Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful. — Seneca
Which one?
The spaghetti monster
Ramen to that!
nah, religion seems like a scam that usually results in unhinged beliefs and abuse.
Not a fan generally speaking.
if you dig into any religions beliefs, it goes into some wild fairy tail stuff that just…doesnt happen.
Not to mention that folks tend to base their morals on religion, and religions have very flawed morals.
the difference between god and myself is that if I could, I would prevent a child from getting bone cancer.
Here we go…
EDIT: Surprisingly not as toxic as I thought…
Do I believe in god? No.
Do I deny the existence of god? No.
I don’t have evidence either way
Since science is deductive it’s probably impossible to prove the negative there, but I think there’s enough evidence beyond reasonable doubt that you can confidently deny it (unless your god is non-falsifiable, in which case it’s not worth discussion).
No.
Do you believe in Santa?
I believe there is an all powerful being made of spaghetti and meatballs floating somewhere out there. May you all be touched by his noodley appendage!
You can’t disprove God because you can keep changing the definition. If I define God as the culmination of everything in the universe, you can’t really disprove that.
If you disagree with me, then I can just keep changing the definition of God!
Surely the reason you can’t disprove God is because you can’t leave the universe. Since it isn’t possible for us to know what is outside of our universe we can’t prove or disprove a god’s existence.
If there is a god, it takes a special sadist to allow the amount of torment present on earth.
So I prefer to believe there’s no higher spirit ravelling in the suffering of all creatures rather than there being a malevolent creator watching with glee as we die a slow, painful death.
basically believing in god is akin to believing that this is all just a game of sims some twisted being is playing
I believe in me. You are all being perceived by me. And anything I cannot perceive is not in the realm of existence.
We can’t know. And that’s fine.
Whatever started the physical process that created us is pretty fucking crazy. I bet it’s a simulation.
So many people in this thread were traumatized from church lol. God isn’t inherently a bad or stupid idea… just depends on how you define God.
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I’m an agnostic theist, I believe in the possibility of god(s) or god-like entities.
There is a quote I resonate with by Marcus Aurelius:
Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones. I am not afraid.
