Myself I believe in a Creator. This life is just part of the journey. One ends, the next adventure begins.
Who knows what the Creator plans for the next step in the journey.
I also believe in Jesus. I also believe that the Creator gave us a map and a plan. So blaming God for this, that or whatever is futile as we were given Free Will.
Free will - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
: voluntary choice or decision <I do this of my own free will>
2
: freedom of humans to make choices that are not determined by prior causes or by divine intervention
Agnostic - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Full Definition of AGNOSTIC
1
: a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (as God) is unknown and probably unknowable; broadly : one who is not committed to believing in either the existence or the nonexistence of God or a god
2
: a person who is unwilling to commit to an opinion about something <political agnostics>
Atheism - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
atheism
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)
Critique and denial of metaphysical beliefs in God or divine beings. Unlike agnosticism, which leaves open the question of whether there is a God, atheism is a positive denial. It is rooted in an array of philosophical systems. Ancient Greek philosophers such as Democritus and Epicurus argued for it in the context of materialism. In the 18th century David Hume and Immanuel Kant, though not atheists, argued against traditional proofs for God's existence, making belief a matter of faith alone. Atheists such as Ludwig Feuerbach held that God was a projection of human ideals and that recognizing this fiction made self-realization possible. Marxism exemplified modern materialism. Beginning with Friedrich Nietzsche, existentialist atheism proclaimed the death of God and the human freedom to determine value and meaning. Logical positivism holds that propositions concerning the existence or nonexistence of God are nonsensical or meaningless.
Deism - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Definition of DEISM
: a movement or system of thought advocating natural religion, emphasizing morality, and in the 18th century denying the interference of the Creator with the laws of the universe
Religious - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Full Definition of RELIGIOUS
1
: relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity <a religious person> <religious attitudes>
2
: of, relating to, or devoted to religious beliefs or observances <joined a religious order>
3
a : scrupulously and conscientiously faithful
What Is Humanism
https://humanism.org.uk/humanism/humanism-today/non-religious-beliefs/
Non-religious Beliefs
What’s in a word? Non-religious people describe and define themselves (and are described and defined) in various ways. These variations do reflect some differences in meaning and emphasis, though in practice there is very considerable overlap.
“Non-believers” do, of course, have many beliefs, though not religious ones. For example, they typically hold that moral feelings are social in origin, based on treating others as they would wish to be treated (the ‘golden rule’ which antedates all the major world religions). They may describe themselves in various ways, and the most common today are listed below. These non-religious positions, attitudes and beliefs have a long history, though denial of religion began to be publicly acceptable only during the 19th and 20th centuries. During this period a range of organisations began to serve and represent the interests of the non-religious.
— ag·nos·ti·cism noun
http://alghazzali.org/resources/articles/predest.pdf
The Issue of Predestination and Free Will | Justice of God | Books on Islam and Muslims | Al-Islam.org
Free Will and Predestination in Islam - WikiIslam
Who knows what the Creator plans for the next step in the journey.
I also believe in Jesus. I also believe that the Creator gave us a map and a plan. So blaming God for this, that or whatever is futile as we were given Free Will.
Free will - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
: voluntary choice or decision <I do this of my own free will>
2
: freedom of humans to make choices that are not determined by prior causes or by divine intervention
Agnostic - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Full Definition of AGNOSTIC
1
: a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (as God) is unknown and probably unknowable; broadly : one who is not committed to believing in either the existence or the nonexistence of God or a god
2
: a person who is unwilling to commit to an opinion about something <political agnostics>
Atheism - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
atheism
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)
Critique and denial of metaphysical beliefs in God or divine beings. Unlike agnosticism, which leaves open the question of whether there is a God, atheism is a positive denial. It is rooted in an array of philosophical systems. Ancient Greek philosophers such as Democritus and Epicurus argued for it in the context of materialism. In the 18th century David Hume and Immanuel Kant, though not atheists, argued against traditional proofs for God's existence, making belief a matter of faith alone. Atheists such as Ludwig Feuerbach held that God was a projection of human ideals and that recognizing this fiction made self-realization possible. Marxism exemplified modern materialism. Beginning with Friedrich Nietzsche, existentialist atheism proclaimed the death of God and the human freedom to determine value and meaning. Logical positivism holds that propositions concerning the existence or nonexistence of God are nonsensical or meaningless.
Deism - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Definition of DEISM
: a movement or system of thought advocating natural religion, emphasizing morality, and in the 18th century denying the interference of the Creator with the laws of the universe
Religious - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Full Definition of RELIGIOUS
1
: relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity <a religious person> <religious attitudes>
2
: of, relating to, or devoted to religious beliefs or observances <joined a religious order>
3
a : scrupulously and conscientiously faithful
What Is Humanism
https://humanism.org.uk/humanism/humanism-today/non-religious-beliefs/
Non-religious Beliefs
What’s in a word? Non-religious people describe and define themselves (and are described and defined) in various ways. These variations do reflect some differences in meaning and emphasis, though in practice there is very considerable overlap.
“Non-believers” do, of course, have many beliefs, though not religious ones. For example, they typically hold that moral feelings are social in origin, based on treating others as they would wish to be treated (the ‘golden rule’ which antedates all the major world religions). They may describe themselves in various ways, and the most common today are listed below. These non-religious positions, attitudes and beliefs have a long history, though denial of religion began to be publicly acceptable only during the 19th and 20th centuries. During this period a range of organisations began to serve and represent the interests of the non-religious.
— ag·nos·ti·cism noun
http://alghazzali.org/resources/articles/predest.pdf
The Issue of Predestination and Free Will | Justice of God | Books on Islam and Muslims | Al-Islam.org
Free Will and Predestination in Islam - WikiIslam
