is faith, destiny and god related? if so how?
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Faith is having a strong belief which you cannot absolutely prove (ie: I have faith Elvis is really alive)\n\nDestiny is the faith that the future is preordained and that things "are meant to be". \n\nBelieving in God is synonomous with having Faith in God.\n\nCommonly, people believe that God is the one who controls Destiny.
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Um...  not sure if this is helpful, but there are repeated references to God, however there are still references to fate and wyrd, remnants of the old anglo-saxon relgion.  This is important because it indicates that the culture is in a shift between the two religions and/or that the story dates from the pre-christian era, and has simply been retold for christian audiences.
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No the ability and depth of belief or faith is the same among the worshippers in different religions. \n\nThe opposite of demonstrated truth or empirical science, is revealed truth or faith.\n\nAll the devotees of a religion have a belief in something greater than themselves and their community. This greater being is normally their god or gods. The believers' faith shapes their actions and their society. Most believers are so convinced that only their group knows the truth that they will kill others who disagree.\n\nBlaise Pascal said: "There is a God-shaped hole in the heart of every man that only God can fill." From the number of different religions around it seems that the ability to believe in something unprovable or abstract is inherent in every human. \n\nThe only religion that I can think of that differed slightly from the others was the Ancient Romans who had contracts with their deities. If the deity did not perform according to their contract with Rome then the malfactors temple would be closed and a new god installed.\n\nThomas Aquinas in his  "On Sacred Doctrine" said something along the lines that the object of belief must be true because the faithful can believe in their god.\n\nHe splits up acceptance of a faith into:\nknowledge that reason affords\nRevelation  of the supernatural end\nSalvation which they must tend by their voluntary acts\n\nThe different faiths start off with a basic knowledge, which is built up into a theology. Whether the starting knowledge is:\na "holy" book like the Koran, Bible, Book of Mormon etc. , or a "holy" spot like a Sacred Grove, or \nobservations of the seasons and astronomical events, or\nOnastic revelations to a mystic\n the end result is that a religion develops.\n\nMost political systems are not formally recognised as religions but have believers without the trappings of a central godhead.
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Hi funny,\n\nLet's not define God except as a creator.  No religion.  \n\nLet's assume God does not affect cause and effect in the world. otherwise knowledge and science will be unknowable.\n\nIf you pray to win the lottery, then you might win, but God did not cause it, for He does not interfere.  So you might say it, but, it was truly a coincidence.  \n\nThe only place prayer works is if you pray for spiritual guidance, let's say for how to raise your children wisely, or how to respond to a situation at work, or to save a relationship, or how to be a NFL player, or how to gain internal peace....  That is it.  If you listen to this guidance, and then do what you are spiritually led to do, you can say, your prayer was answered.    \n\nThat is what the power of prayer is.  Many religions say something else, but, that is their right.
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There is a possibility, destiny is a complicated thing. Believe it or not, it's a part of science! So i believe it can.
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Faith, is the belief in something not yet seen but expected.   I base my faith in the person of Jesus Christ.  I have not  yet seen Him, visually but, my belief is because I have read about Him in God's word.  God's word is accurate and  has been proven true to me.
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Yes, along some lines I believe in destiny. I don't think about it as much though; the rest of my life is still a mystery, so I'm not disturbed by it.\n\nIt was destiny that I'd get 2 points from this question, but is it destiny to get 10 points?
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If there was one indisputable god, where would faith come in?  What about free will?
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I'm seeing this a lot lately. People mistake an issue of semantics for an issue of faith.\n\nThe fact is that "god," "God," "G-d," "GOD," or however you want to spell it has an agreed upon definition as a supernatural entity. Money is not "god," or "a god." Neither is pride, the big bang, luck, stars, or the Earth.\n\nNow, all atheists and agnostics have things that are important to them, but these things are not their "gods."\n\nUnderstand?
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Faith means believing without a doubt, and with no proof\n\nHope is wishful thinking (that things will get better)\n\nLove is being willing to do anything for the people you love (partner, children, siblings, parents, friends)
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well, faith is all about being able to believe in something without physical proof of it existing. logically, that doesnt make sense. but, thats what faith is about. anyone can have faith in something when its right in front of you with the answers spelled out. but to be realistic, the bible doesnt explain everything. and it contradicts what we know is scientifically proven. but thats just it, you've independantly thought about this, and questioned it, you obviously werent brainwashed into anything. and if you want to believe in it, it sounds like you're ready. if you decide not to, thats cool too. i can understand that.\n\nto me, faith is about saying "i believe theres more to existence than what we understand right now".
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yes it is called faith. all religions use it in prodigious amounts.
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Destiny is the inevitable fate to which a person is destined, where fate is a predetermined course of events. \n\nOr a better way to put it is fate is like the path which is already been planned out leading to a predetermined destiny.  I think
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Yes,\ncheck out the "GOD Gene" too.\nThere is DNA which predisposes some people to believe in otherworldly things, like god.
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Faith is not something that can be easily explained, it is just something you know. The Bible says that faith is the belief in things not seen. I believe in air, I can't see it but sometimes I feel it. It is faith that makes me believe the air is still there even when the wind isn't blowing. God is like that. You can't see Him, but if you pay close attention you can feel Him sometimes.  It is faith that lets you believe that He is there even when you don't feel Him.
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There is certainly some truth to what you say.  However, it is not the only reason.  If it were, there would be no converts to or from any religion.  The Bible defines faith as "being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see."  By this definition, believing evolution or the Big Bang IS faith.  In fact, even sitting down in a chair without first testing to see if it can support your weight is faith.  There are two types of faith, however, blind faith, and faith based on reason.  I believe most people have blind faith, no matter what they believe in.  Believing in something despite evidence to the contrary is blind faith to the extreme.  Many people have that, too.  I believe a faith based on reason is what we should demand of ourselves and each other.  That is why I put my faith on the line.  I have told many others, "If you can convince me that what you believe is more logical than what I believe, I will change my beliefs."  It doesn't matter how small or large the belief.  I have changed many times because of this.  My belief that Jesus raised from the grave, however, has always proved to be more logical than any other argument.  I believe it always will be.  That's faith.
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I could actually write a book on this topic! When you believe in God, and pray to him for guidance, he has ways of letting you know what your destiny is. Many, many times I have prayed to God and asked him to show me the way, and he has never let me down. This guidance may come in the form of a feeling I get, through something I read, through timely advice from a friend, and various other ways. A none-believer may call it coincidence, but I know without a doubt the Lord was guiding me. Sometimes God calls me to do something I don't want to do (examples are teaching a class when I am an introvert who dreads public speaking, and giving up persuing a career to raise foster children). I have found that when I ignore God and go after my own desires, I'm not nearly as happy as I am when I submit to his will. He has designed us for a purpose, and he knows better than we do what will bring us true joy. \n\nAs a side note, science shows we have a specific part of the brain that is only activated during prayer. Some scientists say this is why we believe in God - because this part of our brain is tricking us. Others argue there must be a God who created this special section of our brain especially for communicating with him. \n\nIf you doubt the existance of God, put aside that doubt for just a moment and use that special part of your brain. Give him the benefit of the doubt and pray to him to reveal himself to you. Try it just as an experiment, but ask whole-heartedly. Then open your heart and mind and see what happens.