FXKing2012:
Where did u hear that there are many Gods? No religious person in the world has ever subscribed to the notion of many Gods, they all believe there is one God but their view and interpretation of Him is what differs.

musKeeto:

There are so many gods in India. About 30 million, I think,  I live there, didn't get this off the internet.

manmustwac:

Well since you can't prove that a spirit exists it means you can't prove that your God exists.

emöfine:

I don’t think you grasped my question fully.
Which “religious people” are you referring to? Are you factoring all belief systems? Don’t forget that the religious populace also includes the polytheists or are they exempted from your discussion?

Yes many people call on the name of “God” but all these God’s are not in harmony with each other i.e. a Muslim does not adhere to the trinity although the authority they address and submit to has the same title as the Christian “God”.

There are many interpretations of God as you have rightly said thus is it still the same God governing all these believers but with different aliases? Are these Gods not in opposition to one another? The fundamental thing "religious people" have in common is that they believe in a God not necessarily the same God.

People pay obesisance or like you said “commune” with their individual rendering of God and if that like you have implied should be enough to validate the existence of a God then by that criteria there are multiple Gods. Hence my question.

Wow. If that census is correct that’s like 15 times the population of Namibia.

Which makes me wonder . . .if there is "one true God" . . .which "one" out of the vast population of these higher beings is the legitimate God?

birdman:

Yourself you dumb@ss

musKeeto:

What of the fools that say there is a God, and act like there is none because He forgives?  
You seriously believe your Bible has all the answers?

FXKing2012:

A deity is any divine being or holy being. Whatever u consider holy can be said to be a deity.

And to your question abt God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Where u missed it is that you are trying to see God as a person or image that we can point at and say, yes this is God. But it's not like that, God is a Spirit and do you understand how Spirit functions? Do u expect a spirit to function like a physical being? Dont apply the laws that apply to the physical being to the spiritual being cos they just wont hold. So God is all three at the same time, and pls dont say itz not possible cos God is a Spirit not a physical being.[/b][/color]

mkmyers45:

FxKing2012

Please what is the difference between God's and Deity's and which one should be followed? Stop Dodging questions

mkmyers45:

Answering my question with question

Can you point anywhere where i state an atheistic stand?

FXKing2012:

There is no such thing as Gods, but there are gods or deities. Deities or gods are the things people consider holy, which they revere and in some cases they pray to in order to act as a link btw them (the pple) and God or the Deity.
Are u satisfied?

FXKing2012:

I've made it clear there is only one God or Supreme Being or Supreme Deity, call Him whatever you like it's still the same personality, ok!
Then there are deities or gods which many pray to in order to take their request to God, The Deity, The Supreme Being, The Almighty, etc etc.
Who I serve or pray to is not important here cos I'm not trying to convert anyone, I'm only of the opinion that there is a spiritual realm and I'm ready to take on anyone who thinks otherwise.

And if u say u are not a skeptic or an atheist then we are on the same page, the challenge goes to those who claim there is no God or no spirit realm; I'm talking about those who believe that all there is to this world are the physical things we see and feel.

If you truly believe there is no God, if you sincerely believe in the Big Ba.ng Theory as the beginning of all things, if you dearly hold on to Darwin's evolution theory, or perhaps you think there are extraterrestrial intelligence (aliens) lurking in outer space, then I would like us to debate.
This has nothing to do with religion, it's purely an intellectual debate and perhaps we all can learn something new at the end of it all.

FXKing2012:

I've always known you are intellectually bankrupt, what you are very good at is throwing insults everywhere. Here is an individual who is way above your league bro.

[size=15pt]Where did u hear that there are many Gods? No religious person in the world has ever subscribed to the notion of many Gods, they all believe there is one God but their view and interpretation of Him is what differs.[/size]

Who taught you how to crawl after you were born? Who taught u how to make a sound after you were born? Are u even aware certain things come to u naturally?
If these are the kinds of arguments atheists hold on to to show that there is no God then I'm highly disappointed at the level of their intelligence and reasoning. I thought atheists were very deep and logical individuals. The greatest fear of an atheist is meeting a Christian/religious person who is very deep and logical.

musKeeto:

If you truly believe there is no God, if you sincerely believe in the Big Ba.ng Theory as the beginning of all things, if you dearly hold on to Darwin's evolution theory, or perhaps you think there are extraterrestrial intelligence (aliens) lurking in outer space, then I would like us to debate.
This has nothing to do with religion, it's purely an intellectual debate and perhaps we all can learn something new at the end of it all.

