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If you didn't believe in him how would your life be different?Well, 'need' is slightly loaded as I believe G-d exists the same way I 'believe' the Moon exists; He's just there.
Otherwise, I need G-d in my life else I wouldn't have a life, literally. G-d is the maker and keeper of all.
It would make no sense and have no purpose.If you didn't believe in him how would your life be different?
There is Truth behind that joke.God? Of course I need him! He's the dude who mows my lawn. His real name is Jesus, and he slipped into the country from Mexico.
And that is what motivates you to believe, right?It would make no sense and have no purpose.
No.And that is what motivates you to believe, right?
Ciao
- viole
as I believe G-d exists the same way I 'believe' the Moon exists; He's just there.
OK, but I am sure you would not lose the purpose of life, if the moon did not exist.
Well, I would have nothing to do! Any values or rules I had would be entirely made-up and not inherent to life itself. It would seem fake and ultimately just as nihilistic as ever.OK, but I am sure you would not lose the purpose of life, if the moon did not exist.
So, why do you say that your life would have no purpose if God did not exist?
Ciao
- viole
OK, but I am sure you would not lose the purpose of life, if the moon did not exist.
So, why do you say that your life would have no purpose if God did not exist?
Ciao
- viole
I need to practice gratitude. I am an addict/alcoholic that will slide into hopelessness and negativity as an excuse to kill myself with drugs and alcohol if I don't maintain a vigilant state of joy, hope, and above all, gratitude for the gift of life. And I use the concept of God as a focus for that gratitude, and hope, and joy of being. "God" helps me realize the value of love, forgiveness, kindness, honesty, spontaneity, and generosity in life. And to see these gifts all around me, in others. And this makes life worth living. It makes sobriety worth maintaining. And it makes engaging with others worth doing.This is a question for those who believe in a personal God:
What reasons you think of for why you need God in your life?
For me, in God I have an additional parent. Which is good!
I would lie if I would tell, that I do not need God. Thus, I need God. Who else would create Universe and my parents?This is a question for those who believe in a personal God:
What reasons you think of for why you need God in your life?
For me, in God I have an additional parent. Which is good!
Well, I would have nothing to do! Any values or rules I had would be entirely made-up and not inherent to life itself. It would seem fake and ultimately just as nihilistic as ever.
That's an excellent explanation, thanks! I understand polytheism, I think, but it's difficult to explain it to someone. And you did that very well, here. I'm going to try and remember it.I don't really understand what it is supposed to mean to put "personal" in front of gods, so I have to ignore that part. The gods are not "personal" to just me, they are there for anyone. In my case, quite literally - the "just the moon" folks are talking about is one of the gods I regularly worship. I deify the world as our ancestors did because I recognize that there are many, many, many forces fundamentally greater than I am. Without these greater forces - without the gods - I don't even exist.
To add for "just the moon" crowd, some light reading about the importance of this god/not-god (however you want to look at it): What Would Happen If There Were No Moon? | Inside Science
God is my life.This is a question for those who believe in a personal God:
What reasons you think of for why you need God in your life?
For me, in God I have an additional parent. Which is good!
What reasons you think of for why you need God in your life?