Asklemmy

God is a metaphor for that which transcends all levels of intellectual thought. It's as simple as that.

-Joseph Campbell

No

I believe in a power above all else which gave rise to the universe. You could technically call it "God," but I prefer to think of it just as a primordial force of nature, like gravity and such, but far more ancient.

Basically I believe that in the beginning, there was nothing, and that includes the rule that something can't come from nothing. That didn't exist either, so the void just kinda imploded on itself and now stuff exists.

With no rules or restrictions on what could happen yet, literally anything could happen. In a sense, that would make the void omnipotent, but also probably mindless. In my eyes, less like a god, more like the most powerful force of nature to ever exist. Or I guess not exist.

I would say I lean towards not believing, but I am open to other ideas. And if god did exist it really wouldn't change anything for me. I would just live as I normaly do

Yes, but almost certainly not the same one you're thinking of.

It is impossible to know whether there is a higher power. I believe that the existence of the universe fundamentally violates causality to begin with, since everything must have a beginning. Thus anything is on the table.

All human conceptions of religion and spirituality are almost certainly wrong though.

Don't know, don't care.

It's worth noting I do consider belief in the simulation theory a form of theism.

No, I haven’t had an imaginary friend since I was four.

I don't think so in the cure of god as a single being.

I think there's possibly some phenomenon maybe linked to quantum entanglement where everything in the universe is more linked than we realise and there's some sort of awareness in that.

The pagan belief of nature as a God is probably the closest to something I'd agree with rather than modern depictions of god.

Nope, I don't need to believe in make believe.

a God? Maybe. There are too many technical coincidences in life and physics for me to believe all of it was random chance.

the God? Nah. I was raised non-denominational Christian but I don't even go as far as to claim that anymore.

We can't know. And that's fine.

Whatever started the physical process that created us is pretty fucking crazy. I bet it's a simulation.

So many people in this thread were traumatized from church lol. God isn't inherently a bad or stupid idea... just depends on how you define God.

Yes I do, but I prefer to not be a part of a cult of fanatics (so-called "religion) who only pretend to live their life by some ancient book. Don't get me wrong, the religious books, such as the Bible and Quran do contain a lot of knowledge and some pieces should be followed, but going to church on Sunday just to show everyone how "good of a Christian" I am is unbelievably dumb.

I see God as an entity that helps me, and I do believe in the afterlife. It just seems so bizzare to me, that I should follow some rules that people made, saying that God actually did... The church is a company like any other and I'm not going to support it, ever.

No

no

It depends on the definition of God. I believe there might be some being that "made" or "caused" the universe but I dont think they are pure evil or good. I also believe all religions are BS and were invented by humans, although some religions might have been invented under good intentions.

I’ve got hypotheses about how there could be a god, but there’s not really any evidence or any reason I’ve seen to think there is one. While it’s not something that can be ruled out 100%, it seems stupid at this point to believe he/she/it even exists, much less to worship it, not with the state of the world today.

I believe in some form if God, but the entity is beyond my comprehension. I don't have a religion though and don't worship anything.

No.

Yes, even if not really in an established denomination (despite going to church).

Absolutely not. Though the best question would be: Which one? There's hundreds, if not thousands in history.

I used to be an atheist basically my whole life. Since a few Years, i've got the feeling there's definitely something bigger than us.

So basically, i don't believe in a god. But i believe there is definitely something bigger that we'll never grasp to understand. A single cell in our body couldn't even get near the concept of what a human is.

No.

I used to be a pretty devout catholic but went through the whole crisis of faith. So these days, no.

I still wonder a lot about before the big bang, or wherever the actual "start" of everything was and what sparked it or made the energy exist in the first place, but I don't want to just hand wave it and say God because we don't have an explanation. But its definitly something I ponder

I absolutely do not.