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Originally Posted by dropCGCF
Religion is just something weak people ned to have so they have a reason to exist without making something out of their lives.
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dropCGCF, don't think I'm just picking on you here. I've quoted you a couple of times, but by no means am I trying to single you out here. This comment here is made by so many "non-believers". I think I already said this before in this post, but I'm going to say it again.
Religious people aren't weak people. They are trying to juggle two goals in their life. They have a common goal, a goal that is harder to obtain then any non Religious person has. Almost everybody in this world (religious or not) wants to be successful in one way or another. Be it rich with money, family, love, fame, worldly objects, etc... It's what ever their hearts desire. But when you do not believe in god, this is where your goals stop. We believe there is something else out there judging us. So we can't just be single minded think we have achieved everything when we get to our worldly goals. We have come to an understanding that there is more to this life then what is put in front of us. And yes, we want to spend eternity happy. Who doesn't? Doesn't matter what you think eternity is (be it an eternal sleep, or reigning with your God).
So here we are, trying to achieve a greater goodness. And people think we are weak? How so, we have to live up to so much more then what man has put before us. Even if we are rich beyond our wildest dreams, that doesn’t mean anything in the afterlife. We still have to live a Christian life to live with God. That is not weak, by any means. It’s actually more stressful because there is more on our plate then with non believers.
Now for people that stick behind that argument that God doesn’t exist because Science doesn’t prove it. What has to be understood is that God created this earth (and universe, solar system, galaxy, etc…) and with this earth certain rules apply. Over the years, man has become smarter and is now able to understand our surroundings. So what we believed that the earth was flat. God never said that in the bible (not trying to hide behind the bible, I just don’t want people saying that some Catholic in some far away time said that is what God told him, all men have flaws). But through science we learned that the earth isn’t flat. Same goes for the earth being the center of the universe. Anything that God does on this earth can be explained through science. Why, because God set these rules and he won’t break them. If he did, he wouldn’t be perfect. So all the miracles that have happened through the times, I believe that science will be able to explain why that happened. As for the big bang theory, that is all it is. Everybody wants FACTS when it comes to religion, but they are willing to take a theory from scientists. The same goes with evolution, just another scientific theory. Remember how we used to believe the Earth was flat? Those where the scholars at the time, telling us it was true. But they were proven wrong. So how can people that only believe in science be so sure that’s how civilization came to be? Through an unproven fact… a theory.
Fact, that seems to be the big word in this discussion. Everybody that doesn’t believe in God or the bible wants facts. That is good; you don’t want to be running after some street preacher because he sounds like he knows what he is talking about. Next thing you know, you will be living through his eyes and giving him all your money. Yikes! It is impossible to show you facts on the bible and God. There is no reason for me explaining why we can’t show you facts on God, you probably already know them.
This is how I look at things. If you believe in God and live a good life, that is great. If you don’t believe in God and live a good life, that is great. Just as long as you a good person (not a menace to society), I’m happy for you. I’m not going to throw my beliefs on you. I’m happy to discuss them, as long as you keep an open mind about things and I will do the same. All insults are left at the door.
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Originally Posted by dropCGCF
Sin all during the week, go to church, get your slice of Christ, be set for another week. That kind of belief is what pisses me off.
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Yep, I agree with this comment.