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15. No doubt? I don't believe them, the word faith implies doubt

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Does God exist? Only half of Americans say a definite yes [View all] brooklynite May 2023 OP

Well, True Dough May 2023 #1

Usually, God says... Effete Snob May 2023 #7

I'm putting cash in an envelope right now True Dough May 2023 #16

I've PM'd you God's preferred address Effete Snob May 2023 #17

I sure hope True Dough May 2023 #24

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2023 #64

NO, gods are control tactics to control the masses! So many are gullible and fall for it. n/t RKP5637 May 2023 #2

To be fair, most of them get indoctrinated as small children Mariana May 2023 #88

It's so sad to see one's brain indoctrinated like that as a kid. I've met kids who finally dumped RKP5637 May 2023 #92

The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject. twodogsbarking May 2023 #3

On the contrary. the opinion is very valuable. brooklynite May 2023 #4

10,000 maniacs. twodogsbarking May 2023 #8

Only to deluded bigots ExWhoDoesntCare May 2023 #58

There are some people who know more about God than other people? Effete Snob May 2023 #6

Well put. marybourg May 2023 #9

so which religion must I follow to "know god"? DBoon May 2023 #47

I'd wager that the non-belivers know more about the subject ExWhoDoesntCare May 2023 #57

It is a subject for which expertise does not exist Silent3 May 2023 #75

It depends H2O Man May 2023 #5

Exactly! My definition is: sanatanadharma May 2023 #33

This is mine ExWhoDoesntCare May 2023 #60

The truth of Yahweh, but not the truth of Divinity sanatanadharma May 2023 #62

Which One? Deep State Witch May 2023 #10

Not to be snarky.... Happy Hoosier May 2023 #12

That depends. H2O Man May 2023 #19

That definition does some violence to "HE" made "us" in his image Model35mech May 2023 #87

No Deep State Witch May 2023 #21

Fair enough, but... Happy Hoosier May 2023 #31

You'd think it would have been demonstrated a long time ago. God could have told people all brewens May 2023 #40

Not to mention how we can see billions of light years ExWhoDoesntCare May 2023 #61

And not to mention FreeState May 2023 #89

34% even seems low to me. I hardly know anybody that goes to church. Takket May 2023 #11

I live in Indiana.... Happy Hoosier May 2023 #13

Think the operative word is "never". GoodRaisin May 2023 #82

Right. It's probably the wording that messed it up ecstatic May 2023 #93

God is there for justice and the poor, right? Have you checked on them lately? bucolic_frolic May 2023 #14

No doubt? I don't believe them, the word faith implies doubt Walleye May 2023 #15

Dal? Effete Snob May 2023 #20

Corrected it, thanks for pointing it out and the wisecrack I laughed Walleye May 2023 #22

Bummer Effete Snob May 2023 #26

Yes that would be something good at least Walleye May 2023 #28

Personally, I'm a naan-believer. Sky Jewels May 2023 #32

Good one! I laughed Easterncedar May 2023 #49

I was until I met a Dominican priest Effete Snob May 2023 #59

... Sky Jewels May 2023 #78

I'm an agnostic. Elessar Zappa May 2023 #18

Newsflash: Nearly all atheists are ALSO agnostics ExWhoDoesntCare May 2023 #63

I like what Mark Twain said about it Walleye May 2023 #23

Likewise, H2O Man May 2023 #25

That's a good one, thanks I hadn't heard that. I agree wholeheartedly Walleye May 2023 #27

I love Twain. H2O Man May 2023 #35

I was reading"Letters from the Earth", "The Mysterious Stranger in junior high school Junior high s Walleye May 2023 #41

The great H2O Man May 2023 #56

Bertrand Russell's answer: SCantiGOP May 2023 #34

Excellent well thought out answer Walleye May 2023 #36

Excellent. More people feel more comfortable admitting The Emperor is buck nekkid. Sky Jewels May 2023 #29

The god most people visualize doesn't have much to do with spiritual energy, the light. In one Karadeniz May 2023 #30

I bet none of them described God as a woman. Walleye May 2023 #37

No way!!! Amazing what churches overlook in order to please the paying crowd. Paul said in Jesus Karadeniz May 2023 #42

Yeah, the prayer starts "our father" Walleye May 2023 #43

Looking beyond that word, one might wonder if one could infer Source and ask the source of what? The Karadeniz May 2023 #48

It's been 2000 years since the judeo-christian god showed its face Buckeyeblue May 2023 #38

A 2,000-year-old deity made up by humans Sky Jewels May 2023 #53

"Know for Sure"... Hmmm hlthe2b May 2023 #39

God is more like a teenager angrychair May 2023 #44

God exists. I talked to him just this morning. Ray Bruns May 2023 #45

I have faith Marthe48 May 2023 #46

Martha, I have faith also.. I believe science proves the existence of God.. Peacetrain May 2023 #50

Do you define energy as "god?" Happy Hoosier May 2023 #51

Yes, of course atoms retain their energy, but Sky Jewels May 2023 #55

Sky Jewels.. maybe that is where I come at it from my own viewpoint.. there is no supernatural Peacetrain May 2023 #66

I get that. Sky Jewels May 2023 #69

They really do.. come down to that basic concept.. Peacetrain May 2023 #73

Not sure I understand.... Happy Hoosier May 2023 #77

Happy Hoosier.. I see God as everything that is good in the universe and science is such a gift Peacetrain May 2023 #65

Deities satisfy our need to know.... Happy Hoosier May 2023 #81

Thank you for this thoughtful response Marthe48 May 2023 #52

That is such a complex thought Marthe.. I had a similar conversation with my son Peacetrain May 2023 #70

Science does no such thing ExWhoDoesntCare May 2023 #76

Are you replying to me? Marthe48 May 2023 #84

Thanks Johnny2X2X May 2023 #85

+1000 - its only Religious that say that not scientist FreeState May 2023 #91

Thy noodle come, Thy sauce be yum, on top some grated Parmesan. sarcasmo May 2023 #54

Gotta have faith. Belief in absence of evidence. maxsolomon May 2023 #67

Promising Mickju May 2023 #68

I'm in the "We evolved from earlier lifeforms sky_masterson May 2023 #71

Not this God. LOL Quixote1818 May 2023 #72

If He doesn't exist then try to explain this.... zappaman May 2023 #74

That's evidence of the sun coming up ExWhoDoesntCare May 2023 #79

It's proof of Him listening zappaman May 2023 #80

Same as Bigfoot. He's a cryptid. Kennah May 2023 #83

Of course I exist. Goodheart May 2023 #86

The question ought to be "what proof do you have that your particular god exists?" BSdetect May 2023 #90

Ridiculous Question: there is No Doubt that god exists-- SorellaLaBefana May 2023 #94

Locking Lasher May 2023 #95