Pomegranate-
I suppose you assume that I have not sought God out. I have read the
Bible over many times and believed it too. I have also read parts of the
Koran. I've looked into many religions and philosophies all because I do
want to believe. Unfortunately, I can not put all my faith in something
I have never seen.
Was it fair that you were given the life you have now? I mean, God
didn't ask for your permission first to grant you your life; you didn't
do anything so that God owed you your life. Can you tell the gift giver
who to give a gift to?
Well, I think it's only fair that gifts are given fairly. Do you give
one child the most expensive precious gifts and the other shitty ones
and expect him to be thankful? Are you unfair to your children? Assuming
there is a God and he gives us life why give others a good one and
others such a crappy one? It seems to defeat the generosity of
life-giving if some die 6 months into their life or if some are born
extremely retarded or others have such debilitating diseases that they
suffer their entire lives. What a great gift! Some would rather have
not been born, or others are so slow mentally, or in so much pain
physically that they can't appreciate it.
Can you demand that a gift be given to you? Will complaining that God
is not fair because you do not receive a gift make him go "oops, I must
be unjust, I better choose stinky too.
Well once again assuming there is a God and he's perfect in his decision
making then he would do things fairly and give gifts of love and
knowledge fairly. Especially to those that have looked for and longed
for him, such as me.
Explain to me, how can someone with doubts truly be seeking God? The
man who seeks out a treasure truly believes and trusts the treasure
e
xists, otherwise he would not seek it out. The man who doubts the
t
reasure exists will do no seeking at all. It's the same with God. If
you doubt that God exists, you will not seek Him out.
I don't get this question at all. If I totally believed in god why would
I seek him out? It's when you doubt something that you search for it to
either reassure that it really exists or know once and for all that
it's a fairy tell. As Tashawaa said, many had no doubt in their minds
that Atlantis existed or that Santa Claus existed, were they right? But
they searched and were able to learn the truth instead of what others
told them. Isn't it also a good thing that people doubted that the
world was flat? Yes. There are many times in ours lives where doubt is
a good thing. Believing blindly is what's scary. Doubting if god exists
it very important, and I refuse to make my conclusions before I have
plenty of evidence to support it.
So, do you believe the treasure exists? You have shown you do not.
I believe in the possibility of a treasure, and I have searched for the
treasure my whole life. Unfortunately, at some point you have to face
reality and realize that the treasure you so desperately seek just isn't
there. You might want it more than anything, but that doesn't make it
real.
One who doubts will not seek.
Lies. I have doubts and I truly seek, why do you think I've searched the
Bible and various religions and even put this question to the board?
I've also prayed. . .
Well, I'm glad that your beliefs are unshakeable, I thought mine were too
Nothing lasts forever.
Edited by - StinkyPantz on 24 October 2002 18:25:25
