The amount of unhelpful rhetoric that plagues the comments on recent content here is really sad to see. The comments section on this channel used to have some pretty helpful and thought provoking discussions, now it's just people mocking each other's beliefs, truly depressing.
*"The amount of unhelpful rhetoric that plagues the comments on recent content here is really sad to see. The comments section on this channel used to have some pretty helpful and thought provoking discussions, now it's just people mocking each other's beliefs, truly depressing."* ... Many of the more salient comments end up hidden in the "Newest First" section leaving the silly comments (like "LuuLuong-bn8iy") to dominate the "Top Comments" section. It doesn't make sense why this happens, but CTT and RUclips do nothing to try to fix the problem - nor do they really care.
yeah. i came back to this channel after many years, hoping to have a good discussion in the comments' section. i don't know if i would be able to though.
@@jimliu2560 if you think that the purpose of the channel is to settle the questions about ultimate truth once and for all then I'd be highly suspicious of how you understood the content. The only mission of philosophical content here on yt and everywhere for the most part is to offer multiple perspectives on a given question, just to encourage you to think abd discuss and see what you take to be the best approach to these questions.
@@omartspace but when the ideas of ID or creationism becomes a discussion, and has been debunked in so many ways, there's not enough philosophy to bring it back from the dead. Yet you want me to take their perspective seriously? That's like trying to think of a philosophical way about a Flat Earth.
Mr. Dembsky’s work on intelligent design actually helped me in my faith journey. That is, the fallacies that run throughout his work prompted me to think more rationally and leave the faith altogether.
In order to say that Jesus is the highest truth, you would have to know every other truth that exists. This is the kind of thinking that Mr. Dembsky promotes. Just because he can make a mathematical argument for the existence of the supernatural doesn’t mean that the mathematics prove the existence of the supernatural.😢
I agree with you so many people bring up a deist argument of God and then you get a theist arguing that their belief is true knowing that a loving caring God fail for reality because the suffering is always there and it was there before we was born with animal. Every belief fail at that for a theist view what make Christian stand out is Jesus moral code value of life and that what touch ppl personally but it fail for ppl who live in a realistic worldview. I alway tell my Christian friend that believe .if God truly care why you still struggling why haven’t he gave you a better life nothing but silent unless they a jovah witness then they try to cherry pick the Bible but that when you bring scholar ship and show how these idea been discuss for years and you guy are wrong trying to cherry pick everything to fit your worldview
I think that God should be thought of as the only being (who may or may not exist) who could heal, redeem, and transfigure all of the suffering of every creature that has ever lived or will live, from big bang, if there was one, to heat death, if there will be one. To paraphrase Julian of Norwich, God is the only possible way that all shall be well, that all manner of things shall be well. Looking about at our almost infinitely immense universe, seemingly random and purposeless, and at life on our little planet, itself predicated on predation and mass extinction, belief in such a God would qualify either as a delusion or a gift.
I can explain. Gods purpose is love. Love can only be experienced by being in constant flux (life). So yes. There is suffering. But the possibility to experience love outweighs the suffering. See Ludus Amoris. Blessings Brother.
@ Trees, fungi, bacteria are alive….they make up the vast-vast majority of life……do they experience love? For thousands of years, poor farm-village children worked in the fields, under the hot sun, get thirsty, drink stream water and get “intestinal-parasites”… … these parasites ravage, cripple, and kill children.. …lacking funds, the parents just let the kid suffer and die and have another replacement child-work-hand… Where is your Gods love? How are these sufferings worthwhile?
What a remarkable comment; that belief does have that unconsciously human range between delusions and a gift. However Buzz Lightyear said it best; "To infinity and beyond." And that comment explains what is Closer to Truth as a series of self conscious inquiries.
Only through CTT have I come to know RL Kuhn's character a little bit. He comes across as having the right attitude for being a believer. He keeps seeking with endurance, and remains full of amazement and wonder. I cannot understand why RLK did not receive his moment of epiphany yet. It's very difficult to remain open as a child when you've grown smarter than most educated adults. But he genuinely seems to be such. Perhaps some other aspects in his life are a hindrance. Perhaps only the danger of him being able and driven to prove scientifically that God exists after an epiphany is what makes God hesitant to reveal Himself to RLK.
For me, the proof that God does not exist is that the Vatican is still standing. If Jesus got so angry about four merchants in front of the temple, what would he not do in the Vatican?
I found your comment very interesting because God tells us in the Bible how he views religions that claim to worship him but do bad things. (Matthew 15:7-9; Matthew 7:21-23) Not only that, he foretold in the Bible that very soon all the religions that are displeasing to him are going to be completely destroyed. 1 Thessalonians 5:2 says that when world leaders declare that they’ve achieved peace and security, hypocritical religions will suddenly be destroyed. Combined with other Bible prophecies that we’re seeing fulfilled with our own eyes, it’s clear that this will happen in the very near future. As the Bible rightly says, those religions are responsible for so much bloodshed. (Revelation 18:24) Immediately after this event Jesus foretold that a “great tribulation” would come upon the earth culminating in God’s war on the wicked. (Matthew 24:21; Revelation 16:14, 16) After that, a wonderful future awaits everyone who wants to live in peace and harmony with everybody else. Psalm 37:10, 11 says, “Just a little while longer and the wicked will be no more. You will look at where they were and they will not be there. But the meek will possess the earth, and they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace”.
That's very poor "proof" generally or broadly speaking. But specifically, it seems you are making a connection between the Catholic Church and True Christianity where none exists. There is about equal connection between a dog pooping on the sidewalk and Christianity as there is between the Vatican and Christianity. Although one is God's design and the other is a false church built and propagated by demons for political and material wealth. But until God judges the entire work for all our sins, He is not in dealings with the Catholic Church. They are just one of countless false religions. I recommend studying Les Feldick on youtube if you want a proper view of the Bible and Biblical Christianity. He has many seminars you may find on youtube which are good, but you have to understand they are not the same as his Bible lesson series called, "Through the Bible with Les Feldick". I recommend working your way through some of those to understand Biblical Christianity, which, by your comment, is obvious that you don't. So your premise was false and naturally your conclusions are false as well.
Then again, the vast majority of good people in the Church continue to build schools, care for orphans, help the poor, etc. I'm glad the Pope is getting rid of the rot. There are many faithful who will always want to meet with like fellows to worship and celebrate. They find comfort in a church.
Ok great insight..Now that you condemned the institution what has been your contribution to the things many Catholics have dedicated their lives? Feeding the poor, visiting the sick, caring for the orphans, widows, immigrants etc. Has it ever ocurred to you that if God exist these are the things you may have to account for. Try to spend your time in putting yourself on the side probabilities.
Do you mean because of climate change? If so, the Bible foretold that humans would destroy the earth but during the process God will “destroy those who are destroying the earth”. (Revelation 11:18) Our Creator has a purpose for the earth and for us so he won’t allow humans to prevent him from fulfilling his purpose. (Isaiah 45:18) He assures us in the Bible that the earth will always be inhabited but in the near future only people who want to live in peace and harmony with everyone else will live on earth. Psalm 37:10, 11, 29 says, “Just a little while longer and the wicked will be no more. You will look at where they were and they will not be there. But the meek will possess the earth, and they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace. The righteous will possess the earth, and they will live forever on it”. Jesus confirmed this at Matthew 5:5.
Evidence. Physical. Emotional. Spiritual. Your own and others. Don’t think too hard on this question. Have eyes wide open. Listen. Do you hear or listen? Live life. Life is God’s greatest gift. God knows.
I think a person's desire to know if there is a god is a response to a conversation god has started, a conversation that is beyond words as we know them. I don't believe the concept of god originated with man. Proving the existence of god is God's business, not ours. I think he does so individually, one person at a time.
God created us with a desire to worship him and with a spiritual need. (Matthew 5:3; 4:4) That’s why, wherever you look in the world, even very primitive civilisations worship someone or something. It’s also why people ask, where did we come from and what is the purpose of life? The answers to these important questions and many others are found in the Bible. In addition, our loving Creator tells us what he’s going to do very shortly to bring true peace and security to the entire earth. He’s going to permanently solve all of mankind’s problems. (Revelation 21:4) Psalm 37:10, 11 says, “Just a little while longer and the wicked will be no more. You will look at where they were and they will not be there. But the meek will possess the earth, and they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace”.
If there was a creator, he gave humans the gift of logical thought based on evidence. If you abandon logical thought, you are doing so in the knowledge that it’s a uniquely human trait. So it’s a bit of a circular question: if you think logically, there’s zero evidence for a god. There are god myths the world over as it was a way to explain everything. When Christianity was invented, people didn’t know where the sun went at night. Now we know almost everything, it’s not necessary.
Don't belittle Christianity. It's apparently necessary for some so they will feel like they should behave themselves. It seems billions of people believe that without their religion, life is simply not worth living and they would have no basis for morality or value at all.
I'm surprised that the quoted tinkering comment didn't get more mileage. Metaphorically you could easily compare both randomness and 'a determined world' to improvisation and diatonic scales/music theory and math, respectively. A quantum world that requires participation and action or otherwise doing. Life is both static and dynamic; a discovery and uncovery of being. The exciting part is that in our unending stream of consciousness (thoughts and feelings that automatically just happen to us) we never really know what tomorrow brings... !
...you are free to choose to go along or to resist your feelings, and also free to choose to follow or not to follow your thoughts... whatever you choose to do, you are always accountable for it ....
not necessarily. i, for one, just want resolution of glaring contradictions that arise from the very idea of the existence of God. beyond that, i'm good.
The problem with religious people is they're not interested in Creation of universe or Nature of consciousness. They only fear an Omnipotent Entity Enforcing the code of conduct prescribed in their religious texts. And They loose their mind when some rational people doesn't share their irrational fear. Which further hampers their political aspirations, As you know organized Religion is only a political tool and not an intellectual Campaign.
