Sentences with phrase «to believe in a deity»

People who believe in a deity are generally happier than those who don't.
Even if believing in a deity made a person never sick, for example, it wouldn't prove that such a belief is true.
Please come up with a more compelling reason to believe in a deity other than «he's gonna kill you if you don't».
The voices in your head, the loving feeling you get from believing in your deity is created by your brain, nothing more.
Not everyone believes in a deity, and not everyone who does even believe in the same one.
Who would want to live every day believing in a deity that wants to throw people into hell for exercising the free will that the deity himself supposedly created?
At least you say you «choose» to believe in a deity realizing there is zero evidence.
What does not believing in a deity have anything to do with those horrific murders?
Those who believe in a deity all have very different ideas about what they are.
For example, the fact that Christian Scientists do not believe in the deity of Jesus precludes their church from membership in the World Council of Churches.
All things are possible with atheism, though if you actually believe in a deity as you pray then you would no longer be considered an atheist, so you would follow the strictures of whatever other group you would then fall into.
many of the people who claim «spiritual but not religious» still believe in a deity — maybe not your Abrahamic one but a deity nonetheless.
I could never imagine ACTUALLY believing in ANY deity nor afterlife (dead is dead people, Humans just are not that special)... but I do like the way this guy stirs the pot
Atheist simply assert that there is not enough evidence to justify believing in a deity.
The terrorists that were responsible ALSO believed in THEIR deity with ALL their hearts.
@J3sus Sandals, Bennington is the school NOT populated by students who believe in a deity in the sky, turning water into wine, healing the dead etc..
Fortunately we live in a country where your belief or non-belief in a deity is not dictated by the government hence you can continue not believing and I can continue believing in a deity.
You are certainly making some rather HUGE and completely unfounded presumptions about what a person who DOES NOT believe in a deity thinks and feels!
Agnostics, being that they do not currently believe in a deity, also count as atheists.
# 2 Not holding a belief in any deities = atheist # 3 Not holding a belief either way, means you do not believe in any deity = atheist
The atheist's perspective is that there is insufficient evidence to reasonably believe in a deity but reserve the right to change their opinion if such evience is provided.
Theists believe in a deity and Atheist theorize there is no deity.
The new notification system with Action Center should be enough for anyone currently using Windows Phone to start believing in a deity or higher power.
I don't care if someone believes in a deity, that in itself is not a moral or immoral act, but if someone uses their belief in a deity to justify actions that negatively impact someone else's life, then that is immoral.
However, based on statements like «Christ did not rise from the dead and was most likely eaten by dogs,» you kind of get the idea that this guy doesn't believe in the deity of Christ.
Philosopher AC Grayling has made it his mission to show why people have as little reason to believe in a deity as they do in the Tooth Fairy.
It is simply not believing that there is convincing evidence for any deity; whereas believers do not believe in deities other than their own.
Just so you know, deism refers to a certain set of beliefs and not just anyone who believes in a deity of some sort.
And secondly, it is possible to be a good person without believing in any deity or deities.
Atheists assert that there is not enough evidence to justify believing in a deity.
So they rather vote for a non-Christian, one who does not believe in the deity Christ, vs. Obama, a Christian who may have a doctinal issue in re abortion and gay rights with some of us «African American evangelicals»??? This is very interesting to say the least, evangelicals voting for a non-Christian over a Christian??? Conclusion, they would vote for anyone over Obama, an African American.
Chris Stedman, if you don't believe in a deity but still feel a moral compass and wish to share it with others, become a Buddhist (nontheist) or start your own religion which would be by necessity a very close copy.
The problem is that instead of accepting reality understanding your true self you have to believe in a deity to keep that feeling of being special alive as an adult.
More and more are unreligious and / or don't believe in a deity.
As someone who does not believe in a deity, I spent a lot of time thinking about what it means to «pray».
I find it weird that many of the atheists I encountered until recently were of the thought that you can't possibly have spiritual or religious practices (or superstitions) AND not believe in deities.
The only difference between these lunatics and anyone else who believes in deities..
The reason for not believing in a deity or a creator is that there is NO scientific, verifiable - through - experiment evidence that one exists.
It's just that I don't believe in your deity.
Many of the finest intellectuals today and throughout history have not believed in any deities.
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