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I don't believe in god. anymore.
Who says that if someone is religious, there can only be ONE right religion? Different religions emphasize the same God in different ways. Different religions worship the same God in different ways. To promote the idea of having only one true God is very unhealthy towards building a harmonious society. God is too big to fit in one religion. I am a Christian and the basis of Christianity is to love one another as God loves us. To have an "I am right, you are wrong" mentality is not Christ-like.i have a question to any religious person: how do you know your religion is the right one? if you're a muslim, why not christianity..? if you're christian, why not islam? people believe in different things based on where they come from. Both can't be right! so why this religion?? I grew up allowed to pick any side, any religion and we never ever talked about religion at home.. or evolution or any of that stuff..
i also want to say: i'm a hard core atheist and that does not mean I'm a bad person. I give blood, give money, do volunteer work and have a positive view on life! and: statistics show that there are more christians than atehists in prison (compared to the number of atheists and christians there are in the US).. so why this image? it's actually the opposite if you look at the numbers..
I don't believe in god. anymore.
.....what had I done to deserve being born the way I was.
Without going into my beliefs, or anything I personally believe in, if I do....
I often have asked that question to people who are devout. I ask tons of questions, because I am intrigued of how they can let something rest on a belief. I ask why do small children die, why are certain people born the way they are, etc. For whatever reason, I always receive the same answer. "God has a plan."
I usually go into another mode and ask why we have doctors.
Everyone always says that God decides whose time it is and isn't. If that is the case, why are doctors even here to heal the sick? If it is their time, its their time. If not, then surely their body will fight off whatever the disease/sickness is... right? A doctor has really no say in the matter then. I never seem to get an answer from that.
Absolutely nothing weird about that!Which is why, at least to me anyway, it makes more sense that we've been visited by extraterrestrial beings that due to the "magical" (read: miracles) things they could perform, they were later viewed upon as gods. Beings in possession of supernatural gifts. It would also explain why man have evolved at a pretty quick pace. Considering the fact that it took us thousands of years to stop living in caves etc..
Yeah I'm one of those weirdos that believe in aliens.
Absolutely nothing weird about that!
It's very un-British of me, but I can be terrible at reading sarcasm!I was being sarcastic I'd like to think that it's a much more rational theory than having someone create something out of nothing... Because at the end of the day it brings us back to the whole, who created the creator argument. I'd just like to point out once more for the record by the way that I have no problem with religious people.. They have their beliefs and I have mine. Just in case someone might feel like I'm bashing on them or something
It's very un-British of me, but I can be terrible at reading sarcasm!
I think that's the beauty of this forum Martin, we're merely debating the subject, with no intention on causing any offence or harm to anyone. I agree though, I know a few religious people, and we have respect for each other as fellow beings, just the way it should be.