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Quote from: Max Powers on March 29, 2004, 09:30:29 AMIts also hard to believe there is no god/creator.I have absolutely no problem with believing that. So please speak only for yourself.God is an invention to get a hold over people for those that spread the word about him will be seen as the medium between this God and the followers wich gives this person huge power. Imagine this scene after a farmer has found a sizeable treasure:Farmer: Priest, look! I found a treasure. I am rich!Priest:You are now but your wealth will be all gone in the eternal life.You can better invest in knowing God better and deepening your spiritual life then keeping these riches from the community. Indeed,God will punish you if you do not put this treasure to better use!Farmer: You are right. But what can I do to find a better use for it,your eminence? What purpose will make God feel merciful for my greed moments ago?What could I do with this treasure to redeem my wrongful deeds?Priest: Donate it to the Church. I'll guarantee you of a place in heaven if you immediately give me these riches.
Its also hard to believe there is no god/creator.
Quote from: Z the laidback Virus on March 29, 2004, 10:20:29 AMQuote from: Max Powers on March 29, 2004, 09:30:29 AMIts also hard to believe there is no god/creator.I have absolutely no problem with believing that. So please speak only for yourself.God is an invention to get a hold over people for those that spread the word about him will be seen as the medium between this God and the followers wich gives this person huge power. Imagine this scene after a farmer has found a sizeable treasure:Farmer: Priest, look! I found a treasure. I am rich!Priest:You are now but your wealth will be all gone in the eternal life.You can better invest in knowing God better and deepening your spiritual life then keeping these riches from the community. Indeed,God will punish you if you do not put this treasure to better use!Farmer: You are right. But what can I do to find a better use for it,your eminence? What purpose will make God feel merciful for my greed moments ago?What could I do with this treasure to redeem my wrongful deeds?Priest: Donate it to the Church. I'll guarantee you of a place in heaven if you immediately give me these riches.ok well that isnt really god .. that is a greedy priest and i agree with you completely that that is how they are.. thats why i hate organized religion..
well what I want to now is this .. what is the truth that you believe in .. what do you think happens when you die? Do you believe in God? Do you think the world is going to end?I believe that eventually religion is going to be outlawed.. i think that peopl are going to finally see it for what is is .. another way to divide people .. i mean i think that god is suposed to unite people .. but all religion does is cause divisions and most of the biggest wars in history were caused because of religion .. i cant wait ..
well what do you think hell is ? To me hell is right here on earth .. i dont believe that i will burn forever because i want to have fun in my life.. i dont think we as humans are mean to be in heaven either .. i mean if god wanted us in heaven why did he put us here.. just something to think about ...
I think that god is a concept humans invented to explain the confusion that life often is. I think that there is a thing that can be called god and i also think that many aspects of religion use this god concept to talk about other issues. Overall though I believe in living a life according to some of the hindu principles of salvation not because of a particular belief in the karma system but instead because i believe that kind of action leads to a happier life on earth. As for death I'm not sure exactly what it would mean. I remain open to any and every idea.
aint no thing like heaven or hell or whatever...religion is hella overrated, seriously.aint no god, aint no world beyond this.. aint no nirvana, aint no reincarnation, aint nothing.absolutly nothing. even less than nothing. life is meaningless.
When you die, your spirit waits for the Day of Judgement, when the Lord God/Allah (swt) judges everyone. We are on this earth in order to worship our Lord, who is infinite in His wisdom and His greatness.
Quote from: 7even the Harbinger on March 29, 2004, 09:03:52 AMaint no thing like heaven or hell or whatever...religion is hella overrated, seriously.aint no god, aint no world beyond this.. aint no nirvana, aint no reincarnation, aint nothing.absolutly nothing. even less than nothing. life is meaningless.Then kill yourself. The truth is, life isn't meaningless, and you fucking know it, or you would have given up long ago.
Quote from: TwoMansBitch on March 28, 2004, 10:26:51 PMwell what do you think hell is ? To me hell is right here on earth .. i dont believe that i will burn forever because i want to have fun in my life.. i dont think we as humans are mean to be in heaven either .. i mean if god wanted us in heaven why did he put us here.. just something to think about ...See, the problem with statements like this is, you obviously have never studied religion, because any religion, has an answer for every question you just mentioned. It's all fundamental tenets of ANY religion. "Hell is right here on earth" are you crazy? If you don't like "Hell" so much, shoot yourself. End the pain right now. I agree with you that it will be outlawed. The book of Revelations in the bible says that it will, and that without the mark of the beast upon you, you won't be able to buy food. So yeah, you're right, the world still has a long fall to make, and I'm sure supressing people's love of their creator will be part of that fall.