To believe in God or in a guiding force because someone tells you to is the height of stupidity. We are given senses to receive our information within. With our own eyes we see, and with our own skin we feel. With our intelligence, it is intended that we understand. But each person must puzzle it out for himself or herself. Sophy Burnham
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A person who does not believe in God or a guiding force in their life is a person who will be unable to see the beauty in the world. If someone asks you, “Why do you believe in God?” and you respond by saying, “Because my parents tell me to,” then you are an idiot. God is not a person and it has nothing to do with your parents telling you to. You must understand that it is your own conscious that makes you choose what you want to believe.

If you believed in Santa Claus and your parents told you that he wasn't real and told you why, would that make any difference? Of course not, because it would be your own conscious that would choose what your mind believed. Only through your own conscious can we choose what we want to believe and we must be able to understand it for ourselves so we can make the best choice for our lives.

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