@@mtshasta4195 The problem with religious people is they're not interested in Creation of universe or Nature of consciousness. They only fear an Omnipotent Entity Enforcing the code of conduct prescribed in their religious texts. And They loose their mind when some rational people doesn't share their irrational fear. Which further hampers their political aspirations, As you know organized Religion is only a political tool and not an intellectual Campaign.
The problem with religious people is they're not interested in Creation of universe or Nature of consciousness. They only fear an Omnipotent Entity Enforcing the code of conduct prescribed in their religious texts. And They loose their mind when some rational people doesn't share their irrational fear. Which further hampers their political aspirations, As you know organized Religion is only a political tool and not an intellectual Campaign.
Einstein said that the universe operates according to strict laws. He said that everything is governed by mathematical equations and formulae. For every law there must be a Lawmaker and for mathematical equations and formulae to exist there must be a Great Mathematician. It’s due to these laws and mathematical equations etc that humans could so accurately calculate the arrival of the Parker Solar probe at the sun and can also send other objects into space that arrive at their intended destination when desired. Many people don’t believe in God because they’ve been taught evolution as a fact even though it isn’t true, and they’ve never examined all the evidence of God’s existence. Other people see what so-called “Christians” do in the name of God and Christ and are repelled by it. Others think that the Bible isn’t true but have never read it or examined it closely. The churches are also guilty of making it difficult for people to know God because of the Trinity doctrine which was conceived by men almost 300 years after Jesus’ death. Jesus never believed he was God and there are numerous scriptures to support that. Just one example is at John 20:17 when he was talking to Mary Magdalene, he said, “I am ascending to my Father and your Father and to my God and your God”. God is not just an abstract being. He’s our loving heavenly Father and he wants us to come to know him so he tells us about himself in the Bible. (John 17:3) He is the very personification of love. (1 John 4:8) He’s "merciful, and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving-kindness and trueness". (Psalm 86:15) Psalm 78:40 says that the rebellion of the Israelites “made him feel hurt”. At Exodus 2:23-25 the Israelites were slaves in Egypt and were being oppressed so they called out to God for help. He took notice of them and helped them. God is very compassionate. He feels our pain and understands the reason for our tears. He comforts us and gives us hope. At James 4:8 he says that if we draw close to him, he will draw close to us, and James 5:11 says that he is “very tender in affection”. We are so precious to God that he knows everything about us including how many hairs we have on our head. (Matthew 10:30) Very soon God is going to make drastic changes on the earth for the benefit of everyone who wants to live peacefully with everybody else. Psalm 37:10, 11 says, “Just a little while longer and the wicked will be no more. You will look at where they were and they will not be there. But the meek will possess the earth, and they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace”.
@@MJ1..the Freedom to BELIEVE anything for any reason is not a physical attribute of physical matter being strictly driven by natural physical laws of your epistemology..
Lol, Einstein himself rejected the Bible :"The Bible is a collection of honorable, but still primitive, legends which are nevertheless pretty childish." He also reject the idea of personal god of the Bible : "I believe in Spinoza's God, who reveals himself in the orderly harmony of what exists, not in a God who concerns himself with the fates and actions of human beings." I think that you picked a wrong scientist to confirm your ridiculous claims.
As the magazine Christianity Today put it, he is "looking for the difference between a jumble of clouds and skywriting that broadcasts a message" (United Press International, 2000)
The Buddhist sages have realized that there is no real difference between the "randomness" of nature and the purpose-driven control humans think they have.
@@MrDominex it sounds like the "sages" are self-compensating (a not-necessarily bad but common habit among humans) because there's different types of "randomness" that they could put in quotations
@gettaasteroid4650 Creationists claim that complex things cannot assemble themselves "by chance." They are hung up on the Medieval belief that "brute matter" is dead and only an intelligent person can "make" things, they way a building must have a builder. But matter is energy and energy is change and produces patterns and structures of any degree of complexity, no intelligence required. Everything happens through physical interactions with everything else. Any given process is merely the result of all the factors that come to bear upon it. Events only appear random because we don't know their exact cause, but we don't need to in order to make prediction about them, thanks to the mathematics of probability. Intelligence is strictly an animal characteristic like digestion or reproduction, it is responsible for almost no action in the universe. Nature has no goals or intentions and produces no final results, only continuous change. "Intelligent Design" is a failed explanation that is not taken seriously in any scientific institution in the world.
I’ve spent most of my life as a devout Christian, and my spiritual awakening began around 2020. As I went inward, the truths I discovered resonated deeply with Gnostic teachings. I believe that Jesus was meant to show us how to live from our soul’s essence, which is unconditional love. We were meant to learn from his example, not to worship him.
When you are first born, your mother and father are giants, as tall as mountains, to that toddler, they can touch the sky, loud booming voices from the heavens. Huge hands reaching down and lifting you into the sky where you see all, you are safe and warm, they know everything and can do anything. God.
(*^^*) This is an artistic proof of a created universe. When you paint a shadow it's the opposite color of the object that made the shadow. Nobody knew what the opposite color of white was so the artists avoided painting white on white. The opposite color of white is baby blue and baby pink. The first artist to figure it out was Norman Rockwell. I was the second artist to figure it out. I saw it in the corner of a white room. The lighting was perfect to see it. Pigments have different rules than light. It took them thousands of years to get all the pigments they have now.
:-> Consciousness is the particle and wave double slit experiment. The cones and rods of your eyes preserve the particle and wave duality so your vision don't look like a flat screen television. It's supposed to be a violation of physics but it is the only exception in the whole universe.
That’s a question that many people ask. Humans find it easier to understand things that have a beginning and an end, that are finite, but infinity is generally beyond our comprehension. Therefore, the fact that God has always existed and will always exist is very difficult for many people to grasp. The Bible calls God “the King of eternity” because he had no beginning and will never have an end. (1Timothy 1:17) This is very comforting to know because we can always rely on him being there for us and he will without doubt fulfill his promises for a wonderful future for everyone who loves what is good and right. Psalm 37:10, 11 says, “Just a little while longer and the wicked will be no more. You will look at where they were and they will not be there. But the meek will possess the earth, and they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace”.
This all stems from reading the bible in a literal way - books about an ancient tribal religion w' child sacrifice, animal sacrifice, genocide, slavery, etc. (see old testament). The 'literalists' also believe the book of revelation is about 'our time' when most scholars know it relates to the destruction of Jerusalem almost 2000 years ago! Mixing mythology, fairy tales and a bit of historical narrative is a recipe for ignorance and chaos.
..stone-age men believed in the existence of Almighty Creator without any book or bible but by just witnessing the Awesome Wonders of Nature that your Science did not create...
I see someone, talking to his reflection. He is asking about God, there must be a someone, his reflection is evidence. He is completely clueless, because he doesn't understand mirrors. He may never find out.
अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम्... avibhaktaṁ cha bhūteṣhu vibhaktam iva cha sthitam... (BG 13.17) He is indivisible, yet He appears to be divided amongst living beings.
I call the state of being/reality (undefined) that underlays everything, God. God allowed for the reality that allowed for our universe to develop over the eons. Eventually leading to us, among other natural elements and creatures. God allowed us free-will to validate the worth and usefulness of our existence. It is for us to be good or bad and to take less and give more. Calamities that afflict us and the world are either natural or enabled by us. God listens but does not intervene. God allowed for natural selection to generate us. We can act to a degree to make our lives and our world better. We are helped by following the guidance in the Bible and other organized religion's books of faith. God listens to us, cares for us and provides guidance to us, through our conscience and the theological texts as written by people in the past. Do we live after death? I don't know. The Christian Bible promises us that we will, but we won't know until we experience death ourselves. Or we won't. In either case we win. I choose to believe in the God I've described above.
The word ""God" is burdened with unfortunate associations with fathers, kings and alpha males. The Ultimate Ground of Being is better described as a reality that is more basic than personality or ego, a level that is so abstract it cannot be defined but from which all other phenomena derive. We are as continuous with it as a wave is continuous with the ocean
our Awareness with Freedom to BELIEVE is not a natural property of physical matter and so is more than enough evidence to prove that it was not created by Unconscious Bigbang out of NOTHING
(^_^) We need to popularize the idea of getting God married. Getting God married is a good use of someone's time. You are supposed to make the environment intelligent so no God is needed. We fixed the video and audio for the best experience possible. Cameras are supernatural and all of them captured 3D that not a gimmick. The audio loud don't make violence so has depth. Nobody has to buy anything for it to work.
There’s only one TINY little problem with what you wrote above, Sir.☝🏼 There has never been, nor will there ever be, even the SLIGHTEST shred of evidence for the existence of the Godhead, that is, a Supreme Person, or Deity.🤓 It is high time for humanity to awaken from all INANE superstitions such as the belief in a Personal God who created the Universe, would you not agree, Slave? 😩
...everything physical is designed by our loving Creator to represent Heaven and Hell in the Spiritual Realm... this gives us hint that there is a better or worse place out there so to hopefully find faith in a loving God for our lost souls' salvation..
Romans 7:15, what I hate, I do, Warfare in my mind, but His mercy is true. Lamentations 3:22, never consumed, But my flesh wanna bloom in this grave like a tomb. Feel like Job, all these trials, they’re testing, 1 Peter 1:7, my faith still confessing. Sword in my hand, Ephesians 6:17, Fighting my demons, His Word stays supreme. Bridge Call it Ecclesiastes, vanity’s a cycle, But Philippians 4:13 keeps me vital. Pressing on, eyes fixed on the King, Hebrews 12:2, where redemption springs. Hook Who’s gonna save my soul from the pit? Psalm 40:2, I’m stuck but won’t quit. Out the miry clay, He set me on rock, Still I tremble like I’m lost in the flock. Outro Revelation 21:4, no more pain, But the tears still fall like a cold, hard rain. He wipes them clean, every scar redeemed, John 14:6, He's the only way, it seems. So I’ll kneel, even in this storm, Romans 8:28, through Him, I’m reborn.
God wàs an attempt by Bronze Age people to describe reality in terms of the tribal chietains and hierarchies of authority that they knew. We've learned a lot more about the nature of the universe since then, but the myth of God is an addictive mental rut that is hard to get away from.
