Do you believe in God?

[Deleted member 10090]

No, not in the traditional sense anyway. If there is something after death or that created the universe, I'd imagine it to be quite different than religious depictions. I hope there is nothingness though.

 

[Blue_mist]

Do you believe everyone is taken care of by this God? If everyone is taken care of why so many terrible things happen?

If there was a God, he or she must be sadistic and incompetent to run this universe. Can't he stop all the suffering, diseases, pain, children dying from famines and disabilities? I used to be a religious Muslim and i still remember decades of beginning and praying to heal me and guess what has happened? Right, nothing.

 

[tiredplant777]

Yes I have had spiritual experiences. God is real and God is love. I don't know why life is so messed up though lol. If I find out I will let you all know.

 

[sanguineblade]

I don't know if there is a god, to start.
But if there is, I know for SURE I'm not a fan of...

 

[Riddles]

Yep. I believe in God. I believe that God, Jesus Christ will accept me into his Kingdom in heaven and forgive me even if I did a horrendous stuff of suicide.

 

[JamieJambo]

I do believe there is a god, but he must hate me, otherwise my life wouldn't be ruined with crippling social anxiety and depression.

I had terrible social anxiety and cured myself of it. Buy a book called Thrive it will help you. You can overcome Social Anxiety I promise!

Yes I have had spiritual experiences. God is real and God is love. I don't know why life is so messed up though lol. If I find out I will let you all know.

Me too. I know God is real as I've experienced it. Shame that I am in such a position that I want to end it. But I don't think I can given that my life is not necessarily mine to take

 

[OldDrummer]

Nope. Even though I'm a Buddhist, I can't get over the fact that so many adults still believe in a perfect imaginary friend in the sky who loves them, no matter what.

No offence meant. It's just how I feel.

 

[WorthlessTrash]

No, and if he did exist, I'd have to hate him for him contributing to how I am.

 

[Shu]

I sure do. <3 doesn't mean we are on good terms..

 

[GoingAwayParty]

Not like most humans imagine it (a big person in the sky with a vested interest in punishing the evil and rewarding the good).

 

[xo777]

There is probably something and i'm not excited to meet it.

 

[Talvikki]

Which god?


Greek and Roman

• Zeus: King of the Greek Gods.
• Poseidon: God of the sea.
• Hades: The misunderstood god of the underworld. He deprived Herc of his immortality.
• Hera: Queen of the Greek Gods.
• Ares: God of war.
• Athena: Goddess of wisdom.
• Hephaestus: God of blacksmiths.
• Hermes: Messenger god.
• Demeter: Goddess of cereal grains.
• Dionysus: God of wine.
• Aphrodite: Goddess of love
• Apollo: God of the sun.
• Artemis: Goddess of the moon.
• Eros: God of love and Aphrodite's brother.
• Pan: God of shepherds.
• Harmonia: Goddess of harmony.
• Hebe: Goddess of youth.
• Nike: Goddess of victory.
• Persephone: Goddess of spring and queen of Hades's underworld.
• Asclepius: God of medicine.
• Hecate: Goddess of witchcraft.
• Bia: God of might.
• Eris: Goddess of chaos.
• Deimos: God of terror.
• Phobos: God of fear.
• Kratos: God of force.
• Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone: Goddesses of revenge.
• Vesta: Goddess of the hearth.
• Thanatos: God of death.
• Rhode: Goddess of the sea.
• Nyx: Goddess of night.
• Enyo: Ares's daughter.
• Atropos, Clotho, and Lachesis: Goddesses of fate.
• Gaia: Goddess of the earth.
• Iris: Goddess of the rainbow.
• Eos: Goddess of the dawn.
• Hercules: Son of Zeus.
• Chronus: God of time, agriculture, and evil.
• Terminus: God of borders.
• Janus: God of the past, present, and future.
• Sylvanus: God of the wilderness.
  

