Do u believe in God?

[shaggy_dooo]

I grew up in church i do believe in God but it wasnt a pleasant experience to me at all it brings me torment to think about a being thats on my ass everyday judging and will put me in hell after death i believe theres a God i never got peace from that so called God and theres a God that murders people all of this just brings me overwhelming torment and its no such big deal i dont wanna live i just dont want God nor the Devil bothering me as they only bring torment.

 

[LastDayOnEarth]

Yes but I don't like him

 

[shaggy_dooo]

Yes but I don't like him

Im sorry if your experience wasnt pleasant as well or u were mistreated by these so called brothers and sisters in christ. Much love

 

[Lextyle]

There is no god in this universe. Only us, the matter around us and laws of physics.

 

[unluckysadness]

I prayed for almost 40 years but now I think God doesn't give a shit with me so I don't pray anymore.

 

[Unbearable Mr. Bear]

I grew up in church i do believe in God but it wasnt a pleasant experience to me at all it brings me torment to think about a being thats on my ass everyday judging and will put me in hell after death i believe theres a God i never got peace from that so called God and theres a God that murders people all of this just brings me overwhelming torment and its no such big deal i dont wanna live i just dont want God nor the Devil bothering me as they only bring torment.

I'm so sorry you were handed such a toxic, terrifying version of religion. The God you're describing, the one watching your every move, judging you, condemning you to hell, and murdering people, is a purely human invention. It's a projection of human pettiness, an instrument of control designed to keep people afraid and obedient.

That's exactly why I'm agnostic: the human definition of God is meaningless by design. A creator of the vast, incomprehensible universe wouldn't operate on human neuroses. It wouldn't demand worship, it wouldn't inflict eternal torment, and it wouldn't behave like a petty, angry dictator. By definition, a true God would be so far beyond our cognitive limits that we couldn't possibly map our human anxieties onto it.

We might be looking at God every single second, right in front of our faces. We might be right now. We just wouldn't know it, because it wouldn't look like a judge or a tyrant. It would just be the incomprehensible fabric of existence.

You don't have to carry the burden of that church-invented 'God' anymore. The thing tormenting you is a human-made ghost. You can let it go, and you are free to just exist without a cosmic stalker breathing down your neck.

 

[SoverignDreamer97]

I'll tell you this much: given what's written in Hebrews 11:6; that without faith it is impossible to please Him, and that all who come to God must believe that He is, and that He's a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him,

If you are without faith, and have no desire to seek God, or to have anything to do with Him, His followers, or Christianity itself, then you shouldn't concern yourself with the minds of others, let alone whether or not the biblical claims are true, and that God exists; so long as you believe not on the Son, you're going to be separated from Him and His followers regardless.

For God so loved the world He gave His only begotten Son, Christ Jesus of Nazareth; He died on the cross, His blood was shed for the remission of sins, and then He rose on the third day, that whosoever believes on Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

"He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God." (John 3:16-21)

However, if it is within your desire to be with Him, given what's what's written in Romans 3:3-4, then by all means believe on the Son.

Whatever the case, suicide is not a sin which leads to separation, but rather unbelief.

 

[shaggy_dooo]

I'll tell you this much: given what's written in Hebrews 11:6; that without faith it is impossible to please Him, and that all who come to God must believe that He is, and that He's a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him,

If you are without faith, and have no desire to seek God, or to have anything to do with Him, His followers, or Christianity itself, then you shouldn't concern yourself with the minds of others, let alone whether or not the biblical claims are true, and that God exists; so long as you believe not on the Son, you're going to be separated from Him and His followers regardless.

However, if it is within your desire to be with Him, given what's what's written in Romans 3:3-4, then by all means believe on the Son.

