What do you think God is like

[jakethesnake]

What are your beliefs about god

 

[witchcraft]

I don't know. Just two nights ago I broke my necklace with a cross on it.

Bought it over 10 years ago in Colorado. I live elsewhere in the Midwest US; was just there on a week-long trip. Never been back since then.

I am suffering so much and *it as if* He does not give a single fuck.

I threw my broken necklace with a cross on it, in the trash.

It's gone now to a landfill. Real silver too.

I'm done.

And no. I'm not an atheist. I don't judge people who are, aren't, are confused, whatever, about their relationship with some god.

I fucking hate it here. That's all I know. I—fucking—hate it here.

 

[SDB]

If there is one, it's likely nothing to do with any world religion or human conception. If we live in a simulation, we won't meet its creators when we pass. Does every human on every culture ever meet them? Unlikely

 

[MrsT-800]

God is good. I love my Lord. I know He is good and just and right. But the suffering... I know the world is imperfect, He is perfect, and I cannot deal with this world any longer. I despair, I wish I can better use the life He give me, but I just can't. I'm nervous to die.

 

[LadyEve]

God as in the abrahamic diety?
He's as real as any god pagan or otherwise.
But to be more curious. I would say that God or any god is simply a philosophy of society/culture personified. So I think. God is as the tanakh, Bible, and Quran describe.

Thank you for asking ️

 

[ThatsAllFolks2218]

Not that I believe in the afterlife or a ominent being like God. But if there was an afterlife. I would like Heaven to be like American Horror Story, like it would be like a life if I was a born a man and had a much better life than here... Or as a ghost.

 

[LadyEve]

Not that I believe in the afterlife or a ominent being like God. But if there was an afterlife. I would like Heaven to be like American Horror Story, like it would be lioke a life if I was a born a man and had a much better life than here... Or as a ghost.

So heaven would be like an anthology (a series of seemingly unrelated stories, with an underlying connecting factor.)
The connecting factor in heavens anthology being your experience.
I actually love that hypothesis so much! Very intriguing concept. Not to dissimilar from the tv show, the good place's, premise for the afterlife.

Very solid watch if you every find yourself needing a new show to binge.

 

[mjolnir]

I don't believe one exists, but I understand that people find some comfort in imagining what it might be like.

 

[SDB]

Not that I believe in the afterlife or a ominent being like God. But if there was an afterlife. I would like Heaven to be like American Horror Story, like it would be like a life if I was a born a man and had a much better life than here... Or as a ghost.

There likely is a god like being, but it's nothing to do with religions of the world

I don't believe one exists, but I understand that people find some comfort in imagining what it might be like.

There likely is a god like being, but it's nothing to do with religions of the world

 

[Hvergelmir]

In the past I was simply content with thinking of God as something that doesn't exist - a fantasy, and a lie.

I've started to see God more and more as an idea, though. That idea certainly exist, and it has real world impact.
Strictly speaking, I don't believe in the existence of mathematical operations either. I don't believe "addition" can be found, as an entity. Maybe God, like mathematics, ought to be seen more as a function or description of reality?

It's getting a bit philosophical, but I'm sharing in case someone has additional insight to share.

 

[Manfrotto99]

God is good. I love my Lord. I know He is good and just and right. But the suffering... I know the world is imperfect, He is perfect, and I cannot deal with this world any longer. I despair, I wish I can better use the life He give me, but I just can't. I'm nervous to die.

I feel the same way - God is good - He is true to His word and He will deliver in the end - because Christ paid the price and is worthy - but I feel what He wants of me personally is too much - to struggle financially, to be alone with nothing and no one but a story and memories of grief and abusive - and yet somehow I'm expected to have hope and shine a light in this dark world - I am confused, either way it's too hard and I'm too weak for it all.

 

[whywere]

GOD or a higher power is good, caring and never ending.

Just as this life is one of so many experiences that each and every person will have, GOD is right there as a guiding light and a presence to shelter and give hope and love.

Walter

 

[soonatpeace777888]

Surprised by how many people here believe in God. Why?

 

[13eyond 13irthday]

I don't believe in a god, or really anything beyond the material world we can observe and interact with, aside from possibly the multiple worlds explanation of quantum collapse. I would go so far as to say I would be willing to place a good amount of money that there is no such thing. Aside from a near total lack of evidence for it, there is quite a good deal of evidence against the existence of such a thing.

If there is a god, my opinions on it depend on what kind it is.

Is it an intelligent, powerful being that created the universe, but otherwise doesn't care about anything? We need to contain and control it ASAP, in that case, if possible, or at least figure out how to negotiate with it to improve the universe, given how awful life is for most beings that can feel pain.

Is it it a being that has a human-like intelligence and understanding of pain, love, etc? Then, if it is truly loving, and the scriptures are essentially all lies, I'd be extremely confused, given the state of the world, and probably a bit angry. But if it is truly loving, I wouldn't have a problem cooperating with such a being.

If Abrahamic scripture (or most religious scripture) is true, then we should refuse to cooperate with such a being. By most of what is described in conventional theology, most people would go to hell, for violating the arbitrary rules of "sin", and for not believing in said deity. Infinite torture being allowed speaks to infinite cruelty. Said being would also be directly responsible for all suffering in the world, since it is all powerful, "all good" and then still did nothing to prevent it. That being should be killed or contained at all costs, for having values that are inherently anti-human.

 

[itsgone2]

Surprised by how many people here believe in God. Why?

I always have. I might be wrong. None of us can know. But I know I had a connection once. I'd pray about troubles and answers would come to me. Not praying for something to happen, more of clarity being granted. Yet I wasted it. Should have used that constantly. The connection is gone. I can't be saved anyway. Doesn't matter now.
I'm bothered though. I lived poorly so I suffer. Ok. Fine. But that's not true for others. Some good people are just cursed. I don't get it.

 

[Pluto]

 

[Manfrotto99]

GOD or a higher power is good, caring and never ending.

Just as this life is one of so many experiences that each and every person will have, GOD is right there as a guiding light and a presence to shelter and give hope and love.

Walter

If you feel this way, then why are you on here? I'm just curious

I always have. I might be wrong. None of us can know. But I know I had a connection once. I'd pray about troubles and answers would come to me. Not praying for something to happen, more of clarity being granted. Yet I wasted it. Should have used that constantly. The connection is gone. I can't be saved anyway. Doesn't matter now.
I'm bothered though. I lived poorly so I suffer. Ok. Fine. But that's not true for others. Some good people are just cursed. I don't get it.

If you confess and put your faith in Christ - You can still be saved even if you CBT because God says that nothing in heaven or hell can tear you away from the love that is in Christ. He paid the price for you no matter what - it was finished. However God does seem to bless and favour some people over others with material possessions, money, relationships etc. That makes very little sense to me...because ultimately there are no good people and it is easier to "good" when you are blessed materially in this physical world.