Norse

• Odin: All-Father of the Norse Gods and their king.
• Thor: God of thunder.
• Loki: God of evil and mischief.
• Heimdall: Sentry of Asgard.
• Baldr: God of light.
• Hodur: God of the blind.
• Hermod: Messenger god.
• Frey: God of crops and Freyja's brother.
• Freya: Goddess of love and beauty and Frey's sister.
• Forseti: God of justice.
• Bragi: God of poets.
• Hel: Goddess of the underworld and Loki's friend.
• Sif: Valkyrie and goddess of thunder, Thor's sister-in-law.
• Frigga: All-Mother of the Norse Gods and their queen.
• Tyr: God of war.
• Njord: God of the sea, winds and storms.
• Mimir: God of knowledge and wisdom.
• Urd, Skuld, and Verandi: Goddesses of destiny.
• Volla: Goddess of prophecy.
• Vidar: One of Odin's last children.
• Ratatoskr: The squirrel of Yggdrasil.

Egyptian

• Ra: Pharaoh of the Egyptian Gods.
• Khepri: God of scarabs and sunrise.
• Osiris: God of rebirth.
• Anubis: God of the dead.
• Isis: Osiris's wife.
• Horus: God of light.
• Set: God of evil and darkness.
• Bast: Cat goddess.
• Bes: Dwarf god.
• Sobek: Crocodile god of the Nile.
• Nephthys: Set's former wife.
• Hathor: Goddess of love.
• Sekhmet: Goddess of war.
• Thoth: God of wisdom.
• Serqet: Goddess of medicine.
• Nepri: God of crops.
• Hapi: God of water.
• Taweret: Guardian of pregnancy.
• Khonsu: God of the moon.
• Medjed: God popular in foreign nations like Japan.
• Kebechet: Protective goddess.
• Anhur: God of war.
• Pakhet: Goddess of the hunt.
• Ha: God of the deserts west of Egypt.
• Heh: God of infinity.
• Nu: Goddess holding the Solar Boat.
• Dua: God of the toilet.
• Min: God of fertility.
• Shai: God of luck and fortune.
• Ptah: God of craftsman.

Chinese

• Pan-Ku: Creator God.
• Shennong: Predecessor to Yu Huang.
• Nu Wa: Snake-tailed goddess.
• Yu Huang: God of heaven.
• Sun Wukong: Monkey King.
• Hou Tou: Goddess of the earth.
• Guan Yu: God of war.
• Tian Mu: Goddess of lightning and Lei Gong's sister.
• Lei Gong: God of thunder and Tian Mu's brother.
• Shou Hsing: God of health and longevity.
• Xi Wangmu: Goddess of immortality.
• Kui Xing: God of exams and paperwork.
• Zhu Rong: God of fire.
• Nezha: God of mischief.
• Yen-Lo Wang: God of death.
• Zao Shen: Kitchen God.
• Choy Sun Yeh: God of prosperity.
• Chang'e: Goddess of the moon.
• Eight Immortals: Defend China.

Japanese

• Izanagi: God of the sky.
• Izanami: Goddess of the earth.
• Amaterasu: Goddess of the sun.
• Tsukuyomi: God of the moon.
• Susanoo: God of the sea and storm.
• Bishamon: God of war and fortune.
• Hotei: God of joy and laughter.
• Ebisu: God of fishers.
• Daikokuten: God of wealth, commerce, and trade.
• Banzaiten: Goddess of knowledge, art, and beauty.
• Fukurokuju: God of happiness.
• Jurōjin: God of long life.
• Inari: God of rice.
• Kaminari: Goddess of lightning and Raijin's sister.
• Raijin: God of lightning and thunder and Kaminari's brother.
• Fujin: God of the wind.
• Kagutsuchi: God of fire.
• Ame-No-Mi-Kumari: Goddess of water.
• Amatsu-Mikaboshi: God of evil and chaos.
• Kuzenbo: The kappa king.

Celtic

• The Dagda: God of magic, wisdom, and heaven.
• Balor: Evil-eyed god.
• Angus: God of youth.
• Anpao: God of death.
• Cerridwen: Goddess of witchcraft.
• Cernunnos: God of the hunt, harvest and fertility.
• Gwynn: God of springtime.
• Danu: Goddess of the earth.
• Leir: God of lightning and the spear.
• Fuamnach: Goddess of marriage.
• Bodb Derg: God of war.
• Lugh: God of heroes and the sun.
• Nuada: God of warriors.
• Morrigan: Goddess of war and death.
• Arawn: God of the dead and the underworld.
• Badb: Goddess of war.
• Brigit: Goddess of wisdom.
• Boann: Goddess of rivers.
• Taranis: God of the elements.
• Artio: Goddess of bears.
• Epona: Goddess of horses.
• Cairbre: God of speed and bards.
• Carman: Goddess of foreigners and dark magic.
• Dub: God of blackness.
• Dother: God of evil.
• Dian: God of violence.

