Why do you believe in God?

[logical thinking]

Why do you believe in God?

What specific argument or evidence is it, that persuades you?

Can you please outline the argument or piece of evidence that you believe is the STRONGEST reason to believe in God?

For example, is it the beauty and majesty of trees? Is it the Kalam Cosmological argument? Pascal's wager? Is it that you witnessed what you believe is a miracle? Is it the fact that you think the Bible contains prophecies? Is it because it feels good to believe in something greater than yourself?

Why do you believe in God?

[JehovahsWitness]

[Replying to post 230 by Zzyzx]

So you are claiming superiority for non-belief or non-affiliation? Are you claiming to be part of an "elite" group that is fundamentally better than the majority?

[Justin108]

I believe in God for the simple reason that there is absolutely no good reason to believe in any alternate theory that has ever been proposed.

Having no alternative explanation is not a good reason to believe in a given one. If you tell your child that babies come from storks, is he justified in believing this claim simply because he has no alternative? There is nothing wrong with saying "I don't know where we came from"

As humans, we are inveterate makers of meaning. Only theism can infuse consciousness with meaning. Non-theism renders consciousness absurd; theism, by contrast, allows the possibility that reality--at its most fundamental level--consists of a living, loving, relational agency which intends to create a symphony of unique, individual, conscious agents also capable of sharing loving relationships.

In short, theism sounds nicer. It sounds preferable. But whether something is preferable or not has nothing to do with whether it is true. This is like saying "I don't believe in the Holocaust because I prefer it if the Holocaust never happened". Yes, theism sounds nicer, but so what?

[JLB32168]

Thus, a blanket statement is justified if one member of a group says something. Right?

I made no blanket statement, “Atheists are . . .� I commented on one specific atheist’s comment and used it as a teachable moment for a/theist alike. That you were offended by good advice – “People who live in glass houses should not throw stones� – is your affair.

[KenRU]

[Replying to post 230 by Zzyzx]

So you are claiming superiority for non-belief or non-affiliation? Are you claiming to be part of an "elite" group that is fundamentally better than the majority?

Wouldn't that sentiment be better applied to virtually every religion ever created? Being favored (or chosen) by a (supposedly existent) all powerful entity is about as elite as one can get, no?

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