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what is the point of life?
is it to have kids? or to get married?
is there a point at all?
for those of you christians e.g catholics, you would probably think that the point in life is to let others know all about christ your saviour and that you are all going to heaven with jesus and stuff like that?
for people who are jehovas witneses your belief is? that do good in the world and you will spend eternity with god?
for the athiests what do we belive in? that we die and thats it?
there are so many religions so how do you know yours is right? have you ever questioned your beliefs?
many people thing homosexuality is wrong, while others think that love is love and it shouldnt matter.
if black people go to a church full of white people and beleive in the same things then why is there racism all over the world?
if god truly is real then why isnt he/she fixing all the problems in life? why is there still poverty? people dying on the street? drought? death for innocent people? suicide?
im not sticking up for any of these points. but i have so many questions, can your god tell me the answers?
nope, i didnt think so.
apparently some folks think that a tornado is a message or a warning sent by god, if god sends them (killing hundreads of people a year) then is that ok for me to go out onto the street and start shooting every one see? because from what i read about your morals and ethics your saying that people who accidentally kill another person will get prison time but god wont be punished for killing hundreads of people a year?
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Posted by shady_love on 2007-10-27 21:21:09 | Rating: | Views: 121
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I just thought of this...in the Bible, people died as well under God's skies. Sometimes in a more gruesome way than most crimes today. I'm not out to be a preacher; but realize that life and death, tragedy and miracle have been a part of life a long time.
And, then I think of a Bible story about Pentecost when the apostles were in a building...the Holy Spirit made its presence known...and when someone looked outside, there were clusters of people speaking different languages. It has made me think of all the different religious paths people take in this world and how angry one can get at another. Which religion is right? I can't say. But, I am trying to be open to the general idea of a higher power instead of a specific name for him/her/it or the ancient beliefs of multiple gods. One higher power, no specific name to divide us. Afterall, in the Christian/Catholic religion, Jesus was created in OUR image and man is to treat one another as if He was among us/one of us. So, I hope we all can find community in this thought and not be so divided. It will not be easy--that I am certain.
As for all the deaths in the world, the tragedies. Tragic as they are, can you imagine a world--as it is said in that newer song(I think it is by Nickelback)"will we see the day when nobody dies?"--where no one dies? If population continues to boom from both wanted and unwanted pregnancies...where will everyone go? We are already looking at issues of pollution, global warming and now perhaps water or resource shortages. How long before wars break out over who lives and who dies on the planet in any case? How long before civil wars?
There are many ideas/beliefs as to why things happen. Racism, IMO, is merely a human reaction to encountering difference. As we expose ourselves to things, we become less apprehensive. Watch alot of horror?--you start liking horror movies. Have/Watch alot of sex/porn?--care less about protection/abstinence/love. Witness alot of violence?--gunshots don't phase you.
I think before atheists cast off their birth rights they might look at their lives and find the little miracles that saved their neck one day. I am sure somewhere in life there was some event that made you feel lucky to be alive--even if life doesn't seem so great sometimes.
Don't worry, you still have years to achieve a level of thinking like my own:P I've been thinking deeply for many more years than you.
Think about it.
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Posted by brainstormer
on 2007-10-27 22:06:10
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Life is what you make of it. Your life will influence everyone, even if they never knew you existed. Religions are put in place to make life better for everyone, to try and lessen the hurt in the world. I once made my own religion, completely based on how I saw the world and how I wanted to improve it. Since then I have found a religion that fits my beliefs – and to others it may not be right…but to me it makes me strive to be a better person, and that’s really all that matters.
Human loss is a tragedy, but through that tragedy people learn lessons to improve life, to learn from mistakes, to make the world a better place, to value human life even. Without a down there cannot be an up, everyone must see both sides of the spectrum to fully understand the difference between life and death, good and bad, right and wrong.
Simply live a life that makes you happy, and that does not make everyone else sad – for everyone deserves a chance to be happy. At least that is my interpretation. I think it is time for you to discover your own. Every good or bad person has a place in the world even if we think it would be better off without them.
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Posted by heizo
on 2007-10-28 21:35:48
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