that fear is what allows churches to take over and come to power. I dont nwo what comes after, i dont belive in god or ghosts maybe the end of being? no idea an no way of knowing til I get there. I ont belive in a soul so I dont think Im being punished after death for what I did here. i do what i want her and waht I feel I must based on my own morals and code of conduct. If Im wrong Ill being pay for it later i guess, till then Im with steve, that god can kiss my ass, Ill even shave a spot on it
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Overexaggerating a little bit?
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those :S mean confusion smiles but they don't work here on the instant graimlins. and no not something nice just whatever i want to believe. yes the universe is grand but god in my book did create it but just because he created it doesn't mean that we can't learn about it and see how he made it...my church believes that one day we ourselves will become gods if we live worthy enough....but these discussions can go on forever...oh and i'm not afraid of death either it's just that wouldn't it be cool to live on and keep learning about the universe and how it works? to me that's enough motivation to try and believe.
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"It would be cool" is no basis for reality. I have no idea why any god would have to be involved in the creation of the universe. It adds nothing useful to the equation.There are some questions that have no answer, given current knowledge, such as what happened before the universe began. But reading modern physics books and journals will get you a lot further than reading the bible. You won't figure much out after you die, since you won't have a functioning brain.
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Based on that staement I have to asume your Mormon.if you really want to get into this theres another thread here that we have been discussing that in.that being said look into this site and maybe this one. I got morof the as well as books, look into those then you can come back and yell at me
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its been my experience that its the ones that belong to various churches that are not open minded. Original sin, if I remeber that is when a baby is born of incest and is guilty of original sin and going to hell, correct? or am i thikning of somethign different?"Religion" and "open mind" are two contradictory ideas. What does blind faith have to do with open-mindedness?You are thinking of something different. It varies a bit by faith, but take a look at what Wikipedia has to say on the subject.
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well son of a bitch, I stand corrected and now Im going ot have to dig around to find the reference I was talking about efore it drives me insane.
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In reply to: You learned that the Jews kill Jesus? Did I understand you correctly? Do you just sit there quietly while people spout such hateful drivel? That comment just made me feel more stupid than I already am.