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Posted by Edgar on June 15, 2007, 10:53 am
> "Edgar"> wrote
>> I wanted before to post with regards to Pascal's Wager before, but
>> instead considering the opposite. If we take the opposite view, we can
>> posit that it's almost plainly obvious that the whole religious thing has
>> been made in order to control man, and the truth could possibly be that
>> there is nothing after life. It can be then concluded that why not live
>> this life to feel and see everything it has to offer, whether it be
>> amoral to society or not. It seems to me, the serial killers of this
>> world are not to far off in insanity from some of the Christians of this
>> world. I've never liked extremes, always down the middle path, and it
>> seems lately it is the path less traveled.
>
> Ya know, when I got to about the 2nd or 3rd sentence I almost stopped
> reading that thing.
> The religious stuff.
> He said something about believing in god, even if you don't believe, just
> so you can get into heaven.
> As far as I can tell, you can't just start believing stuff cause you want
> to.
> There has to be some sort of catalyst, or reason to believe in something.
>
> But then, maybe I'm wrong.
> Maybe people DO just start believing in stuff for no apparent reason.
> Not me though, I have to have a reason.
>
People do, I speak to someone who poses Pascal's wager anytime the subject
of atheism comes up. I prefer my self respect, and if there is a God, he
gave you a brain to think with, why would you not use one of his gifts. Of
course, I don't believe it for a second, there are ideas in Quantum Physics
regarding multiple dimensions I'd take more seriously than any religions
dogma.
> Incidently, have you noticed how the whole thing has been polarized, just
> like the political process in the US?
> Regarding politics, if you want to be accepted as *normal* you have to be
> either a democrat or a republican.
> In the other one you have to believe in either god or evolution.
> Everythings splitting down the middle.....
>
Not even down the middle, the majority of talking heads are just extremists
in nice clothing. There will never be anything else without compromise, but
those people are unwilling to do such things. A lot of people don't seem to
be willing to do it, because they know their side is "right".
> I'm holdin' out for a 3rd way.
> My way. heh
>
> Just for kicks, if god can do anything, can he make 2+2 = 5?
>
>
I don't know if you have ever been interested in philosophy but those type
of questions get asked a lot. Can God make a box he can't fit in? The one
I always come back to myself, personally, is if god is omni-everything, does
it not lead one to conclude that God is the purest good, and the purest of
evil? Doesn't really matter though, words, language, all of that is a human
construct, with all its faults. Philosophy was one of my favorite subjects
in College, though it was very tough, I didn't do all that great. It has
led me to the belief though, that the world is most definitely not black and
white.
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Edgar
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