:-> Natural selection is the character flaw in evil that is integrity is more important than life otherwise evolution is tragic circumstances with nothing intelligent happening. Almost everyone survive until they reproduce. Nothing is getting selected except for the character flaw in evil. I found a replacement for the character flaw in evil that I liked but God makes me forget things that will cause me trouble.
...and for you, there is a reason to believe that you are a conscious product of Unconscious Bigbang out of NOTHING making your IQ looking funny, correct ?
...You grow as a child, East Coast many years. Move to the Midwest Big snow. Your body will adapt to the weather. The same for all life, Darwin's observation, respectfully ordinarychuck hotmail... captivus brevis... you tube... Blessings...
(￣ー￣) The universe was created in 1976. It is too hot to make a universe at the time of the big bang. It can be created at anytime. God is slow and easy. A human can do a lot with their lifespan. I got the hunk. God got the chunk. Everyone else can have the rest. That is song spirit of ''76 by The Alarm.
Intelligent design is the greatest indicator of Gods signature in the world. Dear Mr Kuhn Humility is not foolishness. You’ll be fine to submit your intellect at this point in your enquiries and humbly bow your head … that’s when the revelations of Gods presence becomes irresistibly apparent. That’s why Muslims and Jews prostate their minds on the Earth ie the minds were created from the Earth.
I, as a former Atheist, had a 2-4 minute long experience where God showed himself to me while wide awake. By the words he spoke, which I didn’t like at the time, later these words proved that it was Jesus Christ who was speaking. Long story but God is real, I KNOW, I don’t believe.
What words did he speak? Did you think to ask him any questions like how long you have to live or when the virtual reality will finally propel video gaming to new heights?
Life comes from life, and by intelligent design life was made to flourish in this material world. Now, when science can create life or reanimate a dead body to come back to life then science can say God is a silly idea.
..the fact that we can create hints the existence of the CREATOR.... and before science can create life, your soul could already be in emptiness (hell) after your long pointless wait
Things seem to be knocking around in the world without any God, and many simply cannot cope with that likelihood. Another video of confusing, overwrought reaching for reasons to have hope.
If human is an evolving creature or entity, so how come this entity think that what they are thinking is right. Deductive conclusion is there are 2 options, either everything came into being out of nothing from itself without a cause or cause human mind wrongly feed to itself of some unknown reason, with almost infinite co-incidences OR there is a creator. In case of creator, it is more likely and scientific, than godless universe. God is by definition possible when it is creator, sustainer, owner of universe, able to justify for each and every thought and action a creature whatsoever able to think and act.
Guys believes in God. However he keep out true proposition about God existente from Religious experiences. So he God atributies it is approaching though rambling rethoric. Rethoric mess. Speak up he doesnt knows nothing about God experiences.
The odds that everything is coincidence are so great so as to be impossible. Life cannot come into existence by itself; it can only come from preexisting life. AI needed intelligent humans to make it. It follows that intelligent humans had to have an intelligent Creator. Think about the earth. It’s located at exactly the right distance from the sun and in exactly the right place in the Milky Way for life to exist. The air has exactly the right amount and combination of gases to support all life. The water cycle is evidence of intelligent design as are all living things on the earth. A closer examination of God’s creation is truly awe-inspiring! The list of examples is endless.
The biggest problem I have with *"How Should We Think About God's Existence?"* is the lack of definition. The Bible doesn't really say what God is, where God comes from, or how God is made manifest. The closest we get is the Exodus passage, *_"I am who I am"_* ... which boldly posits "self-existence." ... But if I try to further expand on God's definition or pose logistics questions about God's origin, suddenly this is something we're not supposed to talk about. ... Why not? If after you died you discovered that God did not _"infinitely exist"_ or that God _"evolved over time,"_ or that God _"doesn't know the future,"_ ... would you be disappointed? After all, it's still your "God," ... just not in the way that you preconceived.
Jesus said at John 4:24 that God is a Spirit. At 1Timothy 1:17 the apostle Paul calls God “the King of eternity” because he has always existed and will always exist, something that we as humans may find difficult to grasp. Although God is eternal he doesn’t change with the passing of time. (Malachi 3:6) His standards never change, neither do his beautiful qualities. He has revealed a lot about himself in the Bible. For example, he is the personification of love. (1 John 4:8) He is perfectly just. (Deuteronomy 32:4) He’s tenderly compassionate (Luke 1:78) He’s merciful. (Exodus 34:6) Jesus said that God is our heavenly Father and that we’re very precious to him. (Matthew 6:9; Luke 12:6, 7) At James 4:8 he invites us to draw close to him and he will draw close to us. He has included in the Bible the answers to our important questions such as why we’re here, the purpose of life, why we grow old and die, what happens to us when we die, his purpose for us and the earth in the near and distant future, as well as many others. Because he loves us so much he tells us what is acceptable to him and what isn’t, so that we can make sure we’re on “the road to life”. (Matthew 7:13, 14)
@@sandradixon6205 *"Jesus said at John 4:24 that God is a Spirit."* ... I was looking for 1st person references to what God is (meaning "God says what he is") but I will allow Jesus' description because the Bible posits they are one and the same. *"the apostle Paul calls God “the King of eternity” because he has always existed and will always exist, something that we as humans may find difficult to grasp."* ... "Infinitely existing" with no origin point is an inconceivable proposition. It's the same conceivability roadblock as with an "infinitely existing Multiverse." *"Although God is eternal he doesn’t change with the passing of time. (Malachi 3:6) His standards never change, neither do his beautiful qualities."* ... At one time God's standard was that all adulteresses must be stoned, and later God's standard changed. How do you reconcile this issue? *"1 John 4:8) He is perfectly just. (Deuteronomy 32:4) He’s tenderly compassionate (Luke 1:78) He’s merciful. (Exodus 34:6) Jesus said that God is our heavenly Father and that we’re very precious to him"* ... These are all generalized qualities (like "hard worker" and "go-getter") and not necessarily structural "descriptions." The closest to a physical description is where Jesus' claims that God is a "spirit." That tells me that God is not a physical lifeform nor male or female. *"He has included in the Bible the answers to our important questions such as why we’re here"* ... I know of no Biblical passage that states the reason "why" humans exist here on planet Earth. *Summary:* I appreciate you taking the time to find all of these Biblical references. Some addressed my question whereas others were too general to suffice. I appreciate the effort! What I don't understand is why these particular individuals get to describe God for everyone else and I don't? *Example:* Paul was not alive during Christ's lifetime, so why does he get to describe what God is, and I don't? If I were to posit that God has a finite origin point; God started out as minimal information and has evolved into higher complexity over time, I would be deemed a heretic. .... If everyone else is allowed to state their opinion, why can't I?
Well, we all know now, that it is not, an ancient, Caucasian, Supreme Being. On avthrone in a mythical place. How about? The one provable, knoeweable, God, a creating force, that, creates, new beings. Nonone, can deny this God, its just not,,, the god, that the real god, brain washed, into us. You will not deny, your mother and father, created you. No, you will not Now, you know, why,,, you must, forgive, God, forgive your fellow men and women, for mindlessly bootie humping you into existence. As the Bare steps above. This God, is just an infant, its on its back, flailing its arms and legs, crying with the pains of transfering energy to live, and to growing over time, as more and more brains are now alive, it knows there is more, but its not developed enough yet, but they will be, they will be. And, its is,,, Our Mothers and Fathers, in the Heaven, of our,,, imaginations. There,,,,, you will, find,, the real, God. A Man,,, and a, Woman. God, The Baby, is, God
@@splooshy4014 Fluctuations. There's a book but I suggest to read it when you are at an older age and had a full life, The book is called Sounds of Liberation: The Spanda Karikas
It’s difficult for humans to understand that God has always existed and will always exist. Maybe you have never had the opportunity to examine the evidence of his existence. It’s all around us in the amazing, intelligent design of all living things including us humans. A close examination of the Bible shows that God inspired 40 different men to write it. They came from different backgrounds and from different time periods over a span of about 1,600 years, yet all its parts are in complete harmony with each other showing that it has one Author, God. In the Bible he tells us about himself, his likes, dislikes, what he loves and what he hates. The Bible reveals his many beautiful qualities such as love, justice, wisdom, mercy, kindness and compassion. He is our loving heavenly Father and he wants us to know him. He invites us to talk to him and become his friend. He answers the important questions that we have such as where we came from, why we’re here, the purpose of life, why we grow old and die, what happens to us when we die, what will happen to us and the earth in the near future, why there is so much wickedness and suffering, as well as others. He tells us about his purpose for mankind and the earth and the wonderful future he has in store for everyone who loves what is good and right. Here is just one of his promises for the near future at Psalm 37:10, 11. It says, “Just a little while longer and the wicked will be no more. You will look at where they were and they will not be there. But the meek will possess the earth, and they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace”.
.. our lost souls were not sent here to know God but to regain our faith in a loving God without knowing Him... the reason is because we fell from Heaven for losing faith in God so only by regaining faith in a loving God that we all can return Home..
I'm sorry but that doesnt reallh address the question. An all knowing God understands the problems we face on Earth at the moment. There is sk much pain, suffering, poverty and cruelty. He would know that to reveal himself would end this in seconds. Why does he remain hidden unless he wants the World in this terrible state?
@@stuford... God fined tuned this Universe to represent Heaven and Hell in the Spiritual Realm... ..our pain and suffering, comfort and joy, are all hints for us to believe that there is worse or better place for us out there so to hopefully believe in a loving God for us to return Home.. ..by the way, pain and suffering can not destroy our immortal souls...only without faith in a loving God can hurt our souls...
