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Life Talk!

do you believe in god

karam/

karam/

Syrian Arab Republic

do you think that god is exist?.......why do u think that?

be open mind  and let us share our thoughts about this complex subject.

09:22 AM Sep 10 2008 |

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gkisseberth

Germany

I believe I am sane partly because I don't believe in magic, in flying horses, people rising from the dead, invisible unicorns, or fairies. 

08:32 PM Sep 21 2008 |

oonah

oonah

Germany

I have an aunt who is a bit insane, she lives in a institution. She beliefs there is a God, she goes to church every sunday.

 

I've met someone in London once who claimed he WAS God, but that's a different story…

10:21 PM Sep 21 2008 |

oonah

oonah

Germany

I'm not sure about fairies G, I think they exist… you just have to believe…

10:33 PM Sep 21 2008 |

oonah

oonah

Germany

Hey Ryo,

I think we have a little misunderstanding, but maybe I was not very clear with my post.

 

My aunt is not in the institution because she beliefs in God, if that was the case, institutions would be very full. She has a mental condition, she could hurt herself so it is better for her to live where people can care for her.

 

I wrote the message because someone asked if atheists thought they were sane. I wanted to say that being sane is not a privilege of people who believe in God.

 

But you are right, she is a very clever woman, sadly enough she also is very ill.

 

10:57 PM Sep 21 2008 |

SAEID 17

SAEID 17

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

YES I BELIEVE!

BUT SOMETHING ELSE MY FRIEND : TELL ME YOUR GOAL ABOUT ASKING THIS QUESTION I THINK WE SHOULD KEEP OUR BELIEVES ONLY FOR OURSELVES BECAUSE IF WE SHARE THEM IT MAY CAUSE ARGUES!

11:10 PM Sep 21 2008 |

oonah

oonah

Germany

It is good to argue, as long as it is done with an open mind and without trying to enforce your opinion on someone.

11:14 PM Sep 21 2008 |

oonah

oonah

Germany

Well, she has good days and bad days, and when she takes her medication it usually goes well for a period of time, than she is just like you and me, unfortunately when she is bad, she has paranoia and she refuses to take her medicin because she thinks everyone is against her than.

 

I don't know the English name for her condition and the dictionary doesn't provide a translation. Maybe manic depression comes close to it. She is very intelligent on her good days, but that is often the case with people that are mentally ill.

We have a saying here, translate as: "there is a thin line between a mad man and a genius. "

11:47 PM Sep 21 2008 |

strawberry

Kuwait

 

I believe I am sane partly because I don't believe in magic, in flying horses, people rising from the dead, invisible unicorns, or fairies.

it's not a persuasive answer, but it's okay ..

 what am gonna to say is that human is created from two things " soul and body"

the difference between alive ppl and dead ppl is the presence of the soul ..

 we can not see the soul .. it's like the mind .. we believe we have soul and mind although we don't see or touch them..

 in the world there are so many soul things  .. we can know them from their affect and influence ..

 

it's exactly the same in case of presence of the god .. i believe in god cuz i can feel his affect ..

thats all ..

 

12:23 AM Sep 22 2008 |

strawberry

Kuwait

I wrote the message because someone asked if atheists thought they were sane. I wanted to say that being sane is not a privilege of people who believe in God..

 

no no i didn't mean that .. sure u missed understand me .. i asked this question only to explain my point of view about this topic .. am so sorry cuz i hurt u but really i didn't mean that ..

 

make sure that i respect ur opinion  ..

 best wishes for u all ..

 

12:38 AM Sep 22 2008 |

oonah

oonah

Germany

no no i didn't mean that .. sure u missed understand me .. i asked this question only to explain my point of view about this topic .. am so sorry cuz i hurt u but really i didn't mean that .. 

 

You didn't hurt my feelings, don't worry, I'm not that easely hurt. :)

 

But I'm glad that we agree that people who do not believe in God are not insane.

12:42 AM Sep 22 2008 |