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Originally Posted by Khethil  I voted "No" for a lot of reasons. I *like* to think I'm open to suggestion and new ideas, but I am getting old and crass 
I've never taken the view that 'belief' was a conscious process. To me, belief is a scale I traverse wherein as the amount of evidence and reason grows so does my scale move towards 'knowledge'. In my mind, if I'm honest with myself, its' not a decision; moreso, a statement of assertion as to where I stand. Can belief be consciously imposed? I've read many intelligent, well-intentioned folks say it can. I don't see it.
But I've gotta tell ya, when I see what I perceive to be honest, heartfelt and powerful belief in some I am inspired! Despite my negative views on theism I still have, in my heart of hearts, a soft spot for those with strong conviction and perhaps secretly admire them for what I have not. |
yes and finally yes that i finally did find him, and from the very materialistic view of this whole universe i had for this long years... i dont know what GOD actually stands for anyone, for me he is just THE CREATOR, i do not yet know whether we should have total faith in him .... he may move his steps independent of our motives ....
we have so forth come to claim a creation of our own ,
AI, which we are trying to create in our own image or perhaps a stronger one....
logically reasoning what logics could deny that may be we may have been created in the replica of some other, and some other by some other ...? and for this to happen, there truly should be ONE the initial.
geologically and archeologically it may account for such existence in the course of time , but there are lots of options that really accounts, like the outer space...
AND I BELIEVE IN THE CREATOR (IN OR NOT IN OUR GOOD WILL) ONLY BECAUSE I BELIEVE WE CAN CREATE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN OR NOT IN OUR OWN IMAGE AND THAT WHICH IS POSSIBLE ONLY IF WE HAVE BEEN CREATED......