11-08-2003, 02:14 AM
Bismillah
Well, let's go from the beginning then because whether you do or do not believe in some sort of god or gods will determine what religion interests you.
Before I even started to look for a religion, I blocked out all of people's religious influences and looked for God in my life. I started with how did we get here? Humanity I mean.
I looked at the theory of creation that was most scietifically sound, the Big Bang theory. What caused the Bang? What ignited it? So for a while, I refered to God as the Great Causer in my mind. The mathematical probabilities to get where we are in evolution show it is impossible. If they were the odds to me winning a contest, I would definately pass. I equate it to a tornado hitting a Home Depot and expecting a house to be built. All the materials are there for it yet it has never happened. I saw evolution as being guided by God.
My thinking moved from there.
What do you think? If you are agnostic, what is keeping you from being 100% sure that God does not exist? If there is any doubt in your mind about God's existence or lack of? What issues are you wavering on? (Most of the questions are the same one only reworded but I am using the shotgun approach in order to get some input.)