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What if there is a god?
Has anyone here every thought about what if there happened to be a god. It doesn't really matter what god or what religion just if there is one. When you die what do you think they/him/her would say and how you would react? If they were a god that passed judgment, do you think that they would understand your reasons for not believing and forgive you or would they punish you without question?
I was raised Christian and while I don't believe anything they say, the above still crosses my mind quite often. I'm a musician and I get a lot of gigs playing for church services, especially around Christmas and Easter. It's hard not to listen to the sermon and try to understand their way of thinking during these times and these questions always pop into my mind during and after the service.
I was raised Christian and while I don't believe anything they say, the above still crosses my mind quite often. I'm a musician and I get a lot of gigs playing for church services, especially around Christmas and Easter. It's hard not to listen to the sermon and try to understand their way of thinking during these times and these questions always pop into my mind during and after the service.
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Permalink Reply by Ogden Lafaye on -
Anette...another Christian sneaks in and tries to analyze from ignorance.
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Permalink Reply by Howard S. Dunn on -
Surefire telltale - 'athiest'
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Permalink Reply by Claire M Binkley on -
When I declared myself officially an Atheist on my 18th birthday after reading copiously on the subject of Theology, I also indeed considered this, and came to the conclusion that I would just declare, "Oh, darnit, I was wrong. Oopsies!" just like any other mistake, composing an elaborate apology epistle, which would go something like "Sowwy D:".
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Permalink Reply by Mr. Clare Dotson on -
Fear is the thing that comes to my mind, when it comes to understanding their way of thinking. Irrational, illogical and unreasonable fear.
Mr. CD
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Permalink Reply by Richard Lawrence on -
Punish me? Punish me?!?! Compared to the "almighty" the very worst of us are nothing but amateurs.
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Permalink Reply by Ribhararnus Pracutian on -
Simple answer from me. If there is a god, we never exist.
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Permalink Reply by Mary O'Grady on -
A series of threats, combined with the usual promises of rewards from the Big Friend in the Sky for those who knuckle under to the threats, buried in a cave (or something) for umpty-up years. The threats are poetical in their way, but how exactly are they more compelling than the threats in the Koran, or the threats of the Mithras-worshippers or any of the lost ultimatums from ten thousand defunct religions?
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Permalink Reply by Peter White on -
Sharon,
it sounds like you subscribe to a version of Pascal's Wager as an argument for the possible existence of a deity. This argument was presented to me by my religious sister who asked how I could take the chance that I was wrong in my disbelief in God. My answer might help you stop worrying.
I don't think I am the one taking a chance by not believing.
My sister has to hope for two things.
First that she has chosen the right religion, which is impossible for her to know. She would have to research every religion that has ever existed, including more than 2000 separate Christian religions.
Second she would have to hope that any deity that exists prefers dishonest belief to honest skepticism. Anyone believing in a deity just to be safe is being dishonest in their belief. My beliefs are based on careful examination of available evidence.
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Permalink Reply by Mary O'Grady on
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Good points.
I like the way Homer Simpson once put it: "What if we picked the wrong religion? We could just be making God madder and madder."
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Permalink Reply by the antithesis on -
If there were a god, I would say to them, "I tell you the truth: I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers."
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Permalink Reply by MarkFL on -
Danny, What if there are woodland sprites? Have you ever really thought about the implications of that? Doesn't it cross your mind that woodland sprites might be running around in the woods or wherever? And what would you say to them? Would you ask the sprites if they believe in God?
Needless to say, if there is a God, he or she is an incompetent idiot, unworthy of praise or worship. God is a total failure in just about everything. His success rate is exactly that of random chance. If something happens to you when you die you would never ever be able to know it until you died. If God's only test for our salvation is blind belief then I shall quote Sarah Palin (for the first and last time): " Thanks but no thanks for the bridge to nowhere!"
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Permalink Reply by Dave Rogers on -
God - His success rate is exactly that of random chance.
Nice. Should be on a bumper sticker.
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