God, people who do and don't, and Whys and Hows.?

3 Part Answer.





~ Is there a God, Yes or No? ~





If yes:





A. Why do you think so?





B. Is there some sort of compelling text (direct quote) to back it up?





C. Was there a time in your life when you didn't?





If no:





A. Why do you think not?





B. Is there some sort of proof or data to support your answer?





C. Was there a time in your life that you did believe?





Please don't judge me for asking. Please answer each part, (A-B-C.) I think we can all benefit from knowing what motivates people in this area and enable more current rebuttals for another time. So in other words be nice, it's a survey, tell me your story.





PS. to ensure that this doesn't get personal I won’t choose a best answer, I am however going to leave it up to the voters. I encourage you all to keep checking in on this question for when it does go "in voting," cast your votes. That's the part I'm most interested in anyhow.

God, people who do and don't, and Whys and Hows.?
Yes there is a GOD in heaven and JESUS son of GOD.





A .Because i am a living miracle and JESUS changed me so much.





B.The bible





C.i get a lot hit by devil lies but i know i am saved.





U can be too.





GOD loves u so much that he sent his son JESUS to die for u to reconcile u back.





John 3:16 says "For GOD so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoso ever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life".Ask JESUS to come into your heart and forgive ur sins and cleanse ur past with his blood.





With a simple prayer like above u can be saved.
Reply:No, I do not believe so.





A. I've never seen any direct or circumstantial evidence.





B. No.





C. Yes, until I was around 34 or so.
Reply:i'm sorry. when i graduated from college i decided i wasn't ever going to answer another essay question, especially one in three parts.





it was a moral decision, and one i will have to stand by.





no....i won't tell you why in three parts, either.
Reply:i do believe there is a God but i really don't understand why everyone compares everything to Christianity. There are many other religions out there that no one gives a crap to learn more about. If they did, then probably they'd realize that there is a God but the teachings of Christianity are just not the right ones for them.
Reply:A. No.





B. There's no reason to postulate any god since there is no evidence for it. However, there is an entire universe of evidence for Nature itself. Religious people want to say that 'God' created the Universe but nothing created 'God'. To postulate an all powerful being creates more questions than it answers AND there still remains no evidence for such a being. I say that the Universe has always existed in one form or another and no 'super-being' is necessary for us to be here. The nature of the Universe must be potentially life creating naturally.





C. Yes, I used to be Christian until I studied the Bible and realized that it really makes no sense.
Reply:no





A- the world can be explained easier without one





B- No its impossible to disprove god, but their is lack of evidence, and nonbody i the modenr time has ever seen, measured, or legitimately interacted with it. Generally an explanation for "that which doesnt exist"





C- Yes when i was young and was afraid not to, and didnt know you couldnt.
Reply:No, there are *no* Gods at all.


A. *NO* Evidence (and science is discounting Bible accounts.)


B. Self-evident - there is, simply, none. (it's up to the claimant.)


C. No - Born atheist (as are we all), never indoctrinated.