Are you blind, Chistians
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I think theres a divine being but I dont stand by any religion. It also seems to be a fad now to not believe I guess thats what happens when parents force feed there kids and many smother there children with these beliefs. I believe because well I guess its something in my gut and if you want evidence well the world does seem like it was designed. We need oxygen to survive the world is covered with trees. I think you should always keep an open mind to things perhaps being an agnostic but don't try to knock other people for believing something "blindly" when you do the same thing just going the other way.
That's not evidence of intelligent design. This planet has conditions suitable for human life, so there is human life. Other planets don't have conditions suitable for human life, so there isn't human life.
And I think you should base your beliefs on fact rather than your "gut feeling" or how you think the world kinda looks like someone designed it.
And I think you should base your beliefs on fact rather than your "gut feeling" or how you think the world kinda looks like someone designed it.
And just to clarify the second coming is also referred to as the rapture. Thats when Jesus calls up all the Christians off the earth. The bible says it will happen in the twinkle of an eye. While some lie in bed asleep and while some work in the fields, (Which is another neat little fact, that 2000 years ago somehow the Bible knew it could be dark and light simultaniously on the earth) It signifies the start of the tribulation, 7 years of hell on earth, when the anti-christ will come to power.
When something becomes a fact it ceases to be a belief. Fact is fact. Crystal clear. Indisputable. Irrefutable. Fact is what is. It can't be debated. Religion and Christianity (as well as the other religions that exist) are not fact. Its existance is not built on fact but rather belief. People believe it to be true. Hence because it's a belief it's not necessary to have some form of concrete evidence to argue in favour of religion to superimpose it as a clear cut fact. That's why when people ask "can you prove that God exists it is somewhat of a pointless question. Because religion is fundamentally based on faith and belief. It is a BELIEF that God exists. A person has FAITH that God exists. That's what makes religion what it is.
The thing is, religion is not a science. We have the facts which inevitably support or counter certain theories which we use to explain things. Science and religion must be differentiated. How can you use a scientific explanation to explain something which is fundamentally completely different and does not have its foundations in clear cut fact? My point is, you cannot use a scientific basis as a scope for the explanation of religion because religion is based on BELIEF and FAITH.
If religion was fact and thus irrefutable, then you would have nobody to counterbalance the 'good' that would exist in society. Meaning, if it was fact that God existed then no one would dare be evil, have impure thoughts, do nasty things, etc etc. It would essentially be a society similar to that depicted in Huxley's "Brave New World" - though that's only from my perspective. You cannot have a society like this. In my opinion society requires a balance, and it is this balance that provides the true appreciation and true understanding of what is preached in the various religions that exist. I.e. when something bad happens, we appreciate the good more, when someone hurts us etc etc.
This is why religion is a belief and faith rather than a clear cut fact. Because it's not supposed to be fact. Religion can't be summed up as a "what goes up must come down" fact. It can't work like that because everyone would just be blind followers, without actually realising what they are following.
Based on fact? Theres not a single fact that could win this debate so agree to disagree. Go ask a Scientist how many contingencies our existence relies on and how easily this world could be knocked outta orbit. Don't reply no reason to and if you say me trusting my instincts is a bad thing thats your prerogative
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