? for the Non-Believers!

[4dmin]

i will go w/ pharm tegs quote an put my twist on it...

the body is your temple and the mind is your bible; organized religion is for the weak minded.

just b/c i don't believe in your GOD doesn't mean i don't believe in something.

[ISAtlanta300]

then what do you believe in and what do you base your belief on?

Quotes?

[4dmin]

then what do you believe in and what do you base your belief on?

Quotes?

my beliefs are built on life itself... knowledge and experiences

[RandomGuy]

my beliefs are built on life itself... knowledge and experiences

just wondering, what are your views views on the hereafter Paul.


And those who believe in some deity, but don't have religion, nor a group with similar beliefs, Just wondering where/how were you "enlightened"

thanks

[Ncturnal]

just wondering, what are your views views on the hereafter Paul.

Once you die, that's it; game over, thanks for playing. The after-life is the fairytale that is the basis for the existence of most religions. People can't come to grips with mortality. It's the carrot hanging in front of the donkey. While alot of people so strongly want to believe there is something after they leave this planet, there is no proof of its existence. Wishful thinking and hoping that it is true doesn't count. There is one thing that is certain though: on a long enough timeline, the survivability rate of everyone drops to zero. There is no way to make it out alive so make the best of it while you have life in your possession instead of banking your hopes on a fairytale.

[ISAtlanta300]

my beliefs are built on life itself... knowledge and experiences

Kind of narrowminded don't u think? No two life experiences are the same. Your knowledge and your experience would not coincide with that of your fellow man.... What makes "your" life experience the base on which you base your beliefs? Is your life that "perfect" ?

[4dmin]

Kind of narrowminded don't u think? No two life experiences are the same. Your knowledge and your experience would not coincide with that of your fellow man.... What makes "your" life experience the base on which you base your beliefs? Is your life that "perfect" ?

i'm sorry please explain how that is narrowminded... i'm probably 100x more open minded than the average christian... ya and you thinking "you can't make that generalzation"... well ya i can. i was raised in a family of catholics/jehova witness, so i've gotten quite a mind full of already...

now how am i different? i don't stop learning and i don't close my mind to anything, if you took a look at my library you whould see everything from King James, to the Watch Tower, to the Satanic bible, to books on buddism, and to just about everything/anything dealing w/ religion and history.

now you take your average christian, they can't answer simple questions w/o saying "its in the bible" or have they experienced anything out of thier small mindset of what they were brought up in.

so as i expressed before my beliefs are built on what i have experienced or have learned in life. what i see today as a belief may change tomorrow... i believe in life the only way to higher enlightenment is to experience and learn everything you can.

[Jaimecbr900]

now you take your average christian, they can't answer simple questions w/o saying "its in the bible" or have they experienced anything out of thier small mindset of what they were brought up in.

That's because your religious belief is always first and foremost based on FAITH. As we have plainly said 5 gazillion times in the other thread, Faith has no logic. So when you get 2 people discussing an oxymoron, you will always get conflicting answers.

If that Christian believes in the Bible, then to them if it's written in the Bible then it's true. To a non-believer that doubts everything about the Bible, that same action/belief is ilogical. Opposing views. Simple.

What does that have to do with "exposure"? Being a "Christian" doesn't mean that you were always a Christian or even that you grew up with a silver spoon in your mouth. So the fact that someone is a Christian doesn't mean that they haven't experienced anything else. It just means they have chosen to try and experience things from one perspective from now on. Doesn't mean they are perfect. Doesn't mean they never did anything wrong. Doesn't mean they never seen anything bad or that they don't agree with.

I totally disagree that simply being "Christian" automatically makes anyone "closed minded" to everything. It only makes them "closed minded" to one thing. Just because they choose to believe in something deeply doesn't make them "closed minded". Maybe it just makes them "convinced".....Don't confuse strong conviction with closed mindedness. They are similar, but not the same.

[Kevykev]

That's because your religious belief is always first and foremost based on FAITH. As we have plainly said 5 gazillion times in the other thread, Faith has no logic. So when you get 2 people discussing an oxymoron, you will always get conflicting answers.

If that Christian believes in the Bible, then to them if it's written in the Bible then it's true. To a non-believer that doubts everything about the Bible, that same action/belief is ilogical. Opposing views. Simple.
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Exactly!

I can also see where Paul is coming from with the "Avergage Christian" quote. Some Christians do tend to be close-minded when it comes to "honoring/respecting" other religious beliefs, as other religions do as well!