I have a hard time understanding why people choose to numb their minds rather than fill their hearts by loving God and people. If you ask me, the entire reason for human suffering is that we forgot the true source of fulfillment: love of God. We also convinced ourselves we are justified in separating from God. That he is a malevolent entity that makes our life difficult for his own entertainment, but this couldn't be further from the truth.

When God lives in your heart, your life is protected and blessed by divine light. To know God's love is to know fulfillment and satisfaction, liberation from the plight of the human condition. This is all he wants, not for people to sin and commit evil acts upon one another. We must heal our relationship with God if we want eternal life and to live in his presence. Instead of knowing of God, or knowing about God, we need to heal the hurt between us and Him. shoot for the goal of union with the divine. Christian mystics already laid out this possibility and have been exploring the possibility of Christian enlightenment for ages. Knowing his love and feeling his love is entirely possible.

If anyone wants to know more about how to form or heal their relationship with God, talk to me.

So I've been having some difficulty in understanding this concept. To me atheism is the view that matter or energy or whatever you want to call the physical, makes the physical while theism is the view that mind or spirit or whatever you want to call the non-physical makes the physical. But on that logic, how are there many different forms of theism, let alone any other then the one that knows and loves the theos? I understand that in the presence of false theism and/or atheism, the true one couldn't simply call itself theism anymore, but would have to don the name of true theism, but even then, why would a whole new term/abandonment of the designated one be required for proper identification?

There seem to be very few people on reddit (and judging by the size of this sub, I'm correct) that understand a relationship with God doesn't mean you are religious. I'm actively seeking (online or offline doesn't matter, your heart does) people who are genuinely interested in experiencing eternal life in Heaven here on Earth.

To many people, Heaven and eternal life is a place you go after you die and thing you experience. I will let those people continue to believe this, and die. However, I want to make that experience real for you while you are alive. The only pre requisite is that you sincerely love God.

Eternal life, when experienced in the body, creates an intensely blissful state of being like Enlightenment, but there are quite a few differences. You're no longer susceptible to mortal illness and those things go away. Your soul is one with God and nothing bodily affects the stability of your consciousness, even pain. Mental illness goes away and cannot take root. Your heart is full and you never feel lonely, because God takes permanent residence in your heart and you feel unconditional love for all of reality...

This transformation requires complete dedication, similar to leaving for Navy SEALs training and not returning until the first phase is complete: your Enlightenment. Unfortunately, many stop here and their life ends like every human, but this is not the goal, just a necessary first step. The second step is letting go of your life, consciously. Many people that reach Enlightenment revel in it's beauty and become lost souls, sated by their achievement. So they depart the body, convinced there is some Nirvana or afterlife waiting for them.

The question you must ask yourself: do you want to dedicate yourself to living forever in bliss and peace here on Earth, or take the chance on an unproven afterlife? Ultimately the choice is one you are already convinced of, as you cannot be convinced, the desire to live forever is born of genuine love of God and life.

Lately, I've been looking towards the Epicurean Paradox and have been doubting weither God truly exists or not. When I saw the Epicurean Paradox, it being a logical dilemma about the problem of evil truly changed my perceptive. After however I was reading some posts regarding on this topic, it soon came to my conclusion to be able to see some people talk about this topic on a post on Reddit. Now what I'm mostly discussing about, is one of the answers to this dilemma. As said in the Epicurean Paradox, it states that if God can do certain things such as lift a rock that he made so heavy that he can't carry. Or what the actual context is, weither God can do things that determines weither he is actually all-powerful. Obviously, after some time of consideration, this answer is wrong, (I'll explain throughout later) even like other answers practically having the same context. For example, some of which I have heard are: Can God make a fire so hot that he can't even touch? Or can God make a door so strong, that he can't break through? You get these. When we look at this answers towards this specific context, we realize that this is something that is considered systemically impossible. What seems impossible to us, is possible to God. For example, a man can not climb a mountain in 30 seconds, but God could. But what this is saying is like can God make a square triangle? It goes out of logic. Or can God make a triangle with two sides? It's practically the law of the universe, to consider that a triangle is a shape that has 3 sides. It doesn't make sense.