Whatever the case, suicide is not a sin which leads to separation, but rather unbelief.

i have absolutely nothing to question u about you now the word for what it seems like there are alot of things the bible say tho i agree he has promises in there however life is so tedious and people can die so miserably without God rewarding them for aboslutely nothing for what it seems like id like to go to heaven for sure but now would ik that?? i wouldnt bc alot of christians even question between each other if heaven is somewhere people go immediately after death or maybe they'll go there one day on judgement day all this topic bring confusion to my heart and torment as im in pain and it seems to be for nothing and at the end is only death that awaits i try to stay away from these stuff since it bothers me but i keep questioning.

 

[mold]

I'm agnostic, so I do believe there is something out there, but I don't believe in "Him" as a lot of the big religions do. I think there is so much to life and the universe as we know it, and it's all beyond our understanding as little tiny humans

 

[SoverignDreamer97]

i have absolutely nothing to question u about you now the word for what it seems like there are alot of things the bible say tho i agree he has promises in there however life is so tedious and people can die so miserably without God rewarding them for aboslutely nothing for what it seems like id like to go to heaven for sure but now would ik that?? i wouldnt bc alot of christians even question between each other if heaven is somewhere people go immediately after death or maybe they'll go there one day on judgement day all this topic bring confusion to my heart and torment as im in pain and it seems to be for nothing and at the end is only death that awaits i try to stay away from these stuff since it bothers me but i keep questioning.

Suppose that it was God who subjected all creation to futility, what then? (Romans 8:20-23)

Whatever the case, I pretty much never bother with the speculations, since I can't even begin to imagine what awaits on the other side.

What I do know for sure is that when June 19th hits, I will have my rest.

 

[HeyBoogahJr]

I'm sorry to hear that your god has been so cruel to you. It sounds very painful. I hope you feel better soon.

I don't think god exists. I think people made him up, to feel better and push things like homophobia or maybe to make life easier. Idk.

Whenever someone asks "who I believe?" in or what "religion I'm in?" I'd say "Myself" in a snarky tone. But right now that isn't the case. All I can do is hope. Hope that I kill myself.

I like Scooby Doo too btw. Your pfp is funny.

I grew up in church i do believe in God but it wasnt a pleasant experience to me at all it brings me torment to think about a being thats on my ass everyday judging and will put me in hell after death i believe theres a God i never got peace from that so called God and theres a God that murders people all of this just brings me overwhelming torment and its no such big deal i dont wanna live i just dont want God nor the Devil bothering me as they only bring torment.

 

[shaggy_dooo]

Suppose that it was God who subjected all creation to futility, what then? (Romans 8:20-23)

Whatever the case, I pretty much never bother with the speculations, since I can't even begin to imagine what awaits on the other side.

What I do know for sure is that when June 19th hits, I will have my rest.

Eclesiastés 9:5 Theres passages like this that makes me think God forgets dead people. Why would i care about having a life after being dead for a thousand years where God finally decided about judgement day after being dead and forgotten for so long and couldn't even said proper goodbye to my family.




I wish u luck wherever u go i hope it turns out for good for u here or on the other side.

 

[FuneralCry]

No, never, anything to do with religion is completely fictional to me, no matter what I'll just always see existence as the most terrible, cruel mistake that just causes all this torture, pain and suffering all for the sake of it and I could never see a point to any of this, it's just dreadful suffering with no limit as to how much one can be tortured. All I want is to never suffer again, all I hope for is non-existence where finally I'm at peace from the abomination of existence, it's just so terrible how this existence was imposed at all.

 

[starboy2k]

No.

 

[SoverignDreamer97]

Eclesiastés 9:5 Theres passages like this that makes me think God forgets dead people. Why would i care about having a life after being dead for a thousand years where God finally decided about judgement day after being dead and forgotten for so long and couldn't even said proper goodbye to my family.

I wish u luck wherever u go i hope it turns out for good for u here or on the other side.

I dunno; this is out of my hands.

But thanks, may you also obtain your happy meal flag.

