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Hey Pandas, What Is Something You’ve Always Wanted To Ask Someone From A Different Religion Or Belief?
Respectful questions only!
And please answer respectfully as well!
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#1
As an atheist I would love to know how you believe anything without sufficient evidence? I used to believe in santa but then one day i started thinking critically and no longer did. How are you not doing the same with your beliefs. Serious question.
Final score:
27points
Lil Miss Hobbit 2 years ago
As a Christian, I really appreciate this question. It makes a lot of sense to me that you need fact to back up your beliefs...I feel the same way. I am not a scholar on the subject, but I have researched and there is a TON of evidence for the life and death of Jesus. He was, in fact, a historical figure (Case for Christ, by Lee Strobel is by a former atheist who tried to prove Jesus didn't exist. It's written like a novel and is super interesting even if you don't agree with him). I think it was C.S. Lewis that said if Jesus was a historical figure, and if you look at what he said, there are only three options...Jesus was either a total liar, a total lunatic, or he really is God. There is no room, between historical evidence and who Jesus himself claimed to be, for the Western notion that he was a "good teacher" or "just one of many" or some "happy little Jewish prophet man." He was either bonkers or Christ.
Kiwi_User 2 years ago
im another atheist. The existence of Jesus is, as you said, proved. but what about God? there's no way of proving his existance, you just gotta- trust it?
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Tiramisu 2 years ago
Hi, I am Muslim. As a teen living in the West, especially in the very diverse area I am lucky to call home, it's been very common for me to sometimes have uncertainty about Islam and my beliefs. But a combination of religious teachers who are willing to listen to what you have to say as well as the opportunity to learn about other people's faiths has helped me be steadfast in my belief. I've learned about other faiths, and they don't all make as much sense to me as Islam does, and I have certified scholars of the religion who can give proof in a way that clicks with people in my generation. I think it's also about how much you are willing to listen. If you've already walked into a discussion about religion thinking that what you believe in IS the ultimate truth, whether another religion or even atheism, then you're not going to be receptive, no matter how many valid points are made.
Doodles1983 2 years ago
It depends on what you class and choose to accept as evidence. Or reject.
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Wayne Gossman 2 years ago
I would love to have a serious conversation with someone who is interested but I am not sure this is the right venue.
Wayne Gossman 2 years ago
Just read the rest of the wonderfully sane replies. Maybe this could be a place to discuss more. Most times people are just ranting by now. Will try to put more thought into a reply later.
Load More Replies... Vix Spiderthrust 2 years ago (edited)
As an atheist myself, I don't think this is true. I think it's fundamentally an emotional condition: first you believe, then you rationalise. I strongly think I lost my faith *before* I started investigating reasons why god doesn't exist. The same applies to believers: first they believe, then they look for logic and evidence that supports their emotional position.
Great And Holy Pangolin 2 years ago
It makes sense. You don’t look for evidence that you have ADHD (for example) unless either you notice you have ADHD behaviours beforehand or someone else tells notices and asks you. If you believe yourself to be neurotypical, you don’t generally check for neurodivergence.
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Mark Fuller 2 years ago
Hang on... I'm still processing the remark about Santa. Say whaaaaaaaat?? How dare you imply there's no such thing as Daddy Crimbo!
Red PANda (she/they) 2 years ago (edited)
Great question! For me, I’d like to explain it using a logic theory called Pascal’s wager. Basically, there either is a God or there isn’t. If you don’t believe and there isn’t a God, you could (potentially) go to hell or something. (Personally, I don’t believe that if you don’t believe in Him you go to hell, I feel that God would be saddened by what a lot of the church has become these days and He would understand) But say you did. We don’t know. BUT. If you DID believe in God and there was no God, there wouldn’t really be any repercussions. So basically, you have nothing to lose by believing in Him, but potentially something to lose if you don’t. But also I believe in God because of just my personal experience of noticing little signs in my life that someone’s looking out for me, and my intuition, and that although the Bible has become slightly corrupted through translation, there are still a lot of teachings you can take from it that make sense.
Carman Davis 2 years ago
I agree with you. It takes something called faith. There is actually so very much I want to say but I won't. If you are looking for proof as to whether or not Jesus actually existed scholars have actually found remains of what they believe to be nails, the place where Jesus was buried etc....but like the person said above I would rather believe in God/Jesus/Holy Spirit than not believe. Since I do believe in the Bible then of course I believe in Hell. So for me it is better to believe and it not be true than to not believe, die and it be true and you end up in hell. Hell will be 100% worse than your nightmares.
