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[โ€“] trslim@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago (6 children)

No, but I don't want to rule it out completely. I there is, it's probably nothing like anyone has every thought about. There's a lot about the universe we don't know. I think it's a bit foolish to claim for certain things when we know so little about the universe. One day, it might be possible to measure the soul with scientific equipment, and future people may look back on us and think, "Wow, they actually believed they were only organic, not even realizing they have a quantum soul," the same way we look back at people who thought the earth was the center of the universe.

The world is a complicated place, and what we say now may look foolish or ahead of its time 100 years from now.

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[โ€“] DeadNinja@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children)

Unless the question specifies which God it is referring to ( Ancient Greek gods like Zeus or Poseidon, Roman Gods like Apollo or Mars, Judeo-Christian God, Hindu Gods etc - or referring to the concept of a "Creator" in general ) - it can not be answered.

Assuming it refers to a "Creator" - then no, I do not see any evidence supporting that Creator.

God is supposed to be All Powerful AND All Good. The current fucked up state of the Humankind clearly suggests that he (or it) is not both of those at the same time.

[โ€“] original_ish_name@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The question is asking if you believe in any god

God is supposed to be All Powerful AND All Good

Technically the only requirement is creating the world

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[โ€“] Project2501@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago
[โ€“] Dlayknee@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[โ€“] whaleross@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No. But I am open to the possibility that we are all fractions of a superbeing that is the sum of the universe.

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[โ€“] LongPigFlavor@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago
[โ€“] Sl00k@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One single god God, perhaps what makes a god a god? I do believe we form a network or web of connected consciousness. Who's contained within this web and how interactions work on it is where it gets interesting.

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[โ€“] happytobehere@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, and I have peace in my life because I have this relationship.

[โ€“] ZenkorSoraz@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago
[โ€“] imekon@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I did once, for about nine months when I was 18.

Then an exorcism happened, I became doubtful and finally stopped believing.

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[โ€“] reksas@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Yes, kind of. I believe there has to be more than can be scientifically proven because otherwise there really isnt much point in this world. I also think there has to be some kind of soul, how else could you be aware of your own mind? Though I wonder if its internal or external and just connected to your body in some nebulous way.

But what I definitely dont believe is that church or anyone who gains material benefit from religion has any connection to god. And what comes to bible, its good starting point and has many good core ideas. Its also a bit corrupted by greedy and powerhungry people so it shouldnt be relied upon if you can't filter it. Other religions likely also have good ideas in their holy texts though they are likely harder to understand and relate to due to cultural differences.

Ones relationship with god is extremely personal and no one can't order you about with it.

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[โ€“] samus12345@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

If you mean the Judeo-Christian god Yahweh, no. If you mean any sort of higher power, I don't know for sure.

[โ€“] MartinXYZ@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

No. I usually call myself an agnostic atheist and follow it up with this thought: say humanity some day, somehow sends a man or a robot to explore a black hole and at the very bottom of that black hole there is an old door with a doorbell. We ring the doorbell and soon after an old man opens the door and says: "oh, there you are. I'm God, come on in". I think it would be kind of arrogant to just dismiss him immediately and say "no you're not! God doesn't exist!" That's why I'm not just a hardcore atheist.

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I believe we don't want to face the adversity of judging the world in front of us so we ponder "god/no god" to not think about the fact that insurance literally began as a scam or that hospitals can legally extort you for all your worth and it isn't a fair fight or that mental healthcare is least attainable to those who need it most.

No. There isn't a decisive being weighing our souls. We weigh our own conscience, or we don't. Shit is unfair, but you do your best. That way when you feel like shit you know you're really trying. You can role play a big source of approval if you want, just don't be a predator about it.

[โ€“] doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've affirmed before that I do. But that was a long time ago, and I maintain the right to change my mind.

The most honest answer to the question is 'I don't really think about it.'

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[โ€“] PeterPoopshit@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Believing in the existence of God and believing God is a being that deserves our worship are 2 different things.

Also depends on which god and which denomination. If there are gods, it's more likely than not that there are more than one. In Christianity, God makes a big deal of "not worshipping other gods before me" so I'm just saying. What's considered a God anyway? Do extraterrestrial intelligent life with better technology than us count?

[โ€“] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Not really. I'm not ready to fully discount whatever the afterlife is but as for the way the entity is covered in Abrahamic religions - no.

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[โ€“] no_kill_i@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Nope. And I won't ask you which one, cuz still nope.

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