 

[bakenohana]

i was born into a religious family (islam), for some time i did believe in god but as soon as i fully thought about it for myself, i quickly came to the conclusion that i don't believe in a god. since then my beliefs about there being no god have only strengthened. Well, if a god really was real they'd hate me and I'd be going straight to hell

 

[shaggy_dooo]

i was born into a religious family (islam), for some time i did believe in god but as soon as i fully thought about it for myself, i quickly came to the conclusion that i don't believe in a god. since then my beliefs about there being no god have only strengthened. Well, if a god really was real they'd hate me and I'd be going straight to hell

Best of luck brother much love

 

[Black wizard]

I don't know. I don't believe in the god presented in religions: jesus, allah, etc. But I think there is a possibility that this world is acting as a prison planet for our souls and is operated by the demiurge/Yaldabaoth.

There is no way to verify this so I don't believe in it 100% but imo it is very possible

 

[bl33ding_heart]

I see god as a phenomenon and not a conscious entity. god is the universe, and we are a projection of the universe. Meaning we are the universe experiencing itself. The idea of "god" to me is the universe itself. We are all connected to god and have god within our souls. I interpret connecting with god as connecting with the roots of your soul, and not connecting with a metaphysical entity.

 

[DeplorableHuman]

There is no god in this universe. Only us, the matter around us and laws of physics.

Exactly. Even if there is a "god" or "creator" or whatever you want to call it. It would be so far beyond our human experience that it would be completely irrelevant if it exists at all.

No, never, anything to do with religion is completely fictional to me, no matter what I'll just always see existence as the most terrible, cruel mistake that just causes all this torture, pain and suffering all for the sake of it and I could never see a point to any of this, it's just dreadful suffering with no limit as to how much one can be tortured. All I want is to never suffer again, all I hope for is non-existence where finally I'm at peace from the abomination of existence, it's just so terrible how this existence was imposed at all.

I'm kind of in the same boat.

The way I view religion is that it's an attempt at creating rules to reduce the suffering to a minimum. People tend to take it too literally in my opinion. For example, hell and heaven, I think, are just metaphors for how one can experience life. Aka, do these things and you will feel better in life (heaven). Don't do the bad things or you'll feel horrible (hell).

To me it's just a really old rulebook that lost a lot of its meaning through the years because evolution of language, cultures, leaders trying to manipulate people using its rules,.. since it's been written. As a result of that it gets misinterpreted contantly.

I dont believe in any religion but I respect what they were trying to do.

 

[ConstantPain]

Nope, I have never been able to believe God exists. I was super young (3 yrs.old I think) when I first remember questioning this when being told to say my prayers before bed. I thought it was stupid and pointless and didn't like doing it at all. I also had to go to church and I would listen but meanwhile always thought there's no way this is true. I fought getting baptized and think of it as a traumatic experience. Who makes a scared 7 year old who can't swim walk into a dirty brown lake up to my chest and be dunked long enough for a prayer to be said?!
My point is I simply have never found the notions of God, heaven, hell, or afterlife to be plausible. I majored in philosophy in college and that reinforced my atheism. So has my thirty -some years of adult life. I wish no one would worry about an afterlife because if anything exists, I agree with commenters above that it's nothing we can comprehend in this life.
No disrespect to believers, what works for you is fine by me.

 

[Lextyle]

Exactly. Even if there is a "god" or "creator" or whatever you want to call it. It would be so far beyond our human experience that it would be completely irrelevant if it exists at all.

God is like Russel Teapot, I mean yeah you can't disprove that it exists, but it doesn't affect in any way our reality we can't measure it and there is literally no predictive or explanatory power in that hypothesis. As far as we know no disease is caused by magic, it's all biology and it's all working with laws of physics there is no place for the god to sneak in and change how the disease will go or how some person will appear in your life at some moment. So there is certainly no interventionist god, maybe god that created the universe, but hey who created him then? No one? Ah how funny is that why can't our world be created by no one

 

[medinjured521]

I grew up in church i do believe in God but it wasnt a pleasant experience to me at all it brings me torment to think about a being thats on my ass everyday judging and will put me in hell after death i believe theres a God i never got peace from that so called God and theres a God that murders people all of this just brings me overwhelming torment and its no such big deal i dont wanna live i just dont want God nor the Devil bothering me as they only bring torment.

