2007-12-17 10:09:42 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Nope, here's why . . .
. . . The supernatural – including God, heaven, hell, Satan and tooth fairies – is an invention of the human imagination. The following is for those who believe in the supernatural or indulge other fantasies in preference to reality.
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 it’s dishonest to claim one's faith is logical – faith is a personal position, not a logical conclusion.
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 their 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: yet you choose to surrender it to something you can’t possibly 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 made a leap of faith. Your faith is a personal position – not a valid logical conclusion.
2007-12-17 20:00:36 · answer #1 · answered by Seeker 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's not a matter of belief--it's fact. Science only deals with the physical realm, but most of nature is spiritual as is Heaven and Hell. Not easy to prove things trans-dimensionally. When you know something is true, it's not going to become false just because someone doesn't believe it. Raise your sights and enjoy the view! Merry Christmas.
2007-12-17 18:20:24 · answer #2 · answered by Thomas E 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, I believe you can create your own heaven or hell in this life, but as for actual places no.
2007-12-17 18:14:37 · answer #3 · answered by Grey Man 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I know that there is a Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory beyond a shadow of a doubt.
2007-12-17 18:24:42 · answer #4 · answered by Hanna E 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe heaven is where God is and that is what makes it good. I believe hell is where God is not and that is what makes it bad. I believe free will includes the choice between an eternity with God and an eternity without God.
2007-12-17 18:15:53 · answer #5 · answered by rozefyre86 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I believe we live forever because nothing really dies it just changes. Our souls continue after our flesh bodies die. Heaven? yes a new dimension
Hell? no I do not believe in hell for me
2007-12-17 18:17:57 · answer #6 · answered by theladygeorge 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, I don't.
I believe in Hella's realm, and Asgard, Vanaheim and Nifleheim (and others).
Edit: No, wait! I know there's a Hell - I have a shot glass from Hell, Michigan. Maybe it is hell, gotta be really cold right now!
2007-12-17 18:25:56 · answer #7 · answered by Aravah 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i believe that heaven and hell are metaphors for the state of mind in which you die.
if you lived your life the way you wanted to, and lived long and happy, then you die peacefully knowing everything you did was good.
but if you lived a sad life and were never happy, then you would die restless, and would in a sense be in "hell".
2007-12-17 18:25:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe heaven and hell is created by its imaginer, later recognized by its own captive.
2007-12-17 18:12:13 · answer #9 · answered by Amo 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Yeah! Can you imagine being married to Britney Spears, if you're a man, or Bradd Pitt, if you're a woman, then find out they're gay?
2007-12-17 18:13:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