I think its important to do what you think is right , but not because of god, but because you want to be a good person. |
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I have read much in the Bible in my life. |
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Are you dreaming?
I think its important to do what you think is right , but not because of god, but because you want to be a good person. |
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Your assuming there is a standard definition of "good." |
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"By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me; a prayer to the God of my life."
Psalm 42:8
Everyone knows what is good and what is not. If you don't want to be "good" well then if someone beats you up or kills you because your a jerk its your own fault. Then after you can go to hell or whatever you believe it. |
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Nice posts, but let's try not to try to prove another wrong by taking words out of context. |
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naturals are what we call people who did all the right things accidentally
Alright, heres my views.... |
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Its hard to dream recall when your starin' down the barrel of a loaded Thnikkaman.
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"By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me; a prayer to the God of my life."
Psalm 42:8
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In this crazy world if they don't consider you mad, then you have no confirmation of your own sanity, do you?
Imagine if this crazy world thought you were sane?! Oh my God, worst nightmare!
-David Icke
Honestly, I believe all of these monotheistic religions worship the same being. It is just how they choose to do it. I'm not going to say one is better than another, because they aren't (in my opinion anyway), they are merely different. They all teach the same GENERAL message as to how to lead your life. So whether you believe that Jesus was the son of God, your wife has to wear a veil, or you can only eat kosher hot dogs, it is the manner in which you live your life that counts, not the details. |
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Its hard to dream recall when your starin' down the barrel of a loaded Thnikkaman.
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In this crazy world if they don't consider you mad, then you have no confirmation of your own sanity, do you?
Imagine if this crazy world thought you were sane?! Oh my God, worst nightmare!
-David Icke
Hmmmm... |
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"By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me; a prayer to the God of my life."
Psalm 42:8
The will of god? Or free will? |
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In this crazy world if they don't consider you mad, then you have no confirmation of your own sanity, do you?
Imagine if this crazy world thought you were sane?! Oh my God, worst nightmare!
-David Icke
Well if your really religious you can't really help but bring your kid into it. Its the way you live your life, you may go to church every week, and you want to raise your kid of right. Its not fair to say they shouldn't be allowed to do it. |
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In this crazy world if they don't consider you mad, then you have no confirmation of your own sanity, do you?
Imagine if this crazy world thought you were sane?! Oh my God, worst nightmare!
-David Icke
Atleast you didn't go off and get aids and die. I am not saying that would happen if you didn't believe in a religion, but if you avoided all religion of any kind untill you where old enough to decide for yourself, well it may be to late. |
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Then I go and think about it...If I WAS given the choice as a kid, would I be in the same position I am today? I'm quite fulfilled today, but what if I hadn't been made to question what I believe in? |
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In this crazy world if they don't consider you mad, then you have no confirmation of your own sanity, do you?
Imagine if this crazy world thought you were sane?! Oh my God, worst nightmare!
-David Icke
I think it is good to raise kids in a religious upbringing because of the foundation it provides, although I think it is even better to train them how to think critically and to question their beliefs (not with the generric approach that teaches "all religious views are equally valid," but with the mindset of a student who researches and comes to his/her own conclusions as to which ones are valid or not) I agree, though human, there needs to be an inward and personal decision, not a band-wagon, mob, or brain-washed "decision." |
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"By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me; a prayer to the God of my life."
Psalm 42:8
What works for you is ultimately the best path for you. Faith is powerful, and if you feel it, stick with it. No one can change your mind if your mind cannot let go of the feeling. Same with me. It's not that I don't believe in *anything* (anymore! Yay for mushrooms). I most certainly believe in metaphysics, and the separation of body from mind, either upon death, or during astral projection. I don't believe each of us simply dies and ceaces to exist in conscious form. What happens next is our choice. We don't remember it, but we chose to be who we are today, before birth. I believe in God as a much more abstract form - the entire Universe. It's one living, fluctuating being of energy. We are a part of it, not above it. |
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In this crazy world if they don't consider you mad, then you have no confirmation of your own sanity, do you?
Imagine if this crazy world thought you were sane?! Oh my God, worst nightmare!
-David Icke
I don't believe in religion. It's an institution that is created by someone just as human as I am. God gave me a mind to think, so that's what I'm going to do with it. |
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I find that religion just causes trouble in the world because everybody seems to hate the other person who doesn't believe in the same god. |
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"By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me; a prayer to the God of my life."
Psalm 42:8
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