What makes people believe that they were NOT created from a higher power? (God)

It has been demonstrated scientifically, that children that are not shown love in their formative years have a difficult time forming bonds and relationships, if they ever manage it. Love is a learned response. The Bible puts it very simply, "We love because God first loved us" No organic soup can explain how we have the capacity to love.

You aren't taking this far enough, I'm afraid. If children who are not shown love in their formative years have trouble with bonds and relationships, then shouldn't no child have trouble with bonds and relationships since God loves all his children? Does this mean if someone has trouble with bonds and relationships that the person is not loved by God? The implications by your statement are scary from a religiou perspective.

I apologize poingly, I've read your response and reread it and I just don't know what you are trying to say. I'm not clear on what is "scary" about my comment. My point is that the concept of love, just the ability to show love, is a LEARNED response. It came from somewhere, even though it is not an animal, vegetable or mineral. You can't find it in any fossil record or point to any "descendant" or DNA strand. The human family has the capacity, whether or not an individual accepts a deity, to form bonds with others. This is made very difficult, if not impossible, if it is not demonstrated or taught. It is not an instinct. Children that do not have the benefit of being shown attachment or affection have difficulty demonstrating it. The human family has that capacity, exploited or not, because it was given to it. "We love(and this can mean humanity in general) because HE first loved us"

Ember silence – just a brief note on your comments – yes there is a God, and His character is love personified. He condemns NO ONE to hell – the churches have all gotten so off track on their teachings on so many things. If one ends up there, it is their own choice of rejecting Jesus Christ as their saviour. Of course, we all have the gift of choice, but many reject Jesus, God, and the whole thing of creation rather than evolution for a couple of reasons: 1. most of us have been taught that in our anti-christ school system, and 2. We want to believe only in what we think we understand. {There is a wonderful website that can answer many questions with scientific proof at: http://www.reasons.org God and everything about Him has to be approached from a ‘spiritual’ view, because He is Spirit and His ways are not our way, neither His thoughts our thoughts as stated in the Old Testament. We get all hung up in ‘religion’ instead of “relationship.” God is not a religion. He IS a Spirit. He loves us more than we could ever understand. Most of what He gets blamed for is not His doing or His fault. Jesus said that if we rejected Him and His teachings, we “would” find another, because when we were born, each of us has a deep seated desire to be linked with someone or something of a spiritual nature, and thus according to our wishes and desires, we choose what route we want to take. I am a Christian, and my life is not made up of rules and or regulations. I am happy and my life is filled with peace and a knowledge that all things happen for a reason. I may not have all of the answers for these reasons, but I can trust my life and happiness to the Lord, knowing that I will perhaps see many things and have an understanding about it all, after I leave the planet – it matters not to me. I just enjoy the present, and leave the future to Him. God bless C. C.

Hey Classycat, there are plenty of people that believe that the Bible has a good message but don't "believe in" the Bible. I can't say I believe in it, personally, but I am always interested in hearing people's beliefs and why they believe them. You will probably also find this to be true among sociologists and anthropologists as well. Some of us have a legit curiosity in others' beliefs.

Well said ClassyCat! :-) I couldn't agree more.

Yet there are some with authentic reasons. Where are those with authentic reasons that don't believe? all the best urban

...and those that imagine that they can imagine without serious consideration how they got to imagine have a serious lack of logic.

Bang on. There's the issue in a nutshell. "The tree of the knowledge of good and bad." I want to decide for MYSELF what is good and what is bad. "God knows that in the day of your eating from it, ...you are bound to be like God, knowing good and bad." Hmmm, look where THAT choice got us.

Thank you very much for supporting me, my friend. May Allah grant you a very happy, comfortable and peaceful life. Good luck!

Agreed. Man has become so blinded by worldly things that he's not willing to accept things not perceivable by the eyes. They want LOGIC. They want PROOF that can be seen. Science has been in a different path from religion, but it cannot be denied that a LOT of scientists have proven that God is real.

I agree! Some expect Him to just make life so easy. I just wish more people would see the beauty that he has created and instead of complaining about their life, and enjoy what God has given them. I am just so frustrated because I want everyone to be saved and to live forever in Heaven instead of burning forever.

Yes. But unfortunately, not everyone is gonna pass the Judgment Day. People have different beliefs, and no matter how much we don't like their beliefs, we have to respect them. But I really admire people who believe in God's love. =) Keep the faith, hawaiigirl. :-)