If there were a god, children wouldn't be dying of cancer or having bombs dropped on their head. We wouldn't be on this site if there were a god either.

 

[certified_idiot]

I was raised to believe in god, but god was being kind of an asshole, so I don't anymore. I realized that the only thing we had to prove god's existence was an old book and faith. That doesn't seem like reliable evidence to me. Belief in god was hurting me (and I think it's the reason for my persistent intrusive thoughts), so I stopped, and I felt better. Trust me, it's easier to exist when you're not worried about imaginary sky daddy reading your thoughts.

 

[notreallybored]

ב''ה,

A lot of y'all are quoting the guy who supposedly loved Rome more than G-d so much that he sacrificed himself to letting Rome rewrite the story in Rome's favor.

 

[Forever Sleep]

I hope there isn't one. Because I can't see them being 'good', moral or even fair as we understand it.

 

[Pluto]

 

[PanaxMan]

I grew up in church i do believe in God but it wasnt a pleasant experience to me at all it brings me torment to think about a being thats on my ass everyday judging and will put me in hell after death i believe theres a God i never got peace from that so called God and theres a God that murders people all of this just brings me overwhelming torment and its no such big deal i dont wanna live i just dont want God nor the Devil bothering me as they only bring torment.

Nah escapially nothing of the abrahamic religions. The monad and buddha (not the Indian kind) are interesting

 

[DeplorableHuman]

God is like Russel Teapot, I mean yeah you can't disprove that it exists, but it doesn't affect in any way our reality we can't measure it and there is literally no predictive or explanatory power in that hypothesis. As far as we know no disease is caused by magic, it's all biology and it's all working with laws of physics there is no place for the god to sneak in and change how the disease will go or how some person will appear in your life at some moment. So there is certainly no interventionist god, maybe god that created the universe, but hey who created him then? No one? Ah how funny is that why can't our world be created by no one

For al we know it's infinitely recursive and therefore completely irrelevant to our existence.

A "god" could very wel be what a software engineer is to the characters in a video game. In that world everything is limited by the design of the creator. Personally, I think we're not much different from that scenario.

Or we just spawned from absolutely nothing for no reason at all.

In either case, we collided with and stuck to random things untill we got complex enough to experience ourself and even other amalgamations of stardust.

"Why" this happens is completely irrelevant to our human experience.

 

[Lextyle]

For al we know it's infinitely recursive and therefore completely irrelevant to our existence.

A "god" could very wel be what a software engineer is to the characters in a video game. In that world everything is limited by the design of the creator. Personally, I think we're not much different from that scenario.

Or we just spawned from absolutely nothing for no reason at all.

In either case, we collided with and stuck to random things untill we got complex enough to experience ourself and even other amalgamations of stardust.

"Why" this happens is completely irrelevant to our human experience.

Yeah it kinda just happened and that's it.
We are here experiencing everything, because we are biological organisms that evolved from very primitive cells into multicellular complex systems with brains.
Evolution didn't care if there is "why", it selects only on basis of survival and reproduction.
This is just a universe that acts with a set of rules (physics) that are described by mathematics and there is no basis to say that somebody created this universe as that somebody needs to be created too, or if not, then our universe might as well exist without any meaning and creator.
I like the analogy with software engineer, the game runs on it's own code and no one intervenes to change the rules (physics) to punish someone or make them learn something.
I find some peace in that idea, kinda makes you free from imaginary rules.
But I want to die anyways, because the biological rules stay with me regardless of imaginary rules disappearing, I hate the fact that I'm biological organism and feel like brain is a prison that makes you survive for absolutely no reason.