I mean do you really need "God" to tell you what's morally right or wrong. We all were born good people but life changes and some ppl have made good decisions and bad decisions and there are some ppl who have lost their identity and they are now in a very dark place in their life. But all of this is part of the human life and rather to deal with life and the rawness of it... instead of looking within ourselves some of us create this" being"this giant "being" and despite solid proven facts some ppl hold on to this "being".Im saying "you" because that person was me. When you are born you have everything that you will need for the rest of your life you just have to grow and develop.
Why do we need more than that isnt human nature better than some belief system. You are all the "god" you need you are real,life is hard&real, deal with reality.
2006-11-15 07:15:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
God can help you impersonally
2006-11-15 07:17:13 · answer #1 · answered by Poptart Demoniac 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If we were born "good", how are you defining what is "good"? The morals of Man change from time to time and culture to culture. In some places, gang rape is considered acceptable while others consider it a capital offense. To some people, stealing is acceptable while in others it is not. Also, what Man considers "good" or "moral" changes over time. It was once considered morally good to own slaves, now it is not. One group of people decided it was their moral duty to kill everyone of another group. That still happens today.
This is why I think we need a standard that is not set by the human mind, but by a higher power. That standard should be an absolute measure that does not change over time.
Finally, as a parent, I can tell you that I have proof positive that we are born with a fallen nature. Every one of my kids will start off doing the exact opposite of what I tell them to. I did not have to teach them to misbehave, they knew it from the first moment they selfishly screamed for attention.
Your idea is not a new one. New Ageism is really old paganism repackaged. But lets assume you are right for a moment that you are your own god. If so, then answer this for me; if you are god, why are you unhappy? Does it make yuo immune to unemployment, pain, death? What hope is there in an afterlife if you, the god, die?
2006-11-15 15:37:58 · answer #2 · answered by Tim 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe God created people to be good. We know what is right and wrong because it is innate in our being.
That does not change the fact that there is sin in our life, though. We still should to act "good", and yet we do not. God has been reaching out to make things different.
I don't know of any "solid proven facts" that contradict God's existance. And believing that "you are all the god you need" is a belief system in itself. Can you deal with that?
2006-11-15 15:23:14 · answer #3 · answered by JG 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Multitude of opinions added to your original question, which seems to mean it's not really a question. But it is a good question.Do you have to teach a toddler to be selfish, or to share. Do children need to be taught to lie, or do they seem to know how on their own. Do schoolkids naturally do their own work, or do we have to set up systems to keep them from cheating? Do humans need to be taught to fight, and cheat, and hate, and hurt each other? NO! because our human nature is not naturally good.
2006-11-15 15:30:53 · answer #4 · answered by guitar teacher 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People, as a whole, decide what is "good" and what is "evil". It's essentially popular opinion. I don't think we are born good or evil. I think we are born as pretty much blank slates, perhaps with tendencies toward certain reactions, but I don't think we are born knowing what our society is going to consider to be right and wrong. Not at all.
2006-11-15 15:19:55 · answer #5 · answered by The Resurrectionist 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
- Human nature is to do wrong. We all have trouble controlling simple thoughts in our own heads & even though we know what right is we still consider doing wrong, why?
2006-11-15 15:24:12 · answer #6 · answered by righton 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I was born a sinner, from the moment my mother conceived me.
2006-11-15 15:31:54 · answer #7 · answered by Hope 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No we must be taught..we need God if we want more than 70 yrs
2006-11-15 15:18:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
when you are born you are born with a blank brain that is sculpted by your environment. nobody is born bad but they are made that way through life experiences
2006-11-15 15:18:18 · answer #9 · answered by Red Eye 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We are not born good....you have to TEACH a child to do right....notice that they do wrong automatically......it's our fallen nature rearing it's ugly head.
2006-11-15 15:19:37 · answer #10 · answered by lookn2cjc 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