Why People Seek Solace In Gods.

Sitting around for eternity singing the praises of a puerile, self-centered, murderous god with anger management problems won't be a picnic, either. Frankly, it seems like a toss-up to me.

Where did you first hear/learn that you need a savior to save your soul?

1) Have you ever sought God?
Yes
2) Why?
Something deep inside
3) Did you find what you sought?
Yes
4) Are you still looking?
No
5) Are you convinced that there is a God?
Yes
6) Do you follow your faith to the LETTER?
Yes, always did
7) Do you sin?
very rarely, almost no
8) Do you believe in an afterlife?
I should, I do-not necessarily
9) Have you ever had an epiphany)
Yes all the time
!0) Did a traumatic experience flower your search?
Yes and no, no..not really.

I love God. God is here.

You state for (7) - "very rarely, almost no"
That implies that you avoid the affirmative 'yes' by choice and illusory-degree.
There are no 'almost no's'. There is no need to lessen the affirmative so it reaches a closer-orbit to its negative, unless the 'actuality' of the affirmative causes you pain or displeasure.
Ego-derived guilt causes need in the patient to exaggerate what he/she view as vice/sin into virtousity/righteousness - Or, at least closer proximity to/distance from, the pain/displeasure.

I'll take your response as a 'cowardly' 'yes'.
Not an insult - A categorisation.

SUN GOD is a cool god well hot really , I see why this held respect has one of the greatest GODS, lets see LIGHT , WARMTH ,FEEL GOOD FACTOR , CROP GROWING , the EARTH IS DEAD without the SUN black cold then dead , yes the sun the greatest GOD there is

1. Yes.
2. Heard good things about Him.
3. No.
4. Yes.
5. Yes* (* = I don't believe in the ghostly spiritual version, but don't doubt there are beings in the universe humans would describe as godlike or 'gods.')
6. Absolute adherrence to any given religion would have you thrown in prison, probably for murder.
7. According to various religions I sin.
8. Best answer to 'do you believe in an afterlife' I've found so far is this, inspired by Mr. Data, "I don't know. I've never died before." (Mr. Data said answering will something work, "I don't know. I've never done this before."
9. Yes. In the Navy I realized I could never adapt to knowing I"d killed, or helped others kill other people so resigned.
10. No. Just the usualy revelation I'll die some day and that that kinda sucks.

1) Have you ever sought God?
Yes

2) Why?
Needed the answer to life, universe and everything

3) Did you find what you sought?
Yes

4) Are you still looking?
Only for the details

5) Are you convinced that there is a God?
Yes

6) Do you follow your faith to the LETTER?
More like the spirit rather than letter

7) Do you sin?
No

8) Do you believe in an afterlife?
Yes

9) Have you ever had an epiphany)
Yes

!0) Did a traumatic experience flower your search?
Only the epiphany, not the search. Unless you consider life traumatic. Which it is :-)

All your replies will be gratefully appreciated.
Thank you, and journey well.
Mark...

Easy enough to understand why many seek gods. Everyone knows and udnerstand that eventually no matter what they're gonna die. And so far only religion and gods and an afterlife makes that 'okay.' Absent gods, death just sucks.

All that is true, but the change in perspective is amazing once you have had the experience of seeing death as a better alternative. Once you lose your fear of death, so many things become clearer. If they had not, I would have chosen death, God or no God.

1) Have you ever sought God?
yes.
2) Why?
was programmed.

3) Did you find what you sought?
no.
4) Are you still looking?
no.
5) Are you convinced that there is a God?
no.
6) Do you follow your faith to the LETTER?
?
7) Do you sin?
no
8) Do you believe in an afterlife?
no
9) Have you ever had an epiphany)
yes.
!0) Did a traumatic experience flower your search?
yes.

Ever sought for your own reasons rather than someone else's?

no, unable to find a rational logical reason to investigate impossible ,and contradicting ideas, most likely invented by a voice during a schizophrenic attack.

especially, when we are not equipped with any means to execute that investigation.

in this deceiving market, emotion, is often packaged and labeled, as reason and logic.

it's like mixing paint to create a unique color, where the cans are mislabeled,
in order to achieve desired effect, one will have to actually confirm the color of each ingredient, with some testing tool or technique.

it seems to primitive me, that religious people fall victim often, to accepting inspiration and persuasion as belonging to the category the label declares, without being able to investigate the content of the energy in it's truthful form.

if you are a committed religious person, please regard me as a insane nutcase with a loose pen (i will not assume responsibility for the agony involved, in reconstructing your identity and ego from scrap, all on your own ).

I asked about seeking for YOUR reasons, not others. Or were those impossible, contradicting ideas and schizophrenic attacks your own?

Dear brother, please respectfully elaborate, was unable to decipher (you know how it is, some people are slow) any meaningful rational content in your brief reply.
With sincere appreciation

Again, that explains so much. If you have never had the slightest personal inclination to wonder 'What the **** is life all about', you should probably ignore anything I say.

If you ever DO have a moment when you wonder that, ignore every religion, contradictory story, scientific explaination, etc. that you ever heard of and pursue your own inclinations instead.

Thanks a lot bro.

I am as dumb as they ever made them.

Therefore,I sort my curiosity in two containers.

The top one , contains subjects with a fraction of a chance, to be resolved.

The bottom one, is for my great grand children to deal with, should one of them be a super genius, and complete "His" curiosity warehouse, with sufficient time left for tackling old pa's leftovers.

Once you understand Infinity - Death is an illusion.

Leadfoot is egotistically-challenged.
You are, merely seeking.....
Ignore leadfoot.
Don't, and you appear not to, be drawn by the self-revering.

Ah. Now we know why he asked the questions.

Yep.
Stop bullying decent people, fella.