Losing The Faith

[United Marxist Nations]

I recomend this website: http://godisimaginary.com/

[United Kingdom of Muffins]

To be honest I also have problems understanding Christsanity some times but to be the main thing is that you follow the morals and understand that god gave up on the big brother system so to speak after the OT so don't expect your religion to make your life easy but really anything but.

[Dumb Ideologies]

[Atheists] act on faith just as much as theists do.

This is not even kind of a thing which is true.

But what if I have faith that it is?

[The Land Fomerly Known as Ligerplace]

I am a loyal follower of the Imperial Truth.

(Image)

The is Only One King, and his name is Ken-Oh.

[Mavorpen]

To be honest I also have problems understanding Christsanity some times but to be the main thing is that you follow the morals and understand that god gave up on the big brother system so to speak after the OT so don't expect your religion to make your life easy but really anything but.

It ain't those parts of the Bible that I can't understand that bother me, it is the parts that I do understand.
Mark Twain

[Yammata]

Your faith is truly up to you, I like mine because it's morals are similar to mine and tolerant of others rather than hating any one who isn't a member of our religion, anyone of any faith can get into our afterlife even if they don't follow our principles, and there are very few restrictions on what you can and can't do. People find a faith that suits them so maybe Christianity isn't right for you try something else until you get it right.

[Samuraikoku]

I am a loyal follower of the Imperial Truth.

(Image)

The is Only One King, and his name is Ken-Oh.

HOKUTO SHIN KEN!

[Israslovakahzerbajan]

As a non-practicing Catholic and outright 18-year-old Agnostic...all I can say is...
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You cannot prove or disprove that a God exists. That's what blind faith is based on weather it comforts or anguishes you. Either way, I doubt what we'll tell you will better the empty-handed works of countless theologists, scientists, and philosophers that haven't given conclusions in millenniums. Your moments of doubt are a part of life. Your moments of faith too. And only you can decide what to believe in.

[Yammata]

As a non-practicing Catholic and outright 18-year-old Agnostic...all I can say is...
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You cannot prove or disprove that a God exists. That's what blind faith is based on weather it comforts or anguishes you. Either way, I doubt what we'll tell you will better the empty-handed works of countless theologists, scientists, and philosophers that haven't given conclusions in millenniums. Your moments of doubt are a part of life. Your moments of faith too. And only you can decide what to believe in.

exactly

[Seskany]

Hello Nation States. I am a 15 year old african american baptist. I use to be very faithful but recently i have began losing my faith. I ask if anyone can help me by posting some proof that God Almight is Real or Fake. This challange goes out to every religion.Athiest to. Give some proof that your religion is Real or Fake.

I hope to get a lot of infomation.

Hey there guy.
I'm irreligious, pretty much because science has always been more interesting to me. Here's my take:
Look, a God is impossible to prove, and equally impossible to disprove. So, basically, who cares? Why do we even bother talking about it? Whether or not there's someone watching you shouldn't affect the way you live your life, and you shouldn't be a good person just because you expect to get some reward in a hypothetical afterlife! I'm not saying, "do not believe in heaven/hell." I'm saying that if you demand payment for your kindness, you were never a very kind person to begin with. The only thing you should want to receive is the knowledge that you've made someone's life better, even if only by an infinitesimally small amount.
You shouldn't bank your entire life on whether or not there is a God or an afterlife, because then if you're wrong, it would be such a let down! You're perfectly allowed to believe in and hypothesize about either. Then, when you eventually die, you'll have one more thing to look forward to - the answer to a question that has plagued humankind for thousands of years. What could be more satisfying than that?

[Israslovakahzerbajan]

"Alright. Centuries of great philosophers have tried and failed on this but I reckon NSG will give it a good shot".

What the hell are you doing man?

Ranma-channnn? Why so tsun-tsun dere-dere?

[Question Everything]

Hello Nation States. I am a 15 year old african american baptist. I use to be very faithful but recently i have began losing my faith. I ask if anyone can help me by posting some proof that God Almight is Real or Fake. This challange goes out to every religion.Athiest to. Give some proof that your religion is Real or Fake.

I hope to get a lot of infomation.

The real trick is providing evidence for the existence of a God and if you can't do that, then the burden of proof is not on athiests to prove there is not one and they can go on assuming that there is not one in the same way you can conclude that there are no fairies based on the same lack of evidence.

You may say to yourself "but what is the harm in believing? Either there is a god or there is not right? So that means I have a 50/50 chance of there being a god or not and I have nothing to lose when I die if I did believe." This is known as Pascals' Wager, and it sounds great until you factor in that each religion states that if you do not believe it, God won't forgive you and will send you to hell anyway, so that means that when you seperate all the monotheiestic religions and thier sects, the 50/50 argument becomes extremely slim since there can only be one god and thus, one religion. Even if you believe in the right religion, you could have the wrong sect and go to hell anyway. The chances are not very good no matter what.

[Rudie]

each religion states that if you do not believe it, God won't forgive you and will send you to hell anyway,

This is incorrect: there are radical divergences from the Abrahamic concept of hell in Hinduism and Buddhism under the connotations and principles of dharma, amongst other refutations of this assertion.

