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Do you believe in God?

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Re: Do you believe in God?

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No, I don't.

I know for a fact that there exists at least one such transcendent entity, that one might call god... But I don't 'believe' in the sense of being religious or thinking that somehow, if I were to find favor with this entity then I'd get a supernatural boost in my pursuits in life...

After all, this god figure pretty much left us to our own devices, in other words left us to exhaust the resources we've started with and to exterminate ourselves over laughable matters.

That tells me that it's pretty much irrelevant whether you believe in this entity or not, it makes no difference if you are one of those overzealous religious idiots or just another skeptic, none of it will change the fact that our suffering is caused by our own kind, not by gods and demons, from this, it follows that no god will step in to interfere with us no matter what you say or do.. Unless of course, this entity decides on its own that it should interfere in some way.


As per religion(all of it)
I think it's been obvious from the beginning that they're all just man made systems of fear based control.. Of course, nowadays it seems to be more apparent than before.

If indeed there is a god and if this entity desired you to know about it and intended for you to have some kind of spiritual relationship with it... I doubt you would have to go through an army of priests and bishops and go to specific buildings and other locations... Just so you could make contact...I also doubt that this entity would not react to your questions and statements if it deemed this action necessary.. If indeed your belief or lack thereof would indeed make a difference.


Yes, I stated that I know for a fact that 'god' exists, just not the god you see portrayed by religions.

And yes, religion is the industrialization of spirituality, which should be something private and meaningful to those who practice it, not an institution where for small donations you can buy yourself the promises and blessings of other mortals who claim to be sent by a being far above and beyond our understanding.

Cheers
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