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IS GOD REAL?!


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Yes and no.

 

Thing is that you can't prove if something doesn't exist.

For example, there have been some conflicts with whether dark matter exists, as we can't see it, however, God's existence can't be answered by tests / experiments.

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Of course not.

 

As someone who was raised christian I can tell you it's pretty nice when you break the delusion. And that's what it is- delusion. How nonsensical myths created by extremely ignorant ancient peoples are still accepted is just bizarre to me.

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Don't believe in the Christian God or any other religious Gods however I do believe in some sort of "greater power".

 

Honestly it's up to yourself what you believe in.

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The answer to that question probably depends on what you consider a god. 

 

If by god you mean the christian god, Allah, or any other sort of religious modern deity, then probably not. Is there likely an extremely powerful entity somewhere in the universe that could probably wipe us out of existence but doesn't care enough to do so? Most likely, the universe is too big for there not to be. (Sort of like an ant to a boot).

 

I find that a lot of people find it comfortable to not believe in a higher entity because it makes them feel in control, but that is an entirely different barrel of fish altogether. The short answer to your question is that we can't know, despite whatever proof anyone thinks they can give you.

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I firmly believe in God. Been thru some sheit and the only way I'm here today I believe is because of God. No other explanation. It's a personal thing though. It's a lot like meeting your neighbor... if you never go and introduce yourself you'll never really know who your neighbor is :)

 

Edit: I wasn't sure there was a God 10 years ago so I understand maybe where you're coming from. Unfortunately it took a few years in prison (again lol) and some soul searching to realize there was one and He was lookin out for me. Take the easier road and do the soul searching before it gets to a point where you have to

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Yes, God is real.

 

Although I was born into a Christian home, i've thought much about my religion and I cant see anything else that makes sense.

 

Im not going to go into detail about why I believe, because religion is just such a massive topic concerning savior, afterlife, why things go wrong, creation, etc etc etc, but im going to give 3 statements that happen to be on my mind right as im typing this.

 

#1.

 

To me Christianity is the only thing that makes sense. God created the world, he created the entire universe all for mans enjoyment. In the first 6 days God created everything, water, land, energy, us. With just his bare will he commanded everything into place, but according to Genesis 2:7 when he made us he actually came down to earth and breathed life into us. I don't know about you, but to me that makes me feel so incredibly special. The fact that he just commanded every land mass in the galaxy just from his will, but he came down to earth and spent time creating us. Every cell has a job, he created and programmed all of it.

 

My take on the counter to this (life came about on its own) is that how can life be just brought about? Cells literally cannot come from nothing. if you have Abiotic material sitting there, you literally cant make a cell from it. you just cant. So it makes 0 sense how the world was just sitting here chilling and then "all the sudden over time the right amount of elements mixed and created the first prokaryotic cell" then that cell magically survived in perfect conditions, and made more then one day one of those just magically popped into a eukaryotic cell and then that cell magically grew into a fish then that fish magically grew arms and then that armed fish magically evolved into a dinosuar and blah blah some other animal blah blah apes blah blah us. It just doesnt happen, no matter how much time you have.

 

#2.

 

God is always there for you. No matter how much you mess up, no matter what you do he will never abandon you. He brings the good out of every bad situation. For example when I was a kid my dad died. It was terrible. My sister was constantly crying wondering where her dad was, I missed him too, and it just didnt seem like anything good could come from it. But, here I am 10 years later with 2 brothers that I wanted so bad as a kid, and also with a step-dad that I never have hesitated to call Dad. I am so grateful for what happened... not for the loss of my dad's life, but just for how things turned out. Good things always come from bad things if you give them time, and prayer.

 

My take on the counter to this (why do so many bad things happen) is that bad things are purely a work of the devil. Every time someone storms off from God because something bad happened to them, the devil wins that one. The devil constantly lures you in with temptation or pain to try to steer you away from God and the plan he has for you. When bad things happen people tend to blame God saying "how could you let this happen". I understand where they're coming from, because I know what its like to lose someone, but the real way to get through it stronger then before isnt to turn away. The best way to put down the devil and not let him be a dictator over your life is to constantly seek God out, and let him take care of you during the bad times.

 

#3.

 

This is directly towards OP.

You said your mom brought you into Christianity but you dont believe. I can understand that, sometimes it does feel smothering when someone is forcing it on you. I'd recommend:

A: Getting into a youth group that feels down to earth to you. A lot of people think Christianity is very routine and boring, because some churches make it like that! If you can, try to find a group thats not so routine and can get work done with the lord but also has fun together. I was in a youth group with a guy named Brandon as our leader. He kinda forced us to come out about how we felt about stuff, and talk about the word and what we read and after a while it got to where I couldn't wait to go to church on Suinday.

B: Digging into the word. Brandon really taught us how to get into The Bible. Not reading it for memorization, or reading it like you read a novel, actually reading an UNDERSTANDING it. We would read anywhere from 2-8 verses together as a group and dissect it so much just to really understand what it meant. I didn't, but I wish I did write down everything in a journal. So when reading the bible its more about quality then quantity. Read small amounts, and spend a bit of time on them. I haven't read in a while, but I really need to start up again.. it puts me in a lot better of a mood. Genesis 1, Matthew 28, all of Acts are good books imo.

 

I'm not claiming i'm perfect by being a christian, in fact I mess up so much I still can't believe someone gave their life specifically for my sins. 

I know this forum isn't flooded with Christians, but hopefully everyone is okay with me saying what was on my mind about the whole post. I like a lot of people on this forum, 90% of which have very different beliefs then me.

 

EDIT: Sheesh thats a lot of text.. sorry about that.. hopefully you have a few minutes to read.

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Only Gaben exists

Praise Gabe

Before I eat I say thanks to Gabe

When I win a match I says thanks Gabe with a smile on my face

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