Why Do You Believe In Deity?

Honestly, I'm afraid to even post about this, because people get sooo catty and confrontational about the littlest things, let alone religious beliefs and personal worldviews.

I just joined a board for a particular faith tradition (for lack of a better term) and now I don't even want to post there anymore because someone joined and I guess what i post isn't good enough. I was just trying to say hello. I don't go onto atheist boards and criticize people's signatures because they don't measure up to my worldview. So I thought for a few minutes and then changed it to a Mägo de Oz lyric.

I don't even really think I'm good enough for God, if God exists/existed, which I won't even talk any further about whether/what I believe in God or not, because everything I read suggests to me that it would just trigger a round of *****ing. Definitely not good enough for people.

Phoebus said:

Hopefully my previous responses in this thread didn't make you feel that way. My apologies to everyone if I came off a bit harsh.

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Oh my goodness, not at all! That didn't even enter into my head. No worries.

I know how you feel. I've left several "faith specific yahoo groups" and boards for the same reason. Too much infighting and negativity. I *almost* let a few bad apples "wreck" my spirituality. Then I realized...they don't matter. Only *my* relationship with the divine matters. I've decided that after I've worked on my self-esteem for a while, and mastered my studies, then maybe I'll rejoin...Not to fight, but to be able to stand my ground without getting hurt so easily.

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Thanks for sharing that. I wish I was more like this -__;;

Although I disagree with the "not good enough" part, I appreciate your thoughts on the subject.

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Thanks.