40 Questions to ask a religious person
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40 Questions to ask a religious person
by eric » Mon Jul 15, 2013 7:47 pm
"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."
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Re: 40 Questions to ask a religious person
by Medius » Mon Jul 15, 2013 11:20 pm
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Re: 40 Questions to ask a religious person
by Stratego » Mon Jul 15, 2013 11:36 pm
Sigmund Freud defined four parts of a psyche; the id, the ego, the superego and the stratego. The Stratego being the highest form of morality and scientific thinking.
If guns are not outlawed, the in-laws will have guns.
If guns are not outlawed, the in-laws will have guns.
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Re: 40 Questions to ask a religious person
by Professor » Tue Jul 16, 2013 8:58 am
1 - My parents were Baptist, then Methodist, then Presbyterian. I went to a Catholic school. I am all of those religions, and none of them. I have my own beliefs.
2 - They are the same voice. God is everything.
3 - Because they are wrong. Books are written by people who want to make a point. Then, individual books were collected and arranged by even more powerful people who wanted to consolidate power and control. Thus, the Bible.
4 - Humans fear death because we fear all things unknown. God is all-knowing, and so is Jesus, so He knew what death is/was, and didn't fear it.
5 - Because Churches are no better or worse than most organizations of people.
If I might add a 6th question:
If God is all-knowing, and He is "love", why would he create us as imperfect creatures who are going to do bad things, and then punish us for those things?
To me, it's like a parent giving a lighter to a child and telling them not to set anything on fire. Can you really get mad when they burn the house down? Personally, I think that everyone goes to the same place (heaven, into the dirt, wherever - it doesn't matter, because it doesn't change anything) regardless of how they live their lives. Frankly, if God's love is conditional upon us "doing the right things and asking His forgiveness", then I'm better than Him (I love my children, even when they do wrong and don't think they are wrong) and could care less about going to Heaven after death.
2 - They are the same voice. God is everything.
3 - Because they are wrong. Books are written by people who want to make a point. Then, individual books were collected and arranged by even more powerful people who wanted to consolidate power and control. Thus, the Bible.
4 - Humans fear death because we fear all things unknown. God is all-knowing, and so is Jesus, so He knew what death is/was, and didn't fear it.
5 - Because Churches are no better or worse than most organizations of people.
If I might add a 6th question:
If God is all-knowing, and He is "love", why would he create us as imperfect creatures who are going to do bad things, and then punish us for those things?
To me, it's like a parent giving a lighter to a child and telling them not to set anything on fire. Can you really get mad when they burn the house down? Personally, I think that everyone goes to the same place (heaven, into the dirt, wherever - it doesn't matter, because it doesn't change anything) regardless of how they live their lives. Frankly, if God's love is conditional upon us "doing the right things and asking His forgiveness", then I'm better than Him (I love my children, even when they do wrong and don't think they are wrong) and could care less about going to Heaven after death.
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Re: 40 Questions to ask a religious person
by eynon81 » Tue Jul 16, 2013 9:58 am
I dug the Crusade bit.
like war fought between the French, Greek and Turks over control of the Eastern Mediterranean 900 years ago has an impact on my faith.
like war fought between the French, Greek and Turks over control of the Eastern Mediterranean 900 years ago has an impact on my faith.
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Re: 40 Questions to ask a religious person
by cat » Tue Jul 16, 2013 9:23 pm
God and Jesus is not only the Creator, also the highest authority, most powerful & advance deity in the enite universe. Much more powerful than any other advance aliens.
Good alien/Angel would acknowledge Jesus is the Lord and Savior and came in flesh
Good alien/Angel would acknowledge Jesus is the Lord and Savior and came in flesh
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Re: 40 Questions to ask a religious person
by cat » Tue Jul 16, 2013 9:50 pm
God and Jesus is not only the Creator, also the highest authority, most powerful & advance deity in the enite universe. Much more powerful than any other advance aliens.
Good alien/Angel would acknowledge Jesus is the Lord and Savior and came in flesh
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Re: 40 Questions to ask a religious person
by Stratego » Tue Jul 16, 2013 9:57 pm
I have a question to add though. When I told people that my grandma became a Christian without any prior exposure to Christianity people always doubt my claim. They kept saying that there must have been a missionary or another Christian that exposed her to it. And I asked why. If God speaks to people why can't there by spontaneous conversions?
Sigmund Freud defined four parts of a psyche; the id, the ego, the superego and the stratego. The Stratego being the highest form of morality and scientific thinking.
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