Honestly... was this supposed to carry some form of clear meaning?
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If you say you don't need God
- Thread starter Remté
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Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
I'm among those who didn't feel any need to call out to anybody or anything.
When I had my heart attack, I figured I'd just go back to before all this began.
shmogie
Well-Known Member
I couldn´t care less as to what you do.
Yes, very much so for me.
If you had to ask that question, then no, most likely not.
Regards Tony
Is not "God" part of your psychology, your mentation, a concept rather than a real being with objective existence?
I ask because I've never found a definition of "God" appropriate to a real being.
Ah! That's where the "atheists in foxholes" story comes from.
I see God is the giver of the cause of existance. Thus I see all existance returns to a single point and has branched from the letters B & E being joined and knit together. I see that cause is the Holy Spirit that enemates from the Most Great Spirit.
The representatives of God, who are God's Manifestations, are all we can know about God.
Thus for me, the only way to define a beleif in God is through a Messengers Life, Actions and Words.
Regards Tony
Then maybe you will feel no need to presume about my beliefs or lack thereof?
That is a bit odd to me, but fair enough.
Do you have any ideas about how/why this God that you conceive chose not to make its existence obvious to everyone? Why would it want its existence to be known only so indirectly, and yet insist that it is a very big deal that people believe in and accept its existence?
Isn't it just more natural and more reasonable to conclude that if such a God exists, it does not particularly wants to be believed in? Or maybe it actively wants to be disbelieved, even?
The culmination of the letters B & E is thought. So, yes, existence has stemmed from that.
youknowme
Whatever you want me to be.
So when people doubt God in times of hardships, what does that mean?
Curious George
Veteran Member
Marvelously esoteric.
Most atheists don't call upon God in times of danger. Provide evidence for your claims.
Next.
Understatement of the millenium...
Curious George
Veteran Member
I guess it depends on how one classifies athiests. If I was one of those who did not "believe or not believe," then I might. It is my belief that a god does not exist that would prevent me from doing so. I find it interesting to look at people's responses in this thread and compare there proclaimed beliefs/lack of beliefs.
Nah. Atheists won't. Praying is something that needs to be taught. If one is not taught to pray, it won't happen at all as a reflex act in times of stress and danger.
Rational Agnostic
Well-Known Member
I've never called on the Islamic god, so......
stvdv
Veteran Member: I Share (not Debate) my POV
This can be easily be proven wrong, esp. because you imply(depth of heart) it is true for all ages
There used to be plenty of tribes who never heard about God (that's why some Christians evangelize)
If they were never told about God, they would not know God, hence they would not "call upon Him"
stvdv
Veteran Member: I Share (not Debate) my POV
When doctors told me I was going to die in a few days, I called upon God. It was not the God from the Quran.
So according to your words you acknowledge my God. Thanks, nice to hear from a Muslim.
We can say verbally or think mentally we do not need God. We can see God as a myth or superstition or nonsense.
But to me it is clear as day that if God withdrew His powers for a split second, then existence would cease to exist.
Just the sun alone which i am convinced is in His Hands, if it ceased to exist we would all perish so while we see no need to verbally call out to God, I believe we are very much dependent on Him for our very existence whether we acknowledge it or not.