Just curious...

SmallTownSweetie03
SmallTownSweetie03 Posts: 63 Member
So I'm not a highly religious person, but I do believe that each person chooses their own destiny and that each person chooses their own path in life based on the decisions that they make. What do all of you think? Does God choose our paths in life for us or does he just assist us down the path that we choose for ourselves?
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  • ILoveJesus72
    ILoveJesus72 Posts: 181 Member
    :flowerforyou: Run away from this thread as fast as you can!! LOL These kind of threads don't last long and they bring out the ugly in folks.

    As much as I'd like to comment ...... I won't. Good luck though!
  • fraser112
    fraser112 Posts: 405
    Its amazing to me people can even think god guides them or even listens.

    If god is all powerful and everything that goes wrong is gods will. Why are religious people so self obsessed that they think god will change his plan for you ?

    Also why does he hate anyone born in a 3rd world country.

    We need to get over the idea before we can sort the world out
  • DaughterOfTheMostHighKing
    DaughterOfTheMostHighKing Posts: 1,436 Member
    lol!!!!! ^^^ That! unless you can take it, don't ask for answers!!!! :D
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
    IMO, I make my own choices. No assistance. Its all me :)
  • fraser112
    fraser112 Posts: 405
    George Carlin

    Picture your grandmother in hell,
    Baking pies without an oven :laugh:
  • jg627
    jg627 Posts: 1,221 Member
    If I were an alien superior race and I wanted to strip-mine a planet for precious metals, I would fabricate a religion and pose myself as a god to recruit the indigenous population into a subservient work force, while giving them the illusion of 'free will'. Just sayin... that's what I would do.
  • DaughterOfTheMostHighKing
    DaughterOfTheMostHighKing Posts: 1,436 Member
    Its amazing to me people can even think god guides them or even listens.

    If god is all powerful and everything that goes wrong is gods will. Why are religious people so self obsessed that they think god will change his plan for you ?

    Also why does he hate anyone born in a 3rd world country.

    We need to get over the idea before we can sort the world out


    ^^that is funny! if WE were to figure it all out we be in more of a mess than we already are!!!! BUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! Man is a mess without God. and even with God, man is a mess!!!! Besides, if you don't believe, then why in the world are you blaming HIM if you don't believe HE is??!?!?!?!?
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
    George Carlin

    Picture your grandmother in hell,
    Baking pies without an oven :laugh:

    carlin was my favorite!
  • jg627
    jg627 Posts: 1,221 Member
    :flowerforyou: Run away from this thread as fast as you can!! LOL These kind of threads don't last long and they bring out the ugly in folks.

    As much as I'd like to comment ...... I won't. Good luck though!
    ^^ Nostradamus
  • migoi357
    migoi357 Posts: 173 Member
    You have to believe in free will...you have no choice in that.
  • SmallTownSweetie03
    SmallTownSweetie03 Posts: 63 Member
    This is not about religion in my view and I never said "God guides us". I'm always just curious about what different people think about different things. I don't have my feelings hurt by differing opinions and I'm not trying to fight with anyone or force my view on anyone else! No one needs to be ugly or rude about this, it's not a question of religion to me, just one of opinion!
  • SmallTownSweetie03
    SmallTownSweetie03 Posts: 63 Member
    You have to believe in free will...you have no choice in that.

    lol Not sure if you meant that to be funny, but it did make me giggle a little!
  • Christine1110
    Christine1110 Posts: 1,786 Member
    I make the choice to eat junk....or to be thin! I only wish I would have lost the weight when I was younger!!
  • fraser112
    fraser112 Posts: 405
    Its amazing to me people can even think god guides them or even listens.

    If god is all powerful and everything that goes wrong is gods will. Why are religious people so self obsessed that they think god will change his plan for you ?

    Also why does he hate anyone born in a 3rd world country.

    We need to get over the idea before we can sort the world out


    ^^that is funny! if WE were to figure it all out we be in more of a mess than we already are!!!! BUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! Man is a mess without God. and even with God, man is a mess!!!! Besides, if you don't believe, then why in the world are you blaming HIM if you don't believe HE is??!?!?!?!?

    Im just talking as if he did exist.
    Religion was nice it kept us going but really we have passed god.
    Im all for people having coping mechanisms for the fact we have no purpose in this world.
    but its starting to get in the way of things, At some point we need to grow up as a species and get over religion.
    No punishment, No right no wrong

    Pedophiles are not monster but evolved because mating sooner means more kids with your genes
    Serial killers exist because it was a good thing to have to pass on your dna.
    homosexuality is just slight bugger up in the brain, most animals have homosexual tendancies.
    No evil, No devil just evolution

    When we can get past this and accept it we can move on
  • hoppinfroggin22
    hoppinfroggin22 Posts: 165 Member
    If I were an alien superior race and I wanted to strip-mine a planet for precious metals, I would fabricate a religion and pose myself as a god to recruit the indigenous population into a subservient work force, while giving them the illusion of 'free will'. Just sayin... that's what I would do.


