Can there be an in-between?

[Wendy]

Although it is not logical, is it possible to partially believe in Gods existence?

There are two possible statements that Religious individuals and Atheists can agree as the only logical truths..

A. God does exist
or
B. God does not exist

But can there be an in-between? Do those who believe God once existed but is now dead fall on the fence?

Discuss (intelligently).

(THIS IS NOT A RELIGIOUS DEBATE- I WOULD PREFER NOT TO SEE ATHEIST/RELIGIOUS RANTS)

 

[WhereIsTheGod]

There really is no in between. Both sides believe in an absolute value - there's no way to tell a theist that there's half a god, or that his creator no longer loves him. That would be rude (but I still do it. ^^). Some people think that God is the reason behind the big bang, and that he left. I think this might be reasonable - after all, God's "accident" made something as splendid as us, think about what he could accomplish if he was actually trying.

However, the atheist side can never win. Most religions have a final day, where God will appear. If the human race ends before then... well it's not really a win for the atheists, everyone still loses.

EDIT: I love her signature too. Evolution is THE theory!

 

[Sarah]

No there cant because if you belive in him and yet don't believe in him its either on or the other usually not believing.
In the bible somewhere it mentions that there is no inbetween or stationary place in Christianity.


Wendy, I'm in love with your signature.

 

[Wendy]

Discuss the possibilities.

 

[Shredderbeam]

It's possible to believe it. A person can believe anything they want.It is, however, not logically possible.

 

[Sarah]

Think of it like this, When go you trough a portal , you cant really be in the portal without falling into either one side or the other. With believing in something its about the same.

However i think its possible to change your mind like on and off about believing as if you kept going through the portal and trough again.. But Not in between.

 

[Cruel__Machine]

God either exists or doesn't.
Any variation of belief would be concerning the characteristics of God.

 

[Krypton6]

I believe it is called agnosticism.

 

[Shredderbeam]

Agnosticism is acknowledging that God is unknowable.

 

[Krypton6]

Which is what stage 2 is.

 

[Shredderbeam]

Well, no, the in-between would be a sort of state where God doesn't quite exist, yet doesn't NOT exist.

 

[Krypton6]

Well, no, the in-between would be a sort of state where God doesn't quite exist, yet doesn't NOT exist.

.................0_0 You on something ?

 

[Dom]

It could be possible for someone to have have believed in God, but now does not. Ex.-

A kid in my school believed in god. Unfortunately he god teased and bugged by some people, and now does not believe in god.

 

[Shredderbeam]

.................0_0 You on something ?

Nope, just relating my definition.

 

[Sin666]

If you truly believed in God - really, truly, believed - you'd never be able to do anything. You'd live in constant fear of your final judgment, and either become a nun or part of the clergy. I think most people half-ass it. They only claim to believe - maybe even fool themselves into thinking they believe. But, ultimately, they don't.

In that way, certainly, there are plenty of people who fall in-between. As for those who suppose God once was but is now dead: probably as much not within our culture. The portrayal of God is so fixed on the image of the Almighty, the all-powerful, the all-seeing, the everlasting, etc. Such a belief would probably be more common in other cultures, with less stability and therefore greater reason to challenge that portrayal.

 

[Shredderbeam]

If you truly believed in God - really, truly, believed - you'd never be able to do anything. You'd live in constant fear of your final judgment, and either become a nun or part of the clergy.

That depends which God you're talking about. If you believe in the Process Theodicy, where God is not all-powerful, cannot eliminate evil from the world, is pleased by certain things because they are moral (as opposed to him defining what morals are), then I would not be afraid. I would do God's work in the world as his extension, and when I died, I would embrace it.

 

[xxgodfatherxx]

A person can beleive w/e they want but I've never seen an "in-between"..I think you cold just say a person believes in A god, and go no further (ei: me ^^)

 

[Dorito]

There is no in between, changing your mind, isn't considered in between.

If God, was God, it would be impossible for him to die, or to have ever not existed. He would be all powerful, all knowing, all understanding.

You are more so thinking, well, to be honest, I have no clue what you are thinking and I advise you to actually look into the matter on a much deeper level.

With that said, I'd also like to say to Sin that that is hardly the case, if you truly believed in God, you'd also know He's all merciful, you wouldn't "live in fear all your life" as you so call it and never get any accomplished. To say that is a very rash and ugly generalization.

 

[jebckr]

The idea of God abondoning mankind or dieing contradicts the very idea of "God." Now I do believe that YOU can believe that there is an inbetween. You can believe what ever the hell you want because that is esentially all a theist or an atheist is doing.

 

I don't really think so, people can think as you said God exists or he doesn't


Edit: will explain my reasoning tommorow