But here's what's interesting. Who decides what is systemically impossible? For example, when we go to the dilemma of why God allows evil, some say due to God giving us ultimate free will, to show us how powerful he is, and a relationship and redemption. But couldn't God just make a world without evil? Regardless of it being natural evil (such as earthquakes and tsunamis etc,) or just evil? It comes to a point where you'll say that that is because it is necessary for our universe to exist. But who decides what is necessary for our universe to exist? God, obviously. Then, God could make it possible by the fact of removing evil, if he was truly good. But it seems like God truly doesn't exist, since he is supposed to be all-good, all-loving. I'm looking forward to see arguments against this.

We discuss morality, religion, the metaphysical, and often military matters. We have a lot of Christians, and I'm happy with them, but I'd love to see some input from non-Christian Theists.

https://discord.gg/SQcXHrZfxk

I know there are these three classical teological, teleological and cosmological, but maybe there are some other underrated arguments?

Looking to start a group supporting Robespierre's state religion

Atheism has 2.9m users and theism has 908! Why such a large difference? I guess because specific religious subreddits are dividing the members?

This critique is mainly for Theists, I being a Muslim myself.

What is the difference between using the Law of Attraction and Prayer ?

The Law of Attraction is you putting out a wish to the Universe and via Manifestation, the Wish is then given flesh and bone.
The critique : This process is not possible without affecting/altering the Will of other people. So as Muslims, Christians, etc., we would essentially be deferring to another entity which ISNT God to Realize our own wishes via imposition of our will over other people's wills. And how would that be any different from Witch Craft or Magic ?

An Example : I asked the Universe that my neighbor rings the door and gives me a glass of water. I did all the techniques in The Secret (either wishing it too hard, or imagining the whole thing to every final detail and thought of it as already done, etc.) and then, lo and behold, my neighbor suddenly rings my door and offers me a glass of water.
If you would say here "No but your neighbor actually wanted to give you the glass of water, it was their will to do so"
if so, then why do I need to manifest the glass of water ? it was coming to me anyways.

Now when it comes to Prayer, it is different. The assumption is : If God is Omnipotent and Omniscient, and you're praying to such entity, you're only asking to execute the Will of God, never the will of You.
A prayer is the active hope that the will of Allah happens to COINCIDE with what you're wishing, and that it becomes true.
So, is the Law of Attraction Haram / Immoral ?
And how is the Law of Attraction is any different from Witchcraft?

Proposed:

1. If a maximal loving or perfect God and heaven exists, he would send a person to heaven, no matter what that person does or believes, as that would be in His nature.

2. Correspondingly, a maximal loving God would never create a hell, nor would he send a person to that hell because of that person's beliefs.

3. If a purely evil God exists, He would send a person to hell or deprive that person of heaven at his whim, regardless of that person's actions or beliefs.

4. If a God that does not fit into the above definitions exists, it is unclear based on the vast number of religions what to believe or do, if anything at all, and such potential beliefs would immediately be contradictory. (Note: the major world religions do not fit into this category - this is for completeness, i.e. pantheism, paganism, and so forth).

5. The events of this world benefit or hurt individuals regardless of a person's theistic beliefs. In other words, your well-being or suffering while personified is not influenced by your beliefs.

6. No one religion, or theistic framework, has been independently proven true. Even if it were, it would not change the proposition unless that framework falls under #4.

7. Why then believe at all? Agnosticism seems the only rational position.

Please note an clear response is that some people are just 'happier' believing in a God, going to Church, being part of a community, and so forth. This is true of course. But others are not. I'm thinking from a theological perspective.

I believe I'm a theist?? After reading this sub. I think I may need more direction/to expand on this more. I'm going through a bit of a spiritual shift. I believe 100% that there is a God, and that God is still involved in our lives/universe-- so not sure if "deist" fits. I also believe without a doubt that there is a God, so not sure if agnostic fits either.

And what about the atheisitic countries such as the people's republic of china and soviet union. Were they incfluenced by the past religions that previously inhabited the lands?

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my bro is theist but thinks God sent these abrahmic religions to let us know that sin exists and that we r to repent and follow the 10 commands . the problem is that these religions except for christianity view idolatry(if u knew it was bad),adultery,and murder unforgivable,judiasm thinks they cant b forgiven in this life,islam thinks its hard to reach forgivness for murder and adultery. so since the concept of sin was created from the bible and if God did send the 10 commandments wouldnt that mean that there are also three unforgivable sins? please help im worrying

Every time I've tried to choose a religion and follow it, I then have to choose which subgroup, then which sub-subgroup... which book, then which translation... so I lose my original commitment. This last time, having backed off again, I'm wondering if a god would be involved in all this chaos. It sounds like just people stuff to me. Squabble, squabble. "That's heresy!" "YOU won't listen to the TRUTH!"

