Evidence that God is real

[pluto2]

This world is way too horrible and scary for there to be a God in my opinion, especially a loving God who actually gives a damn about people.

Everyday people are dying or killing themselves and if there was a loving God then he wouldn't let people die like that or be forced to kill themselves because lets face it, suicide is painful.

 

[DaveC426913]

... suicide is painful.

It brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it if I please

 

[mmatt9876]

I don't know either, but the time to believe it is when there is evidence for it.

Basing you beliefs on evidence is a wise practice.

 

[kx000]

How to be passive
Non-violence is the moral is the key
Equanimity is the safety is the vault
Emotion is the pleasure is the priceless gem
Omnipresence is the secret is written on a tiny piece of paper

 

[kx000]

I don't know either, but the time to believe it is when there is evidence for it.

Then what does having faith get you? I see faith becoming sonething all together different and sanctified when applied to life. Kinda like a little groundhog coming up out of the ground to tell time.

 

[DaveC426913]

Then what does having faith get you?

Exactly.

 

[Michael 345]

Then what does having faith get you?

Generally a whole number of questions asking for evidence

Answers are generally met with confusion

 

[spidergoat]

Then what does having faith get you?

Another day older and deeper in debt.

 

[DaveC426913]

Then what does having faith get you?

Along with 5 dollars, it gets me a cup of coffee at Starbucks.

 

[kx000]

Along with 5 dollars, it gets me a cup of coffee at Starbucks.

Can you elaborate on this?

 

[Michael 345]

Along with 5 dollars, it gets me a cup of coffee at Starbucks.

Ummmmm

I wonder which had the strongest effect on Starbucks decision to give you coffee

faith?

five dollars?

 

[DaveC426913]

Can you elaborate on this?

Have you ever heard the expression "That and a dollar'll buy you a cup of coffee"?

 

[kx000]

Have you ever heard the expression "That and a dollar'll buy you a cup of coffee"?

No

 

[spidergoat]

kxOOO is a unique individual. It would not be wise to assume awareness of common idioms.

 

[kx000]

If you had always been looking in the past you remain old, if you look forward into the eternal future you remain a new thing forever in perfect youth.

 

[Michael 345]

If you had always been looking in the past you remain old

In my case I remember the nice times and the stories I will tell in the nursing home

if you look forward into the eternal future you remain a new thing forever in perfect youth.

I just hope I get a good nursing home

 

[DaveC426913]

No

It is long-winded way of saying the thing is worth nothing*.

*to me

 

[BlueSky]

I dedicated an entire thread to asking that question of the theists on sciforums. Most of them couldn't give an answer. A few of them essentially said that God needs to maintain constant concentration to keep the universe in existence, minute by minute. That might explain why he doesn't have time for much else, I guess.

What I'd like to know is this God of Israel spent 6 days creating all of this... so what has he been doing since?

Hi James,

What has God been doing since Creation?

Holding this whole thing ( Creation ) together. ( a child has no idea how much the parents do to make a home “work” or even exist )

He has also been busy putting together and implemented the plan to save humanity from themselves among other things.

Can a one year old child fathom what his parents do on a day to day basis? Not even close.

Same general idea. Just because we don’t know what God does on a day to day basis ( from our perspective ) does not mean he is doing anything.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Blue

 

[sideshowbob]

He has also been busy putting together and implemented the plan to save humanity from themselves among other things.

How does the Lake of Fire fit onto that preservation plan?

 

[BlueSky]

How does the Lake of Fire fit onto that preservation plan?

Perfectly. If God exists, and absolute right and absolute wrong exist, then it follows that “hell” ( or better said, eternal separation from God ) would exist.

We put criminals in prison for their whole life, how is this any different ?