GEEPERS
February 8, 2012, 10:19pm
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DocCathode:
I believe I have voiced my beliefs often enough that the other posters here on the SDMB know them. I’ve also chatted with enough of the atheists on the board to know that I’m not going to be the one to convince them*.
I believe that the books of Moses are the word of G-d as dictated to ( and sometimes tampered with by) fallible men. For example, the prophetical section of the Book Of Daniel shows clear signs of being added later.
I believe based on what I have personally seen and experienced, not based on a book thousands of years old. I accept that while it has been enough to convince me of His existence, it meets neither the scientific nor legal criteria for evidence.
*Nor do I especially feel they need convincing. I believe in a G-d who gathers all the righteous to His bosom (or possibly his poker table). No one needs to believe to get into heaven. All that’s required is being your brothers’ keeper, loving your neighbor as yourself and that kind of thing.
Likewise, I didn’t start this topic to try and convince atheists. I have enough experience to know that it is pointless. God only reveals himself to those who truly seek him with an open heart.