my professor said...

Suppose I were your professor I might answer something like this: 1. I believe in God. 2. I believe God is good. 3. I believe God is powerful. And regarding the question at the footnote, I would say that the fact that God is powerful does not mean He would do something contradictory. That is not the way "powerful" is defined by believers in God all throughout centuries. For example, God cannot exist and not exist simultaneously because existence and non-existence at the same time does not make sense as an idea; just because words are there that does not make the word meaningful. Being square and being circle at the same is another example or married bachelor is another one. Now freewill of human being and powerful nature of God are also something like that.

I'll take it easy on you - but please don't take it easy on me. I want criticism and other people's views and opinions. I do not believe that God exists. There are too many arguments against it, and too much subjectivity (it varies too much from person to person, culture to cultrue, without any way of telling what is 'right') around religion in general. It is also impossible to prove that God exists, just as it is impossible to prove that he doesn't exist. But does that mean I should believe in an asteroid made out of chocolate that is going to hit the world in around 30 years..? I mean, I have no prove for it - but I CAN'T disprove it!! I'd love that to happen, so should I believe in it? =) Can anyone give me an objective (something not individual and open to bias, like prayers and the feeling you get from the bible) reason why I should believe? In many ways, I feel that believe in God would make the world an unhappy place. Don't you feel that? I mean, we're all just what ever God wants us to be. I am good only if God says so. I am loved only if God planned it. I see suffering and have to look the other way, telling myself desperately that there's a reason for it. If I want to change anything, I am limited by what God limits me to. =/ Hmmm, but yea... I don't want to be too critical of people's religions; I always feel like I will upset people, or make them think that I'm a mean person - sorry if that comes across guys. Thanks for the time. =)

Well, unless he is theologically trained, his answer may not have much currency. For me, man needs religion. Man has always been in need. Man has always been fearful. Man knows that God exists because as a human being he cannot understands the beauty of nature and the life support systems that give life to all human beings, animals and plants. He cannot understand the balance of nature. He knows the Maker exists.

That kind of answer closes all arguments. Yes, there are certain things or information that only the person himself knows, so why look for answers that will never come?

Hello You are aware of my discussions on such topics, we hindus believe in existance of gods and goddesses, rebirth, karma, hell and heaven, but i think this hell and heaven are here itself.. Thank you so much for nice discussion. Professor. . Cheers have a great day ahead. God bless you. Welcome always.

Many years ago when I read the bible I looked on it as a book of teachings. You must remember that the bible and other religious text, for example the Koran, came about when the majority could not read or write, the teachings were handed down until enough people could read to make a book a more functional way of getting the teachings to many more people. This seems to be the way for many of the religions I have studied. Now whether the original teachings came from a God or not is all down to personal belief and faith, there are many religions on this earth who seem to worship their own God, does this mean there are many Gods, or is there only one and its all down to how the original scripts have been translated or handed down, we all know about the game Chinese whispers, where a sentence is passed by mouth from one person to another down a long chain and at the end of the chain the original sentence has dramatically changed.So are the teachings still in their original form. There are many people in this world who allow their faith to guide their lives, their actions and deeds,and I find it very hard to belief that a God who is good and powerful would have created a world that is so unstable and dangerous, I live my life following the philosophy of do unto others as you would do unto yourself. I have also looked at the evolution theory which too leaves me undecided, the best I can personally come up with is to continue living the way I am, and if there is a God and he is not pleased with me then he will show me the way, if he has not already,so I will continue to help people and hopefully my good deeds will rub of and guide others and maybe one day we will all know one way or the other.

well i firmly believe and will always be that God will let us know why he allowed everything that is happening in due time in God's time and we have no single right to ask Him cause we are just nothing but men....=)

I do believed in the power of God and all the exisitences. you know, in this universe we have so many laws that created by God. let's say the law of gravity, who do you think has created and make us keeping our sleep on bed, or keep that cup on boaerd? I do just believe it!

My professor said be a human being. It also help you to establish as a good person in my society. He also told me, my parents engaged there hard working money to my studies. And they expect from, i establish in my life. So, read carefully and fulfill there dreams, which they saw about me. And i think he is absolutely right.