Belief in God(s)

Belief in God(s) refers to belief in Supreme Being(s) who are perfectly good and have unlimited knowledge, wisdom and power. 

Characteristics
Arguments in favor of Arguments opposing
God is seen as perfectly good.
Belief in God can motivate individuals to be good. Belief in God may serve as an excuse for not standing up against bad.
God is seen as having unlimited knowledge, wisdom, and power.
Belief in God can motivate individuals to gain and use knowledge, wisdom, and power for good. Belief in God may be abused to use knowledge, wisdom or power for bad.

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Competing Views...

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Abraham Lincoln: "I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.", The Speaking Oak (1902) by Ferdinand C. Iglehart, [URL]
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Albert Einstein: "I believe in Spinoza's God, Who reveals Himself in the lawful harmony of the world, not in a God Who concerns Himself with the fate and the doings of mankind.", The New York Times 25 April 1929, [URL]

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