Is the bible a figment of someones imagination? - Page 2

~~*j0intster*~~ · 07-12-2009, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by G.I.R.

True, and things have also been added and lost through translations, not just through the years.

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i never thought about translations...

that opens up so many more doors

i guess i may have more to think about ... but then again... it really dosent

G.I.R. · 07-12-2009, 08:01 PM

Yeah, even if you type a simple sentence or phrase into Google's translator, and go back and forth a few times, you completely lose the meaning of what you said

thiswine41 · 07-12-2009, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Triethan

I don't see how people can just believe in god.

Simply because believing is easier than thinking.

Swish · 07-12-2009, 10:22 PM

Here's all I have to say.
What if there is a life after death and all your life you were ignorant and refused to believe in/worshop god or whoever you prefer...
ok what then?
you're going to hell for not believing/worshiping them
:/
So why can't you just take a couple minutes out of your day or a couple hours out of every sunday to pray?
You have nothing to lose if he's not real and a lot to lose if he is

dsi · 07-12-2009, 10:26 PM

yeah beliveing in God is good because I belive that there is life after death, and if you belive then you can be reborn.

thiswine41 · 07-12-2009, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Swish

Here's all I have to say.
What if there is a life after death and all your life you were ignorant and refused to believe in/worshop god or whoever you prefer...
ok what then?
you're going to hell for not believing/worshiping them
:/
So why can't you just take a couple minutes out of your day or a couple hours out of every sunday to pray?
You have nothing to lose if he's not real and a lot to lose if he is

To be frank, I wouldn't believe in a god just because of the pie-in-the-sky, or because I should be afraid of the burning hell.

Let me ask you something, do you believe in the other gods of other religion? Of course you just can't[ have faith in all the gods of all religions. When you understand why you don't have faith in theirs, you'll understand why we (atheists) don't believe in yours.

Swish · 07-12-2009, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by thiswine41

To be frank, I wouldn't believe in a god just because of the pie-in-the-sky, or because I should be afraid of the burning hell.

Let me ask you something, do you believe in the other gods of other religion? Of course you just can't[ have faith in all the gods of all religions. When you understand why you don't have faith in theirs, you'll understand why we (atheists) don't believe in yours.

I understand why you're aethiest as my brother is one
but of course you can't believe in all the gods seeing as all the major religions have 1 god he just has different't names...

G.I.R. · 07-12-2009, 10:32 PM

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So why can't you just take a couple minutes out of your day or a couple hours out of every sunday to pray?
You have nothing to lose if he's not real and a lot to lose if he is

Well what if your god truly is a benevolent got? Wouldn't a benevolent got understand an Atheist's point of view? If you truly believed that there was no god, and still lived sin-free (you don't have to be religious to be a good person) then you haven't done anything wrong. You aren't worshipping a false god. If you took time out of your day to LIE to yourself, and LIE to whatever diety/sky zombie you like, that in itself is negative and may very well have supernatural repurcussions. What if you are one of those people who outwardly claims Atheism, but every night prays for the 'just in case'? You'll end up going to hell, because once you reach those "gates" "they" will tell you you've been lying your entire life to benefit yourself. Isn't that what con artists do?

Cody! · 07-12-2009, 10:32 PM

@dsi~OMFG it's BOXMAN!!!! boxman for Prezident!

And also it'd be more like a figment of a million peoples imagination since so many many people have contributed to what the bible says :\

thiswine41 · 07-12-2009, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Swish

I understand why you're aethiest as my brother is one
but of course you can't believe in all the gods seeing as all the major religions have 1 god he just has different't names...

Do you have any proof that the "god" of every religion just have different names? I'm pretty sure some religion contradicts what the other religion's god did on the past.

Anyway, I love this really short story:

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An Inuit hunter asked the local missionary priest:

"If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?"
"No," said the priest, "not if you did not know."
"Then why," asked the Inuit earnestly, "did you tell me?"