If you don't believe in God, Are you afraid of where you may go?

[falcon9]

We can only hope that one day all of the religious people will either: A. wake the F up or B. die off
I honestly don't know whether to pity them or just laugh at them. The biggest issue I have is when they "pray" for things. I do something REAL to help myself and others. And it damn sure isn't "praying" that my invisible friend will help.

WOW!  That was pretty harsh.  I can understand not believing in God and what not, but to say that you hope that we will either wake the F up or die off...that is is pretty harsh.  Sorry you feel that way.

Given the huge number of deaths, suppresion/absorbtion of other religions & cultures, along with the general retarding of scientific progress which those who hold such specious religious beliefs are directly responsible for, it's a wonder that you don't feel the way "CuppyCake" does.
Although I've heard current 'believers' maintain that they're not responsible for what their more militantly-fundamentalist predecessors did, those same 'believers' are mind-blinded by the same religious belief system as their predecessors.

[barbme1972]

Wishing death on anyone is just wrong and mean.  That was the main one I was commenting on.  I am done with this thread...it has gotten way away from the initial post.  Hope you all continue to enjoy it.

[falcon9]

Wishing death on anyone is just wrong and mean.

It's a good thing that's there's no more evidential basis for 'wishcraft' than there is for 'prayer', isn't it?  Btw, the word used by the other poster was "hope", not 'wish'.  Although 'hopecraft' doesn't quite roll off the tongue as eloquently.
 

That was the main one I was commenting on.  I am done with this thread...it has gotten way away from the initial post.  Hope you all continue to enjoy it.

On the contrary, the posts have generally been with the context of the subject, (however, there's a generally suspicious tendency among the 'mind-blinded faithers' to make such "farewell speeches" when those who don't follow their brand of religious propaganda post dissenting views).  At any rate, don't let the forum-door hit you in the posterior on the way out.  One wouldn't "wish" that to result in brain-damage for you.

[JackleneGonzalez1989]

I'm a proud Atheist and not afraid of where I may go. People who are religiously conservative would use "hell" as a scare tactic to get people to be good and believe. Sorry, that's not my cup of tea whatsoever. If people want to believe in God, Allah or some other divine being, it's their choice.

[ship1015]

i would be yes if i didnt believe in god

[laine39]

Wow, I agree there is some pretty harsh stuff being said here and uncalled for. To each their own, but I would never wish death on anyone. I've had enough, too. Enjoy for those who wish to continue the nonsense and hatred. Sad.

[falcon9]

Wow, I agree there is some pretty harsh stuff being said here and uncalled for. To each their own, but I would never wish death on anyone.

It's a good thing that's there's no more evidential basis for 'wishcraft' than there is for 'prayer', isn't it?

I've had enough, too. Enjoy for those who wish to continue the nonsense and hatred. Sad.

On the contrary, the posts have generally been with the context of the subject, (however, there's a generally suspicious tendency among the 'mind-blinded faithers' to make such "farewell speeches" when those who don't follow their brand of religious propaganda post dissenting views).  At any rate, don't let the forum-door hit you in the posterior on the way out.  One wouldn't "wish" that to result in brain-damage for you if you're among them.

[Azanne07]

So the devil was forced to run hell by God? As punishment. No one wants to be in hell, including the devil. Because hell is awful. Even for the guy who runs it, the devil.

If it were so bad, wouldn't the devil just put out some of the fires? Maybe put in an air conditioning system.
OR.... Are you telling me that God gave Satan the power to make me vote for Barrack Obama but NOT the power to provide himself reasonable living conditions? Please clarify.

 haha i like this.

[Azanne07]

As I have always been told: "I would rather die a believer and find out that He doesn't exist, than to be a NON-Believer and find out he DOES"

There's that "gambler's fallacy", (in an abbreviated form of Pascal's Wager). "Since there have been many religions throughout history, and therefore many conceptions of God (or gods), some assert that all of them need to be factored into the wager, in an argument known as the argument from inconsistent revelations. This, its proponents argue, would lead to a high probability of believing in "the wrong god", which, they claim, eliminates the mathematical advantage Pascal claimed with his Wager."

No one had to tell me that it is better to not waste life believing superstitious nonsense than to face it head on.

I was watching 60 minutes and they were talking about how jesus rising may just be his image on a piece of clothes instead of him in the flesh. makes me wonder.

[Azanne07]

I believe in GOD but im not sure where we will go.....what im trying to understand is why spirits are still here on earth? u hear about these ghost hunters that see and hear these spirits that have died many years ago....The question is y are they still here? Are they lost? do they know they are even dead?

I have seen spirits and believe they walk this earth. this is one thing that makes me wonder about heaven and hell

[Azanne07]

I'm an atheist and I'm not afraid, I know that my body will rot in the ground when I die.

 

JESUS LOVES U MORE THEN U COULD IMAGINE

I beg to differ. If anyone loved someone that much they wouldnt allow them to be hurt so badly as i have.

[Azanne07]

I am not buying that people don't believe in God. It's ridiculous! Where did everyone come from "evolution" if you believe that would you mind telling me who triggered that! Oh yeah that's right it's spontaneous combustion! In my opinion that too is ridiculous. Can you explain to me what force causes the blood to flow through your body? What holds the earth, which by the way, is a ball of dirt and water suspended in space. I could go on and on the concept of no God is nonsense and the concept of no afterlife is just as nutty! Chemistry proves that elements come together and form new elements that is birth. The separation of the soul from the body that is death. The soul will return to it's origin that is God and if you don't believe that I have some swampland in Florida you may be interested in.

I DONT BELIEVE. why would someone love you so much allow you to get hurt if hes got all that control

[KSimonetti92]

I am a Buddhist, yet I believe in a hell-like concept, or the failure to meet the criteria to pass onto the next life-form your spirit would take. So in that sense, yes, I am afraid of that. But the whole 'fire and brimstone' thing? I do NOT mean to offend, but I do find it a little hard to believe. I just don't understand how believing in something (or not) could determine if you deserve paradise or eternal torture.

[falcon9]

I am a Buddhist, yet I believe in a hell-like concept, or the failure to meet the criteria to pass onto the next life-form your spirit would take. So in that sense, yes, I am afraid of that. But the whole 'fire and brimstone' thing? I do NOT mean to offend, but I do find it a little hard to believe. I just don't understand how believing in something (or not) could determine if you deserve paradise or eternal torture.

Would that be of the Buddhist variety which posits a "liberation from the wheel of life" and "nirvana", (along with the belief/concept of "samsara" being defined as a cycle of birth, death, and rebirth), or some other sect's beliefs?