Do you question the existence of God?

Bruin Dez · Post by **Bruin Dez** » 02 Apr 2017, 22:41

I guess I do question the existence of God scientifically, but spiritually I accept that God exists. Even if the worst of times, I try to figure out what God had intended to teach me.

Rebeccaej · Post by **Rebeccaej** » 02 Apr 2017, 22:43

Not really, but in a very weird way. I jumped from one extreme to another. I was raised in a pretty academic, Christian family and was taught to always question what I think I know, and to explore the world for answers in whatever way I can. I don't remember being told outright that all true things reflect God's truth, and therefore all pursuit of knowledge brings you closer to God, but that was definitely the understanding I picked up.

I studied all sorts of topics, and learned some Hebrew so I could understand the Bible better, kept questioning, always working with the assumption that any answers I found would bring me closer to god.

And I was just...wrong. Once I realized I'd drifted outside of anything that could be called "Christian," I gave up the title and started describing my religion as, "I try to follow Christ."

And then I realized I didn't care. Once I wasn't trying to force my beliefs to conform to Christian doctrine, I realized that that's all I'd been doing for a long time: thinking on my own about what seemed right, true and moral, and then trying to bend what I found to be "Christian. " My actual thinking had been secular for a long time.

I called myself agnostic for a while, and eventually shifted to atheist.

Ckennedy · Post by **Ckennedy** » 02 Apr 2017, 23:41

I definitely question gods existence. I feel that that is a thing of human nature. We question the unknown!

Amagine · Post by **Amagine** » 03 Apr 2017, 01:50

Shreyoshi Sen wrote:I did question his existence once in my life. But today I regained my faith. I believe that we depend on God for every small situations of our life be it good or bad. If its good, God it there. If its bad ,God is not there. Though we are just mere puppets of his hands but somewhere we too are responsible for every situation in our life. God was, is and always will be there for us and that is the biggest truth.

I like what you said and I think that people who believe in God fail to realize one important fact. God doesn't make bad things happen to us in life. We are responsible for every situation that occurs and must act accordingly. God isn't to be blamed. Instead, he is someone we should lean on in our darkest moments.

rssllue · Post by **rssllue** » 03 Apr 2017, 05:02

I do not question His existence in any way. I know that He is there and active in all of the happenings in our world and especially us flawed humans. Without Him we would have no chance for victory over sin at all.

Heidi M Simone · Post by **Heidi M Simone** » 03 Apr 2017, 08:46

rssllue wrote:I do not question His existence in any way. I know that He is there and active in all of the happenings in our world and especially us flawed humans. Without Him we would have no chance for victory over sin at all.

I wholeheartedly agree, rssllue! I have never questioned His existence and can't see myself doing so in the future. Even with the loss of my sister due to medical reasons, I never wavered in my faith in Him. We are given free will and make our own decisions, but He is always there.

Insomniac07 · Post by **Insomniac07** » 03 Apr 2017, 09:01

I grew up in an environment where God isn't really questioned, so I'd never really doubted his existence until my teenage years. However, even that disbelief was half-hearted and only to seem cool to a few of my atheist friends. Don't know if this is related to my upbringing, but even though I'm not religious in any manner of the word, I still can't bring myself to believe there isn't any God out there.

debo9967 · Post by **debo9967** » 03 Apr 2017, 12:46

This is a very complicated question. I guess depending on different situations in my life, my faith in God has wavered to the extent of questioning God's existence. I suppose the difficulty of explaining some things we see in the world, make us think that there has to be some supernatural, all-powerful force that is pulling the strings.

ifeoma obike · Post by **ifeoma obike** » 03 Apr 2017, 14:02

I've always believed that God exists. I've seen a lot of miracles like people surviving deadly diseases and different ailments with no medical or scientific explanation for that. In times of trouble it seems as if there is no God, but I always see it as a test of faith

Natalie Charlene · Post by **Natalie Charlene** » 03 Apr 2017, 16:03

Personally, I am an atheist, and I have been for as long as I can remember. I have, and sometimes do, question the existence of a God. I have looked at it from all angles, done research, gone to different religious services, and have had countless conversations, but I always end up where I started--not believing.

I do understand religion and why people need it, though. To many, it is a important part of life, who they are, they're happiness, and how they choose to live. Personally, I put my faith in science, the earth, and life, and I never question my faith.

rssllue · Post by **rssllue** » 03 Apr 2017, 16:20

hsimone wrote:
rssllue wrote:I do not question His existence in any way. I know that He is there and active in all of the happenings in our world and especially us flawed humans. Without Him we would have no chance for victory over sin at all.
I wholeheartedly agree, rssllue! I have never questioned His existence and can't see myself doing so in the future. Even with the loss of my sister due to medical reasons, I never wavered in my faith in Him. We are given free will and make our own decisions, but He is always there.

Amen to that!

breyfoglese · Post by **breyfoglese** » 03 Apr 2017, 17:16

I think that faith is the constant act of questioning. I believe, but I also think God gave us reason so that we can interrogate Them and try and determine Their true nature, even if we'll always fall short.

katiesquilts · Post by **katiesquilts** » 03 Apr 2017, 17:20

I believe that there are many different Gods, because there are many different religions. Some religions may refer to the same "God" (an all powerful being) by different names, or they might be completely different. I also like the Shinto idea of there being "Gods" in everything, from the mountains and trees to the wind and sea.

Rather than be disappointed in one specific God, I like to believe that there are many around me just existing. It is not my place to rely on them, I just have to respect them.

Donnavila Marie01 · Post by **Donnavila Marie01** » 03 Apr 2017, 17:43

[quote="Amagine"]In my youth, I did. I'm older, I'm more experienced and more spiritual. I've encountered things in my life that I know there was no way I would have made it through it without some kind of higher power. I know that higher power is God. I think most people who believe in God has had weak moments where they doubted his existence. We usually always find our way back though.[/quote
It is apparent that there is this Devine intervention everytime we are in dire need. Others may consider it imaginary but we still feel the power if this unmoved mover.

Toria Mason · Post by **Toria Mason** » 04 Apr 2017, 00:34

I used to be a devout Christian but I did in fact question the existence of God to the point where I renounced the faith, only to go on to find my place as a Pagan. I researched many traditions, especially Wicca, and have even heard of the controversial Atheistic Wiccan which in essence would be where I fit in if one could agree with the label. I prefer to forego all labels. I have no beliefs in deities. I believe in the energies that pulse around us, I believe in the stars, I believe in nature.