*yawn* repost...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Oh, I'm sorry you don't like your free will. Would you rather me take it away and force you to follow my command?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

70-100 years of forced behavior would be better than an eternity of suffering based on the judgement of one being, no?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

No.... It's actually very simple to avoid going to hell.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Assuming your God is the right one (a common Christian fallacy), and how do you decide whose rule book to follow?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Since you seemed to be speaking about my God, that is the one I referred to. I decide whose 'rule book' to follow because that is what seems right to me. If you have different views, then that is your right.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

So it's completely arbitrary, is what you're saying? Kind of a silly reason to subject yourself to a lifetime of stringent rule-following.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I'm not saying anything of the sort. Most of the 'rules' are generally accepted rules of society. It's not like I really have to go out of my way on a daily basis. I pray, I go to church, I try to be a good person. I don't see how that is subjecting myself to a lifetime of stringent rule-following. If you don't want to believe in God, then don't. But don't bash my lifestyle when you don't know my lifestyle at all. I can accept your beliefs, the least you can do is be respectful of mine.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Pointed questioning shouldn't be misconstrued as bashing. My point was that if you're going to resign to following a conduct laid out by another party (be it society or scripture) you should at least have some modicum amount of concrete reasoning for it. I sincerely respect your views, though. Very thought-provoking.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I do have reasoning for following the conduct I chose to follow, as I'm sure you have your own reasoning for following the conoduct you choose to follow.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Out of curiosity, why does he/she need a reason? Who are you, or anyone for that matter, to say that someone needs reason to live a certain way?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Sure is. Sorry, I'm new here.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Why do other people's beliefs matter enough to you that you want to critize them? Let people think what they want, even if it sounds absolutely crazy to you.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

But the people who did horrible things woul then end up in heaven and screw everything up.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

lol more posts about religion. Nothing to see here.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Since this seems like a rather christian God oriented post, I'd like to point out that the idea of "eternal punishment" started with the christians. Before them, the Jewish people didn't believe in this concept of Hell. There was Sheol where you went for punishment and you were cut off from God. But you didn't stay there forever, I think the max was like 12 months, then you returned to God. When christianity started, they needed a means to convert people, so the pagan god Pan became the iconic image of the devil and you were threatened with eternal torment. I've always been entertained by that concept, since the Old Testament jewish god is seen as the wrathful one, but that's also the one that won't condemn you forever.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Hell is part of the reason I find life bearable. That sounds weird but, there is some really evil people in the world.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

God doesn't damn anyone to hell. People who go to hell choose hell. God doesn't want anyone to go to hell, He wants us to go to heaven. But He gave us free will, so we choose heaven or hell.

by Anonymous 11 years ago