Do you have any evidence for your beliefs?

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   Randy Godwinposted 14 years ago

   Oops, sorry Earnest!  Beat me to it!

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      earnestshubposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      

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   earnestshubposted 14 years ago

   How many children's lives have to be destroyed before people realise that you cannot trust any religious leaders, and do away with religion altogether. it serves no useful purpose.
   
   Any belief system that bastardises sexuality as the bible does will inevitably result in abuse. Denying sex is unnatural and will always result in sexual abuse not only of children but any persons who are vulnerable!

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   prettydarkhorseposted 14 years ago

   I have no scietific evidence for my belief in GOD but I feel it in my heart and what you feel is more stronger than what you have seen and felt nothing.
   
   Feelings can build and create civilizations -- civilizations come and go and yet the feeling is there, scientific evidences keep on changing and they are erased every now and then -- it depends on the greed of men and which they choose to preserve!

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      (Q)posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Why is it that believers continue to diss science in favor of their belief system when it is science that has provided them EVERYTHING they have today while their faith has provided them nothing but the intellect of a gnat.

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         prettydarkhorseposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         the basis of science is faith -- you need to believe in your theory first - then have strong faith so that you can prove your thesis..
         
         Love is a feeling and you cant see it but it exist, have you fallen in love Q?

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            (Q)posted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Sorry pretty, but science isn't a belief system like religion, hence does not work that way. Science is a method of understanding and is based on hard evidence, not mythical beings.
            
            
            
            Feelings are wonderful to a certain point, but they don't work so well when it comes to understanding our world.

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               prettydarkhorseposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               Q, Good day to you, and like you I have my own system of what to believe in,

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                  (Q)posted 14 years agoin reply to this

                  Pretty, I don't have a belief system that guides me through my life. I use systems of logic, critical thinking and rationale to understand the world around me. If you strictly use a belief system to rule your worldview, you will not understand anything at all, but instead will simply believe whatever someone tells you.
                  
                  Beliefs systems only bring false knowledge.

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         Davidsonofjesieposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         your belief in science is all made up by man,no proof of anything,tradeing wisdom for logic and understanding for deceit

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            (Q)posted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Yes, your computer, internet connection and these very forums are no proof of anything scientific. We don't need to mention the many other things you take advantage of every day of your life that also demonstrate no proof of anything scientific. 
            
            You could, of course, give up everything scientific, but then you'd be forced to live in a cave. 

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   dyonderposted 14 years ago

   Observation's a queer thing. Often times a person's belief system is born of observation and critical thinking. Case in point:
   As a child growing up in the mountains of Colorado I loved to hike more than anything else. To reach an area where I could look in every direction and not see a single sign of man filled me with great joy. Over the years I began to notice clearings, circular in size, in the middle of the forests - always on a level spot. In these clearings were skeletons of every animal the area fostered. Upon laying down in these areas, looking up into the sky, I would be filled with the most incredible sense of peace. Being of a scientific mind (my passion) I invited friends to these areas, to test their perspectives. I would be very careful not to tell them what to expect, so as to not nullify the experiments. They always ended up feeling the same way. There are other spots in the mountains that do the opposite; having been possessed by something (dunno what) which took me over the edge of a fifty foot cliff (without a scratch), insisted my amigos allow me to swallow their souls (I witnessed something very different), and eventually culminated in seven police officers holding me down (it took every single one as my body fought)to handcuff me to a board. The police carefully recorded every detail of the experience they had witnessed, including a putrid blood like substance I expelled over everyone. A substance of which there was no trace the next day. It's all in the reports.
   Experience and observation yield beliefs (for some). Now I would never present the evidence of my belief system to someone else in order to convince them of it; it's not their, it's mine. Mine to reason with, and eventually reach my own conclusions about.

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      Antecessorposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      HA HA HAHA HA
      
      YEAH RIGHT!!!
      
      I love it when people make extreme claims unsupported by any evidence other than "its in the reports"

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         dyonderposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         I apologize for having shared my experience

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            dyonderposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            You might want to read the last paragraph of my initial post.

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   Disturbiaposted 14 years ago

   My belief is in myself.  The evedince of my existance is that I pay taxes.  I pay taxes, therefore, I exist.

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      trooper22posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      ROFL!  Well said; Cogito ergo Taxmyassus

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   macaelawardposted 14 years ago

   I guess my evidence would just be looking around me. Right now I'm looking out a window to the Rockies. They're beautiful. Also, my brother is hanging on the couch, and i think about the relationship we have; and how terribly different we are. His personality is outgoing, and he always wants to make others laugh. Think about the nature around you. Also, relationships you have, and everyone you love, or even hate. I find it impossible to believe mountains, or people have these unique characteristics because a few molecules came together at the right time, and the right place.
   Thank you for your time.

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   Danny R Handposted 14 years ago

   I would say the best evidence would be science itself. Everything is aligned with order. Precise order, and then there are things like the way the human eye functions, or even the process of nature. Everything needs everything else to exist. The odds of eveything happening as it should for all species to survive, and the unique features each have to help them, are astonomicl. To much order for coincedence.

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      earnestshubposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I would suggest reading the OP's hubs!

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   paarsurreyposted 14 years ago

   "Do you have any evidence for your beliefs?"
   
   Hifriends
   
   What type of evidence you want to have?
   
   Thanks
   
   I am an Ahmadi peaceful Muslim

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   paarsurreyposted 14 years ago

   "Do you have any evidence for your beliefs?"
   
