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<p>I am part of no christian denomination. agnostic babyy,</p>
<p>"If only god were alive to see this."</p>
<p>I never thought I could see any wisdom in the words of Homer Simpson, but...</p>
<p>I'm a Catholic but I have my doubts about Christianity I mean I still belive in God but, read something like The DA Vinci Code and you kina start wondering... has anyone here actally changed there religion?</p>
<p>The Da Vinci Code is, first and FOREMOST, fiction. DO NOT BASE YOUR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS ON A BOOK THAT WAS DESIGNED TO SHOCK AND CREATE SUSPENSE. If you want to look into theology, pick up some actual texts. seriously. and I have a bunch of friends who changed their religion. why?</p>
<p>I was just thinking about doing it and.. yes the Da Vinci Code is FICtion (i'm not stupid) butttt.... all the facts ARE true ie THe discription of THE Last Supper. What'd they change ther religion to?</p>
<p>the discription, yes, but it's definitely just loosely based on one interpretation of the facts. Theology has several different interpretations of its history, so just be careful. I have a couple of friends who are half catholic, half jew. Their parents just decided to let them choose what they wanted to be. One girl's atheist, another's agnostic, one of my friends is now Jewish, and one of my other friends recently got confirmed in the Catholic church. A couple of my friends describe themselves as "ex-catholic" meaning they really choose to go their separate ways, and I have a jewish friend (a girl) who is atheist. I also know a girl whose older sister made up her own religion called "hindi-darwinism" which is a brand of satanism that worships the power Lucifer had as an individual...or something like that.</p>
<p>Ok all that Lucifer stuff just sounds damn scary.. but to each his own</p>
<p>She wasn't aiming for the scare bit...ok yeah she was. She was trying to basically...protest in a loud and ostentatious way. one of those goth kids who are goth because they want to be different, and want the attention, you know? She's amazingly talented in art and computers, but man....some of the stuff she did...</p>
<p>The only reason that God doesn't suddenly "appear" to us, is because we could not grasp it. Although HE did send his son Jesus, and became a man. You following this? God exists in a 4-dimensional framework of space and time, we simply cannot imagine it. That's like trying to imagine 5 dimensions (no one can picture that, not even Steven Hawking). BUT there are more dimensions, and well, simply we can't just imagine things.</p>
<p><em>raises an eyebrow</em> a man after my own heart. I think you're the only other person I've heard say that (like not reading some treatise on religion and science)</p>
<p>woot woot i do not.</p>
<p><-- AGNOSTIC FLAG</p>
<p>If we fail to grasp a concept or this idea of god, why do we still believe in it? It is as if we are living in a world of perpetual ignorance and (for that matter) perpetuating our own ignorance. </p>
<p>Such an abstract being having a son that takes on manifest form? That is pretty clownish. </p>
<p>And what is the bible really, or for that matter, any religious text that preaches anything other than a fulfilling way of life? These self righteous texts are "justified" only by saying that God has justified them, yet the only justification for the God that they offer is his role as a premise in the text. Quite circular indeed.</p>
<p>The bible, justifying god, is only justified by the god it justifies. </p>
<p>The only way the bible can be approached is from a historical standpoint. Who is to say that Jesus was actually the son of "god" or that he ever lived? The people who wrote the bible claim this, along with claims to have heard god's words (which they include in the bible). How much can we trust these people? The "words of god" themselves are merely a secondary source. Besides, why would the abstract god be speaking/interacting with humans? If they did it then, they should be able to do it now, unless the old people were equipped with something that we are not.<br>
Christian dogma is based on revalations, but how are these revalations justified? </p>
<p>Anybody can prove that god has spoken to them, what makes that justified?</p>
<p>MAybe god is speaking to me right now...I really should start my own religion. A casual stroll through a lunatic asylum will show you that such conjectures are invalid and faith proves nothing.</p>
<p>I actually began to read the king james bible last summer. I was turned off when it said (paraphrased) "Behold, the virgin mary conceived."</p>
<p>I suppose god caused her to reproduce asexually?</p>
<p>I find it weird how people say that things are just too perfect to just have happened, or things are too incomprehensable blah blah blah to not be a god.</p>
<p>Well, I think it's easier to understand how everything happened, then try to think about "god" doing everything. Doesn't anyone then wonder what "god" is, how "god" came about? It's weird because if you use the same reasoning again, all of a sudden you argue that something something something.....</p>
<p>I believe in the omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent God. I often wonder what atheists believe about life after death. Do they believe that once they die that's it? Christians never fear death as atheists do because Christians know they have eternal life. What a sad life it would be for me if I knew God did not exist.
We can not fathom some things of God. Know why? Because our minds are finite and simple compared to the Creator. "For my ways are higher than your ways"
In actuality, religion in general is easier to comprehend once you have Jesus in heart.</p>
<p>Justinian, so are you just believing in God to make yourself happy?</p>
<p>Hmm, I think that God is unknowable. I'm still not sure whether the world would be a better place if people believed in Him/Them/Her or not. I personally don't "believe" in God, but I don't not believe in God either.</p>
<p>Zogoto, I believe in God because he changed my life. God has assisted me in times of trouble. I believe in God because his ways make sense to me. I am unable to ascertain as to why atheists slam christians because of their beliefs. Still, no one has answered my question about life after death for an atheist.</p>
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I personally don't "believe" in God, but I don't not believe in God either.
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<p>Agnostic here. =)</p>
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Christians never fear death as atheists do
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Um, I don't want to enter this debate again, but I'm an atheist, and I'm not afraid of death. Just thought I'd point that out.</p>