Most people cannot imagine how powerful God is. We can’t look directly at the sun on a hot summer’s day without damaging our eyesight. Our sun is a relatively small star, one of trillions in the universe. The largest star found until now is 1,700 times bigger than our sun. There are also all the galaxies and other heavenly bodies. We can’t even begin to imagine the awesome power required to create and keep all of this in place. God is infinitely more powerful than all of his creation, therefore it’s impossible for him to reveal himself physically. For this reason he told Moses, “No man can see me and live”. (Exodus 33:20) Besides that, Jesus said that God is a Spirit and humans are unable to see spirit beings. (John 4:24) God has revealed a lot about himself by means of his creation, the Bible, and by sending Jesus to earth. Jesus perfectly reflected his Father’s personality so by examining the Gospels we can learn much about God. As well, Jesus did many amazing miracles in the full view of thousands of people but most people rejected him when they should have rejoiced to see the Son of God with their own eyes. Jesus is now King of God’s heavenly Kingdom government, and he will very shortly take over the rulership of the entire earth. (Matthew 6:10) He will completely remove all human governments as well as everyone causing pain and suffering for others. (Daniel 2:44; Proverbs 2:21, 22) Then everyone will live in true peace and security and have all their needs lovingly cared for. (Micah 4:4; Isaiah 65:21, 22) God has purposed a wonderful future for everyone who wants to be a citizen of the Kingdom. (Revelation 21:4) Psalm 37:10, 11 says, “Just a little while longer and the wicked will be no more. You will look at where they were and they will not be there. But the meek will possess the earth, and they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace”.
"Is Having Faith in your Loving Creator Too Much to Ask of You?" Many have gladly opened their hearts to give room to satan all their lives, influencing them to do all evils, vices, immoralities to their hearts' content, destroying their lives.... while closing its doors to their loving Creator who have been patiently knocking on their doors all this time for their own good but they never give HIM a chance to at least have a little room to stay... ..is this too much to ask to give your Loving Creator a chance to have a room inside your hearts for your own benefit, while you allow satan to occupy all the rooms inside your heart all your lives doing nothing but trashing your life ? ..but if you rather choose to live a life without GOD who is all love, all anergy warmth and comfort, to live out there in cold dark emptiness (hell) - an absence if God's grace that you have chosen to reject, then your wish is your command.. God can not force you Home because He always respects your freedom to choose...
How fine tuned the Universe is must be the number one piece of evidence for God while innocent children suffering by the millions (from cancer to accidental drowning, the list in unfortunately endless) certainly must be the strongest argument against.
How do I think about God's existence? By examining the falsifiable evidence for the existence claims thereof. There is the same amount of falsifiable evidence for the existence of God as there is for the existence of Quetzalcoatl, Vishnu, the Ice Giant, Odin, Zeus, the Committee of Little White Mice, the Flying Spaghetti Monster (Parmesan Be Upon Him, PBUH) and the Sky Serpent: absolutely none!
...thinking that you are a conscious product of Unconscious Bigbang out of NOTHING is not only falsifiable but also falls off from parameters of sanity, funny at best..
@@philhart4849.. what other option that you have since you rejected a sensible belief based on science' falsifiable garbage that has claimed Unconscious Bigbang did it ?...LYING is not a defense, honey...
@@eeaa-hl9iu "You think you are very clever, huh?" I am clever enough to see through all the intellectual dishonesty, prevarication and lies spouted by all those who proclaim the existence of their particular god.
This guy obviously believes in a personal-knowable God. Us humans are anthropomorphizing creatures. From our pets to our valued items, we imbue them with significance and value, to a greater or lesser degree as to ourselves. So, captivated by the question of ultimate knowingness and meaning, it is understandable we have often humanized and personified it in our own image.
God and religions are man-made concepts. However, it is okay to believe in whatever makes you happy, as long as it does not hurt anyone and you don’t force your beliefs on others.
....not believing in a loving GOD is a major factor why people hurt or kill each other... Godless Criminals are crowding in prisons not because they are the likes of Mother Teresa....
@@dukeallen432..pain, suffering, or physical death can not destroy our immotal souls.. only without faith in a loving God can hurt our souls.. ..animals have no aware souls..
Following thermodynamics laws of science, it is impossible to have GOD/ a creator from nothing within the boundary of our universe, and it is impossible for the universe to exist from nothing, without a cause, then the proved conclusion follows and leads to the necessity of GOD / a creator existence outside of our universe boundary.
We couldn’t exist without God. It’s a scientific fact that life can only come from preexisting life. The intelligent design in creation including the amazing human body and brain are evidence of a higher intelligence. He alone answers our questions about why we’re here, the purpose of life, why we grow old and die, what happens to us when we die, and so on. He tells us his purpose for us and our beautiful planet. Very soon he’s going to make drastic changes on the earth for the benefit of everyone who wants to live in peace and harmony with everyone else.
@@fazerianducati Yes, there is overwhelming evidence of his existence in the universe, in the world around us, and in the Bible. I’ve personally spent the last 50 years examining all of these and continue to do so as there is no end to the evidence. If you sincerely search for God the Bible says that he will let himself be found by you. (1 Chronicles 28:9) Ask him to help you find him.
God is like the Easter bunny or Santa. We can all get this warm comforting feeling that the universe is a nice place designed just for us. That doesn't make it true. Religion has been taken away from the physical world. We know where mountains and corn came from and even ourselves, man just a smart animal in a world of slightly dumber animals. So God resides in that mystery left to hide the brain. Good luck with that.
..existence is not limited to physical... existence beyond physical is commonly defined as non-physical or spiritual existence... a good example is your "Awareness with Freedom to Believe" which is not a natural property of physical matter enslaved by physical laws not free...
@evaadam3635 Existence does mean physical matter and energy. Even your "Awareness with Freedom to Believe" depends upon material human beings and human consciousness in a physical human brain.
@@browngreen933... there is nothing in your basic science that claims that physical laws allows physical matter to break its laws to be free to choose on its own to believe in SPIRITUAL GOD that defies material science, unless you failed physics 101..
God is an idea. God is the idea of perfect love extended eternally, and we are part of God. God's laws are the laws of love. The ego is also and idea. It's an idea that represents a separated self, and the ego is a source of guilt and unworthiness. The ego is a fearful thought that believes in division, and that it is possible to attack God. Our minds contain both the kingdom of God and the ego. The ego is just a tiny part of our mind, but this infinitesimal part of our mind rules and obscures the kingdom.
Well, we all know now, that it is not, an ancient, Caucasian, Supreme Being. On a throne in a mythical place. How about? The one provable, knoweable, God, a creating force, that, creates, new beings? No one, can deny this God, its just not,,, the god, that the real god, brain washed, into us. You will not deny, your mother and father, created you. No, you will not Now, you know, why,,, you must, forgive, God, forgive your fellow men and women, for mindlessly bootie humping you into existence. As the Bare steps above. This God, is just an infant, its on its back, flailing its arms and legs, crying with the pains of transfering energy to live, and to growing over time, as more and more brains are now alive, it knows there is more, but its not developed enough yet, but they will be, they will be. And, its is,,, Our Mothers and Fathers, in the Heaven, of our,,, imaginations. There,,,,, you will, find,, the real, God. A Man,,, and a, Woman. God, The Baby, is, God
The amount of unhelpful rhetoric that plagues the comments on recent content here is really sad to see. The comments section on this channel used to have some pretty helpful and thought provoking discussions, now it's just people mocking each other's beliefs, truly depressing.
*"The amount of unhelpful rhetoric that plagues the comments on recent content here is really sad to see. The comments section on this channel used to have some pretty helpful and thought provoking discussions, now it's just people mocking each other's beliefs, truly depressing."*
... Many of the more salient comments end up hidden in the "Newest First" section leaving the silly comments (like "LuuLuong-bn8iy") to dominate the "Top Comments" section. It doesn't make sense why this happens, but CTT and RUclips do nothing to try to fix the problem - nor do they really care.
yeah. i came back to this channel after many years, hoping to have a good discussion in the comments' section. i don't know if i would be able to though.
you seem like a decent person to talk to. are you interested in having a conversation about the existence of God over on Instagram?
@@jimliu2560 if you think that the purpose of the channel is to settle the questions about ultimate truth once and for all then I'd be highly suspicious of how you understood the content. The only mission of philosophical content here on yt and everywhere for the most part is to offer multiple perspectives on a given question, just to encourage you to think abd discuss and see what you take to be the best approach to these questions.
@@omartspace but when the ideas of ID or creationism becomes a discussion, and has been debunked in so many ways, there's not enough philosophy to bring it back from the dead. Yet you want me to take their perspective seriously? That's like trying to think of a philosophical way about a Flat Earth.
Mr. Dembsky’s work on intelligent design actually helped me in my faith journey. That is, the fallacies that run throughout his work prompted me to think more rationally and leave the faith altogether.
Really? Could you help me? What fallacy specifically are you thinking of?
That’s a shame. The teachings of Jesus are of the highest Truth.
In order to say that Jesus is the highest truth, you would have to know every other truth that exists. This is the kind of thinking that Mr. Dembsky promotes. Just because he can make a mathematical argument for the existence of the supernatural doesn’t mean that the mathematics prove the existence of the supernatural.😢
@@tadmorrison
He makes a mathematical argument for the existence of the supernatural? Where is that argument?
So you choose to trust your own skills, ability to reason and be rational...Oh ok!
He doesn’t care what you think. It changes nothing.
...your true being, which is your free aware immortal soul, won't be sent here for a chance of salvation if our loving GOD does not care...
I agree with you so many people bring up a deist argument of God and then you get a theist arguing that their belief is true knowing that a loving caring God fail for reality because the suffering is always there and it was there before we was born with animal. Every belief fail at that for a theist view what make Christian stand out is Jesus moral code value of life and that what touch ppl personally but it fail for ppl who live in a realistic worldview. I alway tell my Christian friend that believe .if God truly care why you still struggling why haven’t he gave you a better life nothing but silent unless they a jovah witness then they try to cherry pick the Bible but that when you bring scholar ship and show how these idea been discuss for years and you guy are wrong trying to cherry pick everything to fit your worldview
I think that God should be thought of as the only being (who may or may not exist) who could heal, redeem, and transfigure all of the suffering of every creature that has ever lived or will live, from big bang, if there was one, to heat death, if there will be one. To paraphrase Julian of Norwich, God is the only possible way that all shall be well, that all manner of things shall be well. Looking about at our almost infinitely immense universe, seemingly random and purposeless, and at life on our little planet, itself predicated on predation and mass extinction, belief in such a God would qualify either as a delusion or a gift.
