is it a sin to go and get your fortune told by a fortune teller
2006-08-30 10:35:38 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The first thing that someone should be considering is whether the idea of sin is actually real.
If God is supposed to be perfect how could She have made anything or anyone that wasn't.
Think about it. The idea of sin assumes certain things about God that seem highly unlikely.
All this talk about sin sounds like a bunch of nonsense to me.
First it assumes a God who is too incompetent to organize a simple educational field excursion and figure out a way to get all of the students home safely.
How likely is this that God would not be smart enough to come up with a plan for our salvation that is going to work?
It also assumes that God must have created us imperfect if we are sinners.
One might assume that God would be able to create someone perfect each and every time if he chose to. Assuming God is capable of this, then it follows logically that we must be perfect creations if we are actually creations of this perfect God.
Unless of course you are saying that God chose to create us imperfect.
If God created us imperfect then anything that may go wrong is Gods fault, not ours. This seems a bit illogical at best so I think that we need to assume that What God creates would have to be perfect.
If this is the case and Gods creations are perfect, then nothing that we can do could change what God created perfect and make it imperfect unless we think that we are more powerful than God is.
How likely is it that we the creation could be more powerful than the creator. I personally find this idea somewhat amusing, and a bit absurd.
Religion tells us that God is perfect. If this is true then it could hardly be logically for Gods creations to be considered to be anything less than perfect.
If this is the case then Nothing that we can ever do could possibly change this perfection that God willed, unless we were so powerful that our choices could override and change the will of God.
How likely is that????
Think about it.
The idea of sin is simple nonsense; a lie made up about God by religion.
Love and blessings
don
Source --- Course in miracles
2006-09-02 01:20:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Allah said that even if a fortune teller told you something that turned out to be right (by coincidence), still he/she is a liar.
In Islam, Muslims are not allowed to expose themselves to any fortune telling even if the intention was only for fun. Some people say that they would just go but won't believe what will be said, however it is still considered as a sin. Only God knows the future.
2006-08-30 17:40:51 · answer #2 · answered by Confused 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is a sin for people to believe in quacks and con artists, like fortune tellers. But it is not a sin to get your fortune read according to the Ten Commandments.
2006-08-30 17:42:40 · answer #3 · answered by Sue Chef 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but God forgives all sins, so you do not have to worry about it. Besides, if people like getting their fortune told, and are having fun, God wants us to have fun, so do what you like, and love the Lord.
2006-08-30 17:41:55 · answer #4 · answered by maddy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the fortune teller is lying, and therefore sinning. You're okay though.
2006-08-30 17:41:25 · answer #5 · answered by justaquestioner 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Magical arts are an abomination to the Lord (somewhere in Deuteronomy I think).
2006-08-30 23:49:50 · answer #6 · answered by Cee T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For fun, nothing big, but say u start believing it, then a sin definately.
Also depends on your religion...
2006-08-30 17:41:08 · answer #7 · answered by holy fish!! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in catholisism ya it is, its also a sin to read your horoscope but im a catholic and i do it.... theres a lot worse i could be doin that im not so i pass no heed .....
2006-08-30 17:41:32 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes,your involving yourself in witchcraft
2006-08-30 17:38:25 · answer #9 · answered by holyghost130 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, but I can see your future, a lot of bible thumpers are going to say you are!
2006-08-30 17:40:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