Why do many Americans believe in God?

[Spellbound]

Christianity is prevalent in America for the same reason that Islam is prevalent in Morocco or Hinduism in India. Americans don't exactly 'choose' Christianity, they are born into a culture where Christianity is already commonplace, so they absorb it and conceive of spirituality and transcendence in its terms.



Because 'God' is a central figure in the Christian myth.



I'd say yes.

I would update myself on Quantum theory. Death is an illusion.

http://www.robertlanzabiocentrism.com/is-death-an-illusion-evidence-suggests-death-isnt-the-end/

http://beforeitsnews.com/paranormal...that-death-is-an-illusion-videos-2491082.html

Consciousness continues after the death of the physical body.

 

[Jeeves]

What does faith have to do with it?

What does faith have to do with believing in God? I used the word faith as a synonym for both religion and supernatural belief. In the general sense, there is a close relationship in that very few people claim to have direct evidence of God and therefore must be taking his existence on faith. As for the ones who do claim to have direct evidence, they can't produce this evidence to demonstrate to others, and therefore those others who follow them must do so on the basis of faith.

Jeeves -- "In light of that statement [jan's universal god statement], can you answer the OP questions? I can't, since I don't believe that statement is true."
Which is why I made this point: The real question is why do so many Americans claim not to believe in God.

jan.

I don't see the point of "this point".
Many Americans, as other nationalities, claim not to believe in a god quite simply because, as in my case, they do not. Why we do not believe varies from person to person.
I don't even see the reason for your departure from the OP.

 

[paddoboy]

Why do many Americans believe in God?
Why they choose Christianity?
Are majority of Americans believe in spirituality, after-life?

As Jeeves says, mostly because they as well as us in Australia were born into it:
Why do we accept religion and believe in a god? It gives people a longing and a comfort and purpose in being....a reason if you will.
Although I sense that as long as we are able to withstand our own follies and stupidity as a human race, and as long as we can avoid any catastrophic astronomical doomsday scenario, that slowly as science enlightens and explains in more lucid terms that an all powerful omnipotent god is not needed and the how and why we are here, that religion will gradually die away and be just a long distant memory of the beliefs of our ancient ancestors.
We are in fact an insignificant example of evolution on a planet just lucky enough to be in an appropriate position orbiting an appropriate star, in the outer suburbs of an average galaxy in a near infinite, if not infinite universe filled with uncountable numbers of similar planets and stars.
I offer as exhibit A the following......

 

[Spellbound]

As Jeeves says, mostly because they as well as us in Australia were born into it:
Why do we accept religion and believe in a god? It gives people a longing and a comfort and purpose in being....a reason if you will.

No.

Although I sense that as long as we are able to withstand our own follies and stupidity as a human race, and as long as we can avoid any catastrophic astronomical doomsday scenario, that slowly as science enlightens and explains in more lucid terms that an all powerful omnipotent god is not needed and the how and why we are here, that religion will gradually die away and be just a long distant memory of the beliefs of our ancient ancestors.

Thy truth is in your head!

We are in fact an insignificant example of evolution on a planet just lucky enough to be in an appropriate position orbiting an appropriate star, in the outer suburbs of an average galaxy in a near infinite, if not infinite universe filled with uncountable numbers of similar planets and stars.

Again. This is simply repeating the same tired "Consciousness and love are dead and we live in a universe of no intelligent self-designing awareness nor guidance and thus of no importance".

I offer as exhibit A the following......

It's too dark an image to care.

 

[paddoboy]

Again. This is simply repeating the same tired "Consciousness and love are dead and we live in a universe of no intelligent self-designing awareness nor guidance and thus of no importance".

That's about the size of it my friend.

It's too dark an image to care.

Dark, light, ominous, scary, uncomfortable or whatever, that is what the evidence tells us.
We are in fact an insignificant example of evolution on a planet just lucky enough to be in an appropriate position orbiting an appropriate star, in the outer suburbs of an average galaxy in a near infinite, if not infinite universe filled with uncountable numbers of similar planets and stars.

 

[Spellbound]

That's about the size of it my friend.

Again, no. I do not promote this insidious view.

