There's are 3 sciences that people like to ignore. The science of climate, the science of evolution, and the science of consciousness. The majority of people here like to ignore the fact that consciousness don't exist between your ears.
It sounds like you are coming to that realization that consciousness isn't generated by neurons, but a receiver of you, and when people come to that realization, they seek God. I cannot tell you thats there isn't a "God", but I can tell you that there's no old white man in the sky.

You had me for a moment. Thought I would escape 4/1 w/o anyone getting me. As I was reading what you wrote, I was getting ready to let you have it. Then I read, it is a perfect day for it, and I thought to myself, " S..., Someone got me."

I'd like to thank everyone who replied with the intention of helping me work through my religious confusion. It's nice to see there are so many good hearted individuals ready to offer their advice to a person struggling with the God question. That makes it all the sweeter when I point out that this post was an April Fool's joke.

I can't feel bad for faking out most everyone who replied because if anyone had just read down through the replies they'd have seen it was revealed to have been a gag when someone first guessed it early on. I also left a clue in the body of the post. Look closely, it was there for everyone to see.

Gotcha!

Let me understand your logic. Since we each have parents then we as a race we must also have a parent? I don't think it works that way. But if it does, then what is god's parent.

Turtles all the way down.

No.

If I'm wrong, I will be very surprised. I'm not worried.

Your logic is a bit flawed.

in case your post is NOT an april fool's day joke: if all humans have parents, and those parents have parents, and those parents have parents, who needs the extra parent in the sky?

by the way, god offers no reasonable resolution to any question whatsoever.

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april fools?

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In other words, you don't know, just like you've never known, and never will. In other words, you're agnostic, and always have been, and always will be.

Ya know - when I was sucked up into an alien ship, and they did the whole anal probing thing to me - for a brief second I had a mental vision, where I saw a blinding light, with a silhouette of a being that radiated peace, love, and extreme power. I think the experience highlighted that there is many forms of communication, some which we don't understand. Perhaps talking to me in this way is how you move to the next plane of existence. You must be spoken too through you ass, to then be able to talk out your ass about such spiritual things?!?

Infinity: There's so much beyond our ken. All we can do is focus on the here and now while recognizing we live with the unknown. Perhaps the trap is that we assume various definitions of God. But there are as many gods as there are people. Religion dares to define god for us and then we get stuck on their rhetoric. It's difficult clearing the slate but especially if we do not recognize the need to do so. Here, on this site, we are free...free to negate and free to start from scratch.

Is this an April fools joke? I'm reading this on April 1st?

We know where we came from. We came,along with the other apes from a common ancestor. Prior to that evolution explains it clearly. look it up.

We can always be wrong. If your looking for consolation to relieve fears of death etc. It will probe my help. Where did God come from? How do you get something from nothing ? In the end if religion brings you comfort then that is your priveledge . There is nothing ×wrong a little comfort !

I am quite firm in my atheism, and have been for about 55 years. There is NO doubt or question that I am correct in my belief, and in my belief in evolution...