And your best reason for not accepting Jesus Christ is.........?
Note:Scientists couldnt prove you wont be a good or valid excuse.
Romans 1:20-For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
2007-01-05 07:25:29 · 25 answers · asked by Maurice H 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If I'm wrong about God's existence, and if God is as benevolent as his followers would have you believe he is, then I'll be judged on the life I've led, not whether or not I believed he was real or not.
I'm willing to bet that I'd get in before a lot of his fundamentalist followers, though.
2007-01-05 07:28:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 3⤋
God did not tell me that the only way to heaven is through Jesus. Many people have told me that, and I do not believe it. When I stand before God on judgment day (should such a thing occur), I would like to say, "Thank You. I loved living on your earth. I'm sorry I wasn't able to do more to heal your creation while I was there, but I tried, and I think I helped some people and other beings. I'm grateful for everything I learned and experienced. Thank you."
2016-05-23 06:34:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pascal's wager:
"If god exists, it's infinitely better to believe, since you get heaven instead of hell for eternity. If he doesn't, it doesn't matter since you're dead anyway. So overall it's better to believe"
This is, of course, false.
Some of the problems with the argument:
* The implied assumption that god may exist (with a 50% probability, no less!)
* The assumption that there is an afterlife with a heaven and hell
* The assumption that the god cares about belief in him/her above all else
* The assumption that if you believe in a god, it will definitely be the same god that actually exists.
* The assumption that you lose nothing if it's false. You have lost a great deal, from time praying to a nonexistent entity (somebody mentioned just today praying several hours a day!!!) to morality (your god may ask you to hurt other people) and much more besides.
For more:
http://www.abarnett.demon.co.uk/atheism/wager.html
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pascal-wager/
http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/theism/wager.html
2007-01-05 07:31:51 · answer #3 · answered by eldad9 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Let's just say for arguments sake that I die and I'm standing outside the pearly gates. I would be quite shocked if this happened. Now, St. Peter is standing there asking me if I thought that I lived a good life and what not. Let's say that he asks me why I didn't accept that there was a heaven, god, etc. My only answer would have to be that I thought it was destroying humanity instead of helping it. Being that this is the truth and this is how I feel, and that god, Jesus, and all the rest of them are supposed to be "all forgiving", I would assume that St. Peter's response would be "alright then, in you go".
2007-01-07 06:15:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God? Really? Well I'll be damned! I'd have bet anything that you didn't exist!
Why? Well, I just couldn't force myself to believe in something that was so unlikely to be true. I was totally open-minded, but the brain you gave me just doesn't accept things on faith alone. In fact, all indications were just the opposite. You don't answer prayers, you don't show yourself, you don't do anything good, and so many people have been slaughtered in your son's name, and yours, that I just naturally concluded that it was all nonsense. I even tried to help others to understand this as well.
Come to think of it, God, this really pisses me off! Why in hell don't you just make your existence clear to everyone, then you wouldn't have to have a hell at all? Oh, and another thing, why do you allow bad things to happen? What kind of god are you, anyway?
Free will? What good is that to someone who's starving, or born without limbs? You're sadistic!
Oh really? Well then you're just a lazy bum. People shouldn't bother to worship and pray to the likes of you. Are you crying? You know, you can be happy without all that attention. You should be more confident in yourself. You can do it. C'mon cheer up now. That a boy. Maybe you can be a better god from now on. You have the power, all you have to do is use it to make people happy and prevent evil.
God, I could tell you much more about my disbelief, if you want. Or you could just start torturing me now. That's what you like to do, right?
2007-01-05 08:03:32 · answer #5 · answered by HarryTikos 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
OK, Christian. You're standing before the Flying Spaghetti Monster on Judgement Day. And your best reason for not accepting His Noodly Appendage is...?
Note: The fact that there's no physical proof of his existence won't be a good or valid excuse.
2007-01-05 07:30:19 · answer #6 · answered by . 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋
I won't have any. I will chastise her for doing a crappy job and burn. Even after freeing the chosen people and feeding them magically with mana and parting the sea for them his people decided to worship idols. after all of this he could only find two men and no women worth saving. That is either BullS or somehow the sky pixies do a really bad job. I don't buy any of it for a second.
2007-01-05 07:32:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
"Why didn't you answer me, when I was 15 years old, and begging you to give me the strength to continue being a Christian? I saw no evidence whatsoever that you even existed, and a mountain of evidence that you did not. And I wanted to continue serving you, and be a good Christian. I just couldn't make myself ignore the facts. Why didn't you answer me? Why didn't you give me the strength? Why did you curse me with knowledge, and curiosity, when you knew that it would not allow me to believe in you? What a cruel joke to play on me!
I cried out to you to save me... and you didn't answer me? Why did you do that.... "God"? Why oh why would you do such a thing to me?"
There you have it. God doesn't exist. No one in this world ever wanted him to more than I did. I'm sorry to break the news to you. But don't shoot the messenger.
2007-01-05 07:36:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 1⤋
I am standing before God at judgment and I say, Mother, life is wonderful, thank you. This Maurice guy wants me to talk to you about Jesus, oh you know that guy, Mary was his mom. Yeah that one. well anyway, seemed like a cool guy, nice to everybody, liked hanging out with guys and prostitutes and sick people, Yeah well, I'm gonna look around.
2007-01-05 07:34:35 · answer #9 · answered by Sara 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
That he is not the Messiah. And I'm having a bit of difficulty with the standing before God thing, as well.
2007-01-05 07:28:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