give me some examples of god's existance beyond a shadow of a doubt.
i would turn that statement around, and say prove to me God not existing beyond a shadow of a doubt, but thats a logical fallacy.
as everyone said, its a faith thing: you cannot be 'proven' completely and absolutely the existence of God, as it is impossible to 'prove' completely and absolutely that He doesn't exist.
Its a gut feeling, and faith comes in when there is no proof for something, yet you are convinced that it is true. Hebrews says that faith is the justification for that which is not seen.
as for my belief, i grew up in a christian family, in a missionary environnement. so i have been brought up with christian morals and beliefs around. but i refuse to accept the stereotype that im brainwashed by my parents. my faith is my own, and my relation with God is personal.
i personaly have a critical mind i think, i want to know how and why stuff works all the way to the end, and i hate false logic and wrong conclusions, it just bugs me in any discussion.
and i have looked around, examined the world, and i refuse to believe that im a cosmic accident, and that i have no meaning. this doesn't make me weak minded, or a 'pussy' or whatever i've been called before by Steeze Patrol.
I belive the Bible teachings are fact, that God created the Earth in 6 days, the Jesus is the Son of God, and that he came, died for the salvation of the world and rose again on the 3rd day.
this makes me christian.
my beliefs are my own, and while there is doubt about my being a christian if i hadn't grown up in the family i did, God had that in His plan for me. I do not believe in misled, illogical and fallacious scientific 'discoveries' such as evolution by natural selection (macro) and the Big Bang. I have read countless articles by christians and non christians alike about how wrong these theories are, and thrpough many discussion, i have found flaw and error in them. This reenforces my beliefs, pisses people off, and shines light on lies.
you believe what you want. i don't need to tell you that. So do i.
But one thing you should do is believe things on a basis of truth, and not of what you want to believe, though you are entitled to that too. as the saying goes: you can lead a horse to water but you can't him drink.
in the end, there is one water, one truth, and you and i are either right or wrong respectively.
i for one believe that there is irrefutable proof for Gods existence: His Creation.
take any national geographic: they want to believe that the world was created out of sheer luck, and that a blind process created what we see today. but they cannot help but be amazed at how incredibly complex the world is. look at the newest issue on the brain. the most complex piece in the universe. they want you to think that your mind, the basis of your cognisant self, came out of a struggle for survival that had no predetermined route and effectively cannot predict anything. the fact that you know you are alive and will die is accident. the wings of a butterfly are accident. oxygen in the atmosphere for us to breathe is luck. your self, ypour body and mind, is meaningless.
i refuse. sorry, i can't believe that. you are an incredibly complex creature: you are reading symbols, interpreting them, liking them or not and responding to them in various ways. you know that you exist, your body is digesting your last meal to give you nutrients to function through amazing amounts of operetaions.
all accidents.
don't think so
that you don't believe in God is a choice He has given us. i respect that.
i believe in a God that gave me a chance at life.
hope this wasn't blabbering BS, ot if it made any sense. message me if you want.
peace.
-Patty
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