There is probably No...... ' Your comments Please

1. Is there a GOD? Why do you think so? YES! I don't think faith needs a why. But to answer your question, I think so cause I choose to think so and I have been cultured to think so. It's soothing to know that someone is kind to me, listens to me and answers my prayers.
   
2. What is GOD according to you if GOD exists? Sri Guru Granth Sahib JI holds the answer for me. I love the way God is described there. To quote: "One Universal Creator God,The Name Is Truth,Creative Being Personified,No Fear,No Hatred,Image Of The Timeless One,Beyond Birth,Self Existent,By Guru's Grace." (Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_in_Sikhism, if you like more information)
   
3. Should one LOVE or FEAR GOD or any supreme Power? I can't say for others. I love GOD. I think GOD loves us.
   
4. To What extent does GOD have control on your anyone's life. Does it mean that the things which are considered to be havoc by all are not in the control of GOD. I think we have control over our actions, thoughts, etc. We may not have control over our circumstances. I can't see GOD as being controlling... maybe guiding, protecting... like a mentor/teacher. Maybe Karma comes into play here. Myabe havoc is created when we (humankind) upset God's play.
   
5. Last but not least, Whom are we accoutable to? GOD / SOCIETY/THYSELF? First to myself, then to my family, to my community, to society, to the world, and then to my GOD. Everything is connected. Without interconnectedness, there is nothing, and with it we have to start with ourselves. It's ridiculous to say that I am accountable to GOD, and yet not take care/be good to yourself, to others around you. GOD "sees" the latter actions, too.
   

Originally posted by: mythili_Kiran

Good Morning,

Lemme introduce myself. I'm Myth. Happy New Year to all of You.

Other day this article on BBC site interested me and just wanted to know the opinions of all the friends of this forum on this topic.

Some questions,please answer according to your convinience 😊
Thamks for posting such a great topic. It gives me a great way to start my day!

01.Is there a GOD? Why do you think so?

Both NO and YES.

NO=i don't believe in a God as religion defines. That is, I don't believe in the God that Christians, Catholic, Islam, Hindu etc. believe in.

YES=i believe that God is the life force that flows through all of us and a sense of being one with the whole world. I know this sounds confusing, so in future I'll simply say that I don't believe in God. But I actually can't call myself an atheist.

Why? Through trial and error. I don't deny God-i simply find it easier to live with what my head and heart agree.

02.What is GOD according to you if GOD exists?
An entity created by man.

03.Should one LOVE or FEAR GOD or any supreme Power?

"This campaign to put alternative slogans on London buses will make people think - and thinking is anathema to religion."

This sums up my feelings pretty well. As long as you FEAR God, you will make your decisions according to what is SAID to be RIGHT and WRONG in your religion. Though this is ok for children upto a certain age, afterwards WHAT? Shouldn't decisions be taken by KNOWING from your heart that it is Right or wrong, and not because your religion teaches you? Intellect and reasoninng should lead one's judgement, not fear of god.

Love of God is greay if it gives you happiness and comfort. But the minus point is that fear and love go hand in hand.

04.To What extent does GOD have control on your anyone's life.
As much as that 'one' allows God to have.

Does it mean that the things which are considered to be havoc by all are not in the control of GOD.
Logicallly speaking it should be so, shouldn't it? If God is all-powerful and controls all destiny, then shouldn't it be so? That is, if God exists.

05. Last but not least, Whom are we accoutable to? GOD / SOCIETY/THYSELF?
THYSELF and SOCIETY and the WORLD as a whole. As versa says, everything is interconnected.

Have a nice day ahead.

Cheers,

Myth
Thanks again, Myth for creating such a GREAT topic.
-EraN😉

Originally posted by: rongna

it is up to a person whether they want to believe that God exists or not whatever their beliefs are we are not supposed to force them to believe what we want them to believe.

Is there a GOD? Why do you think so? I think YES! our inner mind is our GOD,We analyze ourselfs many times,many situations,everybody need someone to tell/share everything...so we believe/search the God to relax our mind.
What is GOD according to you if GOD exists? GOD is Love
Should one LOVE or FEAR GOD or any supreme Power? I think most of them fear God or make them fear, or make the law to fear God,I think we dont need any law to love the God. If you love yourself then you can love others also.
To What extent does GOD have control on your anyone's life. Does it mean that the things which are considered to be havoc by all are not in the control of GOD. I think if GOD lives in our heart...He can control us.

1. Last but not least, Whom are we accoutable to? GOD / SOCIETY/THYSELF? Mata Pita Guru Daivam.......

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

1. Yes. There is a sense of order and control in the Universe.
2. I disagree with most religions that will try to define God with terms like omniscient, omnibenevolent and omnipotent or refer to God as all knowing/all loving etc. To me God is a concept beyond human comprehension and non descriptive, a power that encompasses everything from absolute nothing to infinity. As a nerd I would say God is like 'the force' and having faith is being 'one with the force'. 'May the force be with you'.
3. You cannot love nor fear an abstract power. All you can do is accept it.
4. Do you play the game or does the game play you? The game is pre-written as in there is a beginning, a middle and the end. But the difficulty, the timing, the moves - every choice to take you from the start to end is yours. Similarly the choices in life are pre-written. It is like an infinite flowchart...but the choices through the flow are all yours.
5. You are accountable only to yourself. A person cannot be truly good in fear of society or God. True goodness comes from an inherent desire to be good and the fear of failing ones own expectations. A person may act according to the so called rules of society or God, but it will be a lie until they are true to themselves.

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

1. Yes. There is a sense of order and control in the Universe.
2. I disagree with most religions that will try to define God with terms like omniscient, omnibenevolent and omnipotent or refer to God as all knowing/all loving etc. To me God is a concept beyond human comprehension and non descriptive, a power that encompasses everything from absolute nothing to infinity. As a nerd I would say God is like 'the force' and having faith is being 'one with the force'. 'May the force be with you'.
3. You cannot love nor fear an abstract power. All you can do is accept it.
4. Do you play the game or does the game play you? The game is pre-written as in there is a beginning, a middle and the end. But the difficulty, the timing, the moves - every choice to take you from the start to end is yours. Similarly the choices in life are pre-written. It is like an infinite flowchart...but the choices through the flow are all yours.
5. You are accountable only to yourself. A person cannot be truly good in fear of society or God. True goodness comes from an inherent desire to be good and the fear of failing ones own expectations. A person may act according to the so called rules of society or God, but it will be a lie until they are true to themselves.