I try my best to stay away from most threads like this one. However, I have always been very interested by people's take on religion and faith (all religions/faiths). I believe there is no god of any kind. I do though enjoy discussing this topic with friends and learning why and what they believe, as well as sharing my reasoning with them. I had always been wondering where most of you on here stood on this topic but I was too afraid to ask... :-)
Einstein and God has always been an interesting topic to me, he seems to be quoted alot, and alot are untrue. Lukos quote is a true one, but Einstein also said "The idea of a personal God is quite alien to me and seems even naive...If something in me can be called religious it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it". Very interesting man.
I was raised Southern Baptist, and was sent to a Catholic high school, so religion leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Even the term God can be iffy for me, but I do believe in a higher power. Me and the big guy in the sky weren't too cool for a while in my life, but after some huge events in my life I came to see something working in my life that wasn't explainable, and wasn't coincidence. My friend Bill W. helped me out there too
I think 12 years of Catholic education did more to make me not beleive than anything else in my life....
the same happened to me. the concept of God never totally left, but how to interact with, how i understand, and how religion in general works were all damaged by going to Catholic schools.
As a teacher and student of the Bible my faith is founded strongly enough to openly discuss it with others without passion. So many people think they can convince others with passion and zeal, but these are human emotions and reactions and have no bearing on faith. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Religious persons are very often dismissed as weak minded or unintelligent which is very unfair, I am neither and gladly discuss these issues from a Biblical standpoint. The Christian faith is ultimately dictated by the Bible alone as indicated by the writings themselves.
Logic and science will not allow me to have faith in God. For those of you that do,if it suits your desires and your needs,that is great. I treat everyone with respect and kindness.
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