God: real or a figment of mans imagination?

In your opinion, is God real, or is he something that man created? [[I myself know he does not exist, but id like to try to understand those that do believe he is real, a little bit better]]

neal, I was a devout young earth creationist when I first read the Bible cover to cover. That was the spark that led me to doubt. So you are correct that I didn't have an open mind. However, it was closed in the opposite direction you suggest.

The Bible is the best tool for deconverting Christians ever invented.

Think about your brain, and how it works, and your body, and figure out how it could just happen to be. Not to mention all the other intricacies in the world. It is beyond me, as to how anyone can think that a powerful intelligence is not behind it all.

god is real its all about blind faith

In my opinion God is Real. Man is something he created. I have an unshakable faith in that fact. I'm not going to Bother with a long winded answer ( others will do that.) But I will peay for you.

yeah I'm with you on this one girl, I honestly don't think he exists..

"Think about your brain, and how it works, and your body, and figure out how it could just happen to be."

It didn't just happen to be. Evolution and natural selection are not random, but very meticulous processes that happened over a very long period of time. They indeed make sense and there is substantial evidence for them (of course, that's been debated to death on this forum).

I personally believe in the Big Bang, the only valid explanation for the beginning of the universe. I am agnostic; I do not think it's possible to prove or disprove the existence of God. I do think that man invented religion, largely because of our long-time dependence on nature for survival and the need to explain (and appease) the forces of nature when we didn't understand them.

Ok, but other than the Bible, what other proof is there that God truely exists? And even the bible was written by man, not God.

I agree 100% with you semi1900, and I too believe it is impossible to truely know whether or not God exists... and yes I realize I said I KNOW he doesnt exist...but thats to get more response...

God is real to me. I have had so many miracles happen in my life, I have to believe there is a God. God is very real and personal to me.

Absolutly Nothing Existed. . . . . not Even a single Atom. . . and BANG. . . We have all these gases and dust and radioactive junk. . . . .which forms complex Galaxies. . . .

So What caused the bang?

I havent got a clue, and quite frankly, im not alone, as a matter of fact, no one knows for sure. and while we may never know WHY it did, there is still proof that it happened.

and if God is real, who or what created Him?

oh, and no need to pray for me, but thank you kindly

you want proof that he exist what proof do you have that he does not exist have you ever read the bible? do you belive that the devil exist?

The "something from nothing" arguement no longer applies. If you do a little research on quantum physics, you'll see that even in a complete vacuum, total emptiness, there are still fluctuations at the quantum level that produce particles. They APPEAR to come out of nowhere, but they really don't. And when the initial process happened, there was no dust or radioactive junk; mostly dark matter. There has never been any such thing as "nothingness". We know that now.

But anyway, arguing against the Big Bang doesn't prove creation. Creationism explains nothing. HOW did God create galaxies? HOW did he create circulatory systems? And WHY are there so many flaws in so many species on this planet, if God is perfect in his design? If the answer is, we don't know how God did it, only that he did...well, that's weak.

as I said in a previous answer, I do not DISBELIEVE, but neither do I BELIEVE. I feel I cannot make that presumption without any sure proof. I have read PARTS of the bible, as most people do. to me however, I found it hypocritical and biased, so I prefer not to boggle my mind with it. and again, I cannot say the devil does or doesnt exist, because I do not know.

in addition to semi1900s last comment, WHY did he create us in the first place?

Where God came from is beyond the understanding of men. sorta like forever, when did it begin and when will it end. . .
Here is a good artical concerning whether God exist or not.
http://debate.org.uk/topics/apolog/godexist.htm
You can enter the words " Christian apologetics " in google and get an interesting list of links.

God is not real. The concept of gods grew out of ancient astronomy.

How many fictional characters do we say "well yah, but maybe he's real anyway!'. None I'm aware of, other than gods.

*** WHY did he create us in the first place?

We were made to honor him.

You can know God and he will speak to you if you just ask him ask him to make himself real to you and have faith that he will . He knocks at the door of your heart all you have to do is let him in.

read the whole bible staring with the first page ending with the last it will take a while but when you are dont trust me you will understand so much of what is going on around you not only that you will no for your self weather you are a beliver or non beliver and that very important cause nobody can tell you like the bible its self if you read somthing you dont understand prey and ask for understanding and read it again

"Where God came from is beyond the understanding of men. "

This is why creationism isn't taken seriously by the scientific community and also why it's not taught in public schools. While the Big Bang is very detailed and most of it very specific, Christians tend to simplify it to "a speck of dust exploded into the universe", making it sound illogical. Yet, when questioned about their own theory of creation, it's always "God's existed forever and his ways are beyond the understanding of man and he just made everything for his glory."

The Big Bang is confusing to many people, and may at first be above understanding. But after taking some time to study and learn the concepts behind it, it can eventually be grasped, unlike, apparently, God and his ways.

One must also wonder why God would fashion an innate curiosity about the world in human beings, which would lead them to study the world around them and draw conclusions based on what they observe that run contrary to God's existence?