The Not-Troll Thread: Is God Real?

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<p>I hope to God he's real.</p>

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<p>Well, I believe in God.</p>

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<p>I will believe if I get into Stanford</p>

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<p>No.</p>

<p>10 char</p>

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<p>I believe in God too .</p>

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<p>I call myself an atheist, because I don't believe in a "God" as defined in any of the major religions. However, it is certainly possible that our universe was created by a higher being. Nevertheless, it is impossible to determine whether a creator exists or not: it's like Harry Potter trying to determine the existence of J. K. Rowling.</p>

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<p>^You're not atheist, you're agnostic.</p>

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<p>I'm a radical atheist.</p>

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<p>The God/Gods of all religions are not real. </p>

<p>There could however be some higher power.</p>

<p>I still call myself an atheist.</p>

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<p>I call myself an atheist, but I might have to start using the "radical atheist" term. that quote is pretty accurate for me.</p>

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<p>Maybe I'm apophenic, but in the last couple years I've noticed quite commonly that when I learn about something for the first time (i.e. seen a word for the first time in any context, just learned the meaning), it will reappear within 48 hours. </p>

<p>It's happened too many times for coincidence, as if God's baiting me or something.</p>

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<p>YES. Remember childhood? Its that level of imagination that gives inspiration to me as a scientist. As the bible says: to those who have eyes to see, let them see. I think that phrase can be readily applied to scientific research.</p>

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<p>Maybe I'm apophenic, but in the last couple years I've noticed quite commonly that when I learn about something for the first time (i.e. seen a word for the first time in any context, just learned the meaning), it will reappear within 48 hours.</p>

<p>That's really strange. I experience the same exact thing, and have noticed it for years now. I don't know if it's within 48 hours; I don't pay that much attention to it, but I did notice that they would come back up really soon afterwards. What's apophenia?</p>

<p>As for the OP, no, I don't believe in God. There just aren't any good enough reasons to believe in a personal God, or to choose one particular religion over another. It's too big of an imagination stretch for me.</p>

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<p>So...what do you guys think of death?</p>

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<p>He is real :)</p>

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<p>I think it is silly to believe that there is a "God" as depicted by many of the mainstream religions. If there is a higher being it is something that we cannot comprehend or make sense of.</p>

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If there is a higher being it is something that we cannot comprehend or make sense of.

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<p>Perhaps it's a man-bear-pig.</p>

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<p>I think you're on to something ... ^</p>

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<p>I don't think it matters. This question is moot. Praying to God doesn't really [url=<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4681771.stm%5Dwork%5B/url"&gt;http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4681771.stm]work[/url&lt;/a&gt;], and I think that even if God does exist, He, She, or It doesn't care about us enough to warrant our devoted worship.</p>

<p>Which we're so eager to give Him regardless, I might add.</p>

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<p>I'm agnostic, having been raised in a purely atheist household.</p>

<p>I would certainly not say that I'm religious. I would, however, say that I am spiritual.</p>

<p>I don't know if there's a god/gods (in the sense of a creator) out there, but I trust that, in the end, things will work themselves out. Does that make me a believer in Fate? God? Okay, so be it.</p>

<p>But I swear this was a quote but now I can't find it:</p>

<p>"I choose not to believe in God. Instead, I choose to believe in people."</p>

<p>Or something to that extent. It means a ton to me.</p>