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God is a question, not an answer

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lizzypopbottle Tue 29-Mar-16 10:36:23

I typed a long, opinionated piece about God and religion then caught the wrong key and it all disappeared into the ether sad Somebody up there....

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mernice Tue 29-Mar-16 10:22:03

God is different in the minds of every single person, from those with strong faith to those with no faith. No one KNOWS, it's one of those questions that some people choose to believe, some choose to ponder on and others choose to ignore. It's one of the things that makes us human.

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jinglbellsfrocks Tue 29-Mar-16 08:07:31

Are you wavering Bags?

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obieone Tue 29-Mar-16 07:50:48

Someone sent this. I havent looked at it, but was told it was very good.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF_x8dsvb_4

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obieone Tue 29-Mar-16 07:48:39

There are those that say that Hell awaits. It wouldnt make any difference whether belief had been suspended, or whether it had not been acted upon I should imagine.

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thatbags Tue 29-Mar-16 06:13:36

Title of essay by William Irwin brought to me by Bo Winegard on Twitter.

Allowing that understanding God as a question rather than an answer is a very good way of putting it, there is no mention in it that I could find on a cursory reading of people like me who don't care one way or the other. I think a lot of people don't understand the concept of suspended belief, where one just doesn't put any effort into believingor doubting something because one doesn't think it is worth any effort. I think my suspension of belief (or doubts about, whichever way you want to look at the question) in gods, has enhanced my life and made it less cluttered up with stuff I don't need.

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