there is a old saying that god sees the truth but waits but whats the use of such a decision when you have to suffer for no fault of yours.there are situations in everyone's life where one gets punished by his fate for doing no wrong

imagine yourself working hard on something that you desperately need and yet inspite of the hard work you still fail

the reason for your failure is just your damn luck.

you curse yourself and your god.

no matter how religious you are you still end up cursing the almighty

would you still belive in this makeshift god when you are facing such a sticky situation in your life?

please discuss!

It's been my experience that people of faith feel like they've found God most directly in those moments of intense despair and hopelessness.

God sends nothing but blessing. We choose how we experience life-- but in retrospect, covering well over half a century--everything that has happened to me has helped further my soul's agenda, even when I too blinded by fear or anger at the time to see it.

quote:Originally posted by karma_sleeper:

It's been my experience that people of faith feel like they've found God most directly in those moments of intense despair and hopelessness.

QFT.

I don't like paying my taxes but I still believe they exist. I don't think believing in god is contingent on liking god.

Cheers,

Lost

quote:Originally posted by karma_sleeper:

It's been my experience that people of faith feel like they've found God most directly in those moments of intense despair and hopelessness.

Yep, I've seen that quite a bit.

People tend to get hooked when they're at their worst and get their weakness maximum vulnerability.

quote:Originally posted by Dark_Magneto:

Yep, I've seen that quite a bit.

People tend to get hooked when they're at their worst and get their weakness maximum vulnerability.

Mainly because people feel as if it is their god's will that they fail instead of the fact that their best just wasnt good enough. Other times the failure is too much and they end up asking god to help them and so he becomes more of a comfort blanket for them to dump their problems on (if that made sense).

doesn't religion count even more than the real god ?

how many of us here belive that god is inside us ?

quote:Originally posted by the crow:

doesn't religion count even more than the real god ?

Well assuming god exists, it is still a matter of oppinion, and nothing more. Not every major religion believes in a god.

quote:Originally posted by the crow:

how many of us here belive that god is inside us ?

Theres no evidense of anything but biological function happening inside us.

Energy is the result of things you put in your body like food. Feelings are the result of brain chemicals. You can alter your feelings by altering your brain's chemicals. Thats pretty indisputable.

Your still welcome to believe whatever you want knowing this, and a large percentage of people do.