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The discussion centers on the question of why humans believe in God despite the lack of empirical evidence for such a being. Participants argue that belief in God often fills the gaps of human understanding and provides comfort in the face of life's uncertainties. Some suggest that religion serves as a tool for social control, while others propose that the concept of God could represent a universal consciousness rather than a traditional deity. The conversation also touches on the idea that human intelligence should lead to a greater understanding of existence, yet many still cling to religious explanations. Ultimately, the debate highlights the complexity of belief and the human desire for answers to existential questions.
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Mr.Clue said:
I think people use god as a way of finding hope and having faith in something to live there lives.

I think you should stop being a downer and let the people think what they want to think. Because the way you say it, we're all going to stop existing after we die. So why havn't you killed yourself yet. If there's no point in your existence.
With that I just want to say . . .
I think people like YOU use this anti-God speech to gain some positive emotion to ease the pain of your suicidal theory.
 
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Mr.Clue said:
I don't understand why people still believe in god. It seems to me since man could ask questions that it could not find the answers too they would answer it with god made it that way.

some people aren't necissarily concerned with physical truth, and are more interested in the intangible, spiritual truth. It's not physically provable or disprovable. No reason to disrespect someone pursuing a different path of knowledge.

Honestly, most practical religious folks don't try and tie their religion into physical reality. Their realm is morality and society. When we try to intepret character and meaning physically, or they try to intepret the physical world people get offended. As far as I'm concerned, it comes from people stepping out of their fields on both sides.

Logical minded people don't quibble over silly pseudoarguments, whether they're religious, scientific, or both.
 

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