I can explain. Gods purpose is love. Love can only be experienced by being in constant flux (life). So yes. There is suffering. But the possibility to experience love outweighs the suffering. See Ludus Amoris. Blessings Brother.
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Trees, fungi, bacteria are alive….they make up the vast-vast majority of life……do they experience love?
For thousands of years, poor farm-village children worked in the fields, under the hot sun, get thirsty, drink stream water and get “intestinal-parasites”…
… these parasites ravage, cripple, and kill children..
…lacking funds, the parents just let the kid suffer and die and have another replacement child-work-hand…
Where is your Gods love? How are these sufferings worthwhile?
What a remarkable comment; that belief does have that unconsciously human range between delusions and a gift. However Buzz Lightyear said it best;
"To infinity and beyond." And that comment explains what is Closer to Truth as a series of self conscious inquiries.
Only through CTT have I come to know RL Kuhn's character a little bit.
He comes across as having the right attitude for being a believer.
He keeps seeking with endurance, and remains full of amazement and wonder.
I cannot understand why RLK did not receive his moment of epiphany yet.
It's very difficult to remain open as a child when you've grown smarter than most educated adults.
But he genuinely seems to be such.
Perhaps some other aspects in his life are a hindrance.
Perhaps only the danger of him being able and driven to prove scientifically that God exists after an epiphany is what makes God hesitant to reveal Himself to RLK.
God is revealed to all. Romans chapter 1.
@@darkknightsds Can you demonstrate that a god could possibly exist?
For me, the proof that God does not exist is that the Vatican is still standing. If Jesus got so angry about four merchants in front of the temple, what would he not do in the Vatican?
Look up Christ Consciousness.
I found your comment very interesting because God tells us in the Bible how he views religions that claim to worship him but do bad things. (Matthew 15:7-9; Matthew 7:21-23) Not only that, he foretold in the Bible that very soon all the religions that are displeasing to him are going to be completely destroyed. 1 Thessalonians 5:2 says that when world leaders declare that they’ve achieved peace and security, hypocritical religions will suddenly be destroyed. Combined with other Bible prophecies that we’re seeing fulfilled with our own eyes, it’s clear that this will happen in the very near future. As the Bible rightly says, those religions are responsible for so much bloodshed. (Revelation 18:24) Immediately after this event Jesus foretold that a “great tribulation” would come upon the earth culminating in God’s war on the wicked. (Matthew 24:21; Revelation 16:14, 16) After that, a wonderful future awaits everyone who wants to live in peace and harmony with everybody else. Psalm 37:10, 11 says, “Just a little while longer and the wicked will be no more. You will look at where they were and they will not be there. But the meek will possess the earth, and they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace”.
That's very poor "proof" generally or broadly speaking. But specifically, it seems you are making a connection between the Catholic Church and True Christianity where none exists. There is about equal connection between a dog pooping on the sidewalk and Christianity as there is between the Vatican and Christianity. Although one is God's design and the other is a false church built and propagated by demons for political and material wealth. But until God judges the entire work for all our sins, He is not in dealings with the Catholic Church. They are just one of countless false religions.
I recommend studying Les Feldick on youtube if you want a proper view of the Bible and Biblical Christianity.
He has many seminars you may find on youtube which are good, but you have to understand they are not the same as his Bible lesson series called, "Through the Bible with Les Feldick". I recommend working your way through some of those to understand Biblical Christianity, which, by your comment, is obvious that you don't.
So your premise was false and naturally your conclusions are false as well.
Then again, the vast majority of good people in the Church continue to build schools, care for orphans, help the poor, etc. I'm glad the Pope is getting rid of the rot. There are many faithful who will always want to meet with like fellows to worship and celebrate. They find comfort in a church.
Ok great insight..Now that you condemned the institution what has been your contribution to the things many Catholics have dedicated their lives? Feeding the poor, visiting the sick, caring for the orphans, widows, immigrants etc. Has it ever ocurred to you that if God exist these are the things you may have to account for. Try to spend your time in putting yourself on the side probabilities.
as you know our time on this planet is limited...
Whats that have to do with anything?
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Or are we the unlimited? Ludus Amoris.
Do you mean because of climate change? If so, the Bible foretold that humans would destroy the earth but during the process God will “destroy those who are destroying the earth”. (Revelation 11:18) Our Creator has a purpose for the earth and for us so he won’t allow humans to prevent him from fulfilling his purpose. (Isaiah 45:18) He assures us in the Bible that the earth will always be inhabited but in the near future only people who want to live in peace and harmony with everyone else will live on earth. Psalm 37:10, 11, 29 says, “Just a little while longer and the wicked will be no more. You will look at where they were and they will not be there. But the meek will possess the earth, and they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace. The righteous will possess the earth, and they will live forever on it”. Jesus confirmed this at Matthew 5:5.
How Should We Think About God's Existence?
I think God is a FAIRY TALE.
…a fairy-tale to bring power to some over others..
God is. Illusion of separation. See big bang.
@@Ekam-Sat BIG BANG has EVIDENCE.
Honesty is the key.
Evidence. Physical. Emotional. Spiritual. Your own and others. Don’t think too hard on this question. Have eyes wide open. Listen. Do you hear or listen? Live life. Life is God’s greatest gift. God knows.
abrahamic gods are no more real than the greek and roman gods
Good stuff...Thank you!
I think a person's desire to know if there is a god is a response to a conversation god has started, a conversation that is beyond words as we know them.
I don't believe the concept of god originated with man.
Proving the existence of god is God's business, not ours. I think he does so individually, one person at a time.
funny..thats exactly what i told someone about the tooth fairy..
I believe what OP is saying that there is only Gid but that there is a veil of sorts. Ludus Amoris.
God created us with a desire to worship him and with a spiritual need. (Matthew 5:3; 4:4) That’s why, wherever you look in the world, even very primitive civilisations worship someone or something. It’s also why people ask, where did we come from and what is the purpose of life? The answers to these important questions and many others are found in the Bible. In addition, our loving Creator tells us what he’s going to do very shortly to bring true peace and security to the entire earth. He’s going to permanently solve all of mankind’s problems. (Revelation 21:4) Psalm 37:10, 11 says, “Just a little while longer and the wicked will be no more. You will look at where they were and they will not be there. But the meek will possess the earth, and they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace”.
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If there was a creator, he gave humans the gift of logical thought based on evidence. If you abandon logical thought, you are doing so in the knowledge that it’s a uniquely human trait. So it’s a bit of a circular question: if you think logically, there’s zero evidence for a god.
There are god myths the world over as it was a way to explain everything. When Christianity was invented, people didn’t know where the sun went at night. Now we know almost everything, it’s not necessary.
..staring at Darwin's Anchovy as your Original Mommy can not be a product of logical critical thinking but just your brain in ICU, very CRITICAL...
Don't belittle Christianity. It's apparently necessary for some so they will feel like they should behave themselves. It seems billions of people believe that without their religion, life is simply not worth living and they would have no basis for morality or value at all.
I'm surprised that the quoted tinkering comment didn't get more mileage. Metaphorically you could easily compare both randomness and 'a determined world' to improvisation and diatonic scales/music theory and math, respectively. A quantum world that requires participation and action or otherwise doing. Life is both static and dynamic; a discovery and uncovery of being.
The exciting part is that in our unending stream of consciousness (thoughts and feelings that automatically just happen to us) we never really know what tomorrow brings... !
...you are free to choose to go along or to resist your feelings, and also free to choose to follow or not to follow your thoughts... whatever you choose to do, you are always accountable for it ....
The problem with scientists is they want absolute proof of a God, yet they live and die by speculations and theories that can't be proven.
not necessarily. i, for one, just want resolution of glaring contradictions that arise from the very idea of the existence of God. beyond that, i'm good.
The problem with religious people is they're not interested in Creation of universe or Nature of consciousness.
They only fear an Omnipotent Entity Enforcing the code of conduct prescribed in their religious texts.
And They loose their mind when some rational people doesn't share their irrational fear. Which further hampers their political aspirations, As you know organized Religion is only a political tool and not an intellectual Campaign.
winner..dumbest comment of the day.. congrats
@@mtshasta4195 The problem with religious people is they're not interested in Creation of universe or Nature of consciousness.
They only fear an Omnipotent Entity Enforcing the code of conduct prescribed in their religious texts.
And They loose their mind when some rational people doesn't share their irrational fear. Which further hampers their political aspirations, As you know organized Religion is only a political tool and not an intellectual Campaign.
The problem with religious people is they're not interested in Creation of universe or Nature of consciousness.
They only fear an Omnipotent Entity Enforcing the code of conduct prescribed in their religious texts.
And They loose their mind when some rational people doesn't share their irrational fear. Which further hampers their political aspirations, As you know organized Religion is only a political tool and not an intellectual Campaign.
Einstein said that the universe operates according to strict laws. He said that everything is governed by mathematical equations and formulae. For every law there must be a Lawmaker and for mathematical equations and formulae to exist there must be a Great Mathematician. It’s due to these laws and mathematical equations etc that humans could so accurately calculate the arrival of the Parker Solar probe at the sun and can also send other objects into space that arrive at their intended destination when desired. Many people don’t believe in God because they’ve been taught evolution as a fact even though it isn’t true, and they’ve never examined all the evidence of God’s existence. Other people see what so-called “Christians” do in the name of God and Christ and are repelled by it. Others think that the Bible isn’t true but have never read it or examined it closely. The churches are also guilty of making it difficult for people to know God because of the Trinity doctrine which was conceived by men almost 300 years after Jesus’ death. Jesus never believed he was God and there are numerous scriptures to support that. Just one example is at John 20:17 when he was talking to Mary Magdalene, he said, “I am ascending to my Father and your Father and to my God and your God”.
