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ModemMisuser [Member] in response to: Oops!

ModemMisuser [Member] — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:36:15 +0000

I agree with that basic sentiment - if there IS any god at all, and he/she isn't, to paraphrase, a complete dick/bitch, and you lived your life just trying to do good... but didn't believe in the "right" god... they wouldn't sent you to their version of hell. Only a purely evil being would do that.

Mykky [Visitor] in response to: Oops!

Mykky [Visitor] — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:26:48 +0000

USA is a Christian Nation, but *worldview* wise, not the only way of approaching who/what god is or is not, and what god wants from us.

When I was a freshman in college, I thought about this whole god thing a *lot* which I suspect is one of the other freshman diseases, like mono and the freshman 15. Anyway, my conclusion was that lots of much smarter people than me had also thought about it a lot, and none of them had really come up with the definitive /
proof/answer to the question of the existence/non-existence of god. So I very much doubted that I would be the one to figure it out. But it seemed to me then (and now) that if you did the most good and the least harm that you could in your life, that that was as much as god (if s/he exists) could really expect of you. And if god does not exist, it still isn't a bad way to live your life, so it came out to the same thing in the end. And I *was* right about one thing: I haven't been the one to figure out the proof of the existence/non-existence of god. -)

ModemMisuser [Member] in response to: Oops!

ModemMisuser [Member] — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:23:34 +0000

It is extremely Christian, yes - after all "Christian Nation!!!" and all. It's the prevailing religion here in our country. :/

Mykky [Visitor] in response to: Oops!

Mykky [Visitor] — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:20:30 +0000

The thing is... based on my concept of god you can't anymore *prove* she doesn't exist than you can *prove* that he does. Alan Watts (60s or 70s type philosopher) used to say about defining god's qualities - if you can name it, that's *not* it. And one of the Jewish theologians I read also said something to the effect that you can only say what god is *not*. Because as soon as you say what god *is* it is of necessity limiting (words are limiting by definition) and if it is *truly* god it has *no* limits. Anyway, I would say, you can't prove it, but you can *believe* it and you can *know* it. I don't do belief, so I know, but as I said that's personal and my knowing only works for me. So I'm willing to talk about it, just in the way of "this is a different way of looking at it" but not in the way of trying to change your (or anyone's) mind.

And as far as the "vengeful, Sky-bully" ... well if that was my concept of god, I would likely go for the opposite too. Happily it isn't. -) And I don't worry, stress or agonize... I celebrate! I'll also point out that you concept of god is extremely Christian - no offense.