Do you believe in God? Simple question

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I didn't quote the Bible.

and I would agree...the convenience for the skeptic is that in formation of logical discussion you are not supposed to use anything which is a part of that which is to be proved to prove the existence of it. Because anything that flows from a source is "not neutral" and will prove that source. Like the Bible as God's breathed word therefore it can not be used to prove him because it presupposes that he is real.

So for a person who is a skeptic NOTHING is suitable evidence, because (at least for the judao-christian) ALL things are created by God and speak to his existence. So why don't you give us all example of suitable evidence?

other people are.

i'm pretty skeptic, so that's why none of reading the bible makes any sense to me.

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other people are.

i'm pretty skeptic, so that's why none of reading the bible makes any sense to me.

IMO most people who have said that to me say it for one of three reasons...

1. They do not understand HOW to read the Bible and HOW it is put together.

2. They do not have a realistic (based on the Bible) view of God. They believe one thing about him and it is usually not what is written in the Bible. And even if you don't want to read it as a book of faith. You can still pick it up to read through it much like you would a piece of fiction and learn about it.

3. As i was leading into. The majority of people who read the Bible are compelled to make a decision on it. You don't have to read it with the idea of I have to prove or disprove this. Even if you pic it up and read it as fiction, it does not mean that you are forced to believe it. I have learned a ton about religion, science, sociology etc, and I don't believe it all. Understanding and knowledge of something does NOT denote belief or that you have a religious face.

Once you pull those misconceptions out, then you can start to look at what is written and then you can have a good foundation to make arguments based off of what is written. But it seems like you may have some serious misconceptions on what the Bible says and who and how God functions. Most people who don't believe in God are like this. But its no different than me deciding that everything about you can be determined off of what you have said here in this thread. That is completely wrong, and we know that, but so many people do that very thing when arguing the character and existence of God.