God exists??? ( Archived) (350)

BeautifulEri: I just received this and thought it was great, would love to share it with you guys....WHAT A GREAT ANALOGY OF GOD FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW
BY ROBIN WILLIAMS NO LESS

This is one of the best explanations
of why God allows pain and suffering
that I have seen. It's an explanation
other people will understand.

A man went to a barbershop to have
his hair cut and his beard trimmed.
As the barber began to work,
They talked about so many things
and various subjects.

When they eventually touched on
the subject of God, the barber said:
'I don't believe that God exists.'

'Why do you say that?'
asked the customer.
'Well, you just have to go out in
the street to realize that God
doesn't exist. Tell me, if God exists,
would there be so many sick people?
Would there be abandoned children?
If God existed, there would be neither
suffering nor pain.
I can't imagine loving a God who
would allow all of these things.'

The customer thought for a moment,
but didn't respond because he didn't
want to start an argument.
The barber finished his job and the customer
left the shop.
Just after he left the barbershop,
he saw a man in the street with long,
stringy, dirty hair and an untrimmed
beard.
He looked dirty and un-kept.

The customer turned back and entered
the barber shop again and he said
to the barber:
'You know what? Barbers do not exist.'

'How can you say that?'
asked the surprised barber.
'I am here, and I am a barber.
And I just worked on you!'

'No!' the customer exclaimed.
'Barbers don't exist because
if they did, there would be no
people with d irty long hair
and untrimmed beards,
like that man outside.'

'Ah, but barbers DO exist!
What happens is, people
do not come to me.'

'Exactly!'-
affirmed the customer.
'That's the point!
God, too, DOES exist!
What happens, is, people
don't go to Him
and do not look for Him.
That's why there's so much pain
and suffering in the world.'
BE BLESSED & BE A BLESSING!

'Do not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps if you're not willing to move your feet.'

Aries01: Yes the 'alpha' and the 'omega' the beginning and the end the grand creator of this grand design... we are part of his universe, we are all connected through him, with him and in him.. it is hard to describe.. and I won't have the arrogance to assume that I have all the answers..

What do you believe Patrick.. any thought on what has been said so far.. I know that you are the type of person who requires scientific confirmation of facts.. do you believe in any entity outside urself.. like BnaturAl for example.. he has his own unique spiritual beliefs which are nevertheless spritual in origin.. whats ur take? am curious

specialone4u: Oops. I meant that we are part of God...I did not mean to imply that "we are God".
totally understand as well as share similar views with Aries. The concept of light as being part of the source that we come from is very fascinating.
The lovely poem that aries posted clearly motivates us to keep thinking positive and attracting what we want, and attracting what we don't want when we think negatively. I really believe that thoughts, which will one day be measured scientifically, really do manifest exactly what we want and don't want....and even in between on the emotional roller coaster if you will....
Scientific breakthroughs conceive freshly new paradigms and perceptions of how we see yourselves. What was once impossible...is now possible. Ultimately....anything is possible if you believe it to be without a trace of doubt.

patrickthomas: I believe that we have a lot to learn about our own humanness, that our inner selves are as mysterious to us as anything in this world.

I am an Atheist. You have already stated this. I do not believe in the existence of an entity outside of ourselves, certainly not one who is interested in us.

But it is not my beliefs that were put on a thread, God??? was the Question of this thread and I am interested in how you can believe in the existence of this entity.

Aries01: Coming from what is potentially 'polar opposites' I am not sure I would have the means or even the words to explain any more adequately than I have already attempted to.. just one of those things I guess..

specialone4u: I totally agree. In order for this to happen, we need to radically change our educational system so we learn of which you speak of. It has too start at an early age. The whole educational system needs to be turned right side up so we can learn more about ourselves during school. Not so much of the prescribed nonsense the school systems and institutions from around the world teach us. It is a process in the making. We cannot collectively evolve overnight without learning from our experiences and making the proper choices and executing the proper actions in order to get what we want. Radical change is desperately needed. Our minds and ways of perceiving need to be revolutionary with a vision towards respected understanding and world peace that we dream of.