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As a former atheist, I understand why religiousness seems absurd.

However, this is usually due to a difference in definitions rather than substance. Atheists think of “God” as an external ruler deciding events and making judgements from afar.

Theists realize God exists within each of us, known as the Atman in Hinduism, the Holy Spirit in Christianity, or the Self of the World in the words of Alan Watts.

If the word “God” carries too much baggage for you, try replacing it with “The Cosmos” or “The Ground of Being” as Tillich calls it.
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VikiSecrets 2y ago

why former, what changed your mind? there is still no evidence for an external ruler

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Loki 2y ago

There is no evidence to a fish about what water is either. You think that's air you're breathing??? Who told you that?

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PocketCow 2y ago

The philosophic burden of proof lies upon those who make unfalsifiable claims, not on those who reject them.

I believe in the one true Flying Spaghetti Monster 🫡

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Omekau 2y ago

I encourage you to dig deeper. The story of Jesus Christ is evidence with apostolic succession and a Church that has remained in continuity since. Why believe the lives of people like Socrates or Cleopatra who came before Christ but not all the various sources of the Gospel?

Beyond that, one cannot “prove” God in a scientific sense but can through philosophy and reason reach the conclusion of an uncaused cause, unmoved mover, of pure actuality (Aquinas 5 ways).