These are 2 Godly gospels believed by 2 main religious groups.
Which sounds better?
2006-06-30 23:21:57 · 19 answers · asked by Konfuzius 3 in Social Science ➔ Anthropology
The second one is better, since the first statement can not be that from God proper who sounds as if he is scared of 'Gods' other than him.
2006-06-30 23:26:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I keep telling [people there is no god other than me but for some reason they don't believe me so it may have to be the no. 2 as I probably need salvaged when I die. Some one may need part of me if it is not too worn out by then... No difference how it is said when it comes down to who helps you it will not be some spirit that no one has ever seen. Well Some say they have but I would like to know what kind of drug they were on.
2006-06-30 23:29:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Curious, that you seem to stop rather short in your list of options.
But accepting just the 2 that you give, the first is the only one that makes any sense as it can be applied by the individual to reconcile them with their own internal sense of god. The second statement is massively ambiguous and presumes an awareness of and belief in an afterlife - probably the most contentious issue, that causes the most friction between religious ideologies. The notion of damnation (and salvation) is what really causes fundamentalist ideologies to clash on the battlefield, that I will be saved for my actions and you be damned for yours, is highly charged and can only lead to damnable sin on the part of either the believer (of whichever religion) and the non-believer.
2006-07-01 00:35:58 · answer #3 · answered by blank 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Which capital "R" religion explicitly says the second ?? Certainly not any currently "big" one...?Sufism is the only one I know of that comes close, and it's hardly mainstream. The two statements are not contradictory, in any case. But for what it's worth, I agree. With both.
2006-06-30 23:30:45 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first. It takes faith but that what it is. I believe God allowed different unrelated "primitive" cultures all over the world to practice offering of animal sacrifices to gain fever for the spirit world to cure there sick as a way of preparing mankind to eventually accept the concept of a Messiah being sacrificed for our sickness of sin.
2006-06-30 23:28:32 · answer #5 · answered by St Lusakan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first one...
we don't have to love God, we're given that choice...
and us believing that there is someone or something more powerful than God doesn't change who He is...
God doesn't force us to love Him, He just wants us to...
the second one leaves too many holes...
if i adored you once when i was 5, and now i don't, does that mean I'm good?
2006-06-30 23:28:16 · answer #6 · answered by snowcoveredtree 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They both sound a bit egotistical to me.
"Adore me anywhere any time any form by any name you will be salvaged"? In your dreams Godboy.
2006-06-30 23:29:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
answer 1 yes there is no god other than me, so get on your knees when i type.
answer 2 this is what all good antique dealers and second hand goods people say
2006-06-30 23:33:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey saturdays a fun day and thats a bit heavy going for a fun day but thanx for the 2 points anyway
2006-06-30 23:31:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
2. it sounds like it offers salvation. the first one sounds like a self centered god.
2006-06-30 23:29:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