2006-10-30 19:29:00 · 24 answers · asked by skeptic 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
to "i like fried chicken" :
i don't have to believe in air
i can measure it since it is tangible
you are mentioning air as if it is a supernatural thing like God..
2006-10-30 19:36:06 · update #1
to Abdulhaq:
we don't "believe" in electricity or gravity
we can measure them, observe them
they are not "supernatural"
2006-10-30 19:41:25 · update #2
to PAT:
we don't believe in air or love. we "know" them
they are tangible
air is composd of molecules
love is a chemical activity in the brain
neither air nor love is "supernatural"
but nevertheless, thank you for your tolerant answer
2006-10-30 19:53:23 · update #3
Jesus went to hell.
2006-10-30 19:31:46 · answer #1 · answered by Tim 47 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
You live in a world that everyone dies in, no one lives and there is given only one Way out, and as far as what you claim you don't believe that is simply NOT true and I can prove it. Of all the knowledge you don't know, have no idea of where to even look, can God live there, okay God is alive, now design, if you took say a rocket, and put the raw materials in a container, and shook it up or what ever you pleased can you get a rocket or do you have to take the raw materials and design the rocket, okay God designed you, and as far as the ten commandments [not suggestions] every country that you would want to visit including The USA has for its baise the ten commandments so IF that is real so is the rest of God's Bible, in fact you can get FREE on line bible lessons, www.itiswritten.com also have more bible questions, try www.bibleinfo.com God bless, hay EMAIL not messanger me also wgr88@yahoo.com
2006-10-31 03:35:25 · answer #2 · answered by wgr88 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heaven is where God is and hell is where God is not. Earth is where man is.
God, not man, judges.
So do you see sunrises and sunsets or do you see the earth rotating? Or is the earth flat?
Science forms theories to explain facts where a fact is an observation made by men (note plural) independent of location.
There are no facts about God, heaven, hell, etc. These are not observed knowledge but reveal knowledge.
We all are aware of revelation which we can believe or not believe. What you believe is yours.
Are you going to hell because you limit your belief system to science? Science can not help you with that question.
2006-10-31 03:37:03 · answer #3 · answered by J. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who tells you that you go to hell because you believe in the visible Book of Nature and the visible Book taught by the most wise Educator? I am on your side in this matter. You never go to hell.
As for the invisible Book of your Soul, if you doubt about it, I am also on your side. You never go to hell.
I firmly believe that your noble Soul, which you don't see with your physical eyes, will tell you many beautiful things, after you practice the reading of two visible Books mentioned above. Otherwise, I can no longer believe your statement about your sole belief in what you see.
2006-10-31 03:45:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have a choice. We were all born with the inability to have faith in God. You may choose to have it, if you wish, by studying the Bible.
As an earlier post quoted from the Bible (paraphrased): You get faith by hearing the Word of God.
As far as "are you going to hell?", you will be able to answer that question for yourself after you have read and studied the Bible.
2006-10-31 03:52:00 · answer #5 · answered by nancy jo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the way to get to heaven is to accept Jesus Christ, son of God, into you heart and confess your sins to him. otherwise according to the Christian faith, yes, you're destined for hell. if you believe in him, he will forgive your sins (which he died for) and then you go to heaven, but you have to believe. i myself am wondering why you care if you only believe in what you see? i see a hopeful curiosity in you.. and that's all anyone needs to get on a fast track towards heaven.
this may seem crazy or hard to fathom since you only believe what you see, but almost every "born again" christian said the same thing as you, "i only believe what i see".
if you want to learn more start attending Sunday school, church services, and such WITH AN OPEN MIND AND HEART. it's OK to be skeptical, i was myself. you can try books like 'the case for Christ' , 'the case for faith' , and 'the case for a creator' all written by Lee Strobal. this man was an atheist who felt certain his award winning journalist skills could dis-prove Christianity beyond any doubt.. years later he was a dedicated Christian. he was worse than the other people who tried to answer your questions claiming "probably according to the religious nuts on this site" (by worse i mean in their belief in Christ, not saying they are worse than anyone else. i have anything against what they want to believe or them personally)
2006-10-31 03:49:56 · answer #6 · answered by Joel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certainly is, because the fact we are the creation of God can never be denied. The reason of you having doubt in what you don't see is because the door to your heart had been kept closed.
You will only "see" the God through your heart not your eyes. Your heart must be pure in order to see the God.
2006-10-31 04:47:57 · answer #7 · answered by S.K. Chan46 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So long as you see that there is far more to existence than you could ever hope to see, and doubt that you in all your limitations could ever hope to have all the answers, then I don't see why.
There's nothing wrong with being a sceptic. Just don't fall into a pit of zealous denial.
2006-10-31 03:54:12 · answer #8 · answered by Shawn L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read the parable of the Good Samaritan. Apparently you should judge people according to their actions, not their beliefs. So, if you are a good person, you won't go to hell. If you are a bad person, GW Bush get to use you as a foot stool for eternity.
2006-10-31 03:35:49 · answer #9 · answered by Labsci 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have learned that belief is a most powerful thing.....
If you believe you will throw up, you will... if you believe it, anything can happen.....
You are not going to hell because you don't believe.... Because when the time comes, something profound will happen... and it will be a revelation to you.......
Some things to note with "sight"..... Is that sometimes it is internal...... Not outward!
Your sister,
Ginger,
gmcfayden@yahoo.com
2006-10-31 03:34:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you believe in air? you can not see it but you feel it in a breeze.
do you believe in love? you can not see it, but you see its results.
Faith is believing in what you can not see. Every day you believe in things you can not see.
Religion is mans interpetation of faith.
No one can judge if you are going to hell. The book of James states it is wrong to stand in Gods place as judge of someone else.
God understands your questions.
2006-10-31 03:43:09 · answer #11 · answered by PAT 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