If you tought you were in the matrix and you jump off the building to see if you were the one, would you go hell for killing yourself. Jumping off a building is faith like believing in christianity.
2006-08-23 22:32:15 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
point is someone will always think your belief is silly like jumping off a building. what makes you right, your perception?
2006-08-23 22:33:34 · update #1
if everyone has different perceptions, how can one concept of god be true to everyone.
2006-08-23 22:35:52 · update #2
i am a rationalist and have no belief in hell and heaven but my advice is to get rid of the thought of jumping off the buildings.
2006-08-23 22:35:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 0⤋
It depends. Let's define "jumping off a building because you think you're in the Matrix" as a stupid action. Not that it's actually, fundamentally stupid, unless you can prove otherwise it might actually be true. But for the purposes of the discussion, let's call it stupid. Other examples of stupid actions could be putting your hand into a running garbage disposal ("I thought it would stop"), playing russian roulette ("I didn't think it would fire"), or driving drunk ("I thought I was on the right side of the street").
So... the question as I see it (having now derailed or restated it), is if you perform a stupid action (any of the above) based on firm beliefs that what you're doing makes sense and is right, is it suicide? Or is it being killed because you didn't know critical details?
Not being a christian, I can't give the definitive answer. My guess would be the latter... if you're missing crucial details, perform a stupid action, and the end result is you dead, it was an accident (albeit, a very stupid one). Last I checked, it's intentional suicide that was the do not pass go, go directly to hell deal, I'm pretty sure accidents are ok. As a totally random aside, this makes me wonder a bit about the hypothetical IQ in heaven.
A more interesting question is what happens if you're not sure of your faith. What if you give it fifty-fifty that you're in the Matrix, and jump for it anyway? If you turn out to be wrong, are you going up for stupidity or down for suicide?
2006-08-23 22:48:45 · answer #2 · answered by Ryan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Faith is practiced by everyone. Do you ever make plans for the next day, even though it isn't here yet? That's faith that tomorrow will indeed happen. You've seen the next day happen for so long now, your faith in it taking place is second nature.
When you first start out as a Christian, you just have a spark of faith (or hope if you prefer), then as you continue in prayer and Bible study, your faith increases. After a while, you see so many instances where God is in your life, your faith becomes second nature.
The reality of faith in tomorrow or faith in God is a concept that is practiced by millions. Faith in a matrix is Hollywood, strictly entertainment.
2006-08-23 22:43:18 · answer #3 · answered by nancy jo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think I can see where you're gonig with this. And its a smart question badly worded.
Yes, it would be the same thing, but like in the matrix, with faith in God, you're just jumping towards heaven without proof your there. Its a concept of blind faith, that you're the one as the world plummets towards you.
Personally, the Matrix is better in a philsophical viewpoint, especially Descartes than religious.
But keep up the thoughtprovoking questions.
Blessings be.
2006-08-24 00:05:52 · answer #4 · answered by guhralfromhell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All beliefs are a requires a leap of faith, not unlike jumping off a building, just that you'll never reach the ground.
2006-08-23 22:37:17 · answer #5 · answered by =_= 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Matrix and jumping off the building are all imaginations of your fertile mind. Come back to the ground and don't hurt yourself.
2006-08-23 22:41:51 · answer #6 · answered by sunilbernard 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My faith in Christianity is nothing like jumping off a building, and you obviously watch too much TV.
2006-08-23 22:34:33 · answer #7 · answered by Dawg Vader 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes , you would go to hell . The only way to heaven in by accepting that Jesus Harold Christ is your messiah because he was born as the true son of god and suffered and died so you may enter heaven through his blood . That is the only way to heaven .
2006-08-23 22:37:05 · answer #8 · answered by Darth Muck 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a muslim .. I did not be a muslim suddenly .. I asked many questions like you before I be a muslim .. you must know that our faith is not a weak wire which can be cut in any moment . no ..
no .. we struggled for a long time before we be religious ones ..
2006-08-23 23:12:28 · answer #9 · answered by u&me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
great question, guess we'll never know till we're on the other side and possibly too late though right?
2006-08-23 22:34:45 · answer #10 · answered by xkitenx1982 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