2007-12-06 20:01:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The supernatural -- including God, heaven, hell, Satan and tooth fairies -- is an invention of the human imagination.
Faith and logic are antithetical. If religious adherents would admit that they believe for PERSONAL, rather than logical, reasons, THEN they would be honest about their "faith". But claiming faith on a logical, rational, basis is dishonest -- faith is a personal position . . . not a logical conclusion or rational choice.
Faith and doubt always go hand in hand. Faith without doubt is BLIND faith. It takes a closed mind to sublimate doubt to the point of blind faith. Normal people leaven their faith with a little common sense. Doubt always nibbles at the edges of faith. After all, without doubt, faith would have no context, no purpose, no meaning, no point. Would it?
Because there is no evidence for anything supernatural (including God), NOBODY can claim ANY knowledge of it. Anybody who does is lying or delusional. It takes suspension of disbelief to believe in the supernatural: one must convince oneself that the impossible is possible. This is the opposite of curiosity. You have one life, one quest . . . and you choose to surrender it to something you can’t know anything about.
When people talk about faith, they're usually talking about the supernatural: God, angels, miracles, etc. There is, of course, lots of doubt involved because the supernatural is entirely outside the human (natural) realm. It's not so much that God, or angels can't exist . . . the real point is that NOBODY has access to the supernatural and thus NOBODY knows ANYTHING about it. Anybody who claims to have faith in something he knows absolutely nothing about is actually confessing to placing his imagination before, and above, his intellect.
Imagination has its place . . . but not where life decisions are involved. Placing imagination above intellect is surrendering your quest for meaning. You are surrendering the meaning of your life to your religion . . . to your version of God.
And that's fine. Just be honest about it. You gave up and made a leap of faith. Your faith is a personal position . . . not a valid logical conclusion.
2007-12-10 00:00:01 · answer #1 · answered by Seeker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you read what heaven is ? and compared with what hell is ? there are only 2 choices . why wouldn't anyone want to go to heaven ? this is a place where there are no tears/ you know no saddness/sickness. you have every pleasure possible / no pain. it's a no brainer for me.
2007-12-06 20:15:52 · answer #2 · answered by Mildred S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question.... a spell? great way to put it.... Only someone whose been there (if there is a heaven) can answer that.
2007-12-07 00:28:49 · answer #3 · answered by Angie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes always and when you go there it will be eternal bliss
and will be given life in the future
2007-12-06 20:19:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wait n see
2007-12-06 20:05:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Jessica Alba will be there too.
2007-12-06 20:04:41 · answer #6 · answered by asdf 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
god is apparently like herpes. You're never rid of him.
2007-12-06 20:04:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
SPIRITUALITY
2007-12-06 20:04:58 · answer #8 · answered by ahsoasho2u2 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