Even if a God exists why should we care about it?

Question

God is a complete stranger to us. He is a stranger to our freinds and relatives. He is more of a stranger than Bush to me. I see Bush on television and newspaper everyday.
If he is all powerful he could be able to manage the world without anyone following him. He allows heaven to all evil people just because they are baptized and believes in him. Atheists, people who are not baptized are sent to hell however good they are. Why should we be worried about such a person?

Answer 1

No, we shouldn't. And, as a matter of fact we, Atheists, actually don't;) given that for us there's no God whatsoever;)

Yours is a good point though: Believers should think about it, because it's them who should not be concerned about someone (existing for them only), who couldn't obviously care less about them since he's been threatening them, killing them, and cursing them from the very beginning;) imposing his will upon them as nothing more than a Tyrant would do;)

The problem with Believers is their lack of dignity and self-confidence, since they allow Religious Leaders to control them and rule them like pawns in the name of someone whose existence is not proved and who (admitting his existence just for sake of argument ) has always been trying to make them persish, one way or the other...

Honestly: they deserve to live and die in a world where people kill one another in the name of God, they asked for it;) the problem is that too many innocent Atheists will also perish because of these religious wars, not to say anything about children, who're always innocent, no matter what they believe...

Answer 2

I wish every believer asked these questions, it would make the answers more real and more revelant.
Yes, He is a stranger to most people. I will try to keep it as simple as I can, merely to give an answer. When He set everything up, He created an order to things. Humans were given authority here; that authority is now in evil hands. Jesus never argued with satan that he was 'the prince of this world'. He rules here now. Most people only see the way that he set things up now, all the evil and the layer of lies that everyone swallows. It is a downhill way of things. God tries to pull us up out of it, knowing how miserable we are, even though technically we got ourselves into this mess. God still rules from heaven, and has plans to retaking that authority of earth back, but we will still be lost without trusting him to help us- save us. Sin is such a horrible thing to God- would you touch gangrene on a person?- that He cannot be near it. Only way is to kill it, so He did- yes on the Cross. He wants to be near us and not a stranger.
Hope this answers your question, and it is a very insightful and real question.
One way I know to try to find out for sure if God is real is to ask Him to show you, to ask for wisdom. It is in the bible, and if that doesn't work, then the bible isn't real right? But you *do* have to be open enough to let the possibility reveal itself too.
Thanks for the provacative thought.

Answer 3

God is not a complete stranger to me, nor my friends and releatives. Baptism does not assure anyone of heaven and evil people do not go there, just becasue they were baptised. You say that good people are sent to hell, but you are defining good in your own terms. That's humanism and it must fail. As for the last sentence, He is not a person. If He were, you wouldn't need to worry about Him.

If you are genuinely asking about God, seek and you will find. If not, then you should worry.

Answer 4

Interesting question. Other than it being part of man's nature to ask questions beyond his comprehension, there's no reason to "worry" about God (or a god, as you wish).

What we should be "worried" about, or rather concerned, is just that we treat others with equal respect - until they prove themselves unworthy of that respect. Of course, that's where a sense of forgiveness comes in, and some people tax that beyond human limits, too.

Personally, I don't "worry" about God; I just enjoy the Earth as much as I can while I still have my health and senses to do so.

Most people are deserving of a measure of sympathy. Most. But then there are some really useless and evil MFs out there.

Answer 5

If God is a complete stranger to you, it's because you're not trying hard enough to build a relationship with Him.

"He allows heaven to all evil people just because they are baptized and believe in Him" -- what makes you say that?

Nowhere in the Bible does it say that baptism -- all by itself -- gets us into heaven. The Bible is clear that we must continue in the grace in which we enter through baptism. Which is something that "evil people" are failing at.

"People who are not baptized are sent to hell however good they are" -- not necessarily. The Catholic Church teaches of "baptism by desire," which means that non-Christians can still get into heaven if they make a sincere effort to find God and live a good life.

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Answer 6

"Falsehood is contrary to truth. Now a heretic is one who devises or follows false or new opinions. Therefore heresy is opposed to the truth, on which faith is founded; and consequently it is a species of unbelief. Accordingly there are two ways in which a man may deviate from the rectitude of the Christian faith. First, because he is unwilling to assent to Christ: and such a man has an evil will, so to say, in respect of the very end. This belongs to the species of unbelief in pagans and Jews. Secondly, because, though he intends to assent to Christ, yet he fails in his choice of those things wherein he assents to Christ, because he chooses not what Christ really taught, but the suggestions of his own mind. In obedience to Our Lord's institution, the Church extends her charity to all, not only to friends, but also to foes who persecute her, according to Mt. 5:44: 'Love your enemies; do good to them that hate you.' Now it is part of charity that we should both wish and work our neighbor's good. Again, good is twofold: one is spiritual, namely the health of the soul, which good is chiefly the object of charity, since it is this chiefly that we should wish for one another. Consequently, from this point of view, heretics who return after falling no matter how often, are admitted by the Church to Penance whereby the way of salvation is opened to them." - St. Thomas Aquinas ("Summa Theologica" 13th century A.D.)

Answer 7

God is not a person.

Knowing God is knowing your source of origin. Its an individual journey.

Pulling away from source only bring miseries.

Till that is known miseries remain, closer the goal lesser the miseries of life.

Answer 8

You don't know love, do you?
Sure, God can do things this way, or that way ....no problem.
However, He opts for the loving way.
That should impress us and instill a desire in us to know Him better.
That is possible.
If you don't know Him, you have been spinning your wheels in the wrong religious organization.

Answer 9

oh so u think he exists?
this is it, he does exist and actually we need him more than he needs us. if we dont praise him he is able to raise even stones to worship him. he loves everybody and its not about good or evil. those who believe him (those who are supposed to go to heaven) did not acheive their 'goodness' in themselves. no one is good. it his through him tht anyone is made righteous.
He loves everyone and has given us a choice. its up to us to decide
About not seeing him ;do u believe the force of gravity exists? can u see it?

Answer 10

He might be a complete stranger to you, but not to me! If you want to know Jesus Christ, then repent, ask for forgiveness, and ask Jesus Christ to come into your heart. He will be there for you.