I was just wondering?
2006-07-17 16:09:39 · 26 answers · asked by wyatt earp 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
He/She is real and an icon to control the masses. God is love and people of their own free will created evil. Until the end God does not want evil, or dark spirits, entering heaven(the other side), so there was a type of left door created. This "left door" is for those dark spirits to go to after death. This is knowledge that was passed on for centuries until certain individuals had it hidden. Kings and other rulers took advantage of this "left door" and made it into "hell". It was now a place for all who DID bad and not just for those who WERE bad. God was now a tool to control the masses and herd them into huge synagogues where they were made to feel guilty and made to give up money or things worth value. If you are interested in this message me at http://www.myspace.com/bdonohue
2006-07-17 16:34:59 · answer #1 · answered by Brandi D 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
First we need to determine which God we are talking about here. Are you referring to the real God, the unconditionally loving God who we are all a part of? This is the one Jesus was talking about when he said the kingdom of God is within you. The one who is our dearest friend and closest companion. This one is real.
Or are we talking about the angry little judgmental God that lives on some far off cloud called heaven. The one who seems to be more concerned with our errors than he is with our successes? You know the egocentric needy little God that always wants people to worship him. The one who is always unavailable because he is only a fantasy? This one is an icon invented to control the masses. You need to specify if you want a real answer.
2006-07-17 23:18:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that something besides my parents created me, i chose to it god. I don't believe in organized religion, or the bible, or Jesus mare or Joseph. i see religion as the longest going game of telephone in history. But if it helps some people deal with reality and there life who am i to judge. I also believe without religion there would be chaos because people would feel lost, hopeless and see no point to life. I found "god" by myself, some people need help. And sometimes religious leaders take advantage of that. that's just what i think right now I'm still trying to figure out mu relationship with god, i figure i was born with instincts so i should use them. I think I'll find my own way to god and wither i go to church and believe in religion or not wont matter as much as if i live a good live.
2006-07-17 23:25:55 · answer #3 · answered by addicktv 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great name...Wyatt Earp!!!
You are a daisy.
If God was invented to control the masses then the God of the Bible would be a bad idea. It is full of stories of how his people fell into sin, got victory, denied him. I believe the Bible & am under control to no man but to God. Nor am I under control by a society that rejects God.
I am my own person, and I freely choose to follow Jesus.
Good question.
2006-07-17 23:14:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An icon to control the masses, to cause division, and to be used as a convenient excuse.
2006-07-17 23:15:06 · answer #5 · answered by Aussie Chick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I beleive we all scream for something more then this. Why does anything exsist? The Big Bang theory says that something was created out of nothing and christianity claims that GOD is was and forever will be. Are we just catapillars waiting for the after cacoon or just worms in the dirt. I believe In the beginning, GOD
2006-07-17 23:18:51 · answer #6 · answered by t_mundell 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a great quote, and one that was made a long while back.
Think about how you control people....think hard....you guessed it, FEAR! How do you promote fear? Tell people they are going to suffer if they do not believe. Without FEAR this world would be chaos. Almost everything you can think of was created out of the FEAR of some action or reprisal.
Religion is opium for the masses. I believe is how the quote went.
2006-07-17 23:15:07 · answer #7 · answered by trevor22in 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God is a name given to a transcendent supreme consciousness by people who have never had direct experience of it. They put their label on it, claim the copyright, and hit you with it. "Religion" is the name of that tool used to control the masses.
2006-07-17 23:14:27 · answer #8 · answered by Skeptimystic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The other people who answered your question and said no are just plain stupid! Where do you think this world came from? ya think it just poped out of mid air?of coarse He is real and He created you....you are one of His special creations.....hHe loves you and you probly dont even know it do you. If you are lonley and everyone hates you...look toward Him....He will guide you.....dont listen to those idiots who think they know everything by saying he is an icon....they obviously have NO brain....theyre stupid! GOD IS REAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-07-17 23:16:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
+What kind of world would we be living in if we did`nt believe in something. and that something could be our higher power which I believe in. Other peoples higher power could be a dog and etc. but dog spelled backwards is god. I think everybody needs to grip something out there to believe as I see revalation from the bible is coming soon...to many things are happening which states it would in the book of revalation. I believe he is real.
2006-07-17 23:27:13 · answer #10 · answered by Carol H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