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Originally Posted by Hammer
Controversial statement coming, but an honest one.
If someone thinks a certain God and religion is probably fundamentally true I can understand that. When someone is absolutely sure I think they have lost the plot. So many possibilities out there. To be 100% sure, is totally delusional IMO.
Exactly the same as someone saying they are sure we were created by aliens. Or by hydrothermal vents. Pick your theory.
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FWIW.
I doubt there are 100% certain, 100% of the time believers there. Most everyone has doubts that creep up. But yeah, there are people that are "certain" (considering this a little lower bar than your 100% sure) there is a God.
Gallup says 80%+ of Americans believe in a God. 64% are "certain" there is a God. I'm guessing it's higher globally (if we toss in Buddha who technically is not a God).
https://news.gallup.com/poll/268205/...lieve-god.aspx
People are largely influenced and are a product of their environment/experiences.
If people were told they were created by aliens or hydrothermal vents for the past 2,000+ years (have to read up on oldest religion/worshipping), I can understand that belief. But they weren't and that's the difference.