    ^^^^Love it
  • TanyaCurtis
    TanyaCurtis Posts: 630
    We chose! We are not robots! God gave us free choice! Just like this, I chose to reply to ur question just now (: he never told me too lol
  • SmallTownSweetie03
    SmallTownSweetie03 Posts: 63 Member
    I make the choice to eat junk....or to be thin! I only wish I would have lost the weight when I was younger!!

    :flowerforyou: Thank you! This is all I'm looking for, I'm not looking for a big long battle of religion or opinions! I think like you ^^ do, I make my own choices and choose my own path in life...as much as I hate it, I made the decision to be overweight for all those years and I made the choice a few weeks ago to not be overweight anymore!
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
    You have to believe in free will...you have no choice in that.

    lol Not sure if you meant that to be funny, but it did make me giggle a little!

    sounds like a fortune cookie to me.
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
    If I were an alien superior race and I wanted to strip-mine a planet for precious metals, I would fabricate a religion and pose myself as a god to recruit the indigenous population into a subservient work force, while giving them the illusion of 'free will'. Just sayin... that's what I would do.

    i do believe that was the plot to a rod serling twight zone episode. lol
  • SmallTownSweetie03
    SmallTownSweetie03 Posts: 63 Member
    I just asked because this topic relates to something that has recently happened in my life and a huge difference of opinion between myself and someone I care about, so I was just looking for the opinions of unbias third parties, not a religious discussion!
  • coachblt
    coachblt Posts: 1,090
    Pedophiles are not monster but evolved because mating sooner means more kids with your genes
    Serial killers exist because it was a good thing to have to pass on your dna.
    No evil, No devil just evolution

    WOW! Just wow! Surely you don't believe all that, do you?

    Pedophiles are not monsters?
    Serial killers - that's a good thing?

    I know you're kidding...or are you?
  • fraser112
    fraser112 Posts: 405
    Pedophiles are not monster but evolved because mating sooner means more kids with your genes
    Serial killers exist because it was a good thing to have to pass on your dna.
    No evil, No devil just evolution

    WOW! Just wow! Surely you don't believe all that, do you?

    Pedophiles are not monsters?
    Serial killers - that's a good thing?

    I know you're kidding...or are you?
    I mean as a species
    Until we accept it as a natural part of humans we will never fix the problem.

    What they do to children is horrible, What serial killers do is horrible but
    Its only natural, they are people just like me and you with kids, mothers fathers.
    Its not there upbringing, they are not born with the devil in them its just one fo those little things evolution does.
    until we allow dna testing and modification of babies before birth we will always have this problem.
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    :flowerforyou: Run away from this thread as fast as you can!! LOL These kind of threads don't last long and they bring out the ugly in folks.

    As much as I'd like to comment ...... I won't. Good luck though!

    What she said...plus they're against forum rules.
  • SmallTownSweetie03
    SmallTownSweetie03 Posts: 63 Member
    I actually don't think anyone has gotten ugly or rude, people have so far just shared their opinions and have actually helped me see the other side of my own opinion! I don't see how a simple question of opinion is against forum rules, I didn't ask anyone to defend their religion or anything of the sort, I just asked for opinions. And I thank everyone who has offered theirs.
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    Its amazing to me people can even think god guides them or even listens.

    If god is all powerful and everything that goes wrong is gods will. Why are religious people so self obsessed that they think god will change his plan for you ?

    Also why does he hate anyone born in a 3rd world country.

    We need to get over the idea before we can sort the world out


    ^^that is funny! if WE were to figure it all out we be in more of a mess than we already are!!!! BUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! Man is a mess without God. and even with God, man is a mess!!!! Besides, if you don't believe, then why in the world are you blaming HIM if you don't believe HE is??!?!?!?!?

    Im just talking as if he did exist.
    Religion was nice it kept us going but really we have passed god.
    Im all for people having coping mechanisms for the fact we have no purpose in this world.
    but its starting to get in the way of things, At some point we need to grow up as a species and get over religion.
    No punishment, No right no wrong

    Pedophiles are not monster but evolved because mating sooner means more kids with your genes
    Serial killers exist because it was a good thing to have to pass on your dna.
    homosexuality is just slight bugger up in the brain, most animals have homosexual tendancies.
    No evil, No devil just evolution

    When we can get past this and accept it we can move on

    Look at that, 21yrs old and he's got it all figured out.

    Or not.

    I'm a pretty bright guy by the way...and I don't even know wth the part in bold is supposed to mean.
  • charelg
    charelg Posts: 599 Member
    It's called free will. We choose everything in our life and what road to take. Unfortunately we don't have a self instruction book on careers, marriage, etc etc. I do believe God already knows what will happen in our lives and hopes we will trust and believe in him and everything will fall into place. Good luck.
  • SmallTownSweetie03
    SmallTownSweetie03 Posts: 63 Member
    It's called free will. We choose everything in our life and what road to take. Unfortunately we don't have a self instruction book on careers, marriage, etc etc. I do believe God already knows what will happen in our lives and hopes we will trust and believe in him and everything will fall into place. Good luck.