Dark, light, ominous, scary, uncomfortable or whatever, that is what the evidence tells us.
We are in fact an insignificant example of evolution on a planet just lucky enough to be in an appropriate position orbiting an appropriate star, in the outer suburbs of an average galaxy in a near infinite, if not infinite universe filled with uncountable numbers of similar planets and stars.

Again, you are dead wrong. The material is emergent.

 

[paddoboy]

Again, no. I do not promote this insidious view.
Again, you are dead wrong.

No, I'm 100% right. That is what the evidence tells us: But you are in the religious forum, so you go right ahead.

 

[Spellbound]

That's about the size of it my friend.

No, I'm 100% right. That is what the evidence tells us: But you are in the religious forum, so you go right ahead.

No, you are 100% wrong. Or ~100% wrong.

You do not even comprehend that we are immortal and body cannot live without spirit poo poo.


Learn a little bitta science and you may just one day become correct. As for now you are the opposite of knowledgeable. As in ignorant. Pathetic really. Do you eat your own poo and drink your piss?

 

[Jeeves]

I wonder why so many dogmatists revert to elementary-school jibes when contradicted.
Surely, a civilized god wouldn't approve such language? But then again, given his history - who can tell what he approves?

As for meaning and purpose -
Why does anyone require a ready-made cult to provide them? Autonomous adults make their own.

 

[Spellbound]

I wonder why so many dogmatists revert to elementary-school jibes when contradicted.

Because it is better to poo out of one's anus than to eat it.

As for meaning and purpose -
Why does anyone require a ready-made cult to provide them? Autonomous adults make their own.

You have it backwards. Religion is the result of meaning and purpose. It's the same reason there are other kinds social unities on the Maslow's hierarchy. Your hatred and despise for love and kindness is quite evident.

 

[Jeeves]

Your hatred and despise for love and kindness is quite evident.

How so? In which of my words do you read hatred? In which post have I mentioned love or kindness in a negative way?

 

[paddoboy]

No, you are 100% wrong. Or ~100% wrong.

You do not even comprehend that we are immortal and body cannot live without spirit poo poo.


Learn a little bitta science and you may just one day become correct. As for now you are the opposite of knowledgeable. As in ignorant. Pathetic really. Do you eat your own poo and drink your piss?

I certainly understand science and the way it operates, and I also understand religion, and the magic pixies in the sky that are resultant from those religions, and I also understand the complete anxiety of poor souls like you that are unable to accept science and what it has revealed, particularly in making yours and all other deities near redundant.
With regards to my shit and piss and your pathetic comments, they just reinforce how desperate gullible god fearing fanatics such as yourself can stoop to.
Let me again give you exhibit A

 

[paddoboy]

Because it is better to poo out of one's anus than to eat it.

The poo and piss appears to be coming out of your mouth in actual fact.

You have it backwards. Religion is the result of meaning and purpose. .

And religions also result in wars, killings, inquisitions, more wars, more killings, arrogance etc

 

[DaveC426913]

Believer or non-believer - neither seems to have much of a positive effect on how we treat other people.
Perhaps God vs. no God should be verboten until we can discuss it with dignity.

 

[Spellbound]

I certainly understand science and the way it operates, and I also understand religion, and the magic pixies in the sky that are resultant from those religions, and I also understand the complete anxiety of poor souls like you that are unable to accept science and what it has revealed, particularly in making yours and all other deities near redundant.
With regards to my shit and piss and your pathetic comments, they just reinforce how desperate gullible god fearing fanatics such as yourself can stoop to.
Let me again give you exhibit A

Forgive my insult but I found your ignorance to be truly of great magnitude. It was anything but admirable.

 

[Jeeves]

I don't think that obsession is related to religion.

 

[Spellbound]

I don't think that obsession is related to religion.

I see.

 

[paddoboy]

Forgive my insult but I found your ignorance to be truly of great magnitude. It was anything but admirable.

Except the ignorance and sewer talk came from you: You seem to revel in both.
But as I said, you are in the religious/myth section.

 

[Saint]

In America,
can you get tax reduction by giving money to church?

 

[Jeeves]

In America,
can you get tax reduction by giving money to church?

Tithes are deductible if the church has tax exempt status. Donations to registered charities are deductible, whether church-sponsored or secular.