Hindu

• Brahman: Creator of India.
• Vishnu: Preserver of India.
• Shiva: Destroyer of India.
• Kali-Ma: Goddess of death and destruction.
• Ganesha: Elephant-headed god of wisdom.
• Ratli: Goddess of night and love.
• Yama: God of death.
• Indra: God of thunder.
• Agni: God of fire.
• Parvati: Goddess of beauty.
• Lakshmi: Goddess of wealth.
• Maya: Goddess of illusions.
• Kartikeya: God of war.

Persian

• Ahura Mazda: God of creation.
• Mithras: God of light and justice.
• Ahriman: God of evil.
• Ametertat: Goddess of vegetation.
• Atar: God of fire.
• Asha: God of fire.
• Armaiti: Goddess of the earth.
• Kshathra Vairya: God of metal.
• Vohu Manah: God of animals and the wilderness.
• Haurvatat: Goddess of water.
• Zurvan: God of time.

Native American

• Gitche Manitou: Chief of the Native American gods.
• Hotamintanio: God of war.
• Haokah: God of thunder.
• Malsumis: God of evil.
• Calumet: God of the Hobowaken.
• Nokomis: Goddess of the earth.
• Nanabozho: God of mischief who resembles a coyote.
• Iktomi: God of tricksters.
• Owayodata: God of the hunt.
• Tawa: God of the sun.
• Tomazooma: God of kinship and storytelling.
• Dzeharlons: Goddess of frogs and volcanoes.
• Kaiti: God of bears.
• Azeban: God of raccoons.
• Jiibayaabooz: God of rabbits.

Inuit

• Hodiak: King of the Inuit gods.
• Narya: Goddess of nature and animals.
• Nanuq: God of polar bears.
• Negafok: God of cold weather.
• Kadlu: Goddess of lightning.
• Nelvanna: Goddess of the northern lights.
• Turoq: God of change.
• Sedna: Goddess of the sea and death.
• Tekkeitsertok: God of caribou and the hunt.
• Aipalovik Agloolik: God of evil.

Aztec

• Quetzalcoatl: Emperor of the Aztec gods.
• Tezcatlipoca: God of evil.
• Huitzilopochtli: God of war.
• Tlaloc: God of storms.
• Coatlicue: Goddess of the earth.
• Xipe Totec: God of agriculture and sacrifice.
• Ozomatli: God of music and dancing.
• Xochipilli: Xochiquetzal's brother.
• Xochiquetzal: Goddess of flowers.
• Michtlantecuhtli: God of the dead.
• Xolotl: God of fire.
• Tonatiuh: God of the sun.
• Huehuecoyotl: God of mischief and fertility.

Mayan

• Itzamna: God of the sun.
• Hunab Ku: God of the sky.
• Ixchel: Goddess of the moon and fertility.
• Wayep: God of mischief.
• Chaac: God of rain and lightning.
• Ah Muzen Cab: God of bees and honey.
• Awilix: Sister of Ixchel.
• Hun Batz: God of monkeys.
• Acat: God of tattoos.
• Kukulkan: God of the wind.
• Ah Kin Xoc: God of poetry.
• Ixcacao: Goddess of chocolate.
• Acan: God of wine.
• Ek Chuah: God of merchants.
• Xbalanque: God of jaguars.
• Hunaphu: Xbalanque's twin brother.
• Camazotz: God of darkness.
• Ah-Puch: God of the dead.
• Buluc Chabtan: God of war.
• Mam: God of evil.

Inca

• Inti: God of the sun.
• Chasca: Goddess of the dawn and twilight
• Catequil: God of thunder and lightning.
• Kon: God of the wind and rain.
• Pachamama
• Viracocha: God of the sky.
• Supay: God of death.
• Mama Cocha: Goddess of the sea.
• Mama Quilla: Goddess of the moon.
• Urcuchillay: God of animals.
• Axomamma: Goddess of potatoes.

