Posted: Jan 21, 2008, 9:14 AM CST
riyablossom wrote:This idea cropped in to my mind while on Indy's thread. People, what do you believe or have faith in ? I know this sounds ambigious. But not everyone here is religious. So do you believe in God ? If yes, what do you believe about him and his teachings ? Do you follow any particular religion ? If yes/no why ?
If atheist, what is your belief about the existence of a creator or an energy force ?If none of these , any personalised beliefs ?PS: This is NOT to debate or put anyone's faith down .
I’m so spiritually confused at this point in my life, you could probably tell me what I believe better than I could speak for myself.
I do believe there is a higher power, a “God” if you will. I do not believe he is compassionate. I do not believe he is caring. I do not believe he views us as his children. I do not believe he is just, or kind. I don’t necessarily believe he is evil, or malicious. Maybe just neutral. I think we’re more like ants in his ant farm. He just observes from afar. Or maybe doesn’t observe. He’s ambiguous, unpredictable, and disinterested.
I have difficulty believing in any of the doctrines and dogma of organized religion.
I believe Jesus, Mohammed, Buddha, Zoroaster, Confucius, Joseph Smith, and the rest of the gentlemen from the past were real people, but I do not believe any of them were prophets, or in any way more “connected” to God than any other man. Most of them spent a great deal of time in caves, or meditation, or in the company of the underprivileged, so it stands to reason they would be more enlightened individuals.
I think most of the basic values and principles of religion are noble goals, but I also think most of them are simply impossible.
I can’t say as I believe much in karma. If karma were true, then bad things wouldn’t continually happen to good people, and jerks get all the luck.
When we die, I have no clue what happens. There might be a heaven and hell, but that seems too black/white a concept considering people are so complex. I can see no justice in dichotomies.
We might reincarnate. I guess this makes a bit more sense to me. I could go for a theory that says our energy is simply redistributed back out into the world. For all I know, death is just the end, and lying in the dirt or becoming ash is all there is, nothing more. The end.
The older I get, the more I tend to believe in science instead of religion.
Most religious people are hypocrites.
I guess overall, I’d be an
apathetic agnostic. I believe there’s “something”, but no way to prove it, and don’t really care anymore because “it” doesn’t care either.