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a sudden, overwhelming sense of wonder and meaning
Do you want to know about other kinds of central tenets, or is your curiosity about belief in Gods only?
Religious experience (a sudden, overwhelming sense of wonder and meaning) is often subjectively quite convincing to those who feel it, and is one of the few foundations for theistic belief I can relate to.
My basic tenet is love- loving my neighbors as myself, loving and praying for my enemies, loving my siblings in Jesus, loving God. Those were Jesus'/God's most important commandments.
Could you expand on this?
I guess only the supernatural. What are you referring to?
My basic tenet is love- loving my neighbors as myself, loving and praying for my enemies, loving my siblings in Jesus, loving God. Those were Jesus'/God's most important commandments.
I was wondering what you want to know exactly. Gods are one thing. Central tenets for beliefs (I suppose you mean religions?) are really not at all the same thing.
For myself having prayers answered. Being protected from many things in my life that could have caused harm but didn't, because of my closeness to God and Guru.
That's your opinion, science can explain a surprising amount of everything that you see when staring towards the cosmos.Testimonies of the same things experienced by different people all over the planet. The infinitude of nature and the universe. I can look into the stars at night and know that nothing but a supreme intelligence could have created this planet and everything out there.
Personal experience, gotcha.Heightened awareness and superconscious experiences through deep Kriya meditation. The deep bliss, love, and joy that comes springing forth from my depths of being that is unlike anything you can feel otherwise. Feelings that you will not feel by normal external experiences. When I speak to God he answers by sending deep waves of love, bliss and joy over my being during meditation. My Guru has said this is how God shows himself more and more to you. The experiences get more deep as you progress. Eventually God does talk to you once he knows your faith and love is true and you call to him deeply.
I don't mean to be offensive, but personally, I find that extremely insulting towards anyone who is not as fortunate as you. Is God ignoring blind children?
That's your opinion, science can explain a surprising amount of everything that you see when staring towards the cosmos.
Perhaps I phrased it badly.
What is it that convinces you most of the existence of a god(s)?
Of course not. God loves and protects everyone.
You notice that he's protecting you after you decide/realise he's "works in [your] life"?Blind children can be close to God as well. I'm not limiting God's protection to just those who love him. He loves us all the same, I was just merely stating that I notice he protects me because I'm ever watchful of the way he works in my life.
Citation please.It has been proven though that the Guru can lessen the karma of an individual.
I'm pretty confident that the child starving in Africa has prioritized surviving. I don't like the idea of anyone saying that spirituality is more important than living.Its the power and blessing of having a Guru. I have many stories that I can recall where this has been shown in my life and my fellow disciples lives. That doesn't however mean that he forgets everyone else. He loves us all equally, and sometimes the Guru allows the bad thing to happen because he knows it will help strengthen the spirituality of the disciple.
That's the fantastic thing about science, it doesn't rely on opinions. It bases itself on nothing but hard facts and data. And the conclusion is most definitely not that of a divine creator.Of course its my opinion. Its my perspective. I can't help it if others view the universe differently than I do.
OP: "What do you find to be the most (singular) convincing argument, experience, etc., of the existence of a god(s)?"
I probably phrased the title poorly, as far as I know you can't edit it. The OP explains, I think, however.
Except the people who suffer...?
You notice that he's protecting you after you decide/realise he's "works in [your] life"?
Citation please.
I'm pretty confident that the child starving in Africa has prioritized surviving. I don't like the idea of anyone saying that spirituality is more important than living.
What of the kids that starve to death, people in wheelchairs, people dying of agonizing diseases, amputees, blind/deaf/mute people, deformed people etc., is God just allowing them to suffer in order to strengthen their faith? That sounds like a monster to me, to be frank.
That's the fantastic thing about science, it doesn't rely on opinions. It bases itself on nothing but hard facts and data. And the conclusion is most definitely not that of a divine creator.