live your life as if there is a God and find out when you die that there is not...
or
live your life as if there weren't a God and find out when you die that there is?
2007-12-03 15:43:14 · 13 answers · asked by bumpsetspike 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Your questions are many with no single answer.
2007-12-03 15:54:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have two options:
1. You are a true believer and chose to live your life in accordance with the bible.
2. You are not a believer and chose to live your life by what ever rules you see fit.
If there is no God outcome:
Option1. You die and that's it, you don't feel cheated or upset because when you die that is the end of your existence.
Option 2. You die and that's it. You don't feel like you got away with anything or that you had a better life because when you die you no longer exist.
If there is a God outcome.
Option 1. You awaken to find that you have a place in the after life of joy and happiness along side of God.
Option2. You awaken to find that you were wrong and with great regret wish you could take it all back. You are damned to whatever wrath God sees fit.
An analogy would be like going to a broker and having them present two investment options to you.
Investment A, you put all your money into an investment which will require you make some sacrifices now but in the end you will either get no return on your investment or never have to worry about money again.
Investment B, you put all your money into an investment which will not require you to make any sacrifices, but in the end you will either get no return on your investment or lose everything you own.
2007-12-04 00:15:05 · answer #2 · answered by Xash 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How exactly would I live my life as if there was a god? What would a god, something all-powerful and all-knowing, even have me do? Yes, I see through the poorly-hidden Christian agenda of the question. As I have no idea of what this god would actually want of me, I'll continue living my life the way I am now.
2007-12-03 23:50:58 · answer #3 · answered by Keyring 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
You should offer more choices.
Like
or, live your life as if there weren't a god and when you die, you just die since that is all there is.
or, live your life as if there is a god and find out it wasn't the god you thought it was
or....?
2007-12-03 23:50:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Number 2, because if there is a god it's a trickster deity. There's no way a sincerely good deity could have made our world because all the evidence points the other way. A trickster god will either do the same thing with us whether we believe or don't or will reward the use of the intellect it gave us.
2007-12-03 23:56:42 · answer #5 · answered by Eiliat 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I live my life the only way that I can; as a person who believes only that for which there is convincing evidence. I can not be what I am not. If it turns out that your god is not imaginary (a proposition which I find doubtful in the extreme) then so be it. He made me what I am; would it be fair of him to punish me for it?
2007-12-04 00:42:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The would depend on which god you are talking about.
2007-12-04 00:00:58 · answer #7 · answered by Azure Z 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cheers!
Thor's Hammer Vodka!
I believe there is a god, many of them and goddesses too!
2007-12-03 23:52:28 · answer #8 · answered by Aravah 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The second.
I refuse to live my life as an anticipation of death.
2007-12-04 00:15:17 · answer #9 · answered by K 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yay Pascals Wager!
Nothing like believing "just in case" Now that's REALY faith!
*DRINK*
*eye roll* Bartender make me another
2007-12-03 23:48:03 · answer #10 · answered by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 · 9⤊ 5⤋