Castle Paradox

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[binoal]

Well i saw this post and decided to share my opinion! lol. so i havent read the whole thread, simply because i didnt have the time. but this is what i believe. Almost every culture has believed in some sort of god, or gods. But why? how could they all get the same basic idea? Human instinct is to never be alone. Back before civilization, life was short without anybody protecting you. Sorry to mention evolution in a gods existence thread, but humans developed the instinct of traveling together. If there was a god, and he somehow bestowed the knowledge of himself on people, how could there have been monotheistic AND polytheistic religions? Why would he only tell or show people that there is a higher power, but then leave them to figure out the rest themselves? It is much easier for me to believe that the thought of ancient people, hating the thought of being alone (as a species), tried to find something more. Also, humans are cocky. We are the only species sophisticated enough to wonder about our origins. And we couldnt accept it if we occured by random chance. We always believe we are meant for something bigger, more significant. The existence of a god, who made us, and us alone, gives our species much more meaning than us forming out of amino acids in water combining to make single celled organisms. I dont hate religion by any means. In fact, the world would be a terrible place without it, full of crime, murder, and hopelessness. i merely dont believe in any sort of god. I believe in existential nihilism, the belief that we formed out of chance in the universe, and are just as insignificant as the rocks we walk on. A bit depressing, but i find it more comforting. Best quote by Dr. House ever: "I just find it more comforting to believe that this isn't just a test"




Yes. I just quoted House. lmao.
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[AJHunter]

Ok, so I havn't posted in this topic for a while, so Imma say some random stuff about what I belive.

1. There is only one way to Heaven
This dicredits those so-called religions that say there are many ways to Heaven
2. Christianity (specificaly Baptist, which was the first form of Christianity, before even the Catholics) is that one way
This discredits all religions
3. The FSM is the most amazingly funny religious concept ever
4. Jesus was fun to be around
Why would a boring person who's not in your family be invited to your wedding?
5. abortion is murder
Let's not get into that here, though.

Now for my religious philosophy. This get's pretty sci-fi, so if you are offended by multiple possible realities, too bad.

1. God knows every possible reality for every person, and knows the most probable course; this leave the possibility of free choice open
2. God can make us love Him, but if love is forced, is it still love? If God made everyone Love him, what would humans be? We would be robotic love machines, which sounds like a really great band name.
3. If what you feel is right is considered right in the Bible, it's right.
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[binoal]

[Bagne]

I've been trying to get my Church denominations straight:
What makes a Baptist a Baptist?
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[J_Taylor]

I have not a clue. I'm Roman Catholic, so...
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[AJHunter]

[Bob the Hamster]

When I was a kid, my parents took me and my sister to a variety of different denominations of church, including Assemblies of God, Babtist, Calvery Chapel, and Non-Denominational (which is actually apparently a denomination) in addition to occasionally attending Lutheren, Pentecostal, Presbyterian, Catholic, and a few others with friends and family.

My parents never bothered to explain to me the differences between denominations, and if I asked, they said it didn't matter, and if a preacher said something disparaging about another denomination, they said to ignore it.

One time at the Calvery chapel, the preacher did a series of sermons about how other types of christianity were wrong, covering Catholocism, Mormonism, and Jehovah's Witness. This made my Mom furious. I seem to remember staying home a couple sundays after that.

[Bagne]

Your parents sound awesome!
I was often weirded out that most religions of the world claimed to have unique access to the truth, while accusing others as being false. When I realized that none of the religions actually taught this, and that it was people who were making these claims, everything made a lot more sense.
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[Lord Fyroa]

Well, this thread seems dead but maybe I can breath some life into it.
I'm a Christian. Through and through.

[J_Taylor]

Taking this purely on a scientific tangent: I watched a science show that actually plotted out the chance that this universe created itself through the big bang the way it is.

The results were staggering; it was something like 4 billion plus to one. That's like the chance that you'd be the only person in the entire world to have been born with the superpower to blow things up.

Not likely.

I totally believe that there's no way the universe formed itself. I believe it was God, but I'm not going to argue with others who say it was aliens or some other type of being, just because I have no proof there. I'm pretty proof positive, though, that SOMEONE/THING sculpted the universe into what it is now.


Lawl.
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