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Re: to many Gods (inspired by everyone)
Well thanks for your response Tim. I'll try and give a little more insight into my perspective pertaining to your questions, and a couple of comments on other stuff you said as well.
I would disagree that it is a thin line between believing and not. Perhaps if one is uncertain than the line would be thin but say someone such as myself it would take extremely convincing evidence to make me believe in something which I have no compulsion towards
Perhaps that is a difference between me and you, i have a very active imagination and don't have a problem imagining it from the other side, nor am i afraid to do so. i have nothing to loose in experimenting and entertaining thoughts of things being different or myself being incorrect in my beliefs.
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what if, i claim no exclusivity on the truth or reality. If I'm wrong I'm wrong and I restructure my knowledge to reflect the new reality. I have stated before if the biblical God turned out to be real well I would have some serious issues that I would need answers for. i would not hand over immediate obedience nor would I engage in worship without having answers to these question. I have a problem with authority allot of the time anyway but especially authority tat has no regard for the people it's will is inflicted on. I can not blindly except the existence of cruelty and suffering in the world at the hands of a God or anyone else. there are many things in this world that I find extremely distasteful and if there is one deity responsible for it then they better have some pretty darn good reasons for allowing and causing it to happen. If your God is all knowing and all powerful then he has more than ample opportunity to fix and stop allot of what has transpired on this planet, yet he has remained action-less. i can not over look that , and rather than feeling like I should seek forgiveness from such a God, i feel he should be seeking forgiveness from us, his pawns , his creation, those who are at the mercy of his will, and have suffered thousands of years of cruelty and indifference.
If the new covenant is the way, well another problem for me. i don't agree with it's way.
If your God exists lets just say I'm most likely one of those that will be sent to that fiery place, which is fine with me. Because I don't think I'd be enamored enough with him to play his game.
Well thanks for your response Tim. I'll try and give a little more insight into my perspective pertaining to your questions, and a couple of comments on other stuff you said as well.
Originally posted by Tim:
[qb]Rebel it is not so easy to suspend ones beliefs. Several years back it would have been quite a simple thing. However, although my life became less complicated through faith it is very difficult to "revoke" those beliefs even as a "what if" scenario. This is coming from a person who questions EVERYTHING. Who challeges the norm. From someone who will not back down unless compelling evidence is shown. AND...from someone who researches, reads, discusses and analyzes whatever subject may be at hand.
At one time entertaining such "what if" thoughts would allow doubt that my faith was real to creep in. That is not the case today. In MY mind it is a matter of BEING faithful. Perhaps it is really not much different from being a staunch non-believer. After all, it is a thin line between not believing and believing. A VERY thin one.[/qb]
[qb]Rebel it is not so easy to suspend ones beliefs. Several years back it would have been quite a simple thing. However, although my life became less complicated through faith it is very difficult to "revoke" those beliefs even as a "what if" scenario. This is coming from a person who questions EVERYTHING. Who challeges the norm. From someone who will not back down unless compelling evidence is shown. AND...from someone who researches, reads, discusses and analyzes whatever subject may be at hand.
At one time entertaining such "what if" thoughts would allow doubt that my faith was real to creep in. That is not the case today. In MY mind it is a matter of BEING faithful. Perhaps it is really not much different from being a staunch non-believer. After all, it is a thin line between not believing and believing. A VERY thin one.[/qb]
It would be interesting to hear from the other side of that line. What if those people are wrong? What if the New Covenant IS the way? It should be easier for playing the "what If" scenario because there is no faith to revoke.
The Left Behind series of books by Tim Lahaye and Jerry Jenkins would be interesting reading for those asking the "what if" question.
The Left Behind series of books by Tim Lahaye and Jerry Jenkins would be interesting reading for those asking the "what if" question.
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What if those people are wrong? What if the New Covenant IS the way?
If the new covenant is the way, well another problem for me. i don't agree with it's way.
If your God exists lets just say I'm most likely one of those that will be sent to that fiery place, which is fine with me. Because I don't think I'd be enamored enough with him to play his game.
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