JerryBerry:

From your username and your posts, it is observable that you are a pyschopath. Yes! You can continue your campaign of exchange of bovine tantrums in the "family section", you mustn't extend it to the "religion section".

CLUELESS APOLOGIST

Go, tell your deity that you've failed.

cococandy: Yes I'm honest with my self.
I believe in God. I'm christain because I was born one and I like Jesus' teachings.
But I don't honestly believe that all others are condemned to hell because they are not christains.
I don't know what to make of that. But I try to understand other people's religions too whenever I come across them.

highmey:
Hmmm...

From my observations so far, most people are in religion (especially xtians and Muslims) cos:
1. They were born into the religion.
2. They are scared of been sent to hell.
3. They have no idea of what awaits them after death.

I'm very sure, if men lives for ever, no one will be religious.

Following this thread, it's so educative!

kayustones: It is because of God's mercy that you atheists are still alive.
Even if you say that there is no God at least the occurrence of supernatural things like charm and sorts should give you an inkling that there is a realm beyond what you see. It won't be wise to ignore or deny a fact simply because you can't explain it.
Don't wait till science and other things you put your trust on fail you before you humble yourself and confess openly that there is a God

highmey:
Hmmm...

From my observations so far, most people are in religion (especially xtians and Muslims) cos:
1. They were born into the religion.
2. They are scared of been sent to hell.
3. They have no idea of what awaits them after death.

I'm very sure, if men lives for ever, no one will be religious.

Following this thread, it's so educative!

5minsmadness:
Wait, what? This your analogy makes no sense. Why didnt they just say people came out of the water or a great beast birthed them? Why the mud and the breathing of life?

5minsmadness: So I clicked your link and looked through some but not all of the topics at random as there were too many. Earth, mud, land, rock, they all point to the same thing. Can't you see the similarity? Why didn't someone make man from water? Or air? There is a similarity in the creation story concerning man, (not the gods) no matter how bizzaire other parts of the story gets. Unless you deliberately don't want to see it.

5minsmadness: And what do you know is "The Great Leprechaun?" If such a thing existed wouldn't it have beenemtioned in man's history? Can't you see such examples are given by atheist bodies to ridicule the idea of a supernatural being solely and so shouldn't be taken seriously?

5minsmadness: And then what? You'll come on your knees to worship him if he does that? I doubt it. You'll probably go on about how its a hoax and how the Americans have devised a means to brainwash the masses. Besides God tried numerous times in the past to communicate directly with man, man simply goes 'wow' and then forgets after some time.

5minsmadness: All religion, although diverse, have a common similarity. There is a God. That God may have demigods under him or send out emmissaires or have a Son but it still remains that there is a God. The last major spiritual upheaval is God sending his Son to die so that you can inherit eternal life in heaven. You don't need to do anything extra special like the Jews or Buddhists or Pagans. No need for any special atonement. Just believe in the salvation of God's son and be saved. So simple. Yet so difficult to follow for so many. Personally I think God has tried and if He has decided to leave us to rot in our ways I won't blame Him one bit. The bible actually warns that days like these will come when there will be a loss of faith on earth and people will be full of themselves, beat their chests and say 'there is no god.' and that the faithful should beware of those days.


I don't intend to preach or convert you to the Christian faith.

5minsmadness: I think most atheists on this forum are not angry at God per se, how can they be angry at someone they don't believe even exists . I think they are angry at the behaviour of Christians they have come across at one point or the other in their lives, or because they prayed for something and didn't get it. Is that disappointment really enough to risk your soul for?

5minsmadness: In your search for truth through science, remember to keep an eye out for things that science cannot explain. Try not to build on science so much as it tends to shift like the wind with new evidence. Be mad at Christians and pentecostal zealots with their fire and brimstone judgmental, holier-than-thou attitude but give God himself a chance by keeping your mind open to possibilities.

Apatheist: Deep Sight.

Martian:

@5minsmadness.

Deep Sight is a classic example of a person creating a god. His opinion of what God is like is always changing, but what is consistent is that his God always has human attibutes that Deep Sight adds adjective too. His God is "extra" physical, it's the "Ultimate" mind etc.

Apatheist:
I thought Deep Sight was at least agnostic.
he doesn't type like a theist.

Martian:

It's a deep sight concoction of Christianity, Buddhism and mysticism.

5minsmadness:


You claim you are not an atheist but your posts indicate otherwise.

EnlightenedSoul:

Religions are interesting to me, though none have inspired my "faith" so far. I come from a Muslim family, but I don't practice.

I have agnostic leanings. What I lack is conviction.

Still figuring it out.

krayzieklay: Same here... But on the conviction part,I've already done that,just don't know how to tell my peeps esp my mum. She's gonna go berserk.

Apatheist:
Atheist?

krayzieklay: Agnostic sir. But on the verge of becoming an Atheist.

krayzieklay: Same here... But on the conviction part,I've already done that,just don't know how to tell my peeps esp my mum. She's gonna go berserk.

Apatheist:
Nothing. Thought I'd never see you again.

It's good to see you again.

cococandy: I'm christain because I was born one and I like Jesus' teachings.
But I don't honestly believe that all others are condemned to hell because they are not christains.
I don't know what to make of that.

Weah96:

So you're not a Christian. The Jesus in your head is not the same one described in the bible. The biblical version clearly says that salvation can only come through him. That's the whole point of Christian ministry, winning souls for Jesus. There wouldn't be any need for preachers or evangelists if non Christians were not headed for hellfire. If you don't accept that doctrine, then pick another religion, Jesus is not your guy. I'm dying to know who you've been praying to this whole time you didn't believe in Jesus. SMH.

cococandy: Why are you angry?

cococandy: Why are you angry?

EnlightenedSoul:

My parents have a "you'll come around" attitude and attribute it to being "young", and therefore "blind", since they weren't into religion when they were my age either, particularly my father.

Maybe you should employ a gradual approach. My mother knew not because I'd told her but because she'd noticed, gradually, that I wasn't doing this or that, and asked. Then she told my father lol That's basically how the discussion started

Apatheist:
Good luck-- not Jonathan, tho

Hopefully your parents wont disown you and or send you to different churches for "exorcism"

krayzieklay: Well,I will but not now... The thing is; my parents know dat I'm not a religious person right from when they forced me to go for Arabic/islamic lessons during my teenage days. But like u rightly stated,they may attribute it to being young,blind and stuffs.. O.k,now I'm in my twenties, and its still d same stubborn,blind boy(according to them) . I really don't av probs with pops tho coz we don't get along... How to tell my mum iz d hurdle I need to scale through..

All truths must not be told. If my mother knew some of the things I did to the ladies in bed, she could easily disown me. So I keep that truth away from her, along with my beliefs.

So wat was their reaction when u opened up?