if so, when is it a good time to tell adults that god* does not exist ?
And how can you break the news to them with out them quoting endless drivel from some 'holy' scripture?
* God, allah, mo and jesus are concepts created by man kind to satisfy their own ends. These names are trademark and copyright of delussional religious people the world over.
Your thoughts ... i thank you.
2006-09-19 10:40:57 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
KISSAHOG said "MAXIMUS, HOW THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU CAME TO EXISTENCE !?!?!?
YOU DESPERATELY NEED RELIGION IN YOUR LIFE, BUDDY !!!!!!!!!"
I did not come in to being by the imaginary god described in that ancient relic called the bible. That is a FACT.
Having a misguided superstitious book to rule my every thought, is the very, very last thing i need in my life, but thanks ... You know your jesus is fake... oh no? Prove me wrong ... you can not ... therefore jesus IS fake. Tell me who wrote the bible?... is was man kind, yes i thought so. Thanks.
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2006-09-19 11:13:26 · update #1
You mean Santa Claus and Jesus aren't the same guy? Which one of them is the Christmas guy? Both? Huh? All these religions confuse me...
And the best time to tell adults (Catholics ones anyway) that God doesn't exist is at Mass. They dig that...
2006-09-19 10:54:49 · answer #1 · answered by Mark M 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. Santa Claus was created as a marketing scam based off of the ancient St. Nicholas of Asia Minor, one of the men that sat at the council of Nicea.
Jesus is the most historically verifiable person in ancient history. There have been more books written about him than any other person, many of them written shortly after his life. So saying that he is a concept created by man is like saying New York City doesn't exist.
Mohammed likewise is a rather verifiable person in history, it would be ridiculous to try to prove that he didn't exist, and get you laughed at by any religious or secular person that has much knowledge about history.
The question of God is another one entirely. It's completely impossible to try to disprove God, and unfortunately for atheists, they are in a very small percentage of the world's population. In fact, there aren't any more atheists now than there were during Jesus' day. they just aren't as worried about speaking their thoughts.
Both Islam and Christianity do anything but glorify the person practicing it. Christianity I know much better, so I'll go that route. The Bible often condemns the people who were in charge, sometimes the people who were writing the books. What type of end would that satisfy in a person. Telling everyone that they were someone to be punished doesn't usually help someone gain power.
The Bible in particular is very interesting. It states things that were not known scientifically for many years, and records events in history before they happened. People tend to forget that. Not only is the Bible historically accurate, but there are parts of the Bible that were written before the history they covered. You can't just make that up. So the case for divinity is a strong one here. In addition, there are countless things which science can't explain. Indeed, things are discovered with new scientific explanations, but some of these explanations were already found in Scripture. The Bible isn't a science book, but it is scientific.
As for when would be a good time to tell people God doesn't exist? Well, if there's no God, then what would be the point of telling anyone?
2006-09-19 11:07:24 · answer #2 · answered by GodsKnite 3 · 1⤊ 4⤋
I suggested this when I was a kid to my mother...who was not quite a minister at the time. Oddly, she told me that in a way God was exactly that. Then she reversed it and called Santa "God on training wheels" for kids.
I tend to agree that God is a kind of a Santa Claus for adults. A magical being who somehow makes the world seem better.
That first post there sounds an awful lot like: "I'M RIGHT! ONE DAY YOU'LL SEE, THEN YOU'LL BE SORRY!" One would hgope that theists would have graduated beyond playground-level arguing.
2006-09-19 10:52:42 · answer #3 · answered by Scott M 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not quite, because religion has some good philosophy behind it. Santa Claus is more for the appeasement of children. You can take a closer look at some of this philosophy found in religion if you boil it down to more basic components, that is, eliminate all the miracles, angels, appearances, virgin births, prophets, saviors, and rudimentary explanations of natural phenomena, and there is some to be said about us as human beings. Unfortunately religious individuals take this verbatim and actually convert it in a "Santa Claus for adults"
2006-09-19 10:58:25 · answer #4 · answered by looking4ziza 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
God Inhabits Eternity.
In the height of heaven (Job 22:12), in the third heaven (2 Cor.12:2) God (Isa.44:6, Isa.45:5) inhabits eternity (Isa.57:15) and dwells in Zion (Joel 3:21, Ps.23:6), the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem (Heb.12:22).
Pat (ndbpsa ©)
2006-09-19 13:50:35 · answer #5 · answered by BibleProphecyOnTheWeb 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
well i understand how irritating it can get, listening to certain religious people that try forcing their faith on others as "truth".
I don't see definite proof for the existence of a God. But ...
I also don't see any universally-agreed upon "proof" there is NO God, either.
The logical stance is there may or may not be a God, and no one knows for sure.
2006-09-19 10:52:55 · answer #6 · answered by acrobatic 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Read stuff from Karen Armstrong -- religion and spirituality are essentials for man but this does NOT mean that one believes in a god or an afterlife. It's very important to separate the two. The mystery of existence and the information that we get about the connectedness of things from quantum physics should give us such a spiritual sense of humility and awe if we allow it to.
2006-09-19 10:51:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
The best thing to do it catch it when they are young and not brainwashed yet. If it is too late by that time, take the Bible slipcover and place it over a biology book - this way they think they are reading the bible but HA YOU FOOLED THEM and they proceed to become educated
2006-09-19 11:06:35 · answer #8 · answered by ηιgнт ѕтαя 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
They figuratively consult with him as a crutch, no longer actually. God is the reason that they are waiting to upward thrust up away from mattress and shop shifting usual. In different words he holds them up, purely as a genuine crutch could do.
2016-10-17 07:13:32 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I must agree that for many today their religion has become nothing other than a crutch to shelter them from the storms of the everyday. Religion, however, is not a shamanistic tool that wards off harm but a mirror to the enlightened soul. In this mirror one sees the image of G-d in our own lives and enters into the sacred romance that takes us on the journey of improvement that brings deeper joy to the world.
2006-09-19 10:50:11 · answer #10 · answered by Rabbi Yohanneh 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