Does anyone actually believe in God or are they just afraid...
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sophistry....
your reply is not relevant to the concept that a belief in random chance takes faith.
your reply is not relevant to the concept that a belief in random chance takes faith.
that was not my argument on this thread.
a belief in Jesus being part of God takes faith, we all should know that.
Arguing for accurate statements about science is only a back door to proper science.
Just because you might be concerned that some would squeeze an argument about a creator into the argument does not mean science should be
politicized.
a belief in Jesus being part of God takes faith, we all should know that.
Arguing for accurate statements about science is only a back door to proper science.
Just because you might be concerned that some would squeeze an argument about a creator into the argument does not mean science should be
politicized.
Because the best objective piece of evidence of a Creator that I know, is according to many top sceintists just evidence of a Creator, it is not conclusive in their opinion, so until I learn otherwise I accept the idea that we just have evidence of a Creator, not proof.
I have other subjective evidence for a much higher power... but I would not expect a stranger or a scientist to care about subjective evidence. I am not big on subjective evidence proving a fact either. However, it can go a long way towards supporting faith it happens to you... often enough.
I have other subjective evidence for a much higher power... but I would not expect a stranger or a scientist to care about subjective evidence. I am not big on subjective evidence proving a fact either. However, it can go a long way towards supporting faith it happens to you... often enough.
absolutely..
although faith can be simple or complex.... whether the religious or the sports kind ...
faith is a paradox... faith seems to require faith.
evidence of faith can be seen when one acts in faith on a promise or a belief.
good things seem to happen to those who confidently act in faith.
the subject goes far deeper and wider.. I could spend a career connecting performance and faith the zone and religions together.
but then perhaps this guy has figured a lot of the puzzle out...
I am concerned I am doing the reverse Slomo.
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although faith can be simple or complex.... whether the religious or the sports kind ...
faith is a paradox... faith seems to require faith.
evidence of faith can be seen when one acts in faith on a promise or a belief.
good things seem to happen to those who confidently act in faith.
the subject goes far deeper and wider.. I could spend a career connecting performance and faith the zone and religions together.
but then perhaps this guy has figured a lot of the puzzle out...
I am concerned I am doing the reverse Slomo.
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Well, there are no such thing as atheists, IMO. Agnostics, yes. Atheists, no.
Many folks answer "belief in God" from a reflex of their upbringing.
Personally, I am uncomfortable with the ideas of both adamant atheists (so-called) and adamant theists for roughly the same reason.
Atheists (so-called) think they have a definitive answer to one of humanity's oldest questions, yet they cannot answer a question like - what are the natures and types of life forms in, say, Andromeda. How they then manage to make the leap to a definitive answer about God is beyond me....
Theists (IMO) tend to anthropomorphize God, ascribing their own human characteristics. This ego-centric tendency makes God small. And I don't even think most realize they are diminshing the concept of God.
Also, when it comes to God - are they talking about a "personal/interventionist" God (the "I want a bike for Christmas" God)?
Or an impersonal God (Spinoza - this was what Einstein believed in when he said "He doesn't play dice with the universe").
Or something else...?
Many folks answer "belief in God" from a reflex of their upbringing.
Personally, I am uncomfortable with the ideas of both adamant atheists (so-called) and adamant theists for roughly the same reason.
Atheists (so-called) think they have a definitive answer to one of humanity's oldest questions, yet they cannot answer a question like - what are the natures and types of life forms in, say, Andromeda. How they then manage to make the leap to a definitive answer about God is beyond me....
Theists (IMO) tend to anthropomorphize God, ascribing their own human characteristics. This ego-centric tendency makes God small. And I don't even think most realize they are diminshing the concept of God.
Also, when it comes to God - are they talking about a "personal/interventionist" God (the "I want a bike for Christmas" God)?
Or an impersonal God (Spinoza - this was what Einstein believed in when he said "He doesn't play dice with the universe").
Or something else...?
