What are your religious beliefs?

*grabbing christians* answer my questions okay? thanks :)

Hey now, I've been capitilizing God even though I hardly ever capitilize my own name and I'm not religious.
This is why I fit best into agnostic. How we came to be and what happens to us when we die is just beyond the human realm of understanding. I can't pretend to understand it. I don't know how the world came to be. I don't think it was created in a literal seven days just because archaelology and science show us the world was around for much longer than humans. If you want to say the seven days thing is figurative, I respect that.
It's hard for me to understand the concept of there ever being nothing. If it is the big bang, something had to create it (gasses, heat, etc). If there was God, (and this is something that used to warp my mind when I was in 5th grade religion class) there had to be something before him or something that made him. I understand everyones going to say "No, God has always been" but I have never been able to be comfortable with that answer.

I have tons of questions for religion, but they are all questions no one can answer for me because they all come down to faith and "God has a plan".

I believe in evolution.

I also follow the Big Bang theory.
(From Wikipedia:)
Without any evidence associated with the earliest instant of the expansion, the Big Bang theory cannot and does not provide any explanation for such an initial condition; rather, it describes and explains the general evolution of the universe since that instant.

I think there may be a god out there, or at least some place we go to in the afterlife.
My family is extremely non-religious. The only time I've ever gone to church was if I stayed over at a friend's house Saturday night, and had to go with them the next morning.

This was my point in asking where God came from. Why is it ok that you believe He was just always there but other people need explainations for where things came from?

Just curious where that bit of info came from and what type of study was conducted and the number involved?

Here's a link to a brief overview of studies on the subject:

Intelligent people tend to be more religious.

More links:
High IQ “turns academics into atheists” Pink Sunshine
Study: Higher IQ=Atheist?

So, can you answer the question?

I think the average IQ of athiests is higger because for the most part they have to have the intelligence to question the world around them and the intelligence/education to understand scientific answers.

I'm not calling christians stupid (my VERY religious dad finished top in his medical class) but there are a lot of very poor and also very "redneck" people who have little education and think Jesus created shotguns and beer cans (slight exageration, lol) These types of people are less likely to be athiest because they do not have the intelligence/education to understand scientifical answers

lol no Christians are answering ANY of my questions! Why are they avoiding me?

Roro, while I am not your typical Christian, I consider myself a Christian because I do believe in Christ. I however, stay clear of any organized religion because of the corruption of man and his never ending need of power. Yes, some of the worst examples of this are in organized religions. With that said, I do not look down on anyone that does belong to one. We all have our own path to follow, and will each face our maker based on how we conducted ourselves here.

I'm sure others can answer your questions better than I, but I gave you what I truely believe.

'How can you prove that Jesus converted water into wine? Why can it not be recreated?'

Because He is God. We aren't God. Therefore, we are not able to. Why else do you belive in what you beleive? Faith.

'Why do you believe in Christianity and not Greek mythology? What makes greek mythology or another religion unbelievable to you? (although I know the answer already)'

Mhm.. Because it's Christianity is fact. Mythology is myth.

'Why is it that Christians can ask Atheists questions without a thought of courtesy but we must treat you like fragile insecure humans?'

I don't see where you got this idea. If someone said to me 'Your religion is hogswallup', I wouldn't bat an eyelash. I beleive firmly in what I beleive in. Therefore, I wouldn't care one bit what others think of me. And I am not expecting you to tip-toe around me and I'm not going to tip-toe around you; I am solely looking for answers that no one is giving me. I wasn't rude or 'uncourteous'. I want answers.

'Do you find that god should be mentioned in the pledge of allegiance/money in America? Why?'

I don't really care. I think He should be recognized, but I don't see what the big deal is about the whole thing.

'Can you explain how your god created everything in 7 days?'

It's called 'God'. He's powerful. He is not human.

'Why do you put so much faith in a bible that was written thousands of years ago but do not use anything else created in that era because we have more efficient creations now?'

Name something reliable created in that time that isn't the Bible. What would the 'efficient creations' be now?

'The average IQ of a Christian is lower than that of an Atheist. Why do you think this is?'

Truthly? I think that is rude and has absolutely nothing to do with the subject at hand. Get over yourself.