Questioning My Faith
05-14-2007, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by klee1113,May 14 2007, 03:59 PM
might as well do the minimum while your alive, then make up for it in purgatory!
05-14-2007, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Nicotunes,May 14 2007, 03:04 PM
No offense at all, of course, but that sounds a little too close to a cop-out for my taste.
05-14-2007, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by klee1113,May 14 2007, 02:57 PM
what happens when one prays and pray and sees no results?
...but we shouldn't just pray when we need something........that I think is a big part of the equation.
05-14-2007, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by thetz99,May 14 2007, 03:04 PM
Sounds like a crowded place. Hope they have beachfront lodging
05-14-2007, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by tysonCRX,May 14 2007, 03:55 PM
you get a lot of ppl like nicotunes who end up being jaded with religion and get a false sense of god.
05-14-2007, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Nicotunes,May 14 2007, 04:02 PM
I was with you until the Purgatory part.......So what the Purgatory is it is if not Heaven or Hell???????
No, seriously I can't tell you. I don't believe in it, so I really don't know. I've always just understood it as not heaven, not hell.
Heaven = Good
Hell = Bad
Purgatory = Um... ok?
05-14-2007, 03:08 PM
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Didn't read the whole thread. I too was born and raised as a Christian, and up until recently after 23 years of labeling myself as a Christian and believing everything there is to it in the bible, I now associate myself as an atheist although I have yet to reveal this to my mom (who would probably react similarly to the mother in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSAMx8qbGm8 
jk jk)
I'll spare you the details of my transformation, but here's a quote to elicit some food for thought:
A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.
-Albert Einstein
Good luck with whichever path you choose to take.
jk jk)I'll spare you the details of my transformation, but here's a quote to elicit some food for thought:
A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.
-Albert Einstein
Good luck with whichever path you choose to take.
05-14-2007, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by i_heart_my_DB8,May 14 2007, 03:07 PM
Purgatory.
No, seriously I can't tell you. I don't believe in it, so I really don't know. I've always just understood it as not heaven, not hell.
Heaven = Good
Hell = Bad
Purgatory = Um... ok?
No, seriously I can't tell you. I don't believe in it, so I really don't know. I've always just understood it as not heaven, not hell.
Heaven = Good
Hell = Bad
Purgatory = Um... ok?