If God Exists, Why Isn't It Obvious?

Discussion in 'Education & Personal Growth' started by Gauri03, Jul 27, 2016.

Where do your stand on the belief spectrum?

  1. Devout believer

  2. Believer with some doubts

  3. Agnostic (don't know)

  4. Leaning towards atheism

  5. Atheist

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  1. Gauri03

    Gauri03 Moderator Staff Member IL Hall of Fame

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    Okay. I still have to get to your post. Will come back to this. : ) I'm enjoying this exchange. Thanks!
     
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    Kaniths, change has to start with me. I can't speak for others.

    So again, if you ask if I am religious as a follower of 'organized religion' replete with rituals, discrimination etc. then the revised answer to that question is NO, I am not.

    If the question is do I believe in God? Yes, I do.

    Am I a spiritual seeker as in someone seeking to grow as a person, Yes, I am.
     
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    //irrelevant. Too many updates here.
     
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    The degree of 'bad' to know how good can be variable. Personally, I don't need a rapist/serial killer to know I am good; a chronic liar, a thief is sufficient to prove to myself that I am not so gayi guzri.
     
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    I guess I am the same too!

    Loved all your comments Satchi
     
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    :) Deleted below line before submitting a previous post.. (because deleting is my thing)

    A friend once told me that he felt deep sadness when he realized that life has no meaning. I told him that I felt liberated, to be able to make my own meaning, however insignificant.
     
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    I totally agree on that. No one is saying it does not exist and if I had my way, I'd ban public displays of religious practices, be they any kind of public festivals, processions etc. to start with.

    P.S. Ouch, you deleted your original post after I had quoted and replied. Well I agree with KashmirFlower too that the majority of people do not follow the thinking/rationalizing brand of religion. However, I am glad that a number of younger people are, though of course, we have a loooooooooong way to go.
     
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    Thanks so much Sairindhri! :-D
     
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