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__**In Your Eyes**__
The views of a few: Atheism, Hinduism, and Judaism

Essential Questions: Do you know the unknown? What is the unknown to you? How does the thought you have on the unknown effect the life you pa-trey to live?

the unknown part of religion, God.

Through this wiki you will learn about what God means. In most religions some sort of form of God is present, but God is looked at very different in every religion. So God is a univerial figure but the thoughts about him/her do not stand the same for everyone. Through this wiki you will see that different religions view God in different ways. Why is this so? Why do so many believe in God but all think differently about him? There isn't just one reason why this could be, but from research you can draw conclusions that culture and where you live in relation to the world could play an intersting part in your beliefs.

Atheism:
====**"OK, so if I define what I mean by 'God,' and then logically prove he exists, will that be enough for you?" ** ====

This is a quote from someone trying to convince an Atheist that there is a God. SHe is saying if she can tell you what God is then it is easier to believe in and then it becomes easier to except the concept of God as being real. But the person trying to define "God" is goingt o have a different defination then others. This is the veiw point this Atheist stands at.

"The definition of //your// God is not the same as others, how do I know //your's// is the correct one?"
This is where the line of not believing that a God exists comes in. This Atheist has excepted that he, as himself cannot come up with a definition of another person that apparently is suppose to be so much more worthy then him. It is like as if no one knew what a dog was, and everyone around the globe came up with there own 'dog.' Some said chickens were dogs and others said that cats were dogs. Where would you stand? This Atheist stands on the outside of it, he does not agree/ disagree with either; he just does not see the concept of a dog to be real. The same goes with his view of God. In this man's life he is perfect contempt with there not being an answer to what is God. Many people need answers to everything in life, and that is the reason why the question 'why?' it commonly asked and the reason why scientist do their research. Most people need a reason. Some don't though, and some of them people fall under the Atheist category, like this man.

Hinduism:
===// Three men went into the jungle on different occasions and saw a chameleon. "A chameleon is red," said the first man. "No a chameleon is green," said the second man. "Nonsense, a chameleon is brown," said the third man. Those who disagree about the nature of God are like these three men. // ===

- Hindu Teaching Story
In the religion of Hinduism there are so many gods. Some that have counted have gotten as high to reach the millions. The gods of the Hindu's vary in what they have power over. They go anyway from the goddess of cooking to the god of the Heavens to protector of creation. The system of gods are almost as if a large office building, instead of there just being one ultimate person there are a bunch of little smaller workers that work to together to make something happen. This is similar to the way Hinduism gods layout. There are some gods that are more important then others but they all mean something. There are many gods, and there are gods created mainly for certain people depending on where they fall on the social latter. They veiw the gods more as the source of certain powers rather then the someone they want to be like, as in the Christian religion. Their main goal in life in a nutshell is to work their way up the social latter. Once they make it to the top of the latter, their souls are then released and are free. They don't hold their breath for some sort of fancy afterlife, they look more for freedom. Hinduisum was developed in India and is still greatly followed around that area. In some ways technolngy is not that greatly developed as we know it. Also the way they lie their lives, they need that reason for why the shy is blue and for why their crops are growing so well. Often their reasons are blamed on the gods. gods in many situation are the reasons. Other reason many by the gods are giving them good/bad karma for prior actions. This religion also dates back to B.C. which shows that much more lack of knowledge which results also results in believing in some kind of outside source of power caused it.

Judaism:
Judaism is one of the oldest religions that are still around today and many people still follow this religion still today. In Judaism one of the common and most agreeable beliefs is that the idea of a God is true. It is a very abstract idea within their religion and also in most religions, though itserves as a main part in their belief system. As a matter of fact some follower of Judaism write the name of God as G-d. By writing his name like this it is suppose to keep his name whole and make sure it does not bring any sin down on him. This belief shows true comitment to God.

==="In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." ===

Even though there is no direct proof that God exist the above quote is all they need to be sold. It says that God himself created the world. It does not say anything about how he did or even how this man is, only that he did. This line above is the only real way that helps many Jews believe in God. This line clearly say God created the world, and we can all clearly see the world does exist so in many minds that is also saying that God exists. As stated early in this wiki, people need a reason for why things are the way they are in life. It is not fully possible for there to be a reason for every reason, but the limit of reasoning, that is needed, is on the individuals themselves. For not all, but most Jews limits are settled at having a reason of how the world was made, and thats it. They are able to put all their trust and faith in a God that they don't know much about, but have read in the Torah that he created the world. The only concrete proof they could use is that, yes the world does exist. From that they use that the world was created by God and the world does exist and therefore God must exist and as well be holy.

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