Just curious...

124»

Replies

  • acora
    acora Posts: 25 Member
    I believe that there is no higher power that decides anything for us...we decide our "destiny"/future. We decide the path that our lives go on and can change the direction of that path by the decisions we make in life. I do not believe there is a "plan" for all of us that is to be played out perfectly. I do not believe that when people die, it is their "time to go". It is all just chance, accidents, and old age that take our lives from us. Just overall, WE decide our lives, not a higher deity.
  • 1a1a
    1a1a Posts: 761 Member
    I think me make our own destinies, no grand designs, no omniscient/omnipotent beings in my life. i can't argue with cause and effect 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

    If i were to take an iphone and use it as a cup holder....does that mean it was made for being a cup holder? Nope. It was made as a phone. Just because people act a certain way does not mean they were meant to act that way.

    Just like someone created the Iphone and had a certain way for it to act, God created us and had a plan for us to act. Just because someone is a Christian does not mean they always represent Christ or that they have to do everything right 24/7. Christians are human too.

    I also want to ask "How do you know he hates people in 3rd world countries?

    hes all powerful apparently.
    Why does he like watching african children starve to death?
    Add up the numbers its all random chance.
  • maria1113
    maria1113 Posts: 508 Member
    Theres consequences to decisions you make

    bad decisions usually create bad outcomes (Unless you robbed a bank for a lot of money and got away with it, but then youre constantly feeling paranoid, still bad outcome.

    Good decisions usually create good outcomes

    As long as your path is lead by good decisions you should be fine.

    If people need to believe in god to follow this path, to each their own. I personally just never needed help cause I understand this simple formula

    This is going on a bit of a tangent, but....
    I had some new thoughts about decisions/outcomes a few nights ago, and it occurred to me that not only do your bad decisions hurt you, but can also hurt other people.
    For example, if you make someone feel bad about themselves, even in a small way, they'll possibly go and in some way make another person feel bad about themselves too to make them feel better. So, if you hurt one person, you're hurting a possible chain of many different people.
    It's one of the reasons I think even small good things can be so important, because they can also spread like that.

    ^^ this! I don't think I need to add more.

    And for some people religion is way to get away from taking responsibility of their actions or lack of them. It's sad :(
This discussion has been closed.

Categories