God is not just an abstract being. He’s our loving heavenly Father and he wants us to come to know him so he tells us about himself in the Bible. (John 17:3) He is the very personification of love. (1 John 4:8) He’s "merciful, and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving-kindness and trueness". (Psalm 86:15) Psalm 78:40 says that the rebellion of the Israelites “made him feel hurt”. At Exodus 2:23-25 the Israelites were slaves in Egypt and were being oppressed so they called out to God for help. He took notice of them and helped them. God is very compassionate. He feels our pain and understands the reason for our tears. He comforts us and gives us hope. At James 4:8 he says that if we draw close to him, he will draw close to us, and James 5:11 says that he is “very tender in affection”. We are so precious to God that he knows everything about us including how many hairs we have on our head. (Matthew 10:30) Very soon God is going to make drastic changes on the earth for the benefit of everyone who wants to live peacefully with everybody else. Psalm 37:10, 11 says, “Just a little while longer and the wicked will be no more. You will look at where they were and they will not be there. But the meek will possess the earth, and they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace”.
Take an epistemology class my friend.
@@MJ1..the Freedom to BELIEVE anything for any reason is not a physical attribute of physical matter being strictly driven by natural physical laws of your epistemology..
Lol, Einstein himself rejected the Bible :"The Bible is a collection of honorable, but still primitive, legends which are nevertheless pretty childish." He also reject the idea of personal god of the Bible : "I believe in Spinoza's God, who reveals himself in the orderly harmony of what exists, not in a God who concerns himself with the fates and actions of human beings." I think that you picked a wrong scientist to confirm your ridiculous claims.
As the magazine Christianity Today put it, he is "looking for the difference between a jumble of clouds and skywriting that broadcasts a message" (United Press International, 2000)
The Buddhist sages have realized that there is no real difference between the "randomness" of nature and the purpose-driven control humans think they have.
@@MrDominex it sounds like the "sages" are self-compensating (a not-necessarily bad but common habit among humans) because there's different types of "randomness" that they could put in quotations
@gettaasteroid4650 Creationists claim that complex things cannot assemble themselves "by chance." They are hung up on the Medieval belief that "brute matter" is dead and only an intelligent person can "make" things, they way a building must have a builder. But matter is energy and energy is change and produces patterns and structures of any degree of complexity, no intelligence required. Everything happens through physical interactions with everything else. Any given process is merely the result of all the factors that come to bear upon it. Events only appear random because we don't know their exact cause, but we don't need to in order to make prediction about them, thanks to the mathematics of probability. Intelligence is strictly an animal characteristic like digestion or reproduction, it is responsible for almost no action in the universe. Nature has no goals or intentions and produces no final results, only continuous change. "Intelligent Design" is a failed explanation that is not taken seriously in any scientific institution in the world.
@gettaasteroid4650 Random mutations and natural selection drive evolution. Intelligence has emerged from evolution but does not drive it.
@@gettaasteroid4650 You speak much but say very little.
I’ve spent most of my life as a devout Christian, and my spiritual awakening began around 2020. As I went inward, the truths I discovered resonated deeply with Gnostic teachings. I believe that Jesus was meant to show us how to live from our soul’s essence, which is unconditional love. We were meant to learn from his example, not to worship him.
Where did you get the idea that you have a soul, and who exactly do you think you are?
@@VeljaPopov There is only one soul.... universal consciousness, god.
@@Ekam-Sat yeah, how do you know it's a soul, and what does that even mean?
@@Ekam-Sat yeah, how do you know it's a soul, and what does that even mean
Talking about water cannot quench thirst.
When you are first born, your mother and father are giants, as tall as mountains, to that toddler, they can touch the sky, loud booming voices from the heavens. Huge hands reaching down and lifting you into the sky where you see all, you are safe and warm, they know everything and can do anything.
God.
The divine presence is within each and everyone of us. No need to search for it on the outside.
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Remember Jacob's Ladder.
(*^^*) This is an artistic proof of a created universe. When you paint a shadow it's the opposite color of the object that made the shadow. Nobody knew what the opposite color of white was so the artists avoided painting white on white. The opposite color of white is baby blue and baby pink. The first artist to figure it out was Norman Rockwell. I was the second artist to figure it out. I saw it in the corner of a white room. The lighting was perfect to see it. Pigments have different rules than light. It took them thousands of years to get all the pigments they have now.
:-> Consciousness is the particle and wave double slit experiment. The cones and rods of your eyes preserve the particle and wave duality so your vision don't look like a flat screen television. It's supposed to be a violation of physics but it is the only exception in the whole universe.
I fear God I might be punished don't fear God he takes advantage.
Who created god?
Everything is a creation of mind and imagination. Therefore mind is the source of all creation.
That’s a question that many people ask. Humans find it easier to understand things that have a beginning and an end, that are finite, but infinity is generally beyond our comprehension. Therefore, the fact that God has always existed and will always exist is very difficult for many people to grasp. The Bible calls God “the King of eternity” because he had no beginning and will never have an end. (1Timothy 1:17) This is very comforting to know because we can always rely on him being there for us and he will without doubt fulfill his promises for a wonderful future for everyone who loves what is good and right. Psalm 37:10, 11 says, “Just a little while longer and the wicked will be no more. You will look at where they were and they will not be there. But the meek will possess the earth, and they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace”.
This all stems from reading the bible in a literal way - books about an ancient tribal religion w' child sacrifice, animal sacrifice, genocide, slavery, etc. (see old testament). The 'literalists' also believe the book of revelation is about 'our time' when most scholars know it relates to the destruction of Jerusalem almost 2000 years ago! Mixing mythology, fairy tales and a bit of historical narrative is a recipe for ignorance and chaos.
..stone-age men believed in the existence of Almighty Creator without any book or bible but by just witnessing the Awesome Wonders of Nature that your Science did not create...
I see someone, talking to his reflection. He is asking about God, there must be a someone, his reflection is evidence. He is completely clueless, because he doesn't understand mirrors. He may never find out.
How should we think about (Darth Vader’s) existence? Easy. Simply insert the name of your favorite fictional character.
first step...admit to yourself its all made up.. second step... live the rest of your life
अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम्...
avibhaktaṁ cha bhūteṣhu vibhaktam iva cha sthitam... (BG 13.17)
He is indivisible, yet He appears to be divided amongst living beings.
I call the state of being/reality (undefined) that underlays everything, God. God allowed for the reality that allowed for our universe to develop over the eons. Eventually leading to us, among other natural elements and creatures. God allowed us free-will to validate the worth and usefulness of our existence. It is for us to be good or bad and to take less and give more. Calamities that afflict us and the world are either natural or enabled by us. God listens but does not intervene. God allowed for natural selection to generate us. We can act to a degree to make our lives and our world better. We are helped by following the guidance in the Bible and other organized religion's books of faith. God listens to us, cares for us and provides guidance to us, through our conscience and the theological texts as written by people in the past. Do we live after death? I don't know. The Christian Bible promises us that we will, but we won't know until we experience death ourselves. Or we won't. In either case we win. I choose to believe in the God I've described above.
@@ronhudson3730 You can’t choose to believe something.
And why would our reality require so many fined tuned characteristics to exist while theres seems supernatural or without logic and cause?
their's*
I’ve got a simple answer to this question, you shouldn’t. Don’t waste your very limited time on this earth thinking about silly things
The word ""God" is burdened with unfortunate associations with fathers, kings and alpha males. The Ultimate Ground of Being is better described as a reality that is more basic than personality or ego, a level that is so abstract it cannot be defined but from which all other phenomena derive. We are as continuous with it as a wave is continuous with the ocean
The first thought is this being doesn’t exist unless we have any evidence
our Awareness with Freedom to BELIEVE is not a natural property of physical matter and so is more than enough evidence to prove that it was not created by Unconscious Bigbang out of NOTHING
(^_^) We need to popularize the idea of getting God married. Getting God married is a good use of someone's time. You are supposed to make the environment intelligent so no God is needed. We fixed the video and audio for the best experience possible. Cameras are supernatural and all of them captured 3D that not a gimmick. The audio loud don't make violence so has depth. Nobody has to buy anything for it to work.
God is the eternally-existing original creator
Proof?
I could say the same for the Singularity. The only difference is my is natural, yours is supernatural which would need even more proof.
@TheCosmicRealm3 😅😅😂😂😂
@@LuuLuong-bn8iy 😊 sure
There’s only one TINY little problem with what you wrote above, Sir.☝🏼
There has never been, nor will there ever be, even the SLIGHTEST shred of evidence for the existence of the Godhead, that is, a Supreme Person, or Deity.🤓
It is high time for humanity to awaken from all INANE superstitions such as the belief in a Personal God who created the Universe, would you not agree, Slave? 😩
Shigella designed by god?
...everything physical is designed by our loving Creator to represent Heaven and Hell in the Spiritual Realm... this gives us hint that there is a better or worse place out there so to hopefully find faith in a loving God for our lost souls' salvation..
Romans 7:15, what I hate, I do,
Warfare in my mind, but His mercy is true.
Lamentations 3:22, never consumed,
But my flesh wanna bloom in this grave like a tomb.
Feel like Job, all these trials, they’re testing,
1 Peter 1:7, my faith still confessing.
Sword in my hand, Ephesians 6:17,
Fighting my demons, His Word stays supreme.
Bridge
Call it Ecclesiastes, vanity’s a cycle,
But Philippians 4:13 keeps me vital.
Pressing on, eyes fixed on the King,
Hebrews 12:2, where redemption springs.
Hook
Who’s gonna save my soul from the pit?
Psalm 40:2, I’m stuck but won’t quit.
Out the miry clay, He set me on rock,
Still I tremble like I’m lost in the flock.
Outro
Revelation 21:4, no more pain,
But the tears still fall like a cold, hard rain.
He wipes them clean, every scar redeemed,
John 14:6, He's the only way, it seems.
