Dentist that I believe an explosion started the universe does not make it my god. Why, because for me God is something supernatural and I don't believe in that.
That said, I am not completely averse to the idea of God. I don't think there is one but I can't say there isn't.
What I do happen to have a bit of a problem with is organised religion. All of them.
I don't like that they all consider themselves "the right one" even when that is so obviously unfair. Remember by far the majority of people inherit religion from their parents so isn't it grossly unfair on those children borne muslim/christian/jewish if the other one is right?
Dentist I am not sure I completely believe what you are saying. You are trying to argue that a muslims belief in God is the same as my belief in nature. Well I think you believe in some kind of intelligence where as I think there is no such intelligence.
I see what you are saying dentist regarding the thought that there must be a higher power controlling it. I think that it stems from the fact that without a god life can seem pointless. Why are there all these physical and chemical laws, etc if there is no point. Well at the moment my answer is just because. There is no point. It just is. You might scoff at this weak answer but i would ask you what a religious man thinks the point is? To praise god maybe but what for, well to live in eternal happiness, yeah but what for, well just because. I think we will end up in the same place. Sorry if that was confusing but I am typing fast.
I also stick to my guns about religion being created to make death less scary. It is awfully sad to think that once you die that is it, eternal nothingness but that is the fact. I believe belief in an afterlife is a perfect way of making it seem a little less frightening.
Dentist that I believe an explosion started the universe does not make it my god. Why, because for me God is something supernatural and I don't believe in that.
That said, I am not completely averse to the idea of God. I don't think there is one but I can't say there isn't.
What I do happen to have a bit of a problem with is organised religion. All of them.
I don't like that they all consider themselves "the right one" even when that is so obviously unfair. Remember by far the majority of people inherit religion from their parents so isn't it grossly unfair on those children borne muslim/christian/jewish if the other one is right?
Dentist I am not sure I completely believe what you are saying. You are trying to argue that a muslims belief in God is the same as my belief in nature. Well I think you believe in some kind of intelligence where as I think there is no such intelligence.
I see what you are saying dentist regarding the thought that there must be a higher power controlling it. I think that it stems from the fact that without a god life can seem pointless. Why are there all these physical and chemical laws, etc if there is no point. Well at the moment my answer is just because. There is no point. It just is. You might scoff at this weak answer but i would ask you what a religious man thinks the point is? To praise god maybe but what for, well to live in eternal happiness, yeah but what for, well just because. I think we will end up in the same place. Sorry if that was confusing but I am typing fast.
I also stick to my guns about religion being created to make death less scary. It is awfully sad to think that once you die that is it, eternal nothingness but that is the fact. I believe belief in an afterlife is a perfect way of making it seem a little less frightening.