if you believe in God...then please post why?

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09 Sep 2007, 4:59 pm

God found my dad for me.

I hadnt seen him since I was 18 months old.
When I was 30 I prayed to God, "Wheres my dad, why cant I have a dad like other people"

The next day I went to work and the girl opposite who had client file and was bored asked me, "whos name do you want me to look up?"

I said my dads name,

She entered it into client file and there he was!, he had a policy with the company I work for so I got to meet him again,

A prayer answered the very next morning!



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09 Sep 2007, 6:18 pm

So, how do you know this was God,
and not you own doing?

I've had many similar experiences,
and certainly NEVER called on some
god for help. Delusions can take many
forms. God may be your focus, but 'tis
one which hinders.



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09 Sep 2007, 6:59 pm

Ok, for arguements sake lets say your god exists, I would still hate him and spit in his face if I got the chance, perhaps even kill him! As it would be theoretically possible.
He, what he stands for, and his followers brought nothing but pain and fear in my life when I believed in him as a child. Beyond those years Ive been able to see past the lies and look at certain members of society with confusion, and some even with disgust is to why they would conform to such filth. But I do not think most of them are stupid, only they have not seen it as I have. I can understand that. They could be perfectly smart Im sure, although some I must admit are truely not, and I think its sad. Not to say Im some kind of super genius, or that Im downtalking anyone here, because Im not. Although it makes me uspet to think that there are so many people embrace its methods of spiritual degration and lifestyle of artificial nature. Am I really the only one who has seen it in this way?
Listen, its only that as Ive seen it I have no reason to believe he is a good thing, or even a thing at all. Thus I oppose him and what he truely stands for, which only makes sense. Im only expressing my true feelings.



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09 Sep 2007, 7:41 pm

I'll stand with you, in THAT fight.



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09 Sep 2007, 9:32 pm

I believe in God.

I don't have any hard evidence that God exists. I don't have any hard evidence that he doesn't either...

If you go backwards long enough... it doesn't appear that this world should exist at all. And it appears to work relatively well, with many complex systems that from my naive point of view have design to them.

Just the idea, that I can actually contemplate the existence of God... if this world wasn't started or caused by something with design... I don't believe I'd be thinking about such things.

The more I study mathematics, the more patterns I see... the stronger my belief becomes.

When I get creative and design and create things, the world seems to have that same feel to it...

Perhaps I'm anthropomorphizing the biological process that caused me to be... but I would have to go against what seems fairly obvious. And without hard evidence otherwise... I'll keep on believin'.


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09 Sep 2007, 10:16 pm

Omg the number 23!
jk I didnt mean anything by that really sorry..



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09 Sep 2007, 10:23 pm

username88 wrote:
Omg the number 23!
jk I didnt mean anything by that really sorry..


I found this ancient religious text... check it out guys... :o

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09 Sep 2007, 10:39 pm

Whats so amazing about it if you dont even know what it says.



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09 Sep 2007, 10:46 pm

Look closer my Son, you'll see exactly what it says...


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Guess I could pretend that this is all I need
Wanting more than what I have might appear as greed.


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09 Sep 2007, 11:54 pm

Cordelia wrote:
Not a hard question. The next thread I post will be the opposite; however, for this please respond only if affirmative in your belief.

Or even...if you believed and then changed your mind....


I want to.



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10 Sep 2007, 12:08 am

Pugly wrote:
Look closer my Son, you'll see exactly what it says...

Excuse me? Your son?
Also, I see how theres a metaphoric pattern and I doubt its as "ancient" as your making it out to be. However you still dont seem to know exactly what it says yourself. Im not a scollar in this language, so I dont either. Besides, even if it did say something clever what difference would that make.



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10 Sep 2007, 12:14 am

username88 wrote:
Also, I see how theres a metaphoric pattern and I doubt its as "ancient" as your making it out to be. However you still dont seem to know exactly what it says yourself. Im not a scollar in this language, so I dont either. Besides, even if it did say something clever what difference would that make.


The patters man! The patterns...

You don't need to be able to read the language when shown such beauty...


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Wonder what it feels like to be in love?
How would you describe it, like a push or shove?
Guess I could pretend that this is all I need
Wanting more than what I have might appear as greed.


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10 Sep 2007, 12:18 am

...I rest my case.
Why didnt you just say, "this looks neat but I dont know what it says"? You were a bit misleading.



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10 Sep 2007, 12:21 am

username88 wrote:
...I rest my case.
Why didnt you just say, "this looks neat but I dont know what it says"? You were a bit misleading.


Oh, I know what it says...

I've seen this pattern before, in other important documents...


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Wonder what it feels like to be in love?
How would you describe it, like a push or shove?
Guess I could pretend that this is all I need
Wanting more than what I have might appear as greed.


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10 Sep 2007, 12:36 am

Whatever man :roll: :lol:



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21 Sep 2007, 9:46 pm

I think God is a Loving,Kind, Being. He sent his Son to die for us.