Is It Possible to Believe in God Without Affirming His Existence?

Is it possible to believe in God without affirming his existence?AYes.Everyone who has ever believed that God or gods were realhave done so with no confirmation of facts that its true that any gods are real.

So thats one definition of affirm.But there are plenty who apply another definitionso they say its true whether or not it is true. And then there are those who are more honest with themselves and dont say its trueand they lean on faithall the while understanding that faith is not a confirmation of facts.

Sothe answer to your question is: yes.Theres no reason on any world to take the concept of God or gods seriously.All information we know about God or gods comes not from confirmed facts about a God or from godsbut rather from rumors about God or gods.

The Bible, Koran, sermons, televangelist newsand individual believers opinions about God or gods amount to nothing more than unconfirmed cultural rumors. Rumors that very often contradict one anothersomething that facts dont do. When cultural rumors have no evidence to back them up, theyre no better than a tabloid headline.

Without confirmation of the stories, the information we have about God or gods is nothing but conjecture, wishful thinking, guesses, inference, presumption, and opinion. In other words: rumors. This is precisely why FAITH is put at the head of the list of proposed reasons to believe whats real or true.

But faith is heavily layered with emotional desires. Emotion does not reasonably confirm facts about whats realor whats true.And the reason WHY we have no confirmed collected facts about God or gods is because magic is not real.

Nothing LIKE magic is real. So there can exist no magical beings no matter how hard many people want them to exist. God and gods are culturally defined in the god-centric stories as having magical powers of some kind.

Usually super-duper magical powers! Since magic is not realthere are no magical beings. There is no Godand there are no gods.

Also, no men who turn into werewolves, no vampires who turn into bats, no Santa Claus, no Dr. Strange. Magical beings are not realthey CAN NOT BE realunless magic (or something a whole lot LIKE magic) is real first.

REALITY TIP: If a story contains any element of magicor something a LOT like magicthat story did not happen for realsies. Maybe another version of that story without the magical bitsbut not the magical version of the story. Isnt that oddthat something NOT realis central to so many religious beliefs?

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What are some crazy software startup ideas?

Crazy or not you can judge for yourself.2021 is post Covid-era.

So you need to think of discontinuities introduced by Covid. And you need to consider whether you have an unfair advantage in any of these domains that I have talked about below.With that caveat, from 8 Startup Ideas for the Post COVID World | Sramana MitraThe Covid-19 pandemic has changed consumer behavior in a major way.

As we move through the virus-era, much more will likely change. With this realization, we ran a poll in June asking which topics readers would like me to cover and discuss. The overwhelming winner was startup ideas.

So, after much thought, here are eight of my most recent startup ideas. My hope is to stimulate and help my fellow entrepreneurs catalyze these ideas into profitable businesses.1.

Artists and Collectors Shift OnlineAs you may know, I have a special interest in Art, and have observed its dynamics for many years. I have concluded that the time has come for Artists and Collectors to move online and interact in a fluid marketplace. The idea that I discuss here is a Unicorn idea with the potential to become a highly valued company that would achieve a billion dollar plus valuation.

2. Meaningful Friendships Through Literature and FilmMy own literary group, like many others, has had to go virtual and operate through a video conferencing platform in the wake of the Covid menace. The startup idea outlined here is born out of this experience with an eye on the isolation that humanity is facing in the post Covid world.

3. Home-Based HealthcareCertain sectors of industry are facing extraordinary levels of job loss in the post-Covid era. While some of these jobs may come back, it is widely believed that some trends are permanent.

The retail sector faces one of the greatest shifts: the move to online shopping seems irreversible. The startup idea detailed herefacilitates the retraining of service sector employees as healthcare professionals.4.

K-12 EducationIn the post-Covid world, a new learning paradigm needs to emerge. Here I detail a Unicorn idea that can attract venture capital.5.

Distributing the WorkforceThese next two ideas build on another major trend: remote work.One of the unambiguous trends of the Covid era is the success of work-from-home for certain industry sectors such as Tech, Finance, Legal, Consulting, etc. The Unicorn startup idea outlined here involves managing this transition and its associated nuances.

6. Facilitating Travel ExperiencesThere are two major trends that the world will need to take in stride in the Covid era: air travel will become expensive and people will be working remotely. The startup idea addressing these trends as explained here would be a $5-$10 Billion market cap company, a Unicorn.

7. Restaurants Delivering Prepared Food as a SubscriptionIn the Covid era, people have been forced to cook a lot more than they were used to. Some have embraced home-cooking.

Others have found it to be a burden. On the other hand, restaurants are facing an existential moment, gasping for survival. I believe for a certain segment of the population, a subscription service to a set of restaurants would work really well, and share my vision for this startup here.

8. Managing PhilanthropyIn a world economy devastated by Covid, threatened by climate change, ravaged by simultaneous natural disasters like tropical cyclone Amphan, the need for philanthropy has never been higher. The startup idea shared here is a philanthropy management software solution (SaaS) that would be sold to banks with wealth management practices.

If you want to work on these ideas and are looking for mentoring, come to One Million by One Million / 1Mby1M and we will help you.