Why people who believe in God avoid discussion?

Possibly because those whose religion rests solely upon faith do not need to debate the existence of God as it is by their own leap of faith which is beyond sciences' comprehension. Science as we know has a beginning and an ending, God does not. Although I do not follow or partake in any given religion I have faith in God for want of a better word, however if you were to debate this with me using scientific argument, all i can answer is I have little if any proof which would stand up to scientific discussion, but provide me a discussion based on the metaphysical interpretation then I can discuss.

hmmm I have red a passage from one scientist who says "it is not proven that God really exist and it is not yet proven if there is really heaven or hell or God and evil.." oh well... for meeh... it is our faith tested here. If you really believe in Him you'll know and you will fell that God really exist... ayt? I don't think people who believe in God can't debate to a person who belieaves in science.. the point is... whats in the science that the believers Of God can't cope up with...

they can only avoid 'indecent' discussions/threads; cause is just not healthy and ethical .

I do partake in some discussions pertaining to religion. But some discussions goes beyond some theories that is difficult for me to comprehend. Some people may find this kind of discussion rather sensitive and prefer to keep their own opinions. I noticed one discussion posted recently questioning about the existence of God. Many mylotters gave in their responses but the one who posted the discussion began launching into some kind of scientific theories challenging each one to give a more precise explanation. Not all mylotters were keen on those things so we chose to stay out of that discussion.

This world is made of three sort of people,one completely believe in god,other in science and another in both.LOl! you cant debate over the matter which have only two aspect like head and tail if someone thinks that coin has only head and other said it has tail only then you cant change their mantelity.Similarly its happening with people believe in god \science.

I think its not the matter that who believe in God and avoind discussion. there are only two things matter may be other person did not like the topic or may be he is not sure in his speach other wise you can knowldge from any body and discussion on any tipic clarifies your openion as well.

I think because they have lack of prooves. like scientists do. they can't "proove" God exists which makes the discussion pointless.

One having have awareness of science only responds when some one asked a question. Similarly One who has faith on God, also responds, if he has been asked a question. Again it is Science or Math, when we speak a lots and write a lots when we are not asked for, our awareness will not have any values at all. It is upto you. You will answer a question or answer a answer. Thanks

hey this is somekind of hard thing to speak to us becauae sometimes it s going bit harder ot someone and easy for someone also. so what ever if there is God in here or not belive on personal opinion and opinion comes by people's back ground, knowlwdgw, what they learnet from others, and their religion also. it is hard thing to talk in here but we can take something to imporove our life in what ever things from here. what do you think friend about this?

I don't know why you are keeping science and God separately. Science is a manifestation which God made. And if you believe in science, and if you understand science, then you would also believe in God. About not giving opinions, maybe that is because there is a saying which says, "Don't try to make a fool intelligent, for that is never going to happen." Most of the attitude the God believers have is 'If you don't believe, don't believe, I believe so I believe. No harm done, we go on our own ways.'

If it is a debate you are wanting, be it in relation to religion or politics or whatever subject, why not put it in the DEBATING section. Otherwise it is just a bashing of beliefs. That is hurtful and lacks integrity by all parties.

I am not religiouse, and I guess you could say I believe in science. I can't believe that some spirit created everything and left absolutely no proof of his existance but wanted us to worship him. That's just lame. And to top that man has turned what should be something good, like religion, and changed it, added things, twisted and manipulated things, played on words, untill the entire religion is an oxy-moron. For example, the first and second testiment of the christian bible completely contradict themselves in like a million places. And even still, why should I take to heart words written by another man? Could they not be lies? So, please, someone respond. Someone debate and answer our questions.

