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Originally posted by hobbes@2 April 2003 - 19:17
J2k4,
You believe in God ( the Christian one or some other religion), a god (a creator who has yet to be accurately described by any specific religion) or the possibilty of a creator?
I will just give you my spin factors:
1) I would love for there to be a God.
2) I am agnostic, I believe that religions are created by men, who then create their version of God. I firmly believe that organized religions are fairy tales, but I still cannot disprove the existence of a creator. So I look, listen, learn and hope to find a solution where I can find peace. I really envy those who are pure in their beliefs, I would pay any amount of money to truely believe that eternal happiness was awaiting me after physical death. Sometimes it's good to have Down's syndrome.
3) I live my life doing unto others and so on, assuming that any god will see that I am a person of integrity who respects and values the lives and needs of others.
I understand the role of Religion because it provides hope to the hopeless. A salvation in a world which is quite cruel.
I, fortunately, am doing ok. I know this because I can get pissed (mad not drunk) about my hometeam losing a baseball game, as if that was important or something.
Can I give some constructive criticism? Eagle is too big, can't that be your avatar? I am a proud American, too. Quoting prior posts is not always necessary. People who don't read through posts to understand what you are referencing are usually not worth listening to.
Please feel free to give me any constructive feedback, I am not easily offended.
i agree to an extent. religion gives hope and belief, but its something that cannot be backed up anyways.