Seun:

I can't find a better word to describe what I'm alluding to, which is a belief that is not based on objective evidence and reason but a decision to believe. I think this is exactly what most people understand by the word "faith" in a religious or biblical context. Belief based on choice.

Seun:
All the people killed in religious conflicts in history were killed in the name of God. The genocide of Canaan in the Bible (which probably never happened), the Christian crusades, the various Islamic jihads, radical Islamist terror attacks, etc. I've not heard about any conflict in which people were fighting and killing other people in the name of Satan.

bolt000:
You Mistake Not Having Faith At All And "Why Faith Is Bad".

HARDDON:


Life is faith. Is life bad?

For u to live, a degree of faith is involved. Whether u bliv it or not. Whether u agree or not.

U wake up , dress up n set out each day hoping for the very best, that is faith . that couldn't be bad.
We need not wear faith religious robe b4 we call it faith.

Omooba77:
1 a : devotion to duty or a person : LOYALTY b : the quality of keeping one's promises. 2 a : belief and trust in and loyalty to God b : belief in the doctrines of a religion c : firm belief even in the absence of proof d : complete confidence.
Definition of faith - Merriam-Webster's Student ...
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Seun:
Meaning 2C is what we are going for. Do you have a better word to describe it?

Omooba77:
I choose to go with 1A and 2A nko?

JESUSBOIY:
Seun are you trying hard to convince religious nairalanders to accept atheism?

Seun:

That's not reasonable since you know the meaning that is intended by the person who wrote the words.

No, I want people to accept evidence and reason as the basis for all beliefs. People have been taught that faith is a good thing. I disagree.

Seun:

Seun:

Seun:
Religious testimonies are not trustworthy. Perfectly ordinary stories become supernatural and fantastic as they are retold and repeatedly spiced up by eager believers.

its really sad that he doesnt believe in God's existence even with all the evidences around...sad

Seun:

That's the problem. There are no evidences. None whatsoever. It's hard for a pentecostal Christian to believe this, but it's the shocking truth.

Seun:

That's the problem. There are no evidences. None whatsoever. It's hard for a pentecostal Christian to believe this, but it's the shocking truth.

bot101:


Your very name is evidence enough.

Seun:

That's the problem. There are no evidences. None whatsoever. It's hard for a pentecostal Christian to believe this, but it's the shocking truth.

Seun:

That's the problem. There are no evidences. None whatsoever. It's hard for a pentecostal Christian to believe this, but it's the shocking truth.

Seun:

That's the problem. There are no evidences. None whatsoever. It's hard for a pentecostal Christian to believe this, but it's the shocking truth.

iamexcelblog:



In summary, "GOD" does not exist because it is something defined with human attributes. Mind the word "God"

BUT THE FACT IS THAT SOMETHING EXISTS. AND THAT THING IS THE CAUSE OF ORIGINS.

Weah96:


The focus of this thread is theism, the idea that the yet unknown source of the universe actually revealed itself to mostly Jews or Arabs and told them to write a book.

Most people use the word God to imply an invisible conscious being who has spoken to human beings. So when atheists say they don't believe in God, they too are implying the concept of a talking being.

The universe did come from something or somewhere, however, calling that thing God is arbitrary.

Seun:
Faith in anything that is not true is bad. More people have been killed in the name of God than in the name of the devil.

Omooba77:
Even the athiest too have FAITH there is no God. o

iamexcelblog:


Seun am sorry to say this... But most times, you sound too shallow, vague and confused.

Personally, I dont believe in "God" because the God I was taught about from Childhood is something manufactured by man.

But "God" as perceived through common sense is something that must exist! I said perceived mind you. Ask me how?

Nairaland Didnt just come into existence.
Seun invented Nairaland.
Nairaland has been evolving over the years because Seun is Active and maintains it.
Without Seun, there is no Nairaland
Because out of Nothing, Comes Nothing.

What the above story teaches is that Seun planted the first seed of Nairaland. If Seun didnt plant it, no amount of billions of years will make Nairaland come into existence suddenly by itself, maintain itself and evolves by itself. Even Seun will confess how hectic it is for him to maintain it!

The problem with the "God" theory is that human beings always claim to know it, him or her. Which is an obvious lie! This makes them to give "God" human attributes like perfect, good, nice and all that. To me, "God" is neither perfect nor imperfect!

In summary, "GOD" does not exist because it is something defined with human attributes. Mind the word "God"

BUT THE FACT IS THAT SOMETHING EXISTS. AND THAT THING IS THE CAUSE OF ORIGINS.

snezBaba:
Well since we all want to proof things without scriptures here's my theory:
N.B:To continue Pls you have to read with an emotion free mind so as not to cloud your judgement.Lego
1. God's existence? My theory is that God really does exists,why ? Let's say I develop a robot for example, such robot will only know what I programmed into it. If it is programmed in such a way that it can only serve tea it will never do more than that.A robot can never do more than it has been designed to do. It can never be intelligent than its creator,if a robot can floor a person with the highest IQ,its all thanks to its creator my people! Compare this to humanity we just gained consciousness one day and be like how did we get here verily we must have originated from this and that.we take solace in what's around us.Apes and the likes.People all that God crcreated isn't perfect.Trust me it is,dont you see the needy Nd feel like What if that was me, a sight of glorification,atheist be like their genes caused that,it can never be me.What if it was his would you know?
Why did HE put us here if everything hedknows what will happen. Let's take this series as an example,The flash. The speed force knows about the beginning and the end. God knows about this as well in the real world.Are we for his pleasure?Nah,he sent the scriptures as guidance,we all know time can change but it's quite difficult.seems am writing nonsense.To all the atheist here I challenge you to bring your deepest and thickest questions about GOD and we look at it together. You too seun,Hope it's worth my time. CHALLENGE

GeneralShepherd:


The important thing is that whenever the robot demands evidence of his creator, his creator will present itself. The robot too can look at its own code and even programme next generation of robots if it so desires.

In the case of humans, where is the irrefutable evidence of the existence of a God? If this God exists, which God is it?

As you know, a number of religions with different norms and precepts claim to worship the true God.