Christians do you believe that there is a chance that Buddha, Krishna, Zeus, Odin or Allah MIGHT exist?

Question

You are taking a wager not believing in some of them aren't you?

If you are certain that they don't exist, and you don't fear the consequences because it seems ridiculous, then are you an atheist for the most part... with the exception of one additional god?

So why act like TOTAL atheists are so terrible? I realize many atheists openly state that Christianity is silly, and it can be offensive... but what would you be saying if you lived in ancient Greece, serving in the army... and Caesar wants to send you to war because he has consulted the "oracles" and they said go for it? I mean... wouldn't that stuff irk you a little?

Tom P - The good arguments never die. They just pass on so that fresh ears can continue to argue them.

Granny Annie - You are telling me stuff I already know. Just because I use Buddha as an example does not negate the fact that I realize that he was human. However being human does not change the fact that he either did or did not exist, or that people believe that he is who he says he is. It also doesn't change the fact that many people probably do consider Buddha to be a god, and this question would have suffered greatly if I had to stop and explain the entire situation to every person who does or doesn't know it already.

Okay, Allah does mean God in Islam, could be the same thing... sure. However, most Christians think of Allah as the God of Islam, which maybe the same God... but a different version. Therefore more or less different from their version.

Answer 1

nope

Those that died, remain dead
and some are myths

Answer 2

Well, Buddha exists since he lived on Earth as a real man, his soul is immortal and he will resurrect the last day.

It is not easy to agree upon in questions of religious things, because this zone is like a "black box". Something might happen there, but we cannot see it, only some consequences and know some explanations about them. What is more easy to agree upon is questions of science and of the public interest. (Although these are not always easy, either.) Public interest means that our deeds have consequences on our fellows in society, that it is not all the same, what we do, it is not necessarily only a private business (or simply a question of human rights). This might be the basis of a minimal consensus between people of different religions and also Atheists.

What Christianity teaches is that one should follow his or her good conscience in questions of both Heaven and Earth - this is a minimal rule for those, who do not know Christian teaching or cannot accept it (because it was not taught or preached them a convincing way). But if someone finds Christian teaching convincing, but still rejects it, because it is, say, a more convenient way, or because he/she is so much selfish or full of hatred, or for some similar reason, then it is really sinful and damned.

"Good conscience" means, I think, a care for others and carefulness in seeking the truth in general. (I guess that people might usually know or feel when do something bad, sinful against others - even when they are Atheists.) If someone lives a loving, self-sarificing life even without a conscious Christian faith, then he or she might probably go to heaven, because we are judged by God looking at our deeds and our mentality. But it is a question how often might people live such a life without Christian teaching.

Answer 3

If you look into history, (keeping in mind that history is written by men with their own political, religious, and personal agenda's) there has always been some sort of "God" that gives man a reason to believe in or understand the world around them. Who are we to say that Buddha, Krishna, Zeus, Allah or Odin do NOT exist? Could it be that actually all the Gods of all the religions in the world are one in the same? If you really look into it, with an open mind, you will find many similarities between the "main" religions of the world even today. The problems start when people forget to have an open mind, fanaticism is bad in whatever form or focus. When a group of people start to insist that their way is the ONLY way and all others are wrong; forgetting to be compassionate, considerate, and NON-judgmental. Well, that's when you get hatred, bigotry, anger, resentment and war.

Answer 4

On 1st impression, i thought u were just one of these....But then am impressed with yr well crafted qn. Don't have an answer 4 u 'cos am not a Xtian. However i observe that yr "grp of gods" is wrongly grouped.
Do u know that there are Arab Xtians & in their Churches when they worship in vernacular the reference for their perceived supreme bengn is "Allah"?. So, how is the Arab-Xtian Allah different from the British-Xtian God/Jehovah since they have the same faith? And d/4 how does the Arab-Xtian Allah fall into yr. grouping? See what i mean?

Answer 5

I think that blatant denial of ALMOST anything is usually (if it's a proclamation of non-thinkers, which is the case for most) ignorant. (I like your take on the oracle bit by the way.) But here's is a good retort for someone who insists that atheism makes more sense. In essence most atheists are unknowingly humanists (which is a religion). If they were to look back at what humanists believed 300 years ago, they'd laugh their heads off. But humanists believe in the developments of the time, and our "time" in the future will seem equally as humorous to the closed minded. And that is my take...today...but tomorrow may bring something else.

Answer 6

When God cast a third of the angels in Heaven down to Earth, what do you think they did here? They became the false gods you read about in mythology and will work for the anti-Christ when he shows up soon. You will find some really interesting things if you actually read The Bible and, by the way, you may want to read it now in light of what will soon take place.

Answer 7

Absolutely they exist! What kind of person are you? I suppose you think santa is just an excuse to sell stuff at xmas, the tooth fairy a ploy to ease childhood pains, the easter bunny just an excuse for a 4 day long weekend. SHAME ON YOU, you non believer you!!!!
The Grim Reaper? Now thats 'my kind of guy!" I hope he is atheist, might give me a little more time...

Answer 8

Atheism is the lack of a belief in a religion. Therefor if you believe in a religion you are not and cannot be an atheist even if you do not believe in other religions.

Also i do not act like atheists are terrible. I respect many of them for their beliefs and their contributions to this world and i know that just like there are intolerant atheists there are intolerant christains. The only atheists that i disrespect are the ones flaundering at me because of what i believe in and trying to convert me to leave god. (I hate the chritains who keep saying ull burn in hell just as much)

And as for your question i believe in many of those because they represent 1 thing, GOD ALMIGHTY. They are just different historical names for our divine entity, just like the christains call him god.

Answer 9

uhm yup. didn't buddha literaly walked on earth before?hihi its really up to you though if your willing to believe in others' gods. or depending on how your brought up. If your brought up in a very "theocentric" household tendencies are you only get to see one side of the story but if your brought up in a house where open conversations are open and with family members most likely of different religions then somehow you'll have a wider choice and openess with regards to this.

Answer 10

Hello! Buddha WAS an historical figure. He was a human being who found what he considered to be an excellent means of perfecting human nature.

The others, bless 'em, are merely the means whereby their various cultures sought to explain the ineffable presence of the REAL thing, Himself, before He had revealed Himself in propria persona via His Son, Jesus.

As for poor Allah, he's an amalgamation of a tribal god of the Beduoins, the Old Testament Jewish concept of Yahweh, and what Jesus had to say about His Father. Not bad when you consider that Mohammed's reason for this was to unite the various Arab tribes to keep others from clobbering them and to keep them from continuing to clobber each other whenever trade got slow or the weather permitted.

Answer 11

Hinduism is a mythology. As according to hindu scriptures(no longer me) krishna has 1700 different halves and radha grew to become right into a concubine and he or she grew to become into the spouse of her maternal uncle.He had 80000 infants.!!! How can one in each and every of those guy may be even claimed as sturdy?ignore approximately being religious etc.