Hi, I've been thinking about what I find difficult about Theistic religions... And it's God. Basically, I don't believe in a creator God.
I grew up with a very scientifically orientated way of thinking and always dismissed the possibility of God, or anything spiritual, out of hand. I was open to the possibility of psychic experiences though.
As an adult, I had some stressful times and got into meditation and then Buddhism.
Although Buddhism includes being open to things like, rebirth and karma, invisible beings of various sorts, heaven, hell, demons and suchlike... it's possible to get by without believing those things...
However, over the years I find myself able to believe in these things in a way a strict materialist never would!
So... what stops me believing in God? What reason do I have for continuing to dismiss that possibility? I know it's not a Buddhist belief, but that's not a good reason not to believe in it. Buddhism tells us we shouldn't be attached to our own opinions, so I need to keep an open mind about this...
I think the old materialist part of me still holds sway, at least in the God area, and this is because I haven't heard a good argument about why it ought to be true?
I'm not looking for an argument, or asking you to 'convince me' in some cocky way, where I'm out to prove you wrong... but I do need to be convinced and to hear the best arguments for the existence of God.
So... um... come on... Convince me!