is it highly ethical weather you choose to belive in a god or not?
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My God makes the weather, of course I believe in Him with all my heart.  Here in Texas we have rain, heat, sleet, a little snow, lots of dryness, but have never had "ethical" weather.  what is it exactly?
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Human nature in itself provides us with a strong inclination towards a belief in God. There are certain sins which human nature doesn't like to get involved in. For instance, relationship with Mother, sister and daughters, uncleanliness owing to certain discharges from body. These are certain things which even a atheist will not like to do. But if there is no fear of a super being, Why not to lie all the times?, why not to steal and commit adultery? What are the reasons that keep them away from these evils? If they do not feel the power of some unseen, then they should do whatever pleases them. Then truth and lie and justice and oppression should be all the same for them. Its only God's fear that is ruling on their hearts. Although their mind does not acknowledge the existence of God but the human nature created by God cannot defy it. So even an atheist at heart holds some view about God and judgment day. While in distress, everybody pray to a super-Being for relief. Why so, if they don't believe in that super-being, whom we call God?
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no. thats what people run to when they are afraid, but doesnt have to be real \n\ni dont have a religion, there for i dont believe in god. religion causes so many arguments that its pointless.\n\nand in the end i couldnt keep kidding myself to believe in all that. there is no reason why i sould believe in god, or a particular, youre just believing in what someone is telling you, sometimes its not a good idea to believe everything someone is telling you. there is no real proof. the proof which has been found is based on faith that something did exist, even if it might not have.\n\ni hope that made sense, but i have so many reasons for not believing in God or having a religion
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Unfortunately, a lot of people use the word "God" to describe things that are entirely natural, and then assume that when the atheist says "I don't believe," he is including all these things.  Let's clear that up...\n\nI believe in hope, honesty and trust.  I believe in the goodness of mankind, the promise of a better tomorrow, and the continual progression towards something greater than we are now.  I believe in love and compassion.  I believe in taking responsibility for one's actions and acting with integrity 100% of the time.  I believe we've come a long way, but I believe we have a long ways yet to go.  I believe in Justice and Truth that is binding and eternal, but is enforced by us alone.  I believe in morality, in treating people with respect and expecting that respect in return.  I believe in certain inalienable rights, and I believe in protecting those rights.  Above all else, I believe the Sun will rise, the rainclouds will fade, and the cancer will remit...\n\nI believe all these things without believing in God.\n\n\nIf you're confused, it's your prejudices showing.  Explore atheism some more...it is more than meets the eye.
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Yes, God is God no matter what you call him (or her) or how you choose to worship.\nI wish everyone understood this!
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No, I lack belief in all gods that I've come across so far. It's not possible for me to believe in something if I haven't seen/experienced/perceived anything that makes me think it exists.\n\nTo akpajuju, what if you believed in the wrong god and that god treated idolatry much worse than simply lacking belief? Or what if there is a god that respects honest lack of belief due to never having seen any evidence, but condemns insincere profiteering people who "believe just in case"? You're no "safer" than an atheist. Also it isn't a choice, I can no more choose to believe a god exists than I can choose to believe I'm sat on the back of a unicorn right now.
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I agree with Cheeky.  If you DO believe in God, than believe that he made you the way you are.  Don't take shame in it.
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I am Atheist. Yes, I do not believe in any God(s), But regardless, I do believe that there are consequences for my actions. I do not feel like you have to believe in any particular religion to have morals and values. The difference is that if you believe in God or any other deity you believe that your punishment is coming from that higher power. I believe it is my actions coming back to me, cause and effect. What ever you do will come back to you, so the best thing to do is to treat people how you would want to be treated, regardless of who they are and where they come from or what they believe in.
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I think that's a really good question. If I accept the premise that God cannot ask us to do anything that is not moral, then that implies there is a morality independent of Him. On the other hand, if I accept the position that I must do whatever God wants me to do, then I have no way to ascertain whether God is asking me to do right or wrong - I must simply do what He says.
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I believe in God, but religion is to binding. There are good values in every religion. Everyone beleves differently, but when any religion is broken down, God is the basis. So to me religion is not important, and does not limit me to my worship in the lord.
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I think it would be a sin to pretend to worship a God without reasoning fist.  If you cannot ask, there´s no freedom of will, no choice.  In almost every religion there has to be choice in order to have real faith.
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i prefer mine, which also happens to be the truth. god is a person i know that exists in storybooks and in the minds of gullable people who have been brainwashed into emptying their wallets so they can purchase an empty promise.\n\nah reality...its cold! its hard! its heartless! but its the best reality we have!
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I do believe in GOD. It brings me lot of peace in mind.After all without belief there is no peace.
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Certainly - what is to stop you being moral and kind and honest etc etc just because you don't believe in God?  Moral behaviour is linked to society and what our parents teach us and our innate sense, not God.  My parents are not religious and they have taught me how to be a 'good' person.\n\nDisbelieving in God is not turning your back on love, truth and joy - those things do not come from God they come from the minds and hearts of human beings.  Human beings who have never had the misfortune of being indoctrinated by some-one touting the Christian God are fully capable of feeling love, experiencing joy and being truthful and so are you if you choose not to believe in the old-fashioned fairy tale for adults that it God.\n\nIgnore the concept of 'sin' - it is not helpful.  You were not born bad and sinful you were born good and pure - you can remain that way and your mistakes are just that, mistakes - they are not sins that will stain your soul or whatever.  Learn from them and you will be a better person than someone who just cries to God and learns nothing.\n\nBelieving in God does not make you a good person - I think we can easily prove this by citing the KKK - and the reverse is true - not believing in God does not make you a bad person.  What it does do is make you a thinking, enquiring person who has a mind that is not happy to settle on centuries old dogma instead of seeking it's own conclusions.
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No.\n\nHere is my usual response to that question:\n\nReligion can act as a guide to morals and values. However, morals and ethics of religion didn't originate from religion. People knew that it was wrong to steal and kill long before Abraham. As a matter of fact, "ethos", a Greek term for "ethics" was coined hundreds of years before Christ by Greek philosophers. \n\nHowever, I am an atheist but that doesn't make me less ethical or less moral than with someone with religion. A person is told to practice morals and ethics because of their religion. Atheists practice morals and ethics because we reason them out to be the morally correct thing to do in our lives. We have the intellect to reason out that it is the right thing to do, not that we are rewarded with a Heaven after death. That is a greater sense of moral purpose.
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I've been on the other side where I thought that people who didn't believe in god must feel lost.  (I was raised to think they are evil.)  So, I can kinda understand why some religious individuals think that non-believers feel some sort of void or are immoral.  However, I also view that stance as an immature belief.  It doesn't take a lot of looking around to realize that agnostics and atheists are very content with their worldviews and live ethical lives.
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you have the right to believe in god or not. don't worry about that. you're right, not wrong.