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The main and only reason for our existence is to reproduce and make a life for ourselves. Is God necessary?

Belief in a God can be beneficial and helpful for some people even if no God actually exists .

Posted - March 18, 2017

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  • 1713
    Maybe it just gives some people hope. There's nothing wrong with that as long as they don't try to force their belief upon others.
      March 18, 2017 7:47 AM MDT
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  • 13395
    Simple belief in God is fine.. but then there is man made religion based on man made scriptures.
      March 18, 2017 7:57 AM MDT
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  • What does that mean?
      March 18, 2017 9:15 AM MDT
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  • 13395
    When I was about 5 years old I was beginning to wonder 'how did everything come into existence?'?
    Then my older brother told me 'God created everything '. 
    A simple belief in God was fine and satisfactory for me at that age.  I learned later that belief in God could be helpful in my life and a lot of other stuff..
    Eventually I came to believe the scripture writings were inspired by man's belief in God rather than inspired by God. 
      March 18, 2017 9:50 AM MDT
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  • What was what your brother told you inspired by?
      March 18, 2017 10:17 AM MDT
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  • 13395
    Probably from school. Was a tradition at our school that the teacher read from the bible each day (about 10 minutes). My family was not very rigiously inclined. 
      March 18, 2017 10:25 AM MDT
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  • I get it, thanks K.
    As per your question, how do you know that's our only purpose. 
      March 18, 2017 10:29 AM MDT
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  • 13395
    Another purpose for life existence over the billions of years has been to evolve. 
    Give another 100,000 or million years and see if there is anything new and improved about the human race -whatever is left of us.

    Wish there was some other  purpose than just living making babies then getting old and dying. 
     
      March 18, 2017 10:50 AM MDT
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  • 2217
    The second coming will have been by then... Surely? 
      March 18, 2017 10:59 AM MDT
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  • 13395
    I would actually like for a second coming to happen. 
    I just have so much doubt about the existence of God.
    He says himself 'thou shalt have no other gods before me'  yet he is allowing Satan to rule the Earth  (as some Christians say so anyway ) why would He do that?
      March 18, 2017 11:10 AM MDT
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  • Christianity and Judaism are not the only conceptions of god. 
      March 18, 2017 11:47 AM MDT
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  • 13395
    I believe all cultures have developed belief in spirits or gods. However some like Buddhism determined that a (creator) God does not exist. 
      March 18, 2017 11:59 AM MDT
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  • People have waited 2,000 years.  Might be time to admit its unlikelihood.
      March 18, 2017 11:45 AM MDT
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  • Life does not come with a purpose. One creates purpose.
      March 18, 2017 11:44 AM MDT
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  • 13395
    That is what I am saying in my question. 
      March 18, 2017 12:08 PM MDT
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  • Lago, I would submit that reproduction is the primary intent of all life forms. The question here is a bit of a generalization, because as we all know, we humans are the only species capable of literally "changing the world", though those are independent decisions, not a species-wide imperative. 
      March 18, 2017 11:34 AM MDT
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  • 6988
    It took many centuries for mankind to have so much population as today. Organized religions have allowed for a sort of maturity to come to us. Religion has made an effort to 'take the animal out' of our lives. Oh no, another quote ---------------  
      March 18, 2017 8:02 AM MDT
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  • 13395
    If creation was true we never had animal in our lives. 
    Religion seems to have done some good but some not so good.
    Perhaps people need to learn and practice critical thinking. 
      March 18, 2017 8:22 AM MDT
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  • 6988
    We are mammals. So I guess that makes us animals with certain animal attitudes. Grrrrrrrr!!!
      March 18, 2017 11:01 AM MDT
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  • 13395
    Right. 
      March 18, 2017 11:15 AM MDT
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  • You may enjoy, "Breaking The Spell" Dennent, Daniel.
      March 18, 2017 8:30 AM MDT
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  • 13395
    Ok I'll look for it at the bookstore. 
      March 18, 2017 8:33 AM MDT
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  • No, God/gods is/are not necessary, though many find Him/them useful.
    I, for one do not. This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at March 18, 2017 10:27 AM MDT
      March 18, 2017 10:17 AM MDT
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  • 7280
    Since I do not agree that "the main and only reason for our existence is to reproduce and make a life for ourselves," I will only answer the question in the second sentence---"Is God necessary?" 

    His existence or non existence is quite independent  of whether or not we deem Him necessary.

    So, if you ignore Him, it may be at your own peril.





      March 18, 2017 11:20 AM MDT
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