How is god real?

Everyone is Cristian or cathlic or w.e But I dont really like believe that there is a god..
I kind of think its like a Fairy tail for adults. Its like a Myth.. Its like believeing in Hurcules.. I just dont think a power like that canbe true. And...

if Poeple can believe in god just over say, Why do they not believe in things such as Devils. or Other mylical things?
I think there must be like sum Scienific crap for how we were created...
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I believe God is real. I'm a Christian so I believe that Jesus is the way to God. I'm an educated woman (a teacher) with a scientist husband - we read the 'New Scientist' magazine every week and have no problem with linking the scientific research you're talking about with our own experience of God.

My comments would be:
No one should be scared that science can disprove God. It can't, but that's not its point. The point is that science can discover new things and help people now - I see that as being well in line with what God wants for the world he made.

No one can actually 'prove' God either, outside of their own experience. That's not the point, either. I really couldn't 'prove' my husband to you - I can tell you about him, I could show you a photo, I could use my wedding ring and our two children as 'proof' but you haven't met him so you could genuinely argue that my evidence was not definitive proof that I am married to the guy. However, I know him and I know our history so I know he's real.

When the people here are talking about knowing God is real, it's that personal experience they are talking about. If their style of knowing God seems not for you, that's fine - God has made us different and if you got to know him you wouldn't be exactly the same as me, or as amblessed, or paco, or boredgirl123. But anyone can get to know him - it's not some kind of exclusive club. God made everyone and loves everyone, Jesus died for everyone - the chance to know him is there for each person.

***I kind of think its like a Fairy tail for adults.***

Not at all, people grow up with the same thoughts about god, their education on it just gets stronger and stronger as they get older. Sometimes people don't discover god until they are adults, but a lot of Christians grow up with it. It may sometimes seem like adults are more passionate about god, but thats because the passion grows in them.

I personally believe that god is real because of the bible, it explains everything and makes perfect sense. I know this doesn't 100% mean that god is real, you just have to believe though and put some faith in it.

hey it is hard to believe in something when you find there is no proof for you.. isnt that right? like you could say how do you know the bible is real and not just a load of crap?

well for me its different... I have had an experience with god, thats how I know hes real, and its not just somethin stupid either. I know it was him. now I know hes real. no1 can take that away from me. I cant prove it to you... but god proved it to me.

no matter what non believing scientists say. I know the truth. god is real and jesus died for our sins.

Some people do believe in "other mythical things"...
And it is not as simple as if you believe in one thing that cannot be proved means you believe in all things that cannot be proved.
People's views depend on how they view the world to work...
So sometimes God fits into it, sometmes several gods fit into it, sometimes a concept of higher power fits into it, and sometimes there is no concept of a higher power... it all depends on how you grasp the concept of what life is and how life works... so some people base it on their respective holy books, some people read spiritual books, and some people just figure out their own set of beliefs...

And dont forget, science and religion are not always mutually exclusive...

This is what I know to be true:

God being pure cannot even look upon sin - man, even in his very best state is a sinner - on judgement day, either: your sins are covered by the blood-shed sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross (salvation and only salvation - being a nice person isn't good enough - even at our very best, we are but filthy rags), and remembered no more or they are not (your sins are not covered) - where God's great love comes into play is, He provided a WAY (Jesus) for us not to perish and live in Heaven with Him (He certainly didn't have to do this but did because He loved us so) - if you read carefully John 3:16, this is exactly what it says - each person will either accept or reject, you must decide for yourself and yes, it's so important, it has eternal consequences - He Loves you and wants you to accept God's free gift to man - Jesus.

I believe in a creator.

You pretty much nailed it. It's a fairy tail for adults.

I do not believe in a God in any way there's no proof, the bible is made up from misunderstandings 2,000+ years ago. It's just a book.

To anser some of your qustions that religious folk(Christianity ect.) can't seem to understand or are unwilling or not educated on.

