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God exists because you have first person accounts in the scritpures, but more importantly you can prove it to yourself if you are truly seeking to know. Be diligent, research (read the Bible, the commentaries and if you wish the Book of Mormon, and other standard works) and then pray with a sincere desire.
You will then know for yourself.
Curt
For the atheist, this life is all there is. There is no life after one's death. So you might think that every life would be viewed as a precious thing that must be preserved and lengthened at all costs. Yet a lack of belief in God seems to do the opposite. Life is just something that has happened by chance and if it comes or goes, no big deal. Each human life is looked upon as of no greater worth than every other form of life. In fact, if that human life threatens the environment or puts pressure on an endangered species, the human life is looked upon as a negative thing.
On the other side, many see an eternal view of the human soul may lead the believer into thinking mortal life is not all that precious either. If one dies, they have merely moved on to the next phase.
These views affect the topics of abortion, death penalty, euthanasia, the environment, and population control.
I never chose to NOT believe in God. Did you choose to not believe in Santa Claus? You can choose to look into the evidence, but what I believe isn't a choice. Did my life lose meaning? Not one bit. I think the idea of living forever is great! I just don't have any good reason to believe that. Do I think you are a fool for believing in God? No. If having a God gives you the only meaning in your life I think that is sad. Life is wonderful, and full of meaning with or without a god.
My life, my values, my happiness and purpose didn't change when I lost belief in a God. Remember, I'm only Atheist to ONE more God than you are. Needing proof before I commit my life to something is in NO WAY infantile.
Believe in God, that's great. Just don't think Atheists are sad and cynical. I am happier now, than I have ever been. (Maybe It's Satan.)
I believe in "God", but not in any particular religious form. All religions have "good feelings" about them in one way or another. This is because "God" is the center of everything. "God" is our "ground of being". "God" wants us to love, and to simply be.
I love people that are "Theists" as well as "Atheists" because God would want this. We are never going to all agree and that in itself tells us something. A loving "God" would not have the chaos that there is in the world and religion. "God" is not involved in our every day doings.
If god exists, life in Utah has endeavoured to teach me that he has no sense of humour and is grouchy.
First person accounts in the scriptures don't prove god exists. I have first person accounts of darth vader, too. Anyone who takes the bible literally has never read an instruction manual for a piece of equipment if the manual was originally written in another language and thereafter translated.
Way too many people are religious. Way too few have faith.
I was also struck just a few weeks ago by a TV program about searching for intelligent life outside our solar system. Billions have and continue to be spent with no result. In justifying this expense, one researcher said, �The absence of evidence is no evidence of absence.� I loved it. I wondered if he might also apply that to a search for God.
People want proof when they make decisions, but for some reason Religion has a free pass. Faith is just believing something for no good reason at all. It�s not about what�s real; it�s about believing something because you want to. Have all the faith you want, but I am much happier living in the real world.