How to get reliable informations about God

[LeftEyeNine]

Isn´t that just a disguise for the problem? How do you know Muhammed is a reliable source? How do you know his source was reliable?

Religion is basically uninquirable acceptance. You accept the existence and unity of God without questioning it, and relying every aspect of life (the nature, fate, deeds, the happy hours you have with your beloved ones or the tormenting times in hospital etc.) on him.

As long as Muhammed's existence as a Godsent prophet was the most recent one, he showed many miracles to prove his prophecy and unlike the others, his words were directly turned into written form, I find him reliable.

I am not implying other religion's being false or something. I only say that Muhammed, Kur'an and Islam have the all to explain about God.

BTW, I am not an "imposed" believer. I can feel Allah's existence myself. That's just personal, nothing to explain.

[bmolsson]

Social science...

[Papewaio]

'Lets play, Is there a God?'

We have evolved a brain capable of self examination and understanding of the environment around us yet we are so afraid that we go to the extreme of creating a way of life to avoid those abilities and pass off all questions to God.

[scooter_the_shooter]

A question to all you heathen atheist out there.... Have you ever even read the bible

[Sasaki Kojiro]

A question to all you heathen atheist out there.... Have you ever even read the bible

We read the old testament in class. Noahs ark, adam and eve, and some Ruth person that's all I remember.

[Papewaio]

Yes I have. Although I would say I fluctuate between Atheist, Agnostic and Christian.

[Louis de la Ferte Ste Colombe]

A question to all you heathen atheist out there.... Have you ever even read the bible

I did, a pretty funny book, good mythology, some solid story... A bit too long on some description, like... who really care how big the temple shall be, or what to sacrifice in which case.
New testament is not really as good, it lacks the imaginative power of the Old one... And it's a bit repetitive 4 times the same story, it's worse than CA selling STW 3 times! St John and the apocalyps is good though, and key to understanding many things in Western art

I fail to see how that relate to my fridge though. Not to mention disapearing Chocolate Ice Cream.

Louis,

[Samurai Waki]

I read about 50 pages of the bible and then I was suddenly reminded of the Dukes of Hazard and I stopped reading it.

[Ronin]

A question to all you heathen atheist out there.... Have you ever even read the bible

yes.....in fact it´s one of the main reasons i became an atheist.....too many contradictions....too silly a plot

[Big_John]

yes.....in fact it´s one of the main reasons i became an atheist.....too many contradictions....too silly a plot

parts of it are pretty good. lots of good action. it get's a little far-fetched at the end though..

[Quietus]

A question to all you heathen atheist out there.... Have you ever even read the bible

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[Reverend Joe]

Why is there no option for "drop acid and just ask him"? Man, you people have no room for hippies.

Anyway, I put down other, because if there is a god, how the hell do we know anything about him?

[bmolsson]

Why does everyone assume that God is a God ? He might be something different...

[Reverend Joe]

I kinda assumed there was more than one god... you know, like the Pagan pantheons.

(waits for "BLASPHEMER!!!" comments)

[Byzantine Prince]

Me and JAG are Gods. We are what we think we are and so we are Gods. Worship us, like you do your other gods and you'll never have to worry about anythign again.

The Bible consists of:
The Old Testament:


The New Testament:

[scooter_the_shooter]

HEATHEN *ties up byz and burns him at the steak*

[Byzantine Prince]

LMAO, Caesar, isn't that a little similar to what they did to Jesus?

What would Jesus do? Would he really burn me on the stake, or would he grab an officer of the law and give me some steak to take home? That is the question.

[kiwitt]

Physical Science (i.e. Biology, Physics or Chemistry and related sciences) proof is still awaited.

[Roark]

Seeking the Divine is not a task or something on a to-do list. It takes no more and no less than a lifetime, in my opinion. My suggestion to someone who (hypothetically) had asked me how to begin to search for God, would be:

Spend a week on your own in the wilderness. No phone. No human contact. Pray and meditate on the world around you and what it means to you. Consider the sincerity of your search.

Pick up the scriptures and have a read. All of them. As many as you can stomach. The Bhagavad Gita, Bible, Quran, Talmud. Consider their portayal of the creator of the universe, and how humankind relates to the Divine. Consider the conflict between them and examine the historical veracity of their claims, and the integrity of the messages themselves.

Pray and meditate. I don't think God is remote at all, She just needs to be treated with respect and sincerity.

But... I don't think many people have time for any of this kind of thing. After all, we have Playstation 2 now... and microwave burritos.

[Roark]

Case in point then, eh.

I'm not particularly interested in the dogma of organised religion myself, but this doesn't preclude me from having a spiritual life.

Religion and religiosity can be... pretty obnoxious.

[LeftEyeNine]

Everytime there is something about religion, the non-believers gather and have fun, make jokes of anything related to religion. Only making fun although I requested them to make their claims.

* Put that Karl Marx s*it away from Quran..

[Byzantine Prince]

Believe it or not us non-believers acount for 60% of the .org.

I should know, I started a thread entitled "Do you believe in God?" and most people were in fact atheist.

[LeftEyeNine]

I do not care about your beliefs, it's none of my business, nor do you have to about mine. The point is "sense of humor" sometimes sounds annoying. I bet you understand me.

[Ianofsmeg16]

Although sometimes i beleive i am god when i see little kids coming asking me for directions and theres me sending them in the opposite direction of where they need....hmm fun, Anyway i beleive in god, jesus and stuff i dont beleive that there should be a rift between the different christianities, e.g Protestant and Catholic. We all beleive in god and stuff so why the split? I call myself a Christian not a Protestant or A catholic.

BTW Read the book of revelation, its like a sci-fi movie, its great but its also the only book i've read (in the bible) all the way through so i wouldnt know about the others
EDIT: Joke about Religion eh? well i have some fine ones here
(This is not meant to be offencive to any religions, it is only a bit of fun and does not relfect the views of myself or, perhaps, any other person)
1.What is the Ultimate Jewish Dilemma? Free Ham.
2. Why wasnt Jesus born in America? Because God couldnt find 3 wise men and a virgin
and 3. (probably the most contraversial) A rabbi, a minister and a preist were on a cruise with a bunch of kids. Suddenly the ship caught fire and began to sink.
the Rabbi Cried ou "Quick! The kids"
"Fuck the kids!" the minister shouted, heading out the exit.
"Do you think we have time?" Said the priest

[Sigurd]

Believe it or not us non-believers acount for 60% of the .org.
I should know, I started a thread entitled "Do you believe in God?" and most people were in fact atheist.

Your poll did not accommodate for agnosticism and was a yes/no poll only.
I could point to two other polls that reduce atheism on this board to respectively 40.68% and 30%; the latter being an even more recent poll than yours.

[Lazul]

I am God.

hmm that means there is more then one god, seeing as I am the God of Wisdom.

[Slyspy]

Can I be the god (notice the small "G", I'm hedging my bets!) of Gah?

[Lazul]

I believe that each person should find his personal god so in my oppinion he Mind is the place to look. Only through philosoy and meditation... and sex maybe can you reach a level in wich you can claim to have discovered god. Which shape your own god or gods takes is personal.
Main thing is that you shouldnt try and push your own god into other people minds. You can ofcourse show your god to others... like showing the Koran or Bible so someone.

Personally; sexuality and enjoying yourself... thats where my "god" is.

[Byzantine Prince]

hmm that means there is more then one god, seeing as I am the God of Wisdom.

Let's hear some fn wisdom then!

[Lazul]

Let's hear some fn wisdom then!

you want wisdom!? You Cant Handle The Wisdom!

... oh and dont run with knifes.