The sense that there's a protector, probably a creator, something "out there" that's magnificent and powerful, persists.

Maybe He/ She/ It/ They just want/s me to quit worrying about it and go live the life I was given.

So, the more i think about it, the more i realize i have a problem with organized religion and people who follow scripture.(tbh the existence of scripture isnt something im fond of because it can bring so much bad stuff with it but not like its not a part of history so can't say much against it) because those are rhw aspects of religion that cause problems. beleiving in a tri omni god might b difficult to prove and not something i agree with, but its certainly not problematic. But i dont have any sort of dislike for people who just happen to identify with a religion, but still make there own morals and life choices, people just slapping a random label that doesnt fir there beleifs isnt rlly a huge problem yk? but it makes me wonder why they do that, why are people so insistent on using the wrong words to describe there beleifs? (i am neurodivergent, i suspect this might b some sort of social curtisy that i missed maybe? like a family thing?)

So I know most theist people on this Reddit don’t believe in a specific religion and neither do I but I am wondering do you pray if you truly think there is a god out there and if you do why?

I truly believe that a God exist as well as the Devil

I don't believe in the after life and of going to Heaven and Hell.

I believe Heaven and Hell are concepts of Memory for a person. That if they do good that memory goes to Heaven and if they sin that memory goes to Hell.

I believe that if you act in accordance with God, where an action goes to Heaven, then if you pray then God can listen to you and find ways to help you.

I believe that Satan tries to temp you to sin and it begins with a temptation where Satan can hint you to sin. He tries to make you act and have that memory go to Hell.

I believe that being Good or morals are innate in all human beings, which gives evidence for God.

I believe living with accordance with God means doing the following: Love Compassion Empathy Honesty Hard Work/Work Ethic Helping Others/Unselfish Courage/Bravery Self Control/Discipline Living towards a higher self/Living towards your potential that God gives you.

Living with Devil, would be to the polar opposite of the above, while also highlighting: Hedonism, doing things for selfish pleasure Living against your upmost potential

Good - God Evil - Devil

I personally don't like too much organized religion and dogma, and cults. I do enjoy that day the Bible has passages and I believe it is meant to be taken metaphorically.

What does it mean when you believe religion makes sense as , if all religions was to come together and teach each other there religions that not just for religion but for the world we would learn more together ? Like idk I make just be talking bare I’m fried af rn but I’m hoping someone gets where I’m coming from

For a long time theists have insisted that atheists must also prove their claim(s) and they're right about this- if not in the way they expect. Atheists are heavily reliant on what is called the burden of proof but is known as extrospection in the disciplines of psychology and philosophy. Extrospection is about the observer looking outward in the hope of discovering the absolute truth (our shared reality). The theist will often try to reverse the flow of this investigation so that the ordinary claim(s) would have as much need to prove as the extraordinary claim(s). This makes no sense at all. If any reversal is to occur this exists in the proposal of an opposite kind of investigation: this time focused on introspection/looking inward. Theists do participate in introspection and extrospection too. They are thus much more thorough and science compliant than the atheists they typically encounter on social sites- who tackle none. I should also mention that only one of the three atheistic beliefs also attempts both investigations. Anyhow, all beliefs have equal onus to prove within introspection as no penalties are assigned, and this is what theists were striving for all along.

A couple of years ago, I changed my mind on the question of God after philosophical investigation into the existence of God. I now have dedicated part of my youtube channel to providing arguments for the existence of God. I believe theism is underrated and can be the solution to the many mistakes atheists make and the confusion religions create. It is an underrated system of thought, and I hope to try to make videos on it. You can check them out in my channel and my "metaphysics" playlist. I would appreciate a community of theists in my channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8AvSvYbtEM

I'm not a theist. I'm an atheist and yet this is so. My opinion of the atheist community took quite a blow when they objected to the introduction of additional knowledge about atheism consistent with university courses dating way back to the mid twentieth century. This they assumed was a planned attack on atheism- without even knowing what was about to be said. They followed this up with a permanent ban from atheism and then a temporary ban from Reddit. I now regard that community unworthy of knowledge sharing. They can wallow in paranoid ignorance for all I care. Would any of you like to know some of the findings?