Which is better, believing in a god or not?

Believing in A God gives a reason for life, For the simple belief that if you follow your god/gods you will arrive at a place of higher meaning, like heaven or that 72 virgins await for you. Therefore believing in something omnipotent gives you a reason for being a moral, and ethical person i say go ahead, and believe in your god/gods i truly do respect people who are religious not Hippocrates but respect true Christians, Buddhist, etc.

You must think logically in order to prove God's existence or not. Speaking logically, what are some viable logical proofs against God?

i do believe in god, cause i grow up in religious family!!

god is someone that only can fell not see !! just remember about theory creator and created !! there noway this word created it self, so there is who create this word that is what we call "GOD" who created the word !!

if you atheist, do you believe in heaven or hell ?! so who control that ?! if you belve in demon who live in hell, so who create demon in first place ?!

only answer that question in holly book(neither bible for christian, or Al-Qur'an for Muslim, etc)

Chances are high that someone just got pissed off at your blue text.

I've been born and raised a Roman Catholic, and while I understand that the Church is a human institution (and as such prone to corruption and other faults). I can not deny the existence of a superior being, and anyone comparing to Him, or calling themselves the Anti Christ, are just humans -like me- who can be squished by falling debris, succumb to illness, die because of a natural disaster. Trying to compare yourself to that which cannot be comprehended is arrogant and stupid.

I'm agnostic....maybe. I really don't dwell on it. Every religion assimilates a story/person/ideal from another culture; many things from one religion sound similiar to other religious beliefs/stories: the great flood in Genesis is very similiar to the Greek myth of Deucalion, where his father Prometheus told him to build a boat and ride out the storm, where they then begged Gaia to replenish the Earth.
It's very mind-opening, and interesting, mythology :B

As a Catholic who was hardcore for a few years, I learned a few things:

1. Church is mostly for the sinners, and the very very pure, but everyone is welcomed.

2. Being part of a Catholic community is rewarding, but just like anything social there are rules and norms to learn and follow and if you get those down, staying active is only left up to you. You get what you put into it.

3. Church can be a place for healing your heart if you want it to be and feeling alive and connected. I've been to a very spiritual place before and its comparable to nothing expect being high. We called it a spiritual high. Clean soul, clean mind, clean "vessel" to allow faith into your heart.

4. Believing there is a God is one thing, becoming a practicing Catholic/etc... is another matter. If you want to try being a practicing Catholic, you have to get involved with the community, make connections, and go to church/ prayer meetings/ etc. People have asked: if I live a good life and practice the values of my faith, then why do I need to go to church...


Practicing your faith is like exercising any muscle, you have to keep at it, keep it in your mind, not just mindless repetitions, but an open heart and open mind.
Thoughtful actions, they have meaning.


As a Catholic who no longer practices atm, now that I know what it was like, there is always a piece missing in my heart. I gave it away happily and still with no regrets. I will practice again one day because I had such an amazing experience/relationship with my faith, but it's not for everyone.

I never pressured anyone... those people that are pushy give religion a bad name. It's not for everyone, but it can be.

It's funny because doesn't that go with believing and not believing.


All that really matters is how you go about your beliefs being open minded and understanding to other peoples beliefs.

I haven't had much experience with meeting any hardcore believers or unbelievers but they are the hardest people to be at an understanding with because they will push out any ideas that aren't they're own.

i do believe that there is a creator but i don't really follow a specific god(Though im catholic), most religions have a good side and a not so good side, like the Crusade where they killed people who didn't want to convert to christianism, or the radical muslims who hates and kills christians via bombings,etc.at least for me i believe that there is a creator/god , and i live by believing that the deed of doing good to others will come around and do goods things to you.

This about sums up my feelings on nearly all the major "contraversial" issues people get worked up about.

Soundgarden - My Wave


what ever floats your boat. i don't care what you think about "_________", and i don't want to hear about it.

sometimes it's interesting to hear peoples opinions, but once it crosses the line into attempting to convert me or change my opinion, you can cram it with walnuts.

We were just talking about something like this in class o.o
But basically, it isn't believing in god that makes the difference in someone's life, it's the social and spiritual contract made between people that makes life worth enjoying, this can apply to religion as well as non-religious groups.

To me personally I am a firm follower of using different religions based upon situations, and although most times I fall into the category of apathy and act like the existence of a god doesn't really have an effect upon my daily life I still tend to follow Buddhist traditions and morals. Then during times of duress I'll seek out help while still trying myself to make the change on my own keeping the idea of needing help from anyone as a unnecessary last resort. All in all the idea of a god is engraved into society as a whole and without a way to make the idea of committing bad deeds sound extremely punishable society would lose a major part of its structure and people would be left to take sides and feud over whats right and wrong even more so than they do now.

i have been forced into a catholic life since i was born, went to catholic school and church till second grade, moved and started going to public school where i learned diversity instead of my old school full of just white people (no offense), half way through high school transfer to a catholic school my dad went to (mt. caramel for those who know), then get sucked back into this whole life style which i just despised. now atheist but believe in a higher power of some sort. the one thing that i did learn out of all of it is that religion is a kind of damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. if you believe and there is an afterlife then good for you; of you don't believe and there is then your fucked or you just die. Religion is just a political tool and its own community to give people hope.

I find that you must carve out your own spiritual path on your own. I've had friends who were raised Catholic but changed to other religions when they were given the chance to think for themselves and vice versa. I believe that we are in control of our lives and not influenced by a higher being. As long as we keep true to ourselves, it doesn't matter what our beliefs are.

Religion is something you, and ONLY you as a person can decide.

With or without this kind of discussion separate the world and make more and more problem to it self.

I believe Religion has its uses; I have many religious friends and I love them to death (no homo). I personally lean towards believing in no God; freedom from invisible tyranny and being able to think critcally are my reasons. Believe whatever the hell ya' want just don't shove it down people's throats.