Look up: abiogenesis(origion of life), evolution(process of life), Big Bang Theory(Origion of the evolution of space), Quantum physics(how everything came to be) astronomy(how planets, sun ect, come to be) Astrophysics, and Earth science.

The bible(religions such as christianity) Is meant as a guide to living morally, not fact.

You guys are idiots.

baby girl its fine if your confused or you dont want to believe something your mind cant simply comprehend,,, Adluts dont believe it just by what their taught when you believe in god you have a relationship with him. You can actually hear him spiritually. The majority of religion is faith. Oh and devils are very reaally and so are witches its a very scary thing.

If you have anyquestions about it dont be scared to messages me

But you could actually prove your husband, unless you were lying and making up stuff. that's the point. God did not make everyone, evolution did. God isn't even a real concrete theory, all we have a book that's be proven wrong, many times so why should we believe that this God character even existed. Afterall Gods have been used for an explanation for unexplained or misunderstood things, so why should we assume there is even a God and sum it up as misunderstanings.

Throughout the course of the centuries there have been several logical proofs for the existence of God.

The most notable were developed by Aristotle several hundred years before the birth of Christ. Many of these were rewritten and re-explained by St. Thomas Aquinas in the 13th century.

They employ good logic and deduction which makes sense even today. In fact, they make even more sense in the light of modern science.

One of my favorite stories took place in the 19th century. A French scientist was speaking to an atheist. The atheist mentioned how he thought that with so much scientific data in the academic world, it seemed as if there was no concrete evidence that God exists.

The scientist replied that he noticed that the world had such a rigid structure and everything seemed to to be designed. He said that from the smallest atom to the motions of the planets around the sun, there was order everywhere. The scientist couldn't imagine how all that natural order could just come about by pure chance. He said that he saw the order of the universe all pointed to the existence of God.

The scientist's name was Luis Pasteure (the man who invented the process of "pasturization". He demonstrated one of the five proofs of God: the argument from design. All scientists agree that there is a universal gravitational constant which determines the gravitational effects of planetary bodies. Who decided what that should be or that it should exist at all? It all points to the existence of a higher being.

I won't discuss the other 4 proofs right now, but I will say that each of them has its own value and can help put the puzzle together. For those interested in doing further reading I recommend "Mere Christianity" by CS Lewis. "Yes or No" by Peter Kreeft is also interesting, but it has a tendency to be too preachy in my opinion. If you are really ambitious, you could also try "Introduction to Christianity" by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI); it is really dense, but it is an interesting read.

I'm catholic but dont totaly believe in the bible. I think its more for moral teachings then literal. Me and most of my family work in the hospital and thats when you'll really believe in God, devil, and angels. They say that people close to death are more in touch with the after life, and working in a hospital with soo much death around you, you see and hear things that will cement you belief in God. People have actually died on me for couple minutes at a time and have been recesitated, and were able to describe what they saw of the after life. Some patients that are dying are scared to death because they say they see these strange people waiting for them. Others are welcoming of their death because they see their past deceased relatives waiting for them.

