To see is to believe

Man does have a tendancy to believe what is right before his eyes; but, man also has a tendancy to try come up with an explanation for things he does not understand. That tendancy to try to come up with explanations for things that are not understood is the very basis for all religion. Primitive man saw lightning and the results; but, did not understand it. So, primitive man came up with the explanation that a being more powerful than any man (God) must be throwing these lightning bolts and and it must be because he was angry about another higher being or with humans. Primitive man saw the sun rise and set and came up with many different ideas to explain this - Apollo, Ra, etc. simply because it was beyond human understanding at the time - at this time they all believed the world was flat. Primitive man knew that females give birth; but, since seeds were not male or female there had to be a Goddess of the Earth/Harvest to make seeds sprout and grow; and, bad harvests must be becasue this Goddess was angry and people were sacrificed to fix the problem. The examples just go on and on. As humans became more aware of what was going on around them; their religions became more formalized and complicated until they evolved into the mess we have today. And, religions are still evolving even today - take ANY major religion and just look at the different sects that have developed. Humans still need a basic belief that things they cannot adequately explain with facts still have something or someone out there in control. And, until they see visual proof otherwise, they will continue with these beliefs in unseen all powerful beings.

Not necessarily. While seeing does eliminate some doubt, it doesn't eliminate all of it...even in scripture, the bible says that Jesus 'appeared' before the disciples, but some doubted! He was standing right in front of them...but they HEARD that the tomb was robbed by the disciples themselves! People believe this even to this day and over 500 people witnessed Christ's resurrection. Faith is greater than sight...I guess that's why the Word says, 'Walk by faith, and not by sight...'

Believe is one of the things that will empower us to do better in life. Ever heard of the power of believe? When you believe in something, you'll work harder towards it and you become successful. Things like the paranormal. Some people believe, some people don't. Many things in life require us to see in order to believe that it really exist or happened.

A belief is a patch which covers the hole left when all the facts are not known. Without beliefs, we would lock up just like my old computer when all the facts were not known. One should never be satisfied with beliefs because a belief will not always be true.One must search to discover the facts even about God. If we are to blindly accept beliefs as fact, it can only mean that we do not care to know the real facts. It's time to discover the facts for yourself.

Seeing is believing. we don't often conceive the idea that something is true until we see it with our own eyes. We can blind ourselves to things that we can't see. it is only when we open our eyes and truly see the miracle of something that we can believe in it.

Yes you are right my friend. Most of the time, we must have to believe some things which are not seen, specially God, even things which are not seen yet, like places that you have not been before, example, if you live in USA and had not been yet to asian countries, you have to believe that there are asian countries, though you have not been get there yet. So, I have to say that "to see is to believe" reasoning is unvalid, and we have not even to practice that if you have faith in God, and exercising christian life, you know why? Let us read in 2 Corinthian 4:18 "While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal"

What convinced you that god is real?

Monkey see monkey do.

Ok, give me a good, valid and proved explanation of the existance of your god, so I, as a visionary being can see if you have a point on that or not And no, a "no proof is needed" is not a valid explanation, as you will understand, as that isn't an answer at all, for any kind of question. I'm glad I have the priviledge of having a good eyesight, as there are so many beautiful things in this world for us to see

Good evening der friend , what i want to say to you it is that i used to live in Roumania before five yearss now , five years ago i mooved in Belgium , and while i was living in Roumania , i was Living in Bucharest , the capital of Roumania , and when i used to be six untill my nine years old , i used to go with my grandmother mother sister and step father at the church every sunday , but once i've beean at the age of nine years old , i started to play football ( actually i started at eight years old , but it was only at my nine years old that i've joined a football club ) so it was then , when i started to stopped going every week-end at the church , since i had matches of football in the week-end , and then easilly i started to see that is a nuinsance to go to the church , every week-end , when God told Himself , that he rather want you to be a believer that its quiet and cann talk and pray to him in the privacy of its own home , and that he doesnt needs to go to the church , and show to everybody that he is a Christian . Well now , i have stopped going at all at church , actually i've stopped going at church since i was ten years old , and then i used to goo at church only for the easter ceremony , since it was the Night where everybody was there , and all of my friends and girls friends where there , so i used to go only at that period of time , but now since i've mooved in belgium , there are five years since i haven't put a step in any kind of Church ( dont feel like soo either ) I wish you a great night dear friend. Florin , Over and Out

One cannot see the wind - but can see and feel the effects of wind...