I cannot prove a belief because it has to be believed to be proven.
If you want to believe that god(s) exists, then simply do so. Why should you have to prove anything to yourself? or even others?
A belief in god(s) is yours, you believe it because you want to believe it. And by doing so, you hope to achieve something greater than yourself.
"If you want to believe that god(s) exists, then simply do so. Why should you have to prove anything to yourself? or even others?"
Not everyone feels alright believing something without a very good reason. Maybe not solid proof, but at least some sort of supporting evidence or personal experience. I know my gods wouldn't much like it if I had blind and groundless faith in them.
Chiron, if the Source of Life was a snake, it would have bitten scientists on the back end a long time ago over and over again. My personal theory (and I've never read this anywhere) is that the physical form of the Source is or is an element that resides within water, the ocean being its "heart". It moves mountains, even the tiniest drop is full of life, we are all made mostly of it, all of life originated from it and all planets believed to sustain life has it. I could go on, but it makes too much sense for me to discard as a credible theory, even when compared to all various religions and myths. Think about it, and pm me if you'd like to debate or discuss it.
this post of mine is an answer to the original maker of the thread..
you cannot prove everything by just the five senses alone.. that is why there is a so-called "FAITH." and faith cannot be define by just words alone..
and for me, science can never prove the notion of GOD because science is only limited to the material world.. why do i say so? because it is just like a philosopher who tries to define the notion of life but cannot really define what life is.. their definition about life is just "their" best definition about it but not the exact definition of it.. if you are going to look at it, they do have different definitions about life because they do have different experiences about life as well as with the notion of GOD.. try to ask someone from the same structure of belief, (lets say a christian) even though they do have the same teachings about GOD, they may have different definition about it due to the fact that they do have different experiences about GOD..
some things may be better to leave unexplained (rather just feel it) because of the fact that not all things in this world can be explained by the mind of humans.. again, why?!? because of the fact that all humans are unique and we do have different line of thoughts even though we share the same structure of beliefs.. if in for example humans have the same line of thoughts, science and all other things (lets say, religion) cannot be as broader as it can be due to the fact that those scientists (or other humans) will have "only" one conclusion about it..
It depends what you mean by "God". I believe that most of the religions interpretation of "God(s)" are not the actual "God". They are just higher beings... hyper-dimensional beings. They are partially our creators because they genetically engineered us. I don't believe God, The Source, The All is a being. (at least how we define that word "being".)
A lot of the world's gods are actually the same beings. Even monotheism... Yahweh was actually a number of beings, but "he" was later turned into one supreme God. That is why he seems schizo. One minute loving his creations, then another hating and damning them. That explains all the "contradictions", etc. A lot of the stories are not meant to e interprets literally in the Bible. Most are symbolic or metaphorical. Most "fairy tales" or myths are the same way. (They are not to be interpreted literally) Most religions, faiths etc share the same stories.
for one powerfulgirl this discussion has been done for a wile now and i have studyed in many many topics and all of them led me the conclusion that god is not real even in the bible i found my own proof that to me says he is not real.
Nobody can do that but you. Me personally believe that the gods and goddesses are pretty much the energy from forces of nature, elements, emotions, put to a deity. The world has energy of it's own, it feels and emits power. I do believe that in ways they are gods, they are spirits of their own, and all you have to do is look outside at the wind fluttering the leaves of a tree and you can say the goddess exists, you can look up in the sky (not directly) at the sun, and say the god exists.