   Hi friends
   
   What type of evidence you want to have? Maybe I could present one.
   
   Thanks
   
   I am an Ahmadi peaceful Muslim

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      marinealways24posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Do you think you will be rewarded with multiple virgins when you get to heaven?

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         paarsurreyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Hi friend marinealways24
         
         Did I ever say it to you?
         
         Thanks

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            marinealways24posted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Are you too defensive to answer what your belief is?

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      Beelzedadposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Present anything.

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         skyfireposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Expect some zakir naik, harun yahya youtube videos plus few islamic or kristian books which explained how humans wrote holy book(er words of god) and mentioned things which are discovered now by scientist and hence that proves god exist. Typical theist evidence on internet forums ya know.

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            paarsurreyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Hi friend skyfire
            
            The Scientists only discover what already exists and created by the Creator- God Allah YHWH; they create nothing. Do they?
            
            Thanks
            
            I am an Ahmadi peaceful Muslim

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         paarsurreyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Hi friend Beelzedad
         
         How could one doubt in the existence of the Creator- God Allah YHWH; who created everything with a system? The Scientists only discover what already exists physically; they create nothing. Do they?
         
         Thanks
         
         I am an Ahmadi peaceful Muslim

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            Beelzedadposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            We haven't met, I'm not your friend.
            
            
            
            Aren't you going to present your evidence? Where is it?
            
            
            
            No, you're not.

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               paarsurreyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               Hi Beelzedad
               
               "How could one doubt in the existence of the Creator- God Allah YHWH; who created everything with a system? The Scientists only discover what already exists physically; they create nothing. Do they?"
               
               The system is the evidence.
               
               Thanks

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                  Beelzedadposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                  No, it isn't.

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                     paarsurreyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                     Hi ....
                     
                     You say that flawless system in the universe and the flawless system in His word Quran is not the evidence of the existence of the Creator- God Allah YHWH. Do you think the Universe is being run automatically? Automation cannot be without a designing and creation. Time does not create anything.
                     
                     Please be positive and don't be skeptical.
                     
                     Thanks
                     
                     I am an Ahmadi peaceful Muslim

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                        Beelzedadposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                        Of course, it isn't. The Quran is a book, like any other book, written by men.
                        
                        
                        
                        It runs entirely on its own.
                        
                        
                        
                        That would your ignorance in regards to how our universe works.
                        
                        
                        
                        That's nice.
                        
                        
                        
                        Why? So, I can be ignorant and deluded like you?

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    andromidaposted 14 years ago

    No body has any hard evidence about one's belief-because it is just a belief it is not any science. Science needs evidence, belief does not need any evidence,this is the beauty of our life.We are inside a great puzzle, where on one can ever proof anything about the beginning of life form.We are just short of knowledge  in front of nature. I can guarantee that on one can ever proof anything about the creation of life.Maybe both creationists and evolutionists are right-both took simultaneously to the development of life.

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       paarsurreyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Hi friend andromida
       
       The belief should be with reason; not a blind faith. Even Science was started by the Philosophers who were used to reasoning. It is not that the Science created the Philosophers. Am i right?
       
       Thanks
       
       I am an Ahmadi peaceful Muslim

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    Jeramiposted 14 years ago

    Has any scientists ever discected a bird, mouse or anything and looked inside of it to see what life looks like. Have they ever seen it or touched it... NO THEY haven't !!!
    They can only see what it does while it is doing it.
    
      So since you can not see or touch it, it must notexist????
    ???????????????????????????????

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    dfagerposted 13 years ago

    Myself.  That was all the evidence I needed because I found myself to be limited in knowledge about the universe, flawed, making mistakes, self deceived, difficult to deal with uncomfortable with new knowledge.  A long time ago, they used to just call this sin. 
    
    Even if a person is very ethical, I think sin also involves more Eastern concepts of not being able to let go of old ideas, having biases, fear and desire.
    
    If I wasn't a good source of my own truth, if being my own god wasn't good enough, then acceptance of an infinite and loving God could show me more possibility than I can show myself.

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    4x4posted 13 years ago

    Okay it seems like I was two months late for this.
    
    But going back to your original question:
    
    What evidence do you have that supports whatever it is you believe?
    
    I am guessing, the same as those who believe God or any other god or those who do not believe. (None that will be accepted by those who believe to the contrary).
    
    In my case, I just believe that there is a God (a religious term because your question was directed towards the religious-although my definition of religious may probably not be the same as yours but let's not get into that). Anyway I believe in a Source that made or caused everything and I do not believe that everything came out of the blue. I'm guessing both do not have sufficient proof for the other, so let us not get into that as well. Let's just say it's either black or white, although there are the gray people in between among us who just can't make up their minds just yet.
    
    And just like the ancient civilizations of old up until now, I went about seeking this Creator and after all these years I found it "believable" enough to believe in what was written about Jesus and "His" version of the Creator, or God as the religious call Him.
    
    You have your own version, others have theirs and I have my own. If I get to have new "evidence" to the contrary, then I will most definitely change my beliefs, it's as simple as that (and which I have done so in the past).
    
    And I would like to think that I do not have to debate my own personal beliefs with that of somebody else's, and doing so isn't productive as most people just do it for the "fun" of it and that most of us will ultimately "believe" what we want to believe anyway.
    
    Not every believer in a God are close-minded brainwashed simpletons as not every non-believer is a rocket scientist.

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