I think there are a lot of reasons why some people "drop" their opinion and never respond, but I don't think that it is simply to do with people who believe in God avoiding discussion. Many of us have very busy lives and cannot always be sitting at the keyboard to reply, or cannot attend to every thread that we want to respond to. And sometimes even if you are sitting there and reading the thread in question, you can't think how to say exactly what you want to say, or don't have the energy to think of a good response. For me, it takes me a long time to respond to any question regarding religion, because I want to try and express my views clearly and I want to try and make a good answer - something that actually makes sense and will contribute to the discussion. It's a very important topic for me and so it's something worth spending time thinking about. Which means that my replies about religion often take me longer to construct. Furthermore, I most certainly would not shy away from debating about religion and science. But I don't see why you separate the two. Having a faith does not mean that you cannot believe in science! My partner is a scientist and a Christian. I know many many people who are in science-related jobs who are religious. The one does not prohibit the other. Remember that in past times, religion was what prompted much scientific research and discovery. Of course, that is not to say that everyone holds this view, but it's certainly not true to create a dichotomy between "people who believe in God" and "people who believe in science" - because very often, you will find people who believe in both these things at once. It's my belief that God created the world, and that he created humans, and that he gave us consciousness and intelligence. It is also my belief that the creation of the world (as described in Genesis) equates to evolution, and I am not at all opposed to Darwinian theory, for instance. I believe that when we create all the wonderful things we create, and when we discover all the wonderful things we discover, that the things we discover were all created or made possible by God, and that we are still learning about all the amazing possibilities that are out there. :) In that respect I cannot see that belief in religion and science are mutually exclusive.

This site isn't always easy to navigate, and I've answered so many questions already that I cannot possibly go back to check on each one to see if someone responded to what I said. I wrote a HUGE response to a question about abortion the other day and have checked back numerous times, but there has been no response. So I've stopped checking. I imagine other people do the same as well.

overall it is a waste of time for both sides...get on with life...ect.

I'm a Christian and I believe on my religion. I have read the bible and I believe that it provided me the informations to what I should believe in, I don't have to show proof because there is no visual proof, only the faith in it is what's important, the main reason of the word 'believe'. I believe in His excistence and His holiness, I believe that He will punish all those who mocks and criticize Him. My religion is Christian, and Christians do not go to a point to discuss, argue, and debate, it is against to what the bible has taught us. Believing is already enough to prove that God does exist. And science is nothing but just man's teachings, it way out from what religion is..

It's not true for all users in mylot. You look quite junior in mylot as per the rating as 18 in the braces, once you will work for a couple of months you would see few sincere users too. If you are very much specific in the manner you said in your discussion, you please be little selective about the users as well as the topics, then only you would be satisfied with the comments added by the user who starts the discussion and recieves your responses. If you just go on responding to all users then it's likely that few greedy users may not add any comment to your response. Their intention in starting the discussion is just to gain a little more than the response. Please have a look at the "users by rating" right below your avatar the bottom most link when you log in. The users who have a rating of 10000 and above mentain a good descipline. I shall wait for your comment whether you liked my writing or what?

Maybe because some believers in God see no point in debating the issue of the existence of God. I can prove to you the existence of God if you can prove to me that God doesn't exist sort of thing. Questions raised will only raise more questions and so forth and so on. It can never reach a conclusive and definitive answer. Believers in the existence of God are not satisfied with the arguments proposed by the non-believers and vice versa and best we can do is to just express what we believe and don't believe and agree to disagree. And the limitation of time and space in mylot is not conducive to a meaningful debate anyway. This debate has been unresolved for centuries and debates on the issue in the context of mylotting can not produce a better and different result than our predecessors in the real world. It will only lead to more misunderstanding. Personally I believe in science and I also believe in a Supreme Being who is the Creator of everything. I don't view them as contradicting each other. I love meaningful dialogue if done in a proper forum. I also love hearing people's opinions though there's nothing new from what I've heard and read before. A friendly inter-belief (or non-belief)dialogue is what we need. We can address the issues objectively and at the end of the day, we can both shakes hands and agree to disagree. Shoving other people's beliefs in someone else's throat is uncalled for.

Because at some stage it is recommanded to stop talking. Because of the other party don't want to accept the logics,and insists on some point which can be useless to move forward.

I think people who believe in god...do believe in science as well because the laws of nature are created by god...right..but it all depends on human nature whether they beleive it or not...they just believe that they cannot go against the wishes of god..so all are not the same...everybody will try to respond depending on their interest.