Do you believe in god?

[stone_mound_camaro]

well it would be stuff that makes you miserable....all the time..stuff that makes you be like "damn...i do not wanna be here"

[666_speed]

Ah well, I don't believe in hell anyways. Just wondering, thanks!

[poormillionaire2]

Kinda makes you wonder what exactly the truth is about all this stuff. Someone needs to have all the answers to all the questions.

[Earlsfat]

Hey Rally... CHEESESTEAK TREES!

6... Hell (to me) is either being without the things you really want (kids, wife, dog, friends, etc) or being with things you really despise (hot humid weather, garbage all over, mean people all over, ... kinda like Philly but w/o cheesesteaks). Wait'll you get a little older and have a family of your own and THEN you'll have something that you could do without.

[Rally Sport]

Originally Posted by 666_speed

Ah well, I don't believe in hell anyways. Just wondering, thanks!

Well if you believe or not wont matter if its really or not.. but in honesty to believe in heaven you kind of HAVE to believe in hell.

Btw who edited the poll? Pretty funny

And the answer to all these questions wont ever come, atleast I think so.. just believe what you want to, the worst part about it is that what if it isnt true? What if there isnt a god and heaven or hell or any of that stuff or afterlife. I mean it is scary, because it may all be a lie and just a way for us to give us hope that we will mean something even though we may be as insignificant as lint on the ground.

[poormillionaire2]

I look at it this way. (I think) It's better to believe in God with the possibility of being wrong, than not believing in God and being wrong.

Because if you do believe (in heaven and hell) and you're wrong, no harm, but if you don't believe and they do exist, you're hosed.

[Rally Sport]

Originally Posted by poormillionaire2

I look at it this way. (I think) It's better to believe in God with the possibility of being wrong, than not believing in God and being wrong.

Because if you do believe (in heaven and hell) and you're wrong, no harm, but if you don't believe and they do exist, you're hosed.

Well ofcourse.. better safe than sorry.. especially when it comes to this.

[stepho]

Originally Posted by poormillionaire2

I look at it this way. (I think) It's better to believe in God with the possibility of being wrong, than not believing in God and being wrong.

Because if you do believe (in heaven and hell) and you're wrong, no harm, but if you don't believe and they do exist, you're hosed.

the only problem is I think god frowns upon believing "just in case."

[goldz28]

Originally Posted by stone_mound_camaro

well it would be stuff that makes you miserable....all the time..stuff that makes you be like "damn...i do not wanna be here"

24/7 of having to watch Richard Simmons on TV. That would be hell...lol

[666_speed]

That's what I've always been taught. God doesn't want you to serve him to help yourself, you're supposed to serve god because you want to serve him with no selfish motives. How can anyone actually worship a god without hoping to get some benefit from it?

[FormulaLT1]

I believe in god. For a very simple reason. If you go back far even to when the universe was nothingness. There was no gas, no planets , nothing. Something had to cause this type of motivation to happen. Maybe not so much a god as a holy spirit (which is basically a God) but there is good and evil in the world and alot of what happens to us is the creation of man and not god showing his wraith. Also we are made up of energy, that just can't end so if it continues there has to be a heaven and if there is a heaven it stands to reason there has to be a god. It can't just be lights out. Those reactions that take place and your feelings and being a little different than everyone else can't just end and thats it, it has to continue in one form or another and I find its alot easier to get threw a rough day let alone a rough life putting faith in something you can question rather than having no faith at all. Good thread BTW, sorry I came in so late.

[666_speed]

What about the people who have bad lives through no fault of their own. For instance, children who were abused are statistically more prone to abuse their children. Is "god" to blame, could god hold those actions into accountability? What about suicide? I really feel sorry for people who get so depressed that they actually take their own lives. Would "god" forgive them? If there is a god, does he want us to be happy? Or just worship him at all cost? I believe very much so along with you, I can't see any way without a god and I know religion teaches god is going to reward his followers, but what about the ones with no hope? I just don't think god cares...We ruined a perfectly good thing in the beginning of mankind in my opinion.

[FormulaLT1]

Its man that does the things you just mentioned. The bible was written by man and no one is perfect or knows the right thing to do in every case. So while its unfair to blame god for every wrong doing in our lives, I can't understand you being upset about it (not you specifically but in general). I like to think that everything aside, if you try to do the right thing by others and treat others with the same respect they treat themselves and you. Thats the key to having a somewhat decent life, does this mean there will not be tragedy. Ofcourse not but one thing is for sure, that I have heard a million times but its the truth. What doesn't kill us makes us stronger. Life is filled with blessings and curses. I think the best way to try and look at it , is to enjoy the blessings as much as possible and try not to let the curses drag you down (even though I know it can be hard).

[666_speed]

I'm not mad at god, I know we brought all this on ourselves. I was just wondering some opinions on how god views things. Suicide would be destroying the gift that only he could have gave us. Did god in the beginning want us to be happy? Would he forgive someone if they got to that point now?

[666_speed]

It's amazing how 666 people voted for me, how IRONIC...hmmm