[Yammata]

each religion states that if you do not believe it, God won't forgive you and will send you to hell anyway,

This is incorrect: there are radical divergences from the Abrahamic concept of hell in Hinduism and Buddhism under the connotations and principles of dharma, amongst other refutations of this assertion.

And as I said Asatru states that the truly evil are eaten by nidhog, most people go to hel (not that bad kinda like earth but eternal.) and those who die a hero's death go to various heavens regardless of religion.

[The Land Fomerly Known as Ligerplace]

each religion states that if you do not believe it, God won't forgive you and will send you to hell anyway,

This is incorrect: there are radical divergences from the Abrahamic concept of hell in Hinduism and Buddhism under the connotations and principles of dharma, amongst other refutations of this assertion.

Along with the religions that don't have God, or gods, or hells.

[Radiatia]

I really wish I could help you, but I lost my own faith about a year ago.

Losing your faith isn't a particularly enjoyable experience, although in the end it's worth it... you find yourself no longer suffering from cognitive dissonance, able to think rationally (with more ease) and able to enjoy life on life's own terms. Atheism isn't that bad.

The only advice I can offer is this:

I don't claim there is no god, and that there is no higher power.

In fact I think there may well be a higher power of some sort, something more wonderful than anything human imagination has dreamed of.

What I do claim is that specific gods; Yahweh, Allah, Zeus, Krishna and all their friends don't exist.

So if you're looking for proof either way you won't find it.

[Furious Grandmothers]

each religion states that if you do not believe it, God won't forgive you and will send you to hell anyway,

This is incorrect: there are radical divergences from the Abrahamic concept of hell in Hinduism and Buddhism under the connotations and principles of dharma, amongst other refutations of this assertion.

Plus the possibility that god only admits atheists to heaven and sends theists and all others to hell. Or other possibilities from the infinity of possibilities. You can't say he doesn't do so; he works in mysterious ways, after all

[Question Everything]

each religion states that if you do not believe it, God won't forgive you and will send you to hell anyway,

This is incorrect: there are radical divergences from the Abrahamic concept of hell in Hinduism and Buddhism under the connotations and principles of dharma, amongst other refutations of this assertion.

Yes, but he said he was a Baptist, so I offered the best statement I could based on that. If Hinduism and Buddhism really don't offer damnation for lack of faith in them, then it would be better. The chances of one of those two being correct out of the thousands of religions are still very slim.

[Israslovakahzerbajan]

This is incorrect: there are radical divergences from the Abrahamic concept of hell in Hinduism and Buddhism under the connotations and principles of dharma, amongst other refutations of this assertion.

And as I said Asatru states that the truly evil are eaten by nidhog, most people go to hel (not that bad kinda like earth but eternal.) and those who die a hero's death go to various heavens regardless of religion.

Like Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru...do you also need a job in eternity?

[Hallistar]

Hello Nation States. I am a 15 year old african american baptist. I use to be very faithful but recently i have began losing my faith. I ask if anyone can help me by posting some proof that God Almight is Real or Fake. This challange goes out to every religion.Athiest to. Give some proof that your religion is Real or Fake.

I hope to get a lot of infomation.

Never be afraid to critically question and second-guess everything and anything that involves 'metaphysical' claims that are unfalsifiable and unsubstantiated beyond anecdotal 'evidence' (that practically every religion claims). Even if it means dropping religion all together and having no affiliation/becoming irreligious, and even if it means not believing in an invisible best friend in the sky and no heaven.

Nowhere (Outside of religious texts and preachers and etc I guess) does it say you need to be part of a religion in the first place.

[Indira]

This is probably the best place to go if you want to lose your faith. NSG in my experience is made up of LOTS of atheists, most of whom know EXACTLY what they're talking about.

As for proof, there is none. That's the point of it being FAITH

[Seskany]

Yes, but he said he was a Baptist, so I offered the best statement I could based on that. If Hinduism and Buddhism really don't offer damnation for lack of faith in them, then it would be better. The chances of one of those two being correct out of the thousands of religions are still very slim.

The chance of any faith on Earth being "right" is, basically, zero. There are an infinite number of ways one could think about God, so there are an infinite number of religions all waiting to be founded, and all of them have the same chances of being "right."

[Rudie]

Yes, but he said he was a Baptist, so I offered the best statement I could based on that. If Hinduism and Buddhism really don't offer damnation for lack of faith in them, then it would be better. The chances of one of those two being correct out of the thousands of religions are still very slim.

Of course, fair enough. Nonetheless, religious faith is a personal choice due to the irrationality of divinity's existence.

Plus the possibility that god only admits atheists to heaven and sends theists and all others to hell. Or other possibilities from the infinity of possibilities. You can't say he doesn't do so; he works in mysterious ways, after all

Sartre, living it up with Che over Havana cigars.

[Yammata]

This is probably the best place to go if you want to lose your faith. NSG in my experience is made up of LOTS of atheists, most of whom know EXACTLY what they're talking about.

As for proof, there is none. That's the point of it being FAITH

Actually I would say 4chan would be the best place to go to become an atheist those people put some crazy crap there

[Yammata]

And as I said Asatru states that the truly evil are eaten by nidhog, most people go to hel (not that bad kinda like earth but eternal.) and those who die a hero's death go to various heavens regardless of religion.

Like Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru...do you also need a job in eternity?

Never really specify.