Why is ok to believe...?
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That is an extremely subjective ansewr.  There are some out there that can turn that question around and ask thusly:\n\nWhy do people believe in heaven and hell, but do not believe in science?\n\nThe answer is quite complex and really has to do with how the person percieves the world around them.  For some, being immersed within the religion is what they seek.  And anything that would 'threaten' or try and 'disprove' aspects of their religion is a threat, therefore they are inclinded 'not' to agree with such aspects.  \n\nConversly, the same is true for science.  For many that are hard core into science, physics and such, they know what exists, they have tried, through experimentation, through understanding and reasoning, and through logic to understand how this world works.  And, anything, as disjointed as religion can be, that says otherwise becomes a threat, and therefore, is not deemed 'plausable' or 'acceptable' within the scientific realms.\n\nBut, still for some, they are able to accept both the scientific and religious realms as truth.  I, personally, do not know how anyone can do that.  I mean, given the scientific fact of life and how it came to be, and how the disperate examples of given species exist within this world, i find it hard to believe that there was ONE creator who simply said BAM let it be, and it was.  I know that life simply had to grow, had to change, and adapt, as we all do, to a varying level of severities and situations.  So to me, at least, that level of understanding and reasoning is truth.  Whereas conversly, the level of spritualism for the christian religion to me, is mote, and disjointed at best.\n\nReligion, at least on the social front, has always been a problem.  WITHIN the society, religion has always played a pivotal role,  being from the moral guidance of the people to the salvation of the soul.  But on the JUDICIARY or GOVERNMENTAL role, we have wanted religion out.  We do not need this type of disjointed hatred and illogical fallacies dictating what people DO ACT AND SAY within a society.  What we do need from such situations is control, protection and peace.  All of which religion CAN NOT provide.  Only power can provide such things.\n\nWHy do people belive as you have described?  Perhaps they are confused? Stuck in their own illogical fallacy? Or perhaps they are too pressured to believe in one aspect, that seeing another is an impossiblity for them.
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I really understand this question. I just really don't know how to truly answer it.... In my understanding, you can't just believe what you want to believe. You don't sit there and think about it and just say "I will believe -this-" It doesn't work like that.... You just believe whatever. You can't make yourself believe something. It just comes natural.
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Yes. That's the trouble with BELIEF. You accept something on faith, whether it makes sense or whether there's any proof at all.
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How is it rational to say with certainty that something does exist when the possibility will always remain that it does not?\n\nNOT believing is what atheism means.
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The way i see it is we cannot prove or deny that these people may have met God. They truly believe they have. So is it so wrong to let them have these beliefs when it makes them content and peaceful within themselves. People want to hope that after they die then they are moving on to another stage of their existence, they don't want to hear that when they die there is nothing. So let them believe what makes them happy as it is not hurting anyone else but bringing them peace.xx
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Sometimes people just need to have somoene believe what they believe. \nWe all think our answer is the right one. but some of us are not willing to admit its our opinion. \nAnd yet there are others who cannot accept the fact that they are wrong soe the go and ask to find someone to agree with them being  wrong. when no one agrees they dont want to hear it.
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I think it is important to believe in SOMETHING. Whether it is Jesus, Allah, the Jewish God, gods, or no God or gods at all. I think it is very important to make an informed decision on your belief rather than say "the world sucks, there is no God" or something similar.
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Yes, if you didn't question His existance every now and then, then I would have to question whether you believe in Him or are just following what others have told you to believe. Questioning is a part of being human - curiostity, you must think logically and a lot of matters to do with good are not always logical, but I think that these matters are outside of our realm of understanding and I figure that it may be for the best. So yes I believe in God (don't really fear Him as much as some people) but I think it is healthy to question His existance to create a better, stronger belief.
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who says you can't believe in both?\n\nthere is no right or wrong answer to this question... just like there is no right or wrong thing to believe in.. what's best for you is perfect!
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People have a need to believe in something outside of themselves. Some people believe in reason. Some people believe in a god. It is what ever works for you and you should not try to put down another’s beliefs
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even devils "believe"\nobjective is to "know"\n\nIt's not believe, but "know" the truth\nin John 8:32, which makes "you": "free"\nof believe-ing all sorts of lies(laws).\n\nPsychics get it partially right, sometime.\nKnowing gets it allright, all of the time.\n\nThe "grace" of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all. Amen.
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"Faith" means absence of proof.  In the absence of proof, it is not only OK for you to question things, but you are expected to do so.
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no.  everyone believes in something different when it comes to things that cannot be proven (ie monotheism/polytheism).  and you might not want to quote something from someone biased.
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Consider yourself blessed that you are able to perceive such signs and find compassion for those who have yet to learn to do so. If you could prove something scientifically it would be a state of fact or otherwise it would be an opinion. The definition of a belief is that it cannot be proven. I propose you let those know about your religious experiances who want to listen to you about them. The others are not ready to do so and thus just let them be.
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Why should someone believe?  There's no proof.\n\nI find it interesting that so many people equate God with an accountability in their lives.  Are you so terrified that without someone holding a big stick and a carrot over your head you'll do something awful.  Take some responsibility for yourself, do the right thing because it's right, not because you are afraid of the consequences or desire a reward.  How juvenile.
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That's a strange thing to ask.  I mean, believing in God, or Jesus, or anything like that isn't about logic, it's about faith, and if you're trying to reduce it to a question of proof, then it suggests to me that you don't understand a lot about your own beliefs.  \n\nIf you believe that Jesus was the Son of God, then it's because that belief resonates with you on some level.  Whether that's a deep spiritual resonance or just because it's comforting for you, that's not for me to say, but either way, it's presumably something your heart clings to tightly, and it's unlikely that any logical argument, on its own, is going to change that.  In that sense, the answer to your question appears to be no, because any evidence can be explained away or reinterpreted one way or another.\n\nPersonally, I don't believe that Jesus was the son of God, not in the way you seem to mean it, and I think Jesus himself would have been upset with the idea that he was.  That said, though, I know some very good people who are very serious about their belief that Jesus was the Son of God.  Some say that it's their faith that gives them strength to do what's right, and I sure can't prove them wrong--though I can say from experience that not all good people are Christians and not all Christians seem to be good people.  But for the ones I've met who are both--that is, Christian and good, or good people of any religion--it's not about proving that what you believe is right; it's about doing what's right because of what you believe, or in accordance with what you believe.  \n\nYou and I could argue all we want about whether Jesus was or was not the begotten son of God, or a child of God as we all are, or a son of God in the sense that it appears to have been meant by his contemporaries (ie, a wise teacher), but arguing the logic and the semantics won't bring us any closer to knowing God, or understanding God, or serving God.  \n\nI enjoy a good debate, and if you do to, then there's nothing wrong with that.  But if you want to prove the goodness of God, then do it by going out there and doing good on God's behalf, not by posting illogical questions on Yahoo!
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knowing & believing (thinking you know)