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re: Do you ever question religion?
Posted on 10/26/15 at 5:37 pm to bayoumuscle21
Posted on 10/26/15 at 5:37 pm to bayoumuscle21
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Depends on what you read, I just did a 12 page report with about 50 non Christian sources stating that they believe there was a global flood.
No you didn't.
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Posted on 10/26/15 at 5:39 pm to dallastiger55
I often question it. But prayer helps me keep faith. I feel God or at least a presence is listening and watching over me. It's hard to believe because of how fricked up the world is, and how corrupt a lot of churches are. But ultimately praying helps me keep faith.
One thing I do want to know, is if there is no God, where did the first animals ever come from. Not asking in smart arse way either
One thing I do want to know, is if there is no God, where did the first animals ever come from. Not asking in smart arse way either
This post was edited on 10/26/15 at 5:45 pm
Posted on 10/26/15 at 5:52 pm to dallastiger55
I was a strong, happy Christian until the summer between my sophomore and junior year of college. I took a philosophy/ethics course where we studied philosophy, morals and ethics through human history. Great professor who simply presented the different philosophies and how they developed.
I didn't want to question my Christianity but I did and eventually concluded I just no longer believed it was correct.
I didn't want to question my Christianity but I did and eventually concluded I just no longer believed it was correct.
Posted on 10/26/15 at 6:02 pm to dawg4lyfe
That was always the point I came back to to try and believe.
I eventually concluded I just don't know and wasn't gonna know.
I personally think faith and Christianity is great because I think it makes people happier and more comforted than they would be otherwise. I just personally decided I it is more likely than not, that it is just a philosophy that developed from man as a way to comfort man.
Then I said ok and moved on.
I eventually concluded I just don't know and wasn't gonna know.
I personally think faith and Christianity is great because I think it makes people happier and more comforted than they would be otherwise. I just personally decided I it is more likely than not, that it is just a philosophy that developed from man as a way to comfort man.
Then I said ok and moved on.
Posted on 10/26/15 at 6:14 pm to TeLeFaWx
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No you didn't.
I'm not a Christian or religious in any way and that's not really hard to believe. The myth of a "Great Flood" is one that exists in a ton of cultures and almost any class on comparative religion will make mention of it.
But yeah, maybe he didn't write that twelve-page report.
Posted on 10/26/15 at 6:23 pm to americanrealism
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I'm not a Christian or religious in any way and that's not really hard to believe. The myth of a "Great Flood" is one that exists in a ton of cultures and almost any class on comparative religion will make mention of it.
I mean 100 year floods happen in every region every 100 years or so. Without levees and shite there are bound to be stories of disastrous floods.
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But yeah, maybe he didn't write that twelve-page report.
If there was evidence of a world wide flood, it would be more than 12 pages. It would probably be more than 12,000.
Posted on 10/26/15 at 6:54 pm to dallastiger55
Just be agnostic. It's awesome to not have all the "answers".. That doesn't mean you can't/won't search for spirituality and higher meaning, you're just utilizing that thing between your ears. Personally, if I were the higher power, I'd rather see peaceful coexistence/higher ordered thinking. It always seemed like a contradiction that some teach you to "praise" God, as if he/she/it would actually need us minions to prop up petty human emotions.
Posted on 10/27/15 at 12:03 am to americanrealism
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I'm not a Christian or religious in any way and that's not really hard to believe. The myth of a "Great Flood" is one that exists in a ton of cultures and almost any class on comparative religion will make mention of it.
The effects of a flood that enormous would be easily observable today. Especially since it occurred around 2,000 years ago. Maybe it was a large localized "flood". Even then there isn't much out there.
Unfortunately there is no geographical evidence of such thing occurring other than religious text.
Posted on 10/27/15 at 12:23 am to dallastiger55
If there is a God, there is no reason to suggest we can learn anything from it, since the notion of God is metaphysical (outside of this reality).
If that God does exist in this reality, then it is not metaphysical and by extension quantifiable, excluding it from the title of God.
In the end, your belief or disbelief is probably inconsequential.
In the end, those who insist they know what a God would want probably slander their God more than they speak the truth. "Want" is a human characteristic. That's why God always "wants" your worship, your respect, your reverence and your soul. A real God probably desires nothing, a flawed God probably desires something more than what we can give.
I question the universe, religion I think I've got covered.
If that God does exist in this reality, then it is not metaphysical and by extension quantifiable, excluding it from the title of God.
In the end, your belief or disbelief is probably inconsequential.
In the end, those who insist they know what a God would want probably slander their God more than they speak the truth. "Want" is a human characteristic. That's why God always "wants" your worship, your respect, your reverence and your soul. A real God probably desires nothing, a flawed God probably desires something more than what we can give.
I question the universe, religion I think I've got covered.
This post was edited on 10/27/15 at 12:25 am
Posted on 10/27/15 at 1:05 am to dallastiger55
Never, it's humans biggest flaw
This post was edited on 10/27/15 at 1:14 am
Posted on 10/27/15 at 9:22 am to DynastyDawg
Seeing as much death and dying as I have especially of innocent children... Yes
This coming from a born and raised Catholic and Catholic school educated
This coming from a born and raised Catholic and Catholic school educated
Posted on 10/27/15 at 9:59 am to tigerbait2010
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As a former Southern Baptist I'm pretty sure many believe you're not going to remember those left on Earth. I would think that'd have to be the case in the event there won't be any pain or sorrow in heaven.
I was raised Southern Baptist as well. It's hard to believe that when there are people I just want to remember. What if my dad doesn't make it but I do? I'm supposed to be ok with the fact that I will never remember who he was or vise versa? That does not sit well with me at all.
Posted on 10/27/15 at 9:59 am to AmericusDawg
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We will know why they didn't make the cut.
And that's not going to cause me pain? I am in heaven, a close loved one doesn't make it, I know why, yet I am just going to be ok with that?
Posted on 10/27/15 at 10:15 am to BABAR
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Why do you assume I'm not moral? I'm one of the most honest moral people you will ever meet, but my religious beliefs are hidden deep in the closet because people like you think that morality comes from religion.
For some reason many believers feel that it isn't possible for someone to be moral without religion. Morality is only the knowledge of what is right and wrong, a trait humans begin to display before they are old enough to talk.
Posted on 10/27/15 at 2:56 pm to Tiger n Miami AU83
quote:FIFY
it is just a philosophy that developed from man as a way to control man.
Posted on 10/27/15 at 5:41 pm to dallastiger55
What good is a religion that opens the heart but closes the mind? Of course I question my religion, quite often.
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