Originally posted by uGotMerked
To be honest, I couldn't comprehend what you said there as it was confusing. However, I have complete faith in God. Even if there is no proof of Him being there, is there any proof of Him NOT being there?
Also, to the person who said they'd follow Lucifer instead of God; I understand your point, but like Ehhx stated, the devil will just give you stuff in return for something and it'll completely devastate you when you have nothing to give in return. Such as when a person sells their soul to the devil. They receive stuff, but in return they are offering the devil his/her soul and the devil has complete control over him/her.
First off, you're failing to understand how the burden of proof works. It's up to you to prove that a god exists, not the other way around. Secondly, the second paragraph epitomises what religions such as your own do so well. They create a bubble whereby anything they don't approve of is supposedly of the devil and is trying to lead you away from your faith. It's the ultimate form of control.
Originally posted by Thief
But the collective thought on something somewhat makes it exist.
Take for example the world famous "blow into your N64 cartridge to make it work." Everybody believes this to work, but the act of blowing into the cartridge almost makes you believe it will work. Also, I remember reading this but I can't remember where.
The simple act of looking at a chemical reaction when it happens, can change the output the the reaction. So seeing something, can also change the act of what the outcome is, in the same way, that the collective conscious of something could, in a sense, make it exist.
No, a collective conscious can do absolutely nothing. What you've described is just a common misconception, it could even be described as an urban myth. Other such popular false claims include us only using 10% of our brains and diamonds being rare.