Hawaiian

• Kane Milohai: God of light.
• Ku: God of war.
• Lono: God of agriculture and peace.
• Kanaloa: God of the sea.
• Papa: Goddess of the earth.
• Ragni: God of the sky.
• Namaka: Goddess of the sea.
• Whiro
• Pele
• Poliahu
• B'ngudja
• Ukanipo: Friend of B'ngudja.
• Kamohoalii: Friend of B'ngudja. God of steam.
• Apukohai: Friend of B'ngudja.
• Lakakane: Goddess of the hula.
• Kuape: The cannibal dog-man.
• Maui: The time-shifter, the shape-shifter demi-god.

Aboriginal

• Altjira: God of the Dreamtime.
• Baiame: Creator god and chieftain of the Aboriginal gods.
• Julunggul: Goddess of fertility
• Daramulum: God of the sky and weather.
• Mamaragan: God of lightning.
• Gnowee: Goddess of the sun.
• Marmoo: God of evil and Narahdarn's former disguise.
• Narahdarn: God of death.
• Wambeen: God of darkness.

Filipino

• Bathala: Leader and Sultan of the Filipino gods.
• Apo Laki: God of war and the sun.
• Mayari: Goddess of the moon.
• Tala: Goddess of the stars.
• Amihan: God of the wind.
• Anitun: Goddess of wind, lightning, and rain.
• Aswang: God of evil.
• Detinos: God of darkness and Aswang's father.
• Aman Sinaya: Goddess of the sea.
• Apo Angin: God of wind.

Mongolian

• Tengri: Emir of the Mongolian gods.
• Ulgen: God of light.
• Vaat: Goddess of the earth.
• Kuara: God of thunder.
• Ay
• Koyash: God of the sun.
• Erlik: God of death and evil.
• Gesar: God of the sun and son of Koyash.
• Kyazaghan: God of war.
• Umay: Goddess of fertility.
• Kayra: Supreme god of the universe.
• Kurmez: God of souls.
• Murgen: God of wisdom and son of Kayra.
• Kubai: Goddess of the born and children.
• Ak Ana: Goddess of creation.
• Ay-Ata: God of the moon and Ay's brother.
• Gun Ana: Goddess of the sun and Koyash's sister.
• Yel Ana: Goddess of the wind.
• Yel Ata: God of the winds and Yel Ana's brother.
• Berkut: Eaglelike god.
• Aisyt: Goddess of beauty.
• Su Ana: Goddess of water.
• Su Ata: God of water and Su Ana's brother.
• Od Ana: Goddess of fire.
• Od Ata: God of fire and Od Ana's brother.
• Yer Tanry: Vaat's daughter.
• Etuhen: Vaat's daughter.
• Jaiuk: God of rivers.
• Alaz: Father of Od Ana and Od Ata.
• Baianai: Goddess of the hunt.
• Adaghan: Mountain god.
• Akbugha: God of medicine.
• Shalyk: Hunting god.
• Inehsit: Goddess of childbirth.
• Uren: Goddess of the harvest.
• Qovaq: God of the sky.
• Zarlik: Goddess of judgment.
• Zada: Wind god.
• Ukulan: Water god.
• Izih: God of wild animals.
• Chokqu: Goddess of good wishes.
• Talai: God of the oceans and the sea.

Slavic

• Svarog: Tsar of the Russian gods.
• Veles: God of the underworld, magic and trickery.
• Perun: God of thunder.
• Stribog: God of the sky and wind.
• Svarozvich: God of fire.
• Milda: Goddess of love and freedom.
• Saule: Goddess of the sun.
• Marzanna: Goddess of witchcraft.
• Dazhbog: God of light.
• Laima: Goddess of fate and prosperity.
• Lada: Goddess of youth and beauty.
• Svantovit: God of war and fertility.
• Chernobog: God of evil. Lives in Bald Mountain.

