Exactly what Funky said.
thank you
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Does What You Believe In REALLY Matter All That Much???
by minimus 30 Replies latest jw friends
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Will Power
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greendawn
It obviously does matter since this will influence the way you behave towards others and it thus touches on ethical issues do you cause harm to them or not?
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minimus
Yeah, if you let Terry influence you, you know you'll be questioning anything "faith based".
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Rod P
What we believe can have serious consequences, because it is usually the driving force, the underlying motivations for doing what we do in life. Our actions follow our beliefs, and those actions have consequences, both good and bad.
On the other hand, IF (for Terry's benefit) there is a God of the Universe, and there is life after this one, then I don't think He/She/It is going to judge us in eternity merely because we chose one religion or scripture or philosophy over another.
"Truth" is complicated. Words and meanings and concepts are complicated, precisely because they are ambiguous, are capable of more than one interpretation, and can be put in many different contexts, making them even more difficult to draw absolute conclusions from. One man's opinion is just as good as another's, or, in other words, what you believe all depends on how you interpret things.
In one sense, I cannot really "prove" anything to you, and you cannot really "prove" anything to me. In the end, there is only "opinion". I suspect also, that these words, meanings and concepts are all man-made, the by-products of another man's thinking, to which we the readers or listeners are but "spectators".
Therefore, I think that what we think matters in terms of this life, but does not have eternal consequences in the hereafter, at least in terms ot things being irreversible.. After all, in the next life, we could always change our minds, and suddenly we would have a whole different perspective and lifestyle. I even think we probably have to live many lifetimes, because we cannot live long enough in one lifetime to make all the mistakes that are possible, and learn all of the lessons that are necessary to learn.
And, if this life is all there is, and there is no God, then all I can say is, NOTHING MATTERS, PERIOD! We're all just a bunch of insects on a small planet in an obscure part of the universe, waiting for our turn to die. Squish! Aaaaahhhhhh! It got me!
Rod P.
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upside/down
Ultimately NO...If there is a benevolent "Creator" out there and he's half a smart as we are than "He" understands we've been f...... from the get go. Time for "Him" to fix "His" mess. I think most people do the "best" they can... with a few truly evil people out there f....... it up for everyone.
Now, "organized religion" on the other hand NEEDS "it" to matter... or they're dead meat.
A more probing version of this question would be to answer the "who" it matters to.
u/d
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tsunami_rid3r
Each of us have our own individual subconsciousness after our death. What we believe in determines our own outcome whether it be a heaven, a paradise, or a hell. But in reality, we perish into the dirt like the animals we are.
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LouBelle
I honestly don't know if what we believe matters because does our belief change ( I mean really change) whatever outcome there may or may not be.
Perhaps I'm still new in this whole "freedom from a cult" thing to truly say. Right now I'm even starting to question the bible stories.
But this moment in time I feel that it only matters between me & my God.
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minimus
LouBelle, you're beginning to question the Bible stories??
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Honesty
Ultimately, will "God" judge you for your choices or beliefs due to heritage? Minimus
Why don't you ask Him and report back to us what He said.
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GetBusyLiving
:we perish into the dirt like the animals we are.
Right on! Now we're getting it.
GBL