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My God (no replies)

sb9506 — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:33:04 -0500

My God is Jesus Chirst he saved me many times when i was down i am glad he saved me. but many times he takes things away. Guys, even though times are tough God still loves:D you!<3

Please look at this new website (no replies)

wray7119 — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:04:53 -0500

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faith (1 reply)

jesusboy — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:54:44 -0500

do you know jesus do you have all your fiath in him. if you are someone needs prayer let us know.

Faith (3 replies)

Beth — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:39:48 -0500

I believe we all are in God's Family and to God there is one faith and that is in God himself.

Is belief really a choice? You decide. (14 replies)

TheWISEone — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:56:51 -0400

People of faith often claim that belief is a matter of choice, and nonbelievers retort just as often that it is not. I cannot just choose to believe that my car is red, when it turns out to be blue every time I look at it. Likewise, I cannot just choose to believe that God exists. There has to be something there to convince me.

What I want to claim here is that belief is a matter of choice. We believe lots of things without much evidence at all, and we believe them because we choose to believe them. It isn't usually just a matter of pointing out that there is insufficient evidence to license a belief and walking away. In other words, we decide what to believe. In simple matters, such as the color of objects that you see every day, you decide to rely on the evidence of your vision. Unless you are prone to hallucinations, that is a good choice. In more complex matters such as the existence of a god, we cannot simply rely on everyday senses, because that kind of being is not supposed to be detectable that way.

So what kind of evidence do we rely on to strengthen our belief in a god? Is it rational? Well, it isn't completely rational to rely on the evidence of one's senses, because hallucination is always a possibility. But experience has taught us to rely on our senses. We may not exactly choose to believe specific claims, but we do pick and choose the evidence that we think licenses belief in a claim. What kinds of things do people choose to rely on when it comes to belief in a god?

What are the benefits of sharing belief systems? (3 replies)

MableSyrup — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:20:23 -0400

Do you feel that interaction with those from whom you are traditionally disconnected (other religions or faiths) would be something that could benefit you? Would you be likely to use it for discussions with different spiritual communities, perhaps to promote harmony between faiths?

What does cross-faith networking look like to you? (8 replies)

MableSyrup — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:56:51 -0500

How do you envision this site helping people of different religions to share and discuss their common and differing beliefs and practices? How would you structure it, and how would you use it? What features would we offer?