General Questions About Belief

Tym

Well-Known Member
You get an A+ young man!
Thanks mindphuk. I see you are quite the free thinker yourself.. I love to debate, I love to think critically, And more than anything I love helping people learn how to use the brains we are born with :)

I like how you call out the logical fallacies! I also LOVE how you ask for definitions. I know much time is lost running on a presupposition of definitions. All you ever get from that is a moving goal post, not that it stops them from trying to move it anyways. At least that way, you can call them out on it.
 

GrandpaJ

Member
1. Do you believe it's a choice to believe in God? Why/why not?


Yes/No. There is such an assortment and discrepancy of gods, belief for the most part comes down to geography and you don’t get to choose your parents or where you are born so those early beliefs are not of your choice. As you mature you can question those beliefs so yes you can chose to either continue those beliefs or alter those beliefs or give them up altogether.

2. With the alternative option being (whatever general idea of) Hell, is it then a choice to love God? ie. choose to love God and go to Heaven or choose not to love God and go to Hell.

Love me or be punished for all eternity....well some people may enjoy sadomasochismbut I doubt it is for everyone. Why would anyone love a all powerful entity that maintains a place such as hell when it would be within such a beings ability to allow circumstance to preclude such a place at all.


3. Does free will exist in Heaven? Are we free to do as we please?

First define free will and Heaven. Once we have that construct in place I'm pretty sure people could come up with scenarios that would demonstrate free will as meaningless conjecture. Think of it this way, what if my free will precluded your free will?

4. Does God interfere in our reality in any way?

The concept of a god does, think 9/11, anti gay bigotry, killing abortion doctors, Muslims vs. Christians, Catholics vs. Protestants and so on and so forth.


Thanks guys.


"Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it."
 
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