Do you believe; and why?

[fredtoast]

(05-16-2019, 01:19 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Go to a shopping mall around Christmas.


But let's not compare the concept of a supreme being/creator to Santa Claus. Just look around and ask yourself; How do all of this get here and be open to all answers that you come up with. Big Bang Theory requires a degree of belief. And say you do believe in the BBT, how did it happen/ What was there before it/ ect...

The matter and energy in the universe has always existed.  It has no beginning.

It is just as simple to believe the universe has always existed as it is to say God always existed.

If God existed before the universe then where was he?

And even if I did believe some "higher power" created the universe how do I get from there to your baby killing Christian God with talking snakes, a "chosen race", and the disgusting ritual of blood sacrifice?

You said you could not compare God to Santa Claus, but they both make the same amount of sense, and to be honest I would much rather Santa Claus be real than the guy demanding I worship him or suffer eternal torment.