Why I believe in God?

[mazHur]

I am a believer also , I don't even remember a time in my childhood not believing , i think nature is the best example , everything is in a balance ,i have some insects in artificial ember(bought for educational purpose) and watching the scorpion how beautiful the design is,nothing chaotic the exoskeleton design so simetric so perfect, the diversity of the fauna and many wild creatures have a design that is not chaotic , a talent for something is another proof , greatest artists create from stone perfect imitations of life, musicians create a sound that resonates with your soul
If you know where or how to look you can find enough proof

So true!!

[Paulclem]

I am a believer also , I don't even remember a time in my childhood not believing , i think nature is the best example , everything is in a balance ,i have some insects in artificial ember(bought for educational purpose) and watching the scorpion how beautiful the design is,nothing chaotic the exoskeleton design so simetric so perfect, the diversity of the fauna and many wild creatures have a design that is not chaotic , a talent for something is another proof , greatest artists create from stone perfect imitations of life, musicians create a sound that resonates with your soul
If you know where or how to look you can find enough proof

Is everything in a balance, and what does that mean? Global warming, third world poverty and animal extinction suggests that nature is not in balance. Also the appreciation of beauty is so subjective. A beautiful meadow is one way of looking at a natural landscape, but if you look closer you see a field where animals and insects are eating each other and suffering.

I remember the hymn "All Things Bright and Beautiful" which continues "All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful, the Lord God made them all."
It's a nice song, but the message grates. Life for humans and animals is not nice a lot of the time.

[mazHur]

Is everything in a balance, and what does that mean? Global warming, third world poverty and animal extinction suggests that nature is not in balance. Also the appreciation of beauty is so subjective. A beautiful meadow is one way of looking at a natural landscape, but if you look closer you see a field where animals and insects are eating each other and suffering.

I remember the hymn "All Things Bright and Beautiful" which continues "All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful, the Lord God made them all."
It's a nice song, but the message grates. Life for humans and animals is not nice a lot of the time.

The idea behind everything being in balance is that 'mother nature keeps everything in balance' through the instrument of Life and Death. Nature maintains 'variety' which in fact is the beauty of this universe. If all things were equal there would be no Variety, nothing to choose from. Nature is amazing indeed and seems 'cruel' but it has its own 'priorities' which must not amaze anyone. If there weren't poor who would work for the rich?? If there was no day who would survive the night?? This change of weathers, this global warming, this big fish eating the small fish, etc are all mechanisms of Nature. Nothing to be amazed or surprised at. Variety, yes variety, is the beauty of this Creation, this Universe!

[paulanderson114]

I have faith in god.He listens to our prayers he is almighty our savior.

[Chris1991]

in beauty i meant how well the "design" is , how beautiful placed are the exoskeleton plates on the scorpion, what i mean is that i see a certain order to these characteristics ,they do not look random

global warming third world poverty and animal extinction are caused by human hands , and extinctions happened before humans, climate changed before humans,what we see today are consequences of our actions

[mazHur]

in beauty i meant how well the "design" is , how beautiful placed are the exoskeleton plates on the scorpion, what i mean is that i see a certain order to these characteristics ,they do not look random

global warming third world poverty and animal extinction are caused by human hands , and extinctions happened before humans, climate changed before humans,what we see today are consequences of our actions

well said!!

[Ecurb]

in beauty i meant how well the "design" is , how beautiful placed are the exoskeleton plates on the scorpion, what i mean is that i see a certain order to these characteristics ,they do not look random

global warming third world poverty and animal extinction are caused by human hands , and extinctions happened before humans, climate changed before humans,what we see today are consequences of our actions

If you take the letters "c", "t" and "a" and arrange them in every possible ways, it won't be long before we spell, "cat". It would not be fair to assume that it would be impossible to spell cat through random arrangement of the letters. In fact, it happens 1/6 of the time that the letters are randomly arranged.

In sexual reproduction, genes are distributed randomly (50% of each parent's genes). However, the extent to which they become widely distributed in the population is not random. It is the product, over time, of natural selection. So the patterns we see are NOT “random”, although the process through which they evolved involves some randomness.

[cafolini]

Hey guys, leave something for imbalance. So much balance is unbalanced.

[mazHur]

If you take the letters "c", "t" and "a" and arrange them in every possible ways, it won't be long before we spell, "cat". It would not be fair to assume that it would be impossible to spell cat through random arrangement of the letters. In fact, it happens 1/6 of the time that the letters are randomly arranged.