So I’ll kneel, even in this storm,
Romans 8:28, through Him, I’m reborn.
Cool n all, but anything to do with the bible is no good.
@@TheCosmicRealm3 That's A Projection
You glued a bunch of bible verses together, that's incredible!
@@eeaa-hl9iu The AI did that I didn't do it
How we think about God is God’s existence. IMO.
..not jus God but a LOVING God..
God wàs an attempt by Bronze Age people to describe reality in terms of the tribal chietains and hierarchies of authority that they knew. We've learned a lot more about the nature of the universe since then, but the myth of God is an addictive mental rut that is hard to get away from.
:-> Natural selection is the character flaw in evil that is integrity is more important than life otherwise evolution is tragic circumstances with nothing intelligent happening. Almost everyone survive until they reproduce. Nothing is getting selected except for the character flaw in evil. I found a replacement for the character flaw in evil that I liked but God makes me forget things that will cause me trouble.
God is the Life itself. For that living entity we are something like living building bricks..
Correct. Genesis 2:18. ❤️
We should regard it as myth and superstition, just as the Hindu and Greek Gods are viewed.
God is a fictional character. A primitive personification of the mystery of existence. There is no reason to think such a creature exists.
...and for you, there is a reason to believe that you are a conscious product of Unconscious Bigbang out of NOTHING making your IQ looking funny, correct ?
...You grow as a child, East Coast many years. Move to the Midwest Big snow. Your body will adapt to the weather. The same for all life, Darwin's observation, respectfully ordinarychuck hotmail... captivus brevis... you tube... Blessings...
As ancient Jewish folk tales? 🤔
(￣ー￣) The universe was created in 1976. It is too hot to make a universe at the time of the big bang. It can be created at anytime. God is slow and easy. A human can do a lot with their lifespan. I got the hunk. God got the chunk. Everyone else can have the rest. That is song spirit of ''76 by The Alarm.
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Intelligent design is the greatest indicator of Gods signature in the world. Dear Mr Kuhn Humility is not foolishness. You’ll be fine to submit your intellect at this point in your enquiries and humbly bow your head … that’s when the revelations of Gods presence becomes irresistibly apparent. That’s why Muslims and Jews prostate their minds on the Earth ie the minds were created from the Earth.
Intelligent design of the intelligent universe. No need for your god at all
I, as a former Atheist, had a 2-4 minute long experience where God showed himself to me while wide awake. By the words he spoke, which I didn’t like at the time, later these words proved that it was Jesus Christ who was speaking. Long story but God is real, I KNOW, I don’t believe.
How did God show himself to you?
What words did he speak? Did you think to ask him any questions like how long you have to live or when the virtual reality will finally propel video gaming to new heights?
>゜))))彡 It's intelligently designed that if you master evolution it just makes you a baby doctor.
( ＾ω＾ ) The human body is burly, gnarly and surly like a fractal.
Life comes from life, and by intelligent design life was made to flourish in this material world. Now, when science can create life or reanimate a dead body to come back to life then science can say God is a silly idea.
..the fact that we can create hints the existence of the CREATOR.... and before science can create life, your soul could already be in emptiness (hell) after your long pointless wait
Things seem to be knocking around in the world without any God, and many simply cannot cope with that likelihood. Another video of confusing, overwrought reaching for reasons to have hope.
If human is an evolving creature or entity, so how come this entity think that what they are thinking is right.
Deductive conclusion is there are 2 options, either everything came into being out of nothing from itself without a cause or cause human mind wrongly feed to itself of some unknown reason, with almost infinite co-incidences OR there is a creator. In case of creator, it is more likely and scientific, than godless universe. God is by definition possible when it is creator, sustainer, owner of universe, able to justify for each and every thought and action a creature whatsoever able to think and act.
Guys believes in God. However he keep out true proposition about God existente from Religious experiences. So he God atributies it is approaching though rambling rethoric. Rethoric mess. Speak up he doesnt knows nothing about God experiences.
There is no god. Everything is coincidence
Coincidentally space time is relative as in one.
The odds that everything is coincidence are so great so as to be impossible. Life cannot come into existence by itself; it can only come from preexisting life. AI needed intelligent humans to make it. It follows that intelligent humans had to have an intelligent Creator. Think about the earth. It’s located at exactly the right distance from the sun and in exactly the right place in the Milky Way for life to exist. The air has exactly the right amount and combination of gases to support all life. The water cycle is evidence of intelligent design as are all living things on the earth. A closer examination of God’s creation is truly awe-inspiring! The list of examples is endless.
The biggest problem I have with *"How Should We Think About God's Existence?"* is the lack of definition. The Bible doesn't really say what God is, where God comes from, or how God is made manifest. The closest we get is the Exodus passage, *_"I am who I am"_* ... which boldly posits "self-existence." ... But if I try to further expand on God's definition or pose logistics questions about God's origin, suddenly this is something we're not supposed to talk about.
... Why not?
If after you died you discovered that God did not _"infinitely exist"_ or that God _"evolved over time,"_ or that God _"doesn't know the future,"_ ... would you be disappointed? After all, it's still your "God," ... just not in the way that you preconceived.
It says God is the Life.
@neffetSnnamremmiZ *"It says God is the Life."*
... Which book and which verse?
Jesus said at John 4:24 that God is a Spirit. At 1Timothy 1:17 the apostle Paul calls God “the King of eternity” because he has always existed and will always exist, something that we as humans may find difficult to grasp. Although God is eternal he doesn’t change with the passing of time. (Malachi 3:6) His standards never change, neither do his beautiful qualities. He has revealed a lot about himself in the Bible. For example, he is the personification of love. (1 John 4:8) He is perfectly just. (Deuteronomy 32:4) He’s tenderly compassionate (Luke 1:78) He’s merciful. (Exodus 34:6) Jesus said that God is our heavenly Father and that we’re very precious to him. (Matthew 6:9; Luke 12:6, 7) At James 4:8 he invites us to draw close to him and he will draw close to us. He has included in the Bible the answers to our important questions such as why we’re here, the purpose of life, why we grow old and die, what happens to us when we die, his purpose for us and the earth in the near and distant future, as well as many others. Because he loves us so much he tells us what is acceptable to him and what isn’t, so that we can make sure we’re on “the road to life”. (Matthew 7:13, 14)
@@sandradixon6205 *"Jesus said at John 4:24 that God is a Spirit."*
... I was looking for 1st person references to what God is (meaning "God says what he is") but I will allow Jesus' description because the Bible posits they are one and the same.
*"the apostle Paul calls God “the King of eternity” because he has always existed and will always exist, something that we as humans may find difficult to grasp."*
... "Infinitely existing" with no origin point is an inconceivable proposition. It's the same conceivability roadblock as with an "infinitely existing Multiverse."
*"Although God is eternal he doesn’t change with the passing of time. (Malachi 3:6) His standards never change, neither do his beautiful qualities."*
... At one time God's standard was that all adulteresses must be stoned, and later God's standard changed. How do you reconcile this issue?
*"1 John 4:8) He is perfectly just. (Deuteronomy 32:4) He’s tenderly compassionate (Luke 1:78) He’s merciful. (Exodus 34:6) Jesus said that God is our heavenly Father and that we’re very precious to him"*
... These are all generalized qualities (like "hard worker" and "go-getter") and not necessarily structural "descriptions." The closest to a physical description is where Jesus' claims that God is a "spirit." That tells me that God is not a physical lifeform nor male or female.
*"He has included in the Bible the answers to our important questions such as why we’re here"*
... I know of no Biblical passage that states the reason "why" humans exist here on planet Earth.
*Summary:* I appreciate you taking the time to find all of these Biblical references. Some addressed my question whereas others were too general to suffice. I appreciate the effort!
What I don't understand is why these particular individuals get to describe God for everyone else and I don't? *Example:* Paul was not alive during Christ's lifetime, so why does he get to describe what God is, and I don't?
If I were to posit that God has a finite origin point; God started out as minimal information and has evolved into higher complexity over time, I would be deemed a heretic. .... If everyone else is allowed to state their opinion, why can't I?
Well, we all know now, that it is not, an ancient, Caucasian, Supreme Being.
On avthrone in a mythical place.
How about? The one provable, knoeweable, God, a creating force, that, creates, new beings.
Nonone, can deny this God, its just not,,, the god, that the real god, brain washed, into us.
You will not deny, your mother and father, created you. No, you will not
Now, you know, why,,, you must, forgive, God, forgive your fellow men and women, for mindlessly bootie humping you into existence. As the Bare steps above.
This God, is just an infant, its on its back, flailing its arms and legs, crying with the pains of transfering energy to live, and to growing over time, as more and more brains are now alive, it knows there is more, but its not developed enough yet, but they will be, they will be.
And, its is,,, Our Mothers and Fathers, in the Heaven, of our,,, imaginations.
There,,,,, you will, find,, the real, God.
A Man,,, and a, Woman. God, The Baby, is, God
...your parents did not create you.. you and your parents are products of natural laws designed by God the Holy Spirit..
Thinking about god is dumb because where did it come from? Even it can't answer that!
It came from itself. 🙏
@@Ekam-Sat Okay, but where did itself come from?
@@splooshy4014 Fluctuations. There's a book but I suggest to read it when you are at an older age and had a full life, The book is called Sounds of Liberation: The Spanda Karikas
It’s difficult for humans to understand that God has always existed and will always exist. Maybe you have never had the opportunity to examine the evidence of his existence. It’s all around us in the amazing, intelligent design of all living things including us humans. A close examination of the Bible shows that God inspired 40 different men to write it. They came from different backgrounds and from different time periods over a span of about 1,600 years, yet all its parts are in complete harmony with each other showing that it has one Author, God. In the Bible he tells us about himself, his likes, dislikes, what he loves and what he hates. The Bible reveals his many beautiful qualities such as love, justice, wisdom, mercy, kindness and compassion. He is our loving heavenly Father and he wants us to know him. He invites us to talk to him and become his friend. He answers the important questions that we have such as where we came from, why we’re here, the purpose of life, why we grow old and die, what happens to us when we die, what will happen to us and the earth in the near future, why there is so much wickedness and suffering, as well as others. He tells us about his purpose for mankind and the earth and the wonderful future he has in store for everyone who loves what is good and right. Here is just one of his promises for the near future at Psalm 37:10, 11. It says, “Just a little while longer and the wicked will be no more. You will look at where they were and they will not be there. But the meek will possess the earth, and they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace”.
