Don't believe in God? Why not?

[gekko]

Originally posted by BigJustinW
You (probably) know as much as you need to know about the Bible, and if you die and go to hell, you know exactly who's fault it is.... and that's a WHOLE lot better than not even giving it a chance.

But I'm sure you probably read it with an attitude of dis belief rather than learning, but who am I to say that... I don't know.

I'd rather see somebody try than not try

So what if you spent your whole life trying to follow Jesus and you still go to hell? You believe that an afterlife exists, and you accept it as fact. But in reality, we don't know if it does, and we don't know if it doesn't.

For all you know, satan could've taken the form of Jesus, and you spent your whole life worshipping him, and now you'll be stuck in hell.

In all honesty, if you believe in the ways of Christianity, and you don't try, it might be a hard thing to imagine. It's like you're choosing a life in hell. But you need to remember some people don't believe, and to them, giving it a chance is a waste of time. It would be like me praying east everyday. I don't think it does any good, so why bother doing it?

And even if heaven and hell are real, and you believe in them, who says you need to be a certain religion, or read a certain book to get into heaven? Who says you can't just be a decent human being and not get into heaven? If you believe in God, but don't follow any organized religion, are you really going to hell? I mean, the 10 commandments are basically moral standards. You don't need to be Christian to honor your parents, not kill, steal, commit adultery. You're basically saying unless you belong to this social group, God will throw you in hell.

Look at all the extremists out there. A lot more than just muslim. Tons of Christian extremists. You really think they belong in heaven more than an athiest? I know people who don't care for religion, but live by much higher moral standards than these people who call themself Christians.

Personally, I think Christianity is screwed up. Even if I believe there is a God and an afterlife, should I spend my entire life as a part of something I feel is utter crap?