Do you believe in God/Satan?

[docevi1]

Serious question, do you believe in God & Heaven and ultimately Satan & Hell in any form? Do you believe in an afterlife of any description?

I am simply interested in the common belief of people here, not if you believe in xxx religion, nor if you are a practicing said religion or not - IMHO they all share common traits but thats not the discussion.

Personally I do not. I don't believe in an afterlife, I don't believe there is any almighty beings.

[puggit]

Nope - laws of energy and all that

[BliarOut]

You mean apart from the omnipotent mods?

[titiany]

Not in God, not in Satan, not in heaven or hell.

I believe that there must be some reason for us being here, and somewhere that we must go in some capacity, somehow.

I also believe that we are not supposed to know this stuff, or we would have found out by now.

Religion is merely a vehicle to which we cling to in our ignorance.

Personally speaking, of course.

[sirtophamhat]

No, though I repect the beliefs of those who do.

was it this place on which someone refered to such beings as "imaginary sky buddies"?

[love machine]

As a chemist, I view the planet and it's fauna as mere resonant aggregations of matter, in the context of Darwin.

Religion should be banned, it's a load of dogmatic trouble.

Edit:-My spiritual side is well occupied with great stuff.

>> Edited by love machine on Tuesday 22 February 21:38

[grahamdance]

love machine said:

Religion should be banned, it's a load of dogmatic trouble.

[2 Smokin Barrels]

grahamdance said:

love machine said: Religion should be banned, it's a load of dogmatic trouble.

We'd only find something else to squabble over.

[dilbert]

God, is a computer programmer.
(or at least his funding agent)

>> Edited by dilbert on Tuesday 22 February 21:42

[bilko2]

yes i do

[eharding]

love machine said:

As a chemist, I view the planet and it's fauna as mere resonant aggregations of matter, in the context of Darwin. Religion should be banned, it's a load of dogmatic trouble. Edit:-My spiritual side is well occupied with great stuff. >> Edited by love machine on Tuesday 22 February 21:38

But I think you'll find God is a Physicist.....

[toppstuff]

One of the major problems facing humanity IMO is that mankind is still not confident enough to face up to its own independence, its own self determination.

Mankind, it seems , still clings to the idea that there is something higher than us who will sort out our mistakes when we lack the strength or courage to do the right thing in the first place.

Scarily, there are many millions of people who think the Devil is a real guy with little horns, a tail, and the ability to bring out the wickedness in everyone. Even scarier, such a person is currently in charge of the free world from the Whitehouse...

So, quick answer - No. There is not a God/ Devil figure as prescribed in human imagination.

But I still believe in the spiritual aspects of life. I think people do possess something extra, something more than our physical bodies. I guess I do believe in the idea of a spirit, or soul.

[yertis]

Satan is someone who posts messages without reading the rest of the thread, then deletes the post when somebody else pokes fun at him...

[bilko2]

Now i am interested.
Why do you ask and what IS the discussion?

[nel]

God is black isn't she? (Sorry - an oldie)

NO - religion is a load of old balls! It amazes me that people living in this day and age, looking at the world around them, can continue to believe in god....

[andy4200]

docevi1 said:

Serious question, do you believe in God & Heaven and ultimately Satan & Hell in any form? Do you believe in an afterlife of any description?

Fraid not, can't be bothered with that stuff. I agree with love machine in that it causes too many problems.

[DeltaFox]

All bollox im afraid.

[titiany]

andy4200 said:

Fraid not, can't be bothered with that stuff. I agree with love machine in that it causes too many problems.

'religion is at the heart of every war', said some bloke/bird once.

[shirley temple]

Do I believe in God? Complex answer for that, I believe that God was a mortal man from a fallen race, that was all but wiped out, i.e. Atlantis for want of a name, this god was in fact several people who advanced and guided the 'uncivilised' world from where we trace our ancestry. This would IMHO explain how the Egyptians, Mayans, Aztecs etc rose from obscurity at similar times in different parts of the world. Check out Blue Prints For Atlantis by Rand Flem-Ath or for a giggle Chariots of the Gods by Von Daniken, which is a little naive, but has the right idea.

All religions have gods that have extraordinary powers and abilities, they take the form of man, and inseminate the 'daughters of man'.

So, based on this, yes i do believe in God, the afterlife sounds a tad crowded for me, and Heaven and Hell? well there had better be a hell 'cos I'm on the Highway already.

This could be a good thread!!

[chrisbr68]

DeltaFox said:

All bollox im afraid.

I agree and when you think about it, a lot of the worlds problems are caused by religion. Hence, it should be illegal IMHO