tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post149208258118685793..comments2023-08-06T07:02:49.496-04:00Comments on Little Steps Home: Thoughts on AtheistsAmberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-8324922552012634882009-12-28T09:40:16.150-05:002009-12-28T09:40:16.150-05:00Slice,
Oh, very nice. I agree with everything you...Slice,<br /><br />Oh, very nice. I agree with everything you said. :)Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-67615175726032191422009-12-27T12:55:04.594-05:002009-12-27T12:55:04.594-05:00Hi Amber, I have actually been asked this at work...Hi Amber, I have actually been asked this at work by the ladies. I am sure they havent ever had any religious instructions in their life and think women like Amy Winehouse and Britany Spears are idols and role models for life<br /><br />By keeping the comandments and by following scripture, even if as others say there isnt a higher being.... They are guidelines for leading a clean life. Dont steal, dont kill, do not commit adultery.<br /><br />And then you have the other things like in the old testament, dont eat shell fish or pork. Again, when this was written they didnt have refridgeration. So it all is a way of keeping you on the straight and narrow and not killing yourself, or another in one way or another.<br /><br />So the answer to all the nay-sayers.<br /><br />If I lead a good clean life and hurt no other, How is that wrong?<br /><br />And if I find out that there isnt anything after, I wont be disappointed.<br /><br />But if I didnt believe, and did things to hurt others,and then there is something out there as a higher power... well the thought of what could be to come doesnt bare thinking about.<br /><br />Also I read somewhere that there is scientific data to prove that people of faith live longer. have lower stress levels. This maybe due to prayer, by letting go of your problems in prayer and talking it through, giving your problems to God, it reduces stress. And that can only be good for you right? and cheaper than a shrink.<br /><br />win win.<br /><br />Hope you had a lovely Christmas.Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00809314184012834659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-22259528772903279632009-12-23T13:04:18.181-05:002009-12-23T13:04:18.181-05:00Susanne,
True, but that's not my first reacti...Susanne,<br /><br />True, but that's not my first reaction/response. <br /><br />Hmm...if reincarnation is true, then I hope to come back as a shark. I need no reason! :)<br /><br />*offers rat-Susanne cheese* :)Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-22957738351796443712009-12-23T11:30:16.522-05:002009-12-23T11:30:16.522-05:00Enjoyed this! I thought you were going to counte...Enjoyed this! I thought you were going to counter the atheists who ask what if God were not real and you "discover" this in your next life and find out its been a waste. To them -- "what happens when you die and you realize there WAS a Creator and you are accountable to Him?" Personally I'd be more afraid of that than being reincarnated into a rat or something. If I am, I am. *squeak*<br /><br />Glad you found time to post!Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-84491732263761906262009-12-23T07:53:47.778-05:002009-12-23T07:53:47.778-05:00Wrestling,
Given that every society, ever, has ha...Wrestling,<br /><br />Given that every society, ever, has had some idea of deity, of something greater than themselves, I feel it has to be natural to humanity.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-54205077737302107182009-12-23T07:29:02.121-05:002009-12-23T07:29:02.121-05:00Belief in something bigger than ourselves is so na...Belief in something bigger than ourselves is so natural, and psychologically beneficial. This is perhaps an argument for its truth. In any case, as you say, it doesn't matter if it's not true really as long as it's good for us.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11320601087412404116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-85345535406011055202009-12-22T22:43:25.520-05:002009-12-22T22:43:25.520-05:00Brian,
Depends entirely on what abc and xyz are.....Brian,<br /><br /><i>Depends entirely on what abc and xyz are...The problems come in if "a" is something like "execute homosexuals" or "x" is "only treat your child's illness with prayer."</i><br /><br />True, I was only thinking of the benign issues that affect only the individual believer. I sort of work under the assumption that things which are patently stupid, to say the least, would be stopped by the secular powers and reasonable people. I know that's not always true, but it should be. My brain is sometimes an idealistic place. <br /><br />If (to use your examples) you believe that homosexuals should be executed, you should be locked away in a very small hole, but then, that goes for anyone who wants to wipe out any other group of people based solely on their gender, color, sexual identity, whatever. And if you think that you should refuse to have your child treated and instead pray over them, you should have that child removed from your custody, and placed somewhere where they will be given the treatment they need. <br /><br />Now, if you're an adult and you want to refuse medical treatment because of a religious conviction, then it's just your life on the line, and more power to you. But you don't have the right to do that to another person.<br /><br />Hmmm...interesting. I'd always assumed that a rejection of a creator deity (or really any kind) went hand in hand with a rejection of any sort of afterlife. I can almost see how that would work with reincarnation, something along the lines of 'energy is neither created nor destroyed', but what about other forms of afterlife? Or would it just be something about traveling to another plane/universe/etc?Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-8277275875524046392009-12-22T22:30:23.039-05:002009-12-22T22:30:23.039-05:00LK,
Which'd be why I don't think religiou...LK,<br /><br />Which'd be why I don't think religious leaders should be involved with politics at all. And laws shouldn't be based on religious thought. There's way too much possibility (almost certainty in many cases) for abuse.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-71562354805708309012009-12-22T22:05:45.720-05:002009-12-22T22:05:45.720-05:00Does my believing that there is a God and that He ...<i>Does my believing that there is a God and that He wants me to do a, b, c, and not to do x, y, z, make the world a better or a worse place?</i><br /><br />Depends entirely on what abc and xyz are. There are a lot of abcs and xyzs that cut across many religions and ethical systems, and you won't find much disagreement if "a" is, say, "feed the poor" and "x" is "don't steal". The problems come in if "a" is something like "execute homosexuals" or "x" is "only treat your child's illness with prayer."<br /><br />(Strictly speaking, if atheists are right, all that means is that gods don't exist. Atheism per se says nothing about what happens after death; some atheists in India believe in reincarnation, for example).Brian Westleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14191964121225569563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-45522205134841438612009-12-22T17:28:09.471-05:002009-12-22T17:28:09.471-05:00I agree with you. There really isn't a huge d...I agree with you. There really isn't a huge downside to it. Only downside is those who feel they need to punish others for not believing in God in the EXACT same way they do...and the preachers in the subways >_<LKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170091976914539273noreply@blogger.com