Here's My Theory

Do You Believe in a God?

I cringe whenever I hear someone ask “Do you believe in God?”. There’s something very wrong with that question, it’s missing a simple letter - “A”.

It’s much more appropriate to ask “Do you believe in a god” or “any gods”.

Why? Asking someone if they believe in God basically assumes that God exists. You wouldn’t ask “Do you believe in Leprechaun?” or “Do you believe in Fairy?”.

There are tons of gods (Yahweh, Jesus, Allah, Zeus, etc.), so why are we asking if someone believes in God? I’m even fine with “Do you believe in Jesus?” because at least it’s specifying which god the person’s talking about.

Also, this makes any atheists seem crazy because the question itself implies that there is such a being as God. It’s almost a trick question.

I don’t like to get caught up in language, or taking offense at silly words, but this is one exception I’ll make. The day someone asks me if I believe in any gods, I’ll faint, get up, tell them no and thank them for finally getting the question right.