Do You Believe In God?

[Jack_Sparrow]

God did kill literally ever living thing on earth except for two of each species that one time.

Sure but we all deserved it!

 

[EMP Knightmare]

Damn so many valid points

 

[Foxchild]

Wow, this thread is remaining remarkably civil... good job cap'n jack.

Anyway, I'm a Christian (not catholic though) and believe in God, Jesus, the Bible, all that. I don't believe that faith should be blind, however, and that we all should have a logical base to what we believe. For example, part of why I believe the Bible are the hundreds of specific prophecies that have already been fulfilled (that the Messiah would be betrayed for 30 pieces of silver, that Israel's Babylonian captivity would last 70 years, that the Messiah would be declared king while riding a donkey into Jerusalem, that His hands and feet would be pierced, the circumstances of the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70, etc.)

 

[Deleted-236924]

I was NEVER trying to show hate upon other peoples religions i hope i got that through to everyone!

Oh, no, I didn't imply that you were. I was posting this as a continuation of my previous post.

Some seem to think that being a christian and firmly believing that all this stuff is sin makes you a good person. Those people are delusional. If you treat another as a lesser being just because they are different, no, you are not a good person, but you won't admit it (not talking to anyone in particular, just to a christian who believes in that kind of stuff and displays hateful behavior towards people who are different.)

I'm not actually against the idea of religion, I'm against what religion is, how it's evolved, how it's negatively affected us as a society. If you're a firm believer, but you are a good person, open-minded and you treat everyone equally as they deserve to? Congrats, keep it up like this, and hopefully encourage others to act the same way.
But can't deny that it has done much more wrong than good.

 

[Jack_Sparrow]

Oh, no, I didn't imply that you were. I was posting this as a continuation of my previous post.

Some seem to think that being a christian and firmly believing that all this stuff is sin makes you a good person. Those people are delusional. If you treat another as a lesser being just because they are different, no, you are not a good person, but you won't admit it (not talking to anyone in particular, just to a christian who believes in that kind of stuff and displays hateful behavior towards people who are different.)

I'm not actually against the idea of religion, I'm against what religion is, how it's evolved, how it's negatively affected us as a society. If you're a firm believer, but you are a good person, open-minded and you treat everyone equally as they deserve to? Congrats, keep it up like this, and hopefully encourage others to act the same way.
But can't deny that it has done much more wrong than good.

People should be judged by the actions they make, not their race, or religion, or by how they look. All people should be treated equally and yeah, i do feel that some christians want to put up a fight and tell you your wrong. Which definitely does not make you a better person.

 

[grossaffe]

Not in the slightest. I've yet to come across any compelling evidence to support the such a belief.

 

[Deleted-236924]

If it was just a few religious fanatics being hateful towards LGBT folk then it would be a different story, except this grew massive enough to affect the growth of an entire society.
Stuff like Westboro Baptist Church? That's small and everyone agrees that they're idiots lol
But if it hadn't been for religion, people wouldn't have to hide in fear of being persecuted for being different.
Heck the vote for marriage equality only barely passed, and then you had toooooons of ignorants saying that they were gonna move to Canada because they were against gay marriage (rofl)
This is the kind of people who vote.

Not in the slightest. I've yet to come across any compelling evidence to support the such a belief.

That is one way to view it, but we could also say that there is no evidence against it.

For all we know there is a god, but we just don't know because he acts in a way that we never notice it.

Or for all we know, God caused the big bang at the beginning. Who knows?

I don't understand why creationists feel like evolution attacks their beliefs. What if God made the big bang happen, what if God made things in such a way that life would eventually evolve over very long periods of time?

 

[Jack_Sparrow]

If it was just a few religious fanatics being hateful towards LGBT folk then it would be a different story, except this grew massive enough to affect the growth of an entire society.
Stuff like Westboro Baptist Church? That's small and everyone agrees that they're idiots lol
But if it hadn't been for religion, people wouldn't have to hide in fear of being persecuted for being different.
Heck the vote for marriage equality only barely passed, and then you had toooooons of ignorants saying that they were gonna move to Canada because they were against gay marriage (rofl)
This is the kind of people who vote.



That is one way to view it, but we could also say that there is no evidence against it.

For all we know there is a god, but we just don't know because he acts in a way that we never notice it.

Or for all we know, God caused the big bang at the beginning. Who knows?

True, no one really no's for sure, and i doubt we ever will..

 

[Deboog]

But if it hadn't been for religion, people wouldn't have to hide in fear of being persecuted for being different.

Noooooo way. Before Buddhism China didn't have much of any religion, and Chinese people still had no problem thinking of their neighbors as barbarians. Europe fought non-stop during the dark ages, and they were all the exact same religion. Maybe gay rights took a few extra years because of Christianity, but religion is used after the fact as an excuse for bad behavior. I don't think very many people are actually inspired to act badly because of religion.

 

[grossaffe]

Heck the vote for marriage equality only barely passed, and then you had toooooons of ignorants saying that they were gonna move to Canada because they were against gay marriage (rofl)

Location: Canada

... were you one of them?

 

[MionissNio]

I'm a muslim and I do believe in God as you know.

But even scientifically I think big bang was not an natural phenomenon something had to be there someone to cause it and I think it was God in that case, not claiming just personal opinion.

I have also have many personal experiences with God helping me but I cannot share them. Life after death? Same concept of heaven and hell.

 

[Deleted-236924]

Location: Canada

... were you one of them?

Are you for real? lol

 

[Jack_Sparrow]

I'm a muslim and I do believe in God as you know.

But even scientifically I think big bang was not an natural phenomenon something had to be there someone to cause it and I think it was God in that case, not claiming just personal opinion.

I have also have many personal experiences with God helping me but I cannot share them. Life after death? Same concept of heaven and hell.

Don't answer if you don't feel comfortable, but whats your take on ISIS and the islamic state? And just because your muslim does not mean i think your part of ISIS

 

[cearp]

The only God is Zordon and He will watch over us all. Everyone else is a sinner and will repent.

 

[Deleted-236924]

Sargeras is the only true god.

 

[Jack_Sparrow]

The only God is Zordon and He will watch over us all. Everyone else is a sinner and will repent.

Never liked that show growing up...

 

[cearp]

Never liked that show growing up...

show? you mean documentary right?

 

[Jack_Sparrow]

show? you mean documentary right?

Dude its fucking Power Rangers isn't it?

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http://powerrangers.wikia.com/wiki/Zordon
Dont try to bullshit me!

 

[cearp]

Dude its fucking Power Rangers isn't it?
http://powerrangers.wikia.com/wiki/Zordon
Dont try to bullshit me!

Yes the documentary (gospel) is called Power Rangers.
I'm not sure what the problem is.

 

[Jack_Sparrow]

Yes the documentary (gospel) is called Power Rangers.
I'm not sure what the problem is.

xD