is not for "explaining" life's mysteries, PP. God gives moral purpose to the mysteries of life.

Yes, we know more now about viruses and bacteria than ever before in history, but so what? God is still the omnipotentent power that created all of it.

-- Signed, a scientist who is very much a believer in God and in Jesus Christ

In your opinion and according to your religious beliefs. As a scientist, you know there is no proof of this.

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Anonymous wrote:Because he doesn’t exist. Gods were created by man many years ago to explain the unknown. But now we know better. Belief in god is really an anachronism.

Who is the "we" you are referring to who know better? The 3.1 percent of the population who are atheists but clearly are sufficiently superior to speak for everyone else?

We the people who believe in science. We know about the solar system now. Diseases. Weather. Etc. We don’t need to explain these things with something else.

You understand everything in the universe?

Of course not. And I don’t need any gods/mythical creatures to explain any of life’s mysteries.

We now know about viruses and bacteria. So we (most of us) no longer think an angry ghost caused that cold we had last week.

https://www.ancient.eu/article/51/egyptian-medical-treatments/
“The most common reasons for disease were thought to be sin, evil spirits, an angry ghost, or the will of the gods to teach someone an important lesson. ”

God is not for "explaining" life's mysteries, PP. God gives moral purpose to the mysteries of life.

Yes, we know more now about viruses and bacteria than ever before in history, but so what? God is still the omnipotentent power that created all of it.

-- Signed, a scientist who is very much a believer in God and in Jesus Christ

You mean, if you need some kind of external motivation?

What kind of scientist?

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Anonymous wrote:Because he doesn’t exist. Gods were created by man many years ago to explain the unknown. But now we know better. Belief in god is really an anachronism.

Who is the "we" you are referring to who know better? The 3.1 percent of the population who are atheists but clearly are sufficiently superior to speak for everyone else?

We the people who believe in science. We know about the solar system now. Diseases. Weather. Etc. We don’t need to explain these things with something else.

You understand everything in the universe?

Of course not. And I don’t need any gods/mythical creatures to explain any of life’s mysteries.

We now know about viruses and bacteria. So we (most of us) no longer think an angry ghost caused that cold we had last week.

https://www.ancient.eu/article/51/egyptian-medical-treatments/
“The most common reasons for disease were thought to be sin, evil spirits, an angry ghost, or the will of the gods to teach someone an important lesson. ”

God is not for "explaining" life's mysteries, PP. God gives moral purpose to the mysteries of life.

Yes, we know more now about viruses and bacteria than ever before in history, but so what? God is still the omnipotentent power that created all of it.

-- Signed, a scientist who is very much a believer in God and in Jesus Christ

Anonymous wrote:I believe in the spiritual realm, but not God as we know it.

Can you explain more, please?
I seem to be along the lines of there's "something". Not necessarily God as we are told, like above PP. Actually NOT God as we are told.

I believe in some kind of higher power, but I'm not sure if that is God or a god or gods or what.