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What the hell you cant just blatently copy my answer http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/415056
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interesting
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Faith. -In the service of the Master. Thank you and God bless you!
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I only worship Who I know exists.
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I was SO close to asking this question, but I didn't feel like getting bitched at.
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Being an Atheist, I do not worship anything. Atheism is the belief that God/s do not exist. Most atheists are Evolutionists, such as myself.
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1) Some theists worship something which they know it exists. (Even if they cannot prove it) Some theists worship something which they don't know it exists, but which they believe it exists. 2) The next question would be: why do they believe it exists, and that so strong that they worship it? I think those who asked themselves seriously about this found some clues of its existence. (again, even if they cannot prove it) 3) "Theism is the belief in the existence of one or more divinities or deities. There is also a narrower sense in which theism refers to the belief that one or more divinities are immanent in the world, yet transcend it, along with the idea that divinity(s) is/are omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theism
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I can't give the "evidence" that is always asked for. I can only give personal experience. That and studied opinion, as well as the testimony of others. If you knew someone for years and they were the most honest and sincere person you knew, wise in many areas, and they told you of experience(s) they had which could only be explained by "divine intervention", would you dismiss it out of hand as delusional? It is this and my own, which I can't give here, because they are too personal, that is the basis of my "faith". You don't know me from Adam (or Tom Smith), so, you have no reason to accept anything I told you at face value. But, the accumulated experiences of many trusted ones can be very influential. Also, I was not always a believer. That is why I know that I cannot convince anyone else by "logic" alone. I can discuss science and all its aspects with most anyone. It is my background. I can use certain facts as "evidence", but they would only be countered by another theory the other chooses to use. Sorry if my answer is inadequate. I am not really very good at this.
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For the same reasons others don't worship something they don't know exists...personal beliefs.
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Because it is a fire made to burn within me that I cannot contain. God will reveal to whom He desires.
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Faith..I don't need proof with that..
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Faith,faith,faith,faith,faith,faith.Faith,faith,faith,faith...faaaaiiiitthhh.(sung to the tune of Jingle Bells)
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I'm an atheist, but I'll play devil's advocate... so to speak. ;-) Besides, I can be more objective. Theists worship (or, more broadly, believe) in something they don't know exists because it gives order and meaning to their lives. In truth, humans are strongly inclined to make assumptions or hold beliefs to be certainties (faith) without evidence. I'd also argue that most atheists, even scientists, hold certain assumptions that they never question, that they believe on faith. Now, as an atheist, I think many of these assumptions are considerably less far-fetched, and also certainly more practically useful at making predictions about and explaining the reality we see, but they're still assumptions. Things like the belief in an external reality, or the immutability of the fundamental physical laws (or believe that such laws actually exist). Socially, we assume to the point of faith that other humans (and nonhuman animals, for some people who interact with them) have minds and are conscious, and act independently of us. The ideal is to assume a position of perfect skepticism - philosophical, epistemic nihilism - to believe in nothing certainly. All beliefs about reality should hold no emotional attachment or investment for a person, and they should be dismissed the moment irrefutable contradictory evidence comes along, or if no inarguable supporting evidence can be found, or if another, more capable theory comes along. That's intellectual honesty, but it requires effort to get around the many factors in human psychology that draw us to stop questioning "well-established" facts.
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Why do you keep asking about things you OBVIOUSLY don't believe exist?
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