A few years back I asked the same question you did. And this is what I did. I pretty much prayed, "God if youre real then reveal yourself to me." I just waited...Not even a month later I was learning a lot of really cool stuff like how the world began and moral law...For example...Picture looking down at our universe, and imagine erasing everything one at a time, til you get to the very last thing you see...Now erase that. Where did it come from? did it come from nothing??? or did it come from something?...The Big Boom or did something create it??? If you read in the bible youll also learn about all the prophecies. And still today they are still happening. I'll try to remember some of them off the top of my head...such as Jesus said that when he comes back again to take us to heaven that everyone will see Him. And we always think, Well how could everyone in the world see him at the same time??? THink about the technology that is out there today...We have internet and television. As soon as something is happening somewhere in the world everyone knows about it!! Its crazy! Also think of this too...Whenever people read the bible they think that it just happened one event right after the other. But actually the bible is based off of different events over thousands of years in the making. and they were on scrolls not just in books in so many different places all over the world. And guess what these events were about??...God...One being. Not of many gods but just one being...THese stories were all about the same thing...God...and how he sent his Son to save us. Oh yeah and another cool fact! Do you know the story about Noah's Ark? if you dont a good movie that raps it up for you is Evan Almighty hahaa its not exactly what the bible says but it gets the just of it. Well today if you go up to the top of a mountain and dig youll find fossils but not of mammals but of fish. And I know youll say O but that was millions of years ago...Actually I dont believe that the world is that old...I believe its only thousands of years old... You know how you can look deep in a cave and find those deep humps and scientists say that it take thousands and thousands of years to form those things(sorry forgot the word)...Well in a broken down underground subway(I think thats what theyre called) in the carts those same huge humps are growing there. and Im pretty sure thousands of years ago subways didnt exist. I hope I make since of all this... sorry if I dont...Im trying. But there is so much more to learn about our world and how God designed it and has every play in it. I definitely believe with all my heart mind and soul there is a God. ANd he loves us more than anything he has ever created...even for the ones who doesnt believe in him. Him bringing his son to earth to die for us just shows how much he loves us and how he would do anything to have us with him.

alexandrarz: this near death expiriance you speak of, is the brain's way of having you not fear death, as the things that occured in your life rush through your brain. It's caused by stressed brain cells being deprived of oxygen.

The fact that there have been religions and belief in gods since prehistoric times is being used here to argue that the human mind just needs to invent some handy explanations. On the other hand, it could be used to argue that the human mind, from very early times, has known there is some kind of 'God' to be found.

What do you have to lose? Why not believe that Jesus Christ saved you from your sins? I believe when we die you either go to heaven or hell. In both places you live forever! I do not want to take the chance of going to hell and burning forever and ever in torment. God loves each and everyone of us, no matter what color our skin, our appearance, our bad habits-he created us, but he has given us the choice to accept him. I beg you just believe!!! What is it going to hurt? Choose heaven over hell!!!

Jesus Christ wants to have a personal relationship with you. Picture, if you will, Jesus Christ standing at the door of your heart (the door of your emotions, intellect and will). Invite Him in; He is waiting for you to receive Him into your heart and life. Salvation Is a Free Gift
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast." —Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV)

When you receive Christ into your heart you become a child of God, and have the privilege of talking to Him in prayer at any time about anything. The Christian life is a personal relationship to God through Jesus Christ. And best of all, it is a relationship that will last for all eternity.

Devils are not mythical things. I would like to inform your that some people do believe in devils. There are good spirits and bad spirits (devils)among us. We are living in a constant war between the good and evil. The devil thinks he has won when it comes to you. As far as he sees it right now you'll burn in hell with him forever. The devils helpers are among us. So please don't let him take you with him. Choose to be a child of God and you will be protected by Jesus's blood. I, like God love you, and want you to be a child of God. My prayer is that you will allow the holy spirit to work in your heart. May God bless you and have mercy on you.

With Lots of Love and Concern,
koolaidmomwilson

by the way this is my first time to ever answer any question like this on line---in other words I don't do this all the time Lve koolaidmomwilson

koolaidmomwilson, here's what you have to lose if you're wrong:

- the actual time spent attending to church services/other religious duties
- the sum total of all charitable donations made to such organizations
- freedom from the restrictions imposed by such a belief system

In addition to that, it's possible there really is a jealous god, but it's a different jealous god than the one you worship! If that turns out to be the case, then you lost all of the above and possibly still end up with an unpleasant afterlife.

But the main thing you lose when you accept a belief system, is the freedom of mind to objectively explore reality. There's a degree of maturity that arises from letting the facts lead where they may independent of the implications to our own mortality.

FYI, your argument is known as Pascal's wager.

exactly.

I always say if there is one go and religous people "know" there is,

then how come other people of different religons "know" there are gods for different forces of nature??

Exactly, they dont know.

What does koolaidmomwilson have to gain if she's right ??