Yup, and I agree with you.
Expect you'll get some vehement disagreement to your point of view.
Enjoy
2007-03-26 20:15:24
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answered by spam_free_he_he 7
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That which we call God is God whether that God is a Supreme Being, a universal energy, etc., or a human invention. If we are only our best selves, if we only strive for that which is good because we believe that ultimately we are going to be judged by a God, then we have missed the point of God. As human beings we have an ability to glimpse the possibility and wonder of all that is eternal, infinite and divine.
No matter what we call it, humans have a spiritual nature and religion and our belief systems are how we seek it and express it.
2007-03-27 10:04:22
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answered by ElleGiguere 1
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God is very much real! He exists and all that He promises will come to pass. Many people are limited by the earthly realm, and so blinded by physical evidence, and science, they've become blind to the most OBVIOUS truth of all:
You can not rationalize what's of the spirit...by that which is physical or earthly. The two are of a different nature, and Spirit is not dependent on physical evidence.
One must reason on a higher deeper level, to have faith and understanding of the spirit realm and God. Anyone can believe in physical evidence...as it is inferior...and requires the most BASIC level of reasoning.
A toddler, loving pet, even the smallest insect, is able to detect what they can see and hear, or feel approaching rain or beautiful whether. Belief in physical evidence is not a huge accomplishment.
Ironically, some of the most intelligent people by earthly standards, are completely ignorant when it comes to the spirit realm. They have confused what God has given us as gifts(nature, science, etc), with the beginning and the end. Like a child, they are so memorized by the shiny toys before them, they don't think to question who made the toy.
Praise God for His Grace...He is worthy of worship, and love. :)
2007-03-27 04:34:23
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answered by LovingJirie 1
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I find it interesting that those that don't believe in God or an afterlife hope that their memory or DNA will live on in others. But what if you don't have children or don't do anything in this life worth remembering? Is that all for you? How many generations will pass before you are completely forgotten? In the history of the world, how many humans have lived and died? 10B, 15B? How many of these are remembered in the history books? How many famous people are remembered 100 years? 1000? 10000?
I had an atheist uncle (by marriage to my aunt) who illustrated this perfectly. His life was about getting and keeping things for himself. He talked about all he had gathered and accomplished. He never had any children and he lived for another 50+ years after my aunt died. When he died (he was nearly 100 years old), he had outlived all his friends. He had alienated most of the family by his hateful personality, even the ones that tried to show him love over the years. His great wealth was divided after the state took a big cut, among many distant relatives of his only sibling, people who didn't even know his name. Who was there to remember him or his accomplishments?
If there was no God, his life was sad and pointless enough. But if there truly is a God, which I do believe to be the case, his life was even more sad that he refused to respond to the One who could bring him meaning and purpose. Once he died, he knew the truth one way or the other but it was then too late for him.
2007-03-26 20:57:15
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answered by biblechick45 3
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Taking religion out of the context, someone has to look for opportunity. Ultimately, God or not, people do die. While people are here, they become preoccupied in society, but if they think big enough, they should strive to make the most of their life, so if not for moral reason, so their name will live on for ever.
Most classical societies, such as the Greeks and Romans, didn't believe they would be punished nor rewarded for what the did in life. Rather, they felt that what glory they achieved during their lifetime would live with them to the underworld. So that their names would live on after them.
Modern society encourages reward and punishment as for context of living life. If not to strive to be a good person for moral reasons, then society feels that people should do it out of fear from an infernal punishment. Either way, religion offers assurance that there is something else after death, so that even though people may die, something will come from the life they led.
2007-03-26 20:19:14
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answered by Anonymous
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hi
Read 1 John 1 from the beginning to the end. God does appear to people in the old testament and then He send Jesus in the new testament. The Holy Spirit does appear to man. Pray for the Spiritual Eye and the Hearing Ear through this you have to believe and God will show you that He does exsist. Trust me i felt His presence a couple of times.
Amen God bless
2007-03-26 20:20:25
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answered by Anonymous
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apparently maximum young children comprehend the idea of pretending in the previous the age of three. From the on the spot they comprehend the pretence of Santa, the Bunny, teeth Faerie and Bogeyman their minds may be manipulated (sucked) into the god fantasy. A Jesuit is once meant to have stated: provide me a newborn till eventually he's seven and he will be mine for existence. This became an aphorism from a lengthy time period in the previous newborn molestation prices were extra antagonistic to clergymen.
2016-12-02 21:26:31
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answered by merryman 4
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If god is not real, then what?
1. Life is real not just mine others also.
2. Even if god is not there, there is a law, let me understand the law.
3. "Gods" can be there who become gods through their effort, so worship wisdom and effort and dieties.
4. God may be there may not be there, but, let me live my life for knowing and achieving.
5. God is not there so let me leave the whole world and retire to solitude. Life is useless.
6. No god, no law, no continuity, let me commit suicide.
7.No god, no law, yes continuity let me live responsibly.
8.No god, yes law, yes continuity let live and preach responsibly.
9.No god, yes law, no continuity, let me preach to cheat but need not have to practice. Enjoy all sensual pleasures and end up in disgust.
OH wow!!!! how many options you have. These many options are not there if "god exists". All the best.
2007-03-26 20:45:17
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answered by r_govardhanam 3
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I understand fully where you are coming from, and it might be comforting to believe in things such as god, afterlife, souls, and so on, but the evidence does not support such beliefs, and if you want the world to work for you, you must treat the world as it is, as shown by the evidence, not as you would like it to be. The purpose of life is to make more life. Carl Sagan said: "If you want your life to have significance, do something significant." My purpose is to pass on my genetic heritage (done that), and to make the world a better place by encouraging people to use the one gift that is unique to our species -- the ability to think.
2007-03-26 20:18:14
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answered by Anonymous
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I agree with you 100%. If there is no God, then life is completely pointless. Do anything you want, it really doesn't matter because we are all going to die soon anyway.
However, there is a God and He sent His only Son Jesus Christ to save us from our sin.
Without Jesus, this life has no meaning, and there is no point in any of us living.
2007-03-26 20:17:05
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answered by aaron 2
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If God's not real, and this life is all there is, then the best that can be hoped for is that those who remain when we have ceased to exist will remember us fondly for who we were, and that we positively impacted the world in some way. That's about it. All-in-all, not bad, but still, kind of unfulfilling.
2007-03-26 20:16:08
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answered by Steve 5
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