I have noticed there are many intelligent posters here with a Christian symbol next to their name <staff edit>
I'm just wondering if you could explain from your own point of view, why you believe God exists?
I'd prefer to hear positive arguments in favour of God, rather than stuff like "well, atheism can't be valid because..."
Also, I expect most of you will say there is a chance that you could be wrong, but for those that think there is no way you could be wrong, I automatically don't want to hear from you, again, no offence.
This is just sheer curiosity more than anything...
I'm sure you've heard all of the standard fare as far as arguments for theism go, so I won't bother with that.
I'll be honest. Our universe, and more specifically, our planet, have always held me in awe. Just the sheer magnificence of a blade of grass. The world we inhabit is fascinating to me. And while I believe that our universe is an old universe, created primarily by the means that have been and are being discovered by science, I have never been able to believe that the wonders of our universe were not set in motion by
something. In all honesty, it seems more likely that some being started things in motion, gave natural processes a 'push', than that all we see is just... there.
Obviously I could be wrong, and you can make the case that I have a "God of the gaps", but I've never been able to shake that view, so even if I were to lose my faith in Christianity I'd probably be a deist.
As far as why I chose Christianity out of the religions I have looked at (Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, and the Baha'i Faith), I'm sure it's a combination of many things. My location and relatives probably played some part in it. I can't say I wouldn't be a Muslim if I was born in Saudi Arabia. But, I find the teachings of Jesus to be very much aligned with my personal moral beliefs, and think the example of self-sacrifice on the cross is an example to live by, namely valuing the lives of others as highly as your own. Obviously it is difficult to fully live up to such an example, but I try my best.
Because mommy daddy and the church told me to and so I've never honestly and critically questioned that belief.
Cynic.