Posted by long time exer on February 26, 2011 at 19:11:37
In Reply to: Re: Would Anyone Like to Vote posted by Pastor Don on February 26, 2011 at 11:47:38:
No, I would not like to vote. I understand each person's right to believe in "God" or gods or whatever they want to believe in as powers beyond human ability, but I also understand that people who do not have a religion and who do not believe in anything beyond the world around them are oftentimes very content with their beliefs.
I am agnostic and comfortable in that zone. I'd say atheist, but I think that there is so much that I don't understand and that is not explained, but I do not want to build a relion or ascribe to one to explain it all. Berg used to attribute Einstein with saying something like: "You say there is no God, but I look at this watch and see all the working parts and know intelligence created it so how can I deny God, knowing how much more complex the universe is". In reality, Einstein held no religion. He was amazed by all there was to learn about life, the universe, and everything around us and what is beyond our understanding, realizing what an infinite amount of knowledge there was beyond what we had tacked down and defined. He was frustrated at times with the limitations that people put on discovery and sometimes felt trapped by society's need for validation that yes, Einstein believes in God. If your religion makes you happy, then I am glad you have that.