How many of y’all believe in god

[Godless Socialist CEO]

I was indoctrinated like most people as a child to believe in a hateful evil religion, but I broke free of that and happier for it.

Is there something out there, possibly but I doubt it gives a shyt about us if it is.

 

[Commish]

OP..

I believe that God exists, but I don't believe he is white. Same goes with all the angels, saints, etc. Nope!

 

[Godless Socialist CEO]

OP..

I believe that God exists, but I don't believe he is white. Same goes with all the angels, saints, etc. Nope!

Bruh angels would be scary as fukk if they were real

Biblically Accurate Angels Would Actually Be Pretty Scary

Do you know what angels are really like? Turns out, they're nothing like the cute little cherubs we see in paintings! They're actually pretty scary looking.

www.historydefined.net

 

[Commish]

Bruh angels would be scary as fukk if they were real

Biblically Accurate Angels Would Actually Be Pretty Scary

Do you know what angels are really like? Turns out, they're nothing like the cute little cherubs we see in paintings! They're actually pretty scary looking.

www.historydefined.net

All I am saying is that white folks can't practice white supremacy AND go to heaven!! Bump that! Whether Angels, prophets, saints, miracles, etc exists is up for debate. I just don't believe that everyone who is deemed HOLY is white. EFF that!

 

[The Fade]

I gotta have something high to aspire to. Something that gives me extra discipline and extra focus.
An existential hope, cause we as a people have no one on our side. So why not try and parlay with and align myself with a being that supersedes everything for hope that He just might give me an edge rather than not try

 

[Redwood]

There's gotta be someone pulling the strings

 

[null]

Yes. Can I prove to an atheist that God exists........no. I believe in God but I have come to the conclusion believers and nonbelievers want to be right and don't want to factor in where we are wrong. I guess it just boils down the respecting what people accept if they are not hurting anyone.

Edit. I think it was installed growing up.

and you have to explain to coli spaghetti-ers what proof you have that the flying-spaghetti-monster doesn't exist

and buddha ..

and odin ..

and zeus ..

...

Spoiler: ...

or not ..
a.k.a the "burden of proof" is on the one making the assertion i.e. you in the OP jabroni.

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

For some strange reason, I had this weird calling on my life at such a young age. I used to wonder about God and attend some churches but always dealt with church hurt, especially in Bible Camp:

• Seen kids get beaten by the pastor with a belt
• Was forced to do activities
• Dealt with confusion of what God is truly about

As I got older, it was almost as if the lord was guiding me to a different path beyond my own. Like I remember random strangers wanting to pray over me and my friend who eventually became my wife actually helped me understand God better. Shoot, she actually went over the sinners' prayer with me when I was on some dark spiritual type of stuff. That year of 2007 leading into 2008 was such a spiritual time because I started to see what God could do as I became born again.

• I graduated from college
• Shook the Mayor's hand
• Had a good paying job
• Finally, seen my friend who became my wife

With that also came the yang to the ying:

• Lost my good paying job to the recession
• Ended up having a bad skin condition
• Struggled throughout the summer
• Was a wild deviant to women, which made me reflect on what I'm doing wrong

With all that being said, I ended up taking the leap of faith and leaving Philly altogether just to marry my long time friend. Throughout those years, I realize that God was trying to spare me from the issues back home. From losing family members, my mother, and seeing the city itself going to shyt.

To my wife finally realizing that her family are not worth stressing over, and it was time to leave Georgia altogether. Last year, I have seen God work through because I started to believe that he was going to turn the tide. He showed us who truly cared and who really didn't want to see us succeed. We went from hotels to in laws, to a homeless shelter, and into the streets, but one prayer and a thread helped my family through the trials of our lives.


Since then, I became a true believer of what God can do and truly grateful for the blessings of people of all over. It was him who made me see what a true family is and how he never goes back on his promises.


TLDR Koala Babble-Yes I am a believer in God through all the things he helped my family and I through.

 

[null]

Not necessarily the bible to me is allegorical stories that drive points of gods mercy and love. Half the stories in there are highly embellished and a lot of spiritual books were removed from the King James white man versions.

You don’t have to believe in those stories to know that god exist.

i drowned 10 dogs last week as proof that i love dogs.

god killed millions of dogs during the flood as proof he loves dogs.



that's how you show love brehs. killing.


(also #catset )

 

[Cakebatter]

The concept of near death experiences, including people who were pronounced brain dead, but came back with stories to tell is quite convincing of something beyond what we know of our existence. A lot of scienctific discussions about other dimensions sound like code for religious metaphysical states. Also it's hilarious how the singularity theory was promoted as damn near fact for decades, and now it's in the bushes, and folks pretend they never believed it to begin with.

 

[85 East]

100% believe in God, and didn't grow up in a religious family. Came to the conclusion that there is something way bigger at an early age. Doesn't make me a none science believer either.

 

[GoAggieGo.]

Yes. Instilled in me as a child.

 

[SNG]

i drowned 10 dogs last week as proof that i love dogs.

god killed millions of dogs during the flood as proof he loves dogs.



that's how you show love brehs. killing.


(also #catset )

That didn't happen. The great flood was a story that was used to keep humans in line and in control of the consequences of being wicked. We see the consequences of what happens when you are wicked simply by the law of the universe and energy. Even if you go through the consequences of wickedness and you survive doesn't mean you can't learn from it and be a man of righteousness from it.

 

[JQ Legend]

yes. and as a child.

i hated going to church as a kid. I would be in there sunday morning, sunday night, & tues/thurs nights…long services too

and with revivals and conferences it was every day with services sometimes in the day and night. I grew up in the deep south pentecostal

maaan in the summer we practically lived at church. The only plus was all my cousins on my dad side went there and we were all around the same age. It was kinda like a family church

When you was a kid you’d see people leave church early then point your finger at the pastor like “ya sermon flopped b ”

 

[Giselle]

If so was your belief instilled from a child were you a nonbeliever at first?

My belief was instilled as a child through Christianity. As I’ve read and researched I have developed my own understanding of God and the Bible. I no longer identify with traditional Christianity bc I don’t believe God is a person & I don’t believe everything in the Bible is literal. I also don’t really interpret the Bible as traditional Christians do. I still call myself a Christian though, just a non traditional one.

I believe God the Father, God the son (sun), & God the Holy Spirit is all the same. God is a force ( like law of attraction, cause and effect, karma), not a person, & all the religions I know of are talking about the same God and interpreting their understandings differently.

What I still don’t understand is the beginning