God?

deleteddeletedover 10 years ago

Here is a question I want to ask you all because every side to this question intrigues me a lot:

Why do you believe in God or why don't you believe in God?

Do you think religion in general is good or bad for a single society? Humanity?

Do you find people who believe in God to be hopeful? Misinformed?

If you don't believe in God, what is at the end of this wacky world? Nothing? Something else rather than Heaven or Hell or Limbo?

I am seriously intrigued by this and would like to know what you all think.

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deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
that's why Im here
Hibikiover 10 years ago
Germatron
Hibiki
Germatron
if I die
aw crap we got an immortal over here
"and am proven wrong." Pretty basic logic statement
ok party pooper
deleteddeletedover 10 years agoedited
Hello Muhammad, because you were born in Libya, and were never properly introduced to Jesus and his Gospel, you must burn for all of eternity.
deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
Hibiki
Germatron
if I die
aw crap we got an immortal over here
"and am proven wrong." Pretty basic logic statement
Hibikiover 10 years ago
Germatron
if I die
aw crap we got an immortal over here
deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
if I die and am proven wrong, and at the pearly gates I get turned away, not for any misdeeds I did, but because I didnt accept jesus into my heart as my lord and savior, well, I dont think I want to share the same location as such a vengeful, self centered god anyway
Juliover 10 years ago
In Christianity, most of them are ignored now, and we stay with the most "life objective" related values.
Juliover 10 years ago
I'd say truth is a modern priority. In many societies, religion has helped growth and dervelopment. Many rules they are based on, are related to survival principles.
projectmattover 10 years ago
Germatron
kind of like how Christians think God wants them to go to church every sunday? when did he say that exactly? Theyre simply making assumptions about what God would do or -should- do based on their own personal moral judgements
yup, but the difference here is that it makes sense to worship God in a community of people who also believe. the Bible says as much.

but the problem comes when you use your own personal moral judgement to pretend that God is something that He clearly isn't, if you actually read the Bible
deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
also I think youre going further and projecting your own ideas of the Christian God on what jesus actually said on heaven in hell.

Heaven is simply spending eternity with God. Hell is simply spending eternity without God. Which Christians kind of interpretted as a pretty big punishment I guess
deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
projectmatt
rutab
On the contrary, people who do not believe are not automatically sent to Hell. God is not a hateful being; I believe Him to be a loving and forgiving God, which is why we are able to live after life. He forgives us for our sins. If you are a "pretty decent guy," then I believe you are actually on the route to Heaven.
Food for thought: you should think about where you're getting this belief from.

This belief doesn't fit with the Bible - which is (I think) what you claim to believe, so you're simply making assumptions about what God would do or -should- do based on your own personal moral judgments.

In other words, you're kind of projecting your own personal moral values on God even though the God of every major religion disagrees with you pretty severely.
kind of like how Christians think God wants them to go to church every sunday? when did he say that exactly? Theyre simply making assumptions about what God would do or -should- do based on their own personal moral judgements
deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
I was raised protestant. Over time, I became less religious

not by choice. I can't choose to believe in something that has no basis in fact, let alone reality. no matter how comfy the idea of a greater purpose and an afterlife may be
projectmattover 10 years agoedited
rutab
On the contrary, people who do not believe are not automatically sent to Hell. God is not a hateful being; I believe Him to be a loving and forgiving God, which is why we are able to live after life. He forgives us for our sins. If you are a "pretty decent guy," then I believe you are actually on the route to Heaven.

Food for thought: you should think about where you're getting this belief from.

This belief doesn't fit with the Bible - which is (I think) what you claim to believe, so you're simply making assumptions about what God would do or -should- do based on your own personal moral judgments.

In other words, you're kind of projecting your own personal moral values on God even though the God of every major religion disagrees with you pretty severely.
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deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
This thread died after a few pages
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Juliover 10 years ago
baller
you're saying things like "things that don't happen to a lot of people also don't happen to my family therefore god is real and i believe in him", you can't bash someone else's points
That's probably the best argument I'll get today. Thanks for it and sorry for having wasted your time.
deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
Hibiki
rutab does my distate for christians offend you
No, not really. It's just a dumb thing to say imo, like most of the recent posts in this thread
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Juliover 10 years ago
Hydra
Juli has convinced me

I will convert to islam now
I'm proud of my words. The world is slightly better now.
ballerover 10 years agoedited
you're saying things like "things that don't happen to a lot of people also don't happen to my family therefore god is real and i believe in him", you can't bash someone else's points
deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
Juli has convinced me

I will convert to islam now
Hibikiover 10 years ago
rutab does my distate for christians offend you
ballerover 10 years ago
Juli
Argh, this Holy Place just got EM'd.
lmao what
deleteddeletedover 10 years ago
hmmmm
Juliover 10 years ago
Devante
There's a difference between an argument and an observation
Well, indeed, how observant! You found out my age!
Juliover 10 years ago
Argh, this Holy Place just got EM'd.
Devanteover 10 years ago
There's a difference between an argument and an observation