African

• Buluku: God of the sky.
• Avlekete: Goddess of the sea.
• Ogun: God of war and iron.
• Shango: God of lightning and thunder.
• Damballah: God of serpents and the dead.
• Anansi: God of wisdom and trickery.
• Eschu: God of communication and crossroads.
• Oshun: Goddess of love.
• Ghekre: God of judgment and gorillas.
• Lusa: God of the sun.
• Mahu: Goddess of the moon.
• Legba: God of gateways.
• Baron Samedi: God of death and disease.

Mesopotamian

• Annu: God of the sky.
• Ba'al: God of storms and fertility.
• Eriskegal: Goddess of the dead.
• Inanna: Goddess of love and war.
• Dagon: God of wind and air.
• Martu: God of drought, oaths, and the steppe.
• Nergal: God of death and pestilence.
• Ningal: God of metal and smelting.
• Saja: Messenger god.
• Ninhursag: Goddess of the earth.
• Tammuz: God of shepherds and fertility.
• Marduk: God of judgment.
• Tiamat: Goddess of evil.
• Apsu: God of evil.

Finnish

• Ukko: Chieftain of the Finnish gods.
• Äkräs: God of fertility.
• Nyyrikki: God of the hunt.
• Tapio: God of the forest.
• Tuoni: God of the underworld.
• Vammatar: Goddess of pain, disease and suffering.
• Ilmarinen: God of metal, invention, and the forge.
• Ahti: Goddess of the sea and fishing.
• Akka: Goddess of the earth.
• Ajatar: God of evil.
• Lempo: God/goddess of love and wickedness.

Korean

• Hwanin: King of the Korean Gods.
• Munsin: Gate god.
• Nulgupjisin: God of the Nulgub.
• Cheuksin: God of the hearth.
• Eopsin: Goddess of storage and wealth.
• Jowangsin: Goddess of fire.
• Magu: A great goddess.
• Sosamsin: Goddess of the birth of cows and bulls.
• Teojusin: Earth goddess.
• Ungnyeo: The bear-woman.
• Jumong: Founding monarch of Korea.
• Sumyeong-Jangja: God of evil.
• Yondung Halmoni: Wind goddess revered by farmers and sailors.

Arabian

• Allah: The supreme god.
• Allat, Aluzza, and Manat: Daughters of Allah.
• Hubal: God of divination.
• Wadd: God of the moon.
• Suwa': Deity mentioned by Noah.
• Yaghuth
• Ya'uq
• Nasr
• Nuha

Brazilian

• Tupa
• Sume
• Guaraci
• Jaci
• Ceuci
• Akuanduba
• Iara
• Yeba Belo
• Jurupari
• Anhanga
• Yorixiriamori

Hebrew

• Yahweh
• Satan
• Jesus Christ: Son of God.

 

[Al Cappella]

Never have. Don't seem to have a religion gene, I tend to think it's stupid.

 

[MicropBaldCurrycel]

No , its illogical ...... theres just so many logical reasons for the argument against a God and no valid arguments for.

 

[Kismet]

It's silly to believe there is a god that people have written about but it's silly to believe that there isn't something. The universe is infinite, time is infinite. With that, there is always going to be, with enough time, something. We're made up of atoms, somehow those atoms just appeared? It's mind bending to think about it.

I'm with the user above, it's illogical to believe in our written god. Another user above listed a lot of the known goods. The Cristian god is among the youngest of the gods, why would any sane person believe that one is superior to one of the older ones?

Everyone has a bubble around them of what they believe. What I believe isn't going to be the same as you but there will be overlap of course. My experiences lead me to think the way I do and yours for you, if that makes sense

 

[JamieJambo]

Nope. Even though I'm a Buddhist, I can't get over the fact that so many adults still believe in a perfect imaginary friend in the sky who loves them, no matter what.

No offence meant. It's just how I feel.

I don't believe in a man in the sky. I also have a Buddhist background, but have come to also believe in in the divine, something that is in everything, but has no particular form. I think the best definition for god is God is love.

 

[Someone123]

Do you believe everyone is taken care of by this God? If everyone is taken care of why so many terrible things happen?