God? What God? Where? Do you mean that imaginary sky-daddy everyone talks about?
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God is the creator of cosmos, life, and consciousness. God is the magic that makes the colourful worlds for us.
"Imaginary sky-daddy"? No. No that god. That is certainly your god... but is not that God.
There is only God Brother.
Is God is real why does he always remain hidden? Why not reveal himself as the people would become happy and united?
.. our lost souls were not sent here to know God but to regain our faith in a loving God without knowing Him... the reason is because we fell from Heaven for losing faith in God so only by regaining faith in a loving God that we all can return Home..
I'm sorry but that doesnt reallh address the question. An all knowing God understands the problems we face on Earth at the moment. There is sk much pain, suffering, poverty and cruelty. He would know that to reveal himself would end this in seconds. Why does he remain hidden unless he wants the World in this terrible state?
@@stuford... God fined tuned this Universe to represent Heaven and Hell in the Spiritual Realm...
..our pain and suffering, comfort and joy, are all hints for us to believe that there is worse or better place for us out there so to hopefully believe in a loving God for us to return Home..
..by the way, pain and suffering can not destroy our immortal souls...only without faith in a loving God can hurt our souls...
Most people cannot imagine how powerful God is. We can’t look directly at the sun on a hot summer’s day without damaging our eyesight. Our sun is a relatively small star, one of trillions in the universe. The largest star found until now is 1,700 times bigger than our sun. There are also all the galaxies and other heavenly bodies. We can’t even begin to imagine the awesome power required to create and keep all of this in place. God is infinitely more powerful than all of his creation, therefore it’s impossible for him to reveal himself physically. For this reason he told Moses, “No man can see me and live”. (Exodus 33:20) Besides that, Jesus said that God is a Spirit and humans are unable to see spirit beings. (John 4:24) God has revealed a lot about himself by means of his creation, the Bible, and by sending Jesus to earth. Jesus perfectly reflected his Father’s personality so by examining the Gospels we can learn much about God. As well, Jesus did many amazing miracles in the full view of thousands of people but most people rejected him when they should have rejoiced to see the Son of God with their own eyes. Jesus is now King of God’s heavenly Kingdom government, and he will very shortly take over the rulership of the entire earth. (Matthew 6:10) He will completely remove all human governments as well as everyone causing pain and suffering for others. (Daniel 2:44; Proverbs 2:21, 22) Then everyone will live in true peace and security and have all their needs lovingly cared for. (Micah 4:4; Isaiah 65:21, 22) God has purposed a wonderful future for everyone who wants to be a citizen of the Kingdom. (Revelation 21:4) Psalm 37:10, 11 says, “Just a little while longer and the wicked will be no more. You will look at where they were and they will not be there. But the meek will possess the earth, and they will find exquisite delight in the abundance of peace”.
"Is Having Faith in your Loving Creator Too Much to Ask of You?"
Many have gladly opened their hearts to give room to satan all their lives, influencing them to do all evils, vices, immoralities to their hearts' content, destroying their lives.... while closing its doors to their loving Creator who have been patiently knocking on their doors all this time for their own good but they never give HIM a chance to at least have a little room to stay...
..is this too much to ask to give your Loving Creator a chance to have a room inside your hearts for your own benefit, while you allow satan to occupy all the rooms inside your heart all your lives doing nothing but trashing your life ?
..but if you rather choose to live a life without GOD who is all love, all anergy warmth and comfort, to live out there in cold dark emptiness (hell) - an absence if God's grace that you have chosen to reject, then your wish is your command.. God can not force you Home because He always respects your freedom to choose...
How fine tuned the Universe is must be the number one piece of evidence for God while innocent children suffering by the millions (from cancer to accidental drowning, the list in unfortunately endless) certainly must be the strongest argument against.
..cancer, tornadoes, hurricanes, et al can not destroy your immortal soul... only losing faith or without faith in a loving God can hurt your soul..
How do I think about God's existence? By examining the falsifiable evidence for the existence claims thereof. There is the same amount of falsifiable evidence for the existence of God as there is for the existence of Quetzalcoatl, Vishnu, the Ice Giant, Odin, Zeus, the Committee of Little White Mice, the Flying Spaghetti Monster (Parmesan Be Upon Him, PBUH) and the Sky Serpent: absolutely none!
...thinking that you are a conscious product of Unconscious Bigbang out of NOTHING is not only falsifiable but also falls off from parameters of sanity, funny at best..
@@evaadam3635 "Unconscious Bigbang out of NOTHING" I see that you claim to know what I think. Your claim is exceedingly foolish (and wrong! 🤣).
@@philhart4849.. what other option that you have since you rejected a sensible belief based on science' falsifiable garbage that has claimed Unconscious Bigbang did it ?...LYING is not a defense, honey...
You think you are very clever, huh?
@@eeaa-hl9iu "You think you are very clever, huh?" I am clever enough to see through all the intellectual dishonesty, prevarication and lies spouted by all those who proclaim the existence of their particular god.
This guy obviously believes in a personal-knowable God. Us humans are anthropomorphizing creatures. From our pets to our valued items, we imbue them with significance and value, to a greater or lesser degree as to ourselves. So, captivated by the question of ultimate knowingness and meaning, it is understandable we have often humanized and personified it in our own image.
God and religions are man-made concepts. However, it is okay to believe in whatever makes you happy, as long as it does not hurt anyone and you don’t force your beliefs on others.
....not believing in a loving GOD is a major factor why people hurt or kill each other... Godless Criminals are crowding in prisons not because they are the likes of Mother Teresa....
Loving god? Thousands of children suffer and die every day. Animals either starve to death or are eaten.
@@dukeallen432..pain, suffering, or physical death can not destroy our immotal souls.. only without faith in a loving God can hurt our souls..
..animals have no aware souls..
Following thermodynamics laws of science, it is impossible to have GOD/ a creator from nothing within the boundary of our universe, and it is impossible for the universe to exist from nothing, without a cause, then the proved conclusion follows and leads to the necessity of GOD / a creator existence outside of our universe boundary.
We should start by asking if someone could demonstrate a god could possibly exist
We couldn’t exist without God. It’s a scientific fact that life can only come from preexisting life. The intelligent design in creation including the amazing human body and brain are evidence of a higher intelligence. He alone answers our questions about why we’re here, the purpose of life, why we grow old and die, what happens to us when we die, and so on. He tells us his purpose for us and our beautiful planet. Very soon he’s going to make drastic changes on the earth for the benefit of everyone who wants to live in peace and harmony with everyone else.
@ Do you have any evidence that a god could possibly exist?
@@fazerianducati Yes, there is overwhelming evidence of his existence in the universe, in the world around us, and in the Bible. I’ve personally spent the last 50 years examining all of these and continue to do so as there is no end to the evidence. If you sincerely search for God the Bible says that he will let himself be found by you. (1 Chronicles 28:9) Ask him to help you find him.
@ The question is can a god possibly exist? Not is there evidence for what people believe.
@ For instance, does the god have a mind?
God is your invisible idol.
Visible too…
God is a Flying Spaghetti Monster.
God is like the Easter bunny or Santa. We can all get this warm comforting feeling that the universe is a nice place designed just for us. That doesn't make it true. Religion has been taken away from the physical world. We know where mountains and corn came from and even ourselves, man just a smart animal in a world of slightly dumber animals. So God resides in that mystery left to hide the brain. Good luck with that.
OOh GOD - He's going to tell me HOW to - think - even about GOD
As we talk of Zeus.
Zeus is a Greek synonym for Theos or Deus. Basically all is One.
How can God be said to "exist" when he's nothing but immaterial spirit not made of anything real? 😮
..existence is not limited to physical... existence beyond physical is commonly defined as non-physical or spiritual existence... a good example is your "Awareness with Freedom to Believe" which is not a natural property of physical matter enslaved by physical laws not free...
@evaadam3635
Existence does mean physical matter and energy. Even your "Awareness with Freedom to Believe" depends upon material human beings and human consciousness in a physical human brain.
@@browngreen933... there is nothing in your basic science that claims that physical laws allows physical matter to break its laws to be free to choose on its own to believe in SPIRITUAL GOD that defies material science, unless you failed physics 101..
God is an idea. God is the idea of perfect love extended eternally, and we are part of God. God's laws are the laws of love. The ego is also and idea. It's an idea that represents a separated self, and the ego is a source of guilt and unworthiness. The ego is a fearful thought that believes in division, and that it is possible to attack God. Our minds contain both the kingdom of God and the ego. The ego is just a tiny part of our mind, but this infinitesimal part of our mind rules and obscures the kingdom.
By ignoring this ignorant relic from archaic times.
..ignoring a sensible choice of belief is judgement by ignorance...
Well, we all know now, that it is not, an ancient, Caucasian, Supreme Being.
On a throne in a mythical place.
How about? The one provable, knoweable, God, a creating force, that, creates, new beings?
No one, can deny this God, its just not,,, the god, that the real god, brain washed, into us.
You will not deny, your mother and father, created you. No, you will not
Now, you know, why,,, you must, forgive, God, forgive your fellow men and women, for mindlessly bootie humping you into existence.
As the Bare steps above.
This God, is just an infant, its on its back, flailing its arms and legs, crying with the pains of transfering energy to live, and to growing over time, as more and more brains are now alive, it knows there is more, but its not developed enough yet, but they will be, they will be.
And, its is,,, Our Mothers and Fathers, in the Heaven, of our,,, imaginations.
There,,,,, you will, find,, the real, God.
A Man,,, and a, Woman. God, The Baby, is, God
Humans and their imaginary friends