In sexual reproduction, genes are distributed randomly (50% of each parent's genes). However, the extent to which they become widely distributed in the population is not random. It is the product, over time, of natural selection. So the patterns we see are NOT “random”, although the process through which they evolved involves some randomness.

You seem to miss the 'survival of the fittest' factor!!

[osho]

in beauty i meant how well the "design" is , how beautiful placed are the exoskeleton plates on the scorpion, what i mean is that i see a certain order to these characteristics ,they do not look random

If you do not consider them random who knows the intelligence behind the order of things? Your religious gurus or the scriptures invented by some fictitious pundits? Your source of all what you call cosmic or divine design is cultivated by someone. You are hard wired to believe their notions from the time you started questioning in awe and wonder

[Varenne Rodin]

It's easier to pick a fake thing to believe in than it is to have your mind ripped apart by questions that don't have definitive answers. Religion is a defense mechanism. It is certainly not proven by individual beliefs. It's born out of fear and sociocultural tradition. People cling very stubbornly to their norms.

The sky could open up and a giant talking silk worm could speak aloud to tell us that he's not a god and never was. He could say he never had sway in our personal lives, but that he simply spun the delicate strands of string holding our reality together. He could say there are lots more creatures like him and none of them have any idea who or what started it all, or what the point was. All of these ridiculous nonsense things I just made up could happen, and the masses would still call it a divine act from their loving lord and savior Jesus Christ.

My stance is to let the babies have their bottles, as the saying goes. Faith is soothing for the fragile brain. It's not important what the story is or what the rules are, as long as it's popular. Debunk one cult and another will spring up, possibly a worse one.

[osho]

It's easier to pick a fake thing to believe in than it is to have your mind ripped apart by questions that don't have definitive answers. Religion is a defense mechanism. It is certainly not proven by individual beliefs. It's born out of fear and sociocultural tradition. People cling very stubbornly to their norms.

The sky could open up and a giant talking silk worm could speak aloud to tell us that he's not a god and never was. He could say he never had sway in our personal lives, but that he simply spun the delicate strands of string holding our reality together. He could say there are lots more creatures like him and none of them have any idea who or what started it all, or what the point was. All of these ridiculous nonsense things I just made up could happen, and the masses would still call it a divine act from their loving lord and savior Jesus Christ.

My stance is to let the babies have their bottles, as the saying goes. Faith is soothing for the fragile brain. It's not important what the story is or what the rules are, as long as it's popular. Debunk one cult and another will spring up, possibly a worse one.

You sound wise and I second your thoughts and you presented better what I myself wanted to say. Yes as you said we have cults springing up one after another. In this eon we have Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism, Islam and the like and all these cults are likely to die out the way so many did in the past and another will come up with new cults and thoughts and we are simply dancing in the dark dungeon

[Varenne Rodin]

Thank you, Osho.

[mazHur]

It's easier to pick a fake thing to believe in than it is to have your mind ripped apart by questions that don't have definitive answers. Religion is a defense mechanism. It is certainly not proven by individual beliefs. It's born out of fear and sociocultural tradition. People cling very stubbornly to their norms.

The sky could open up and a giant talking silk worm could speak aloud to tell us that he's not a god and never was. He could say he never had sway in our personal lives, but that he simply spun the delicate strands of string holding our reality together. He could say there are lots more creatures like him and none of them have any idea who or what started it all, or what the point was. All of these ridiculous nonsense things I just made up could happen, and the masses would still call it a divine act from their loving lord and savior Jesus Christ.

My stance is to let the babies have their bottles, as the saying goes. Faith is soothing for the fragile brain. It's not important what the story is or what the rules are, as long as it's popular. Debunk one cult and another will spring up, possibly a worse one.

I think there is room for you to be appreciative of Nature, this Universe and its Creator. Nobody sticks to his religion because of so-called 'fear' ( we are not in the stone ages, are we??) or sociocultural bondage. Humans have been endowed with intellect ( where did it come from?? Nothing to do with Darwinism which is basically related to physical forms) and can choose his own way.

let the babies have their bottles is a nice way to get out of trouble but it's not the solution- the babies are now quite grown up and sensible!

[mazHur]

You sound wise and I second your thoughts and you presented better what I myself wanted to say. Yes as you said we have cults springing up one after another. In this eon we have Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism, Islam and the like and all these cults are likely to die out the way so many did in the past and another will come up with new cults and thoughts and we are simply dancing in the dark dungeon

These are not 'cults' nor they are dancing in the 'dark dungeon'. When you look in the mirror you only see your own face.

You cannot depict the birth or death of anything, anyone. that is too arrogant to say that.