It seems like there is likely a god- I base this not on religion but on near death experiences. SO why do so many bad things happen? It seems most likely due to giving free will. So why does it appear that sometimes miracles happen? Maybe they do, or maybe once in a while they pray and something gets better by chance. Then the big one- if god created everything, who created god? I have no answer for that one, that's the one that made me think there may not be a god for a long time- I still think it is possible there is not one, but it seems so unlikely based on the various near death experiences I have heard. Do animals get an afterlife? Do insects? For people who are religious, what happens to people who were born before Jesus was? There are many unanswered questions. BUt the ndes seems pretty convincing in a lot of casees- but then the big issue with ndes- some are religious and some arent't- some show a risk of hell and some don't. So it is very confusing. For people who are certain things will be one way or another- just because they are convinced it will be a certain way doesn't mean it will be. Also, the really big question- does god fart?

 

[Journeytoletgo]

I use to before age 23-24, not anymore

 

[downndone2]

I believe in higher power and that when we die, we will meet up with those who are gone. But I'm conflicted on what happens if I am to ctb. Will I be stuck in some pergutory for a long while or will it be understood that my life was pure hell and I get a pass.
There's a lot of people I want to see

 

[ineedrope]

I hope there's nothing on the other end.

 

[blvck]

Yes and I've ruined my relationship because of all the bad things I've done. I know he forgives if I'm repentant, but i always know I'm just gonna fail again. So ive just given up on myself now. I'm sorry God, you tried so much to hello me, but i was always stubborn and stupid. I'm sorry

 

[AloneInCollege]

No, not at all. It's part of the reason I'm so scared to actually die despite wanting to so bad

 

[thedaywillcome]

No, I dont hallizunate.

 

[Slimetae]

Yea we are not on good terms tho rn

 

[JamieJambo]

I believe that there is a divine intelligence that is responsible for life. I am not talking about a man in the sky but something formless, but very much active in our lives

 

[Romeo1984]

We live in a physical world and use all our knowledge to understand and explain everything.
I see that many try to use science with the rules we've learned over centuries from our physical world to explain God. It would be like trying to play soccer with hands. Violates any rule. For example, if God exists, he would have the power to move faster than light, something that so far we know is not possible. Or, God could be anywhere at any time, but we know that an object cannot be in two places at the same time.
Science does not deny that God exists, but it cannot claim that he does. That is, currently for science God cannot be proved, but it is not impossible.
Currently, anyone who says that God exists will need to prove it. And the opposite too.
And if one day we can prove that God exists through science, we will have more questions, such as "who created God?"

Anyway, I think so, there can be a creator of everything. Perhaps more than one.
But I don't believe that God exists as religions teach (loving, pious, etc). It doesn't make any sense.
What's the point of a child being born with a terrible disease?
In addition, the human being over time has always thought of himself as the great protagonist of everything, including thinking that God is similar to us, both in physical form and in the way of thinking. We can be wrong and the creator of everything is totally different from us, such as being a sphere of light. We think God can be merciful, but he just doesn't care about our prayers.
What's the point of someone who created everything from an atom to galaxies just to be worshipped? This is just an idea they invented and ended up uselessly perpetuating.
There are so many other animals that are unaware of a higher being, provided only with the need to survive and without the chance of mercy.
Try to explain the existence of this perfect God to a child who is in the middle of a war, losing everything. Where is God and his endless perfection in that?
Anyone who believes in God is basing himself on rules without logic and foundation. It's just feeling (often fear of pissing God off and going to hell).

So for me, God can exist, but not in the way that religions say.
And I don't believe that God can interfere in everything that happens.

 

[ForeverLonely82]

I used to (brought up in a Christain home) but not anymore. If there was one, he's a dick. Parents used God as a control mechanism and everything little thing I did that made me remotely happy was a "sin" and was going to hell. My mother used hell as a way to scare me. As a child the concept of such a place scared me, but as I grew older I can't imagine hell being worse than existing. God is a psychopath and no one will mention that. Love and fear me or rot in hell? yeah, sounds like a loving, caring god to me /s. If there was a loving god out there then WE wouldn't be wanting to CTB, WE would have worldly desires that we feel through biology and brain function and WE wouldn't suffer. However we do, because he/she it doesn't give a shit. That being said it's the very reason I don't believe. Christianity is nothing more than primitive mind control to be more obediant and Christians love showing this garbage in your face. I love using scripture to piss off those who judge me. just tell them they are doing what the book says not to. Yet, most of them feel that doesn't apply to them.