[Angus]

Originally Posted by InOne

Depends what your idea of a God is?

Empirical evidence does not yet exist either for or against the existence of deity(ies), so ultimately a person's idea of God will fit in with their unique belief system and they will rationalise and justify the existence of their deity(ies) of choice. I neither believe nor disbelieve in God(s), as I think the jury is still out, but rather in a way of life that I feel comfortable living, the principle tenet of which is to treat others as you would like to be treated. That simple principle covers most bases.

[InOne]

Originally Posted by angus58

Empirical evidence does not yet exist either for or against the existence of deity(ies), so ultimately a person's idea of God will fit in with their unique belief system and they will rationalise and justify the existence of their deity(ies) of choice. I neither believe nor disbelieve in God(s), as I think the jury is still out, but rather in a way of life that I feel comfortable living, the principle tenet of which is to treat others as you would like to be treated. That simple principle covers most bases.

Still, any idea you have is an invented one (by man) And you don't need to be religious to follow the golden rule

[Angus]

Originally Posted by InOne

Still, any idea you have is an invented one (by man) And you don't need to be religious to follow the golden rule

It does seem strange that in this day and age with all the scientific advances and technology etc, no-one is able to definitively disprove the existence of God(s), anymore than all the religions in the world are able to offer definitive proof of the existence of their worshipped deity(ies). My point exactly is that the only tenet necessary to ensure harmony, justice, fairness and decency IS the "golden rule" I, and thankfully many others live by. I consider atheism as much a "religious" belief as any other, since it is entrenched, stubbornly held and blindly followed despite there being no empirical evidence to support it.