    Thank you for offering your opinion! :happy: I do see what you are saying and I do agree that we choose everything in our lives and that there are also things that are out of our choice. :happy:
  • fraser112
    fraser112 Posts: 405
    Its amazing to me people can even think god guides them or even listens.

    If god is all powerful and everything that goes wrong is gods will. Why are religious people so self obsessed that they think god will change his plan for you ?

    Also why does he hate anyone born in a 3rd world country.

    We need to get over the idea before we can sort the world out


    ^^that is funny! if WE were to figure it all out we be in more of a mess than we already are!!!! BUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! Man is a mess without God. and even with God, man is a mess!!!! Besides, if you don't believe, then why in the world are you blaming HIM if you don't believe HE is??!?!?!?!?

    Im just talking as if he did exist.
    Religion was nice it kept us going but really we have passed god.
    Im all for people having coping mechanisms for the fact we have no purpose in this world.
    but its starting to get in the way of things, At some point we need to grow up as a species and get over religion.
    No punishment, No right no wrong

    Pedophiles are not monster but evolved because mating sooner means more kids with your genes
    Serial killers exist because it was a good thing to have to pass on your dna.
    homosexuality is just slight bugger up in the brain, most animals have homosexual tendancies.
    No evil, No devil just evolution

    When we can get past this and accept it we can move on

    Look at that, 21yrs old and he's got it all figured out.

    Or not.

    I'm a pretty bright guy by the way...and I don't even know wth the part in bold is supposed to mean.
    ok you have a hot wife with some good child bearing hips, i See this as a good thing. I murder you in your sleep. Take your wife and i pass on my dna. Evolution at work.

    Age means nothing.
  • Trail_Addict
    Trail_Addict Posts: 1,340 Member
    Its amazing to me people can even think god guides them or even listens.

    If god is all powerful and everything that goes wrong is gods will. Why are religious people so self obsessed that they think god will change his plan for you ?

    Also why does he hate anyone born in a 3rd world country.

    We need to get over the idea before we can sort the world out


    ^^that is funny! if WE were to figure it all out we be in more of a mess than we already are!!!! BUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! Man is a mess without God. and even with God, man is a mess!!!! Besides, if you don't believe, then why in the world are you blaming HIM if you don't believe HE is??!?!?!?!?

    Im just talking as if he did exist.
    Religion was nice it kept us going but really we have passed god.
    Im all for people having coping mechanisms for the fact we have no purpose in this world.
    but its starting to get in the way of things, At some point we need to grow up as a species and get over religion.
    No punishment, No right no wrong

    Pedophiles are not monster but evolved because mating sooner means more kids with your genes
    Serial killers exist because it was a good thing to have to pass on your dna.
    homosexuality is just slight bugger up in the brain, most animals have homosexual tendancies.
    No evil, No devil just evolution

    When we can get past this and accept it we can move on

    Look at that, 21yrs old and he's got it all figured out.

    Or not.

    I'm a pretty bright guy by the way...and I don't even know wth the part in bold is supposed to mean.

    Thank God it's not just me. I'm sure he'll clarify, because you're not the only one that can't make heads or tails of it. LOL
  • fraser112
    fraser112 Posts: 405
    Its amazing to me people can even think god guides them or even listens.

    If god is all powerful and everything that goes wrong is gods will. Why are religious people so self obsessed that they think god will change his plan for you ?

    Also why does he hate anyone born in a 3rd world country.

    We need to get over the idea before we can sort the world out


    ^^that is funny! if WE were to figure it all out we be in more of a mess than we already are!!!! BUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! Man is a mess without God. and even with God, man is a mess!!!! Besides, if you don't believe, then why in the world are you blaming HIM if you don't believe HE is??!?!?!?!?

    Im just talking as if he did exist.
    Religion was nice it kept us going but really we have passed god.
    Im all for people having coping mechanisms for the fact we have no purpose in this world.
    but its starting to get in the way of things, At some point we need to grow up as a species and get over religion.
    No punishment, No right no wrong

    Pedophiles are not monster but evolved because mating sooner means more kids with your genes
    Serial killers exist because it was a good thing to have to pass on your dna.
    homosexuality is just slight bugger up in the brain, most animals have homosexual tendancies.
    No evil, No devil just evolution

    When we can get past this and accept it we can move on

    Look at that, 21yrs old and he's got it all figured out.

    Or not.

    I'm a pretty bright guy by the way...and I don't even know wth the part in bold is supposed to mean.

    Thank God it's not just me. I'm sure he'll clarify, because you're not the only one that can't make heads or tails of it. LOL

    Just my point above, We are semi civilised. We can go to the moon and live in large groups in a semi civil way.
    But we are just more complex animals.