Pls no bigotry, no bashing, no name-calling and no insults.

FXKing2012:

[b]Now let me ask my own questions and I hope you'd be able to proffer answers.

1) How did the universe come into being?

2) Why is planet earth the only habitable planet?

3) Despite the invention of such powerful telescopes as the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Web Telescope (these are telescopes able to see galaxies and lights that are millions of light years away), why have we not discovered extraterrestrial intelligence?

4) Why is it that we hear of evolution but we have never experienced it since the emergence of man on planet earth?

5) The earth is so carefully located that planet Jupiter protects us from all the massive asteroids from outer space, the distance btw the earth and the sun is just perfect to give moderate heat, the moon is perfectly located to create the tides which is essential for sea life and also creates the necessary gravitational pull that keeps us from being drawn into the sun by the gravitational pull of the sun. And some 'smart' dude thinks all these are mere coincidences?

Answer these then we can take it from there.[/b]

FXKing2012:
You see, we'll keep going in circles if we stay on the subject of God and at the end of the day we'll achieve nothing. God is a spirit and whatever means people choose to reach God is not important here, what is important is the big picture which is the fact that the spirit realm exists.
So I'd say we restrict this to the existence of the spirit realm.

mrmayor:

@Jenwitemi,

Are experiencing some sort Epiphany ? I would have sworn that you're are hardcore Atheist

Who taught you how to crawl after you were born? Who taught u how to make a sound after you were born? [i]Are u even aware certain things come to u naturally?[/i]If these are the kinds of arguments atheists hold on to to show that there is no God then I'm highly disappointed at the level of their intelligence and reasoning. I thought atheists were very deep and logical individuals. The greatest fear of an atheist is meeting a Christian/religious person who is very deep and logical.

FXKing2012:

If u believe there is a creator somewhere and dont hold on to Darwin's evolution theory then we are, to some extent, on the same page. Again, this thread is not about trying to get people to believe in Christianity but rather to debunk the claim that everything starts and ends in this physical world.

FXKing2012:


But I must say I find your answers really amusing especially where u opined the aliens who are 'vastly more intelligent' than us are avoiding to make contact wt us in order for us not to destroy/exploit them.
Really, where is the sense in that? How can we destroy/exploit a people who are far more intelligent than us? Every living thing likes to conquer/destroy/exploit as long as it is stronger or smarter, so if they are avoiding us in order for us no to destroy/exploit them, it only goes to show we are more intelligent, and if we are more intelligent why havent we seen them?
Hope u understand the logic here?

Anchorra:

Posted by: FXKing2012

If certain things come naturally, should we be then exercize any form of restraint with these natural impulses?
Adam found Eve's poohsie naturally. So what was God's problem?
I care about religious people who are deep and logical. No need to fear them.
I just don't care for their bigotry, insolence and hypocrisy.

emöfine:

FXKing2012, what is the purpose of this thread?

Do you want to hear what the “others” believe (others being those who don’t pertain to any religion in particular)?

Do you want to know why some do not believe in God(s)? Why some doubt the existence of God?
Or maybe it’s the concept of “God” some are disagreeable with and may find the term "creator" more apt.

What is the “challenge” here exactly? Honestly I’m confused because whenever people direct questions to you, you either divert the issue or disregard them. What is it you want us to talk about then if you are not so keen on taking questions?

Jenwitemi:

There are many other reasons why a very advanced alien civilization may not want to interact with us and one of those reasons(which i actually had in mind) could be that we humans are just not spiritually evolved and matured enough to be worth interacting with. One of the many signs of immaturity is WARFARE which the history of the human race in general is repleted with. Warring is a sign of immaturity and that is what may be keeping them away from making contact with us. We need to grow up first before they can communicate and interact with us.