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~nope~ 2 years ago
I’m Muslim and I mostly believe in god because there are a lot of scientific examples in the Quran e.g a pretty detailed description of conception and the implantation of the embryo in the womb (this stuff wasn’t known 1400+ years ago). Another reason is that while I do accept evolution as a valid explanation of the origin of life (I study biology lol), I also think what we have on earth is pretty incredible and seems too perfect to be an accident if that makes sense? Also, the way the universe formed i.e the Big Bang, I still have a lot of questions like “why did it happen” and “why are we here as human beings and what is our purpose”—Islam and god answered a lot of those questions and I like the idea that we were put on this earth as “guardians” (quoting from the Quran here). I hope that helps and I’m not disregarding other people’s beliefs; just explaining my own motivations :)
Lesbiancats 2 years ago
For me, the answer is super simple, and it's I want there to be. I don't have evidence, and my faith isn't super strong but I believe there is someone out there, and I really want there to be someone responsible for things. Logically I don't quite believe in these things, but yeah
Tamra 2 years ago
Honestly, I want there to be a god too, but I keep coming up against this one thing: With all of the doubt, fear, and suffering in the world, all the fighting in the name of religion, god could end most of it with one small action - show him/her/itself. Just show up. Put all doubt to rest. End the fear, the uncertainty, the fighting. Surely an omniscient god can see the suffering? Surely an omnipotent god could show itself? For myself, I have concluded that if there is a god it either is incapable or unwilling to care about us, or there is no god.
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Mamza Paulse 2 years ago
I believe because everything had to come from somewhere, like where did science come from, its like science always asks why, and I believe in what they find but eventually, there won't be anything more to find, and we will reach the final why, and that is what I think God is.
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#2
As a born and raised atheist, I have two questions. 1) how much of a threat does the idea of hell pose to your everyday lives? Does it impact your decisions a lot? I’ve never had to worry about hell or other versions of afterlife punishments, but I still believe that I live a relatively good life, all things considered. 2) if a godly figure came down and said ‘this other religion is correct’ would you convert, or keep your beliefs despite knowing that they’re the “incorrect” ones? That question may be a bit more sensitive, sorry. I mean no offence on either question, just a curious Pangolinian bean.
Final score:
27points
Lil Miss Hobbit 2 years ago
Oh wow, I love both these questions. I don't think I've heard anyone ask them before. I'm a born-again Christian. I say "born again" because when people think of Christians they often envision the Catholic church...which I would never want to be associated with, haha. My Christianity is based on the teachings of Jesus, and I try to the best of my ability to follow only that and not any tradition or denomination or preacher. Question 1: Hell does not pose a threat at all for me. Because I believe that Jesus paid the price for my sins, I never have to worry about hell...ever. I'm not going there. If you are wondering why I would still live a good life even if I don't have punishment looming over my head...it's because that's the right thing to do and the example Jesus set. Love one another as I have loved you, sort of thing. I'll answer 2 in the next comment.
Id row 2 years ago
"When a man strikes his slave with a rod so hard that the slave dies, he shall be punished. If, however, the slave survives for a day or two, he is not to be punished, for the slave is his property." Exodus 21:20-21. Great religion you follow. Chock full of love and compassion. Glad you found it.
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Kevin the Manager 2 years ago
I went to Hell once. The food was very spicy, and the weather was quite warm, but at least everyone was suffering. One star.
Bear Hall 2 years ago
But don't forget the lots of familiar faces. It was like a team building experience.
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Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
Oh, forgot part two! SOrry! IF you came to me and said "THIS IS THE ONLY ONE", I'd say, "Okay, have a nice day." I do that to the usual door-kn0ckers in my neighborhood trying to convince me I'm going to Hell because I don't donate to or attend their church/temple/ya-ya. I left the Catholic Church when I was 14, and I have no interest in joining another of any sort. My faith is personal. If I'm wrong, well, that's gonna suck for me. Sorry-not-sorry?
Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
As a child, I thought as a child, I spoke as a child, but now, I have put away childish things. I was *terrorized* by the doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church into thinking my mere thoughts sent me to Hell. As I hit my teens, I started to ask, "Why would God waste billions of souls on a quibble? If God is Love and Forgives, as we're taught, why Hell? I think we gete it here on earth." And I'm still pretty sure hell's what happens on earth, but in the After? All good. Either we're taken to Happy Place or we have no awareness. Either way, I'm not scared.
RedPepper 2 years ago
I was told Hell was for people who reject God, not for people whom God rejects.
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Simon Leister 2 years ago
I'll start with your second question first. As a Christian if Jesus isn't God, and if Jesus isn't the only God, then my religion is a waste of time. If some God appeared and proved without a doubt that Christianity was wrong, I'd give it up. Hell is real, but do I believe in Jesus because of a fear of hell, no. I don't live in the fear of hell, I'm not reacting to a negative. I'm responding to a great act by Jesus which demands a response.
Lene 2 years ago
I'm a Norse Heathen. So... my answer to question #1: we don't have a hell. We have Hel, which is a death realm just like Valhalla. Hel is where people who died from illness or old age go. And since I want to die from old age, I want to go to Hel. :) and for question #2: I am not sure what to answer, really. Lol.
Red PANda (she/they) 2 years ago
1. I honestly don’t think about hell too much, I just try to be a good person for the sake of being a good person, not because I’ll be punished if I don’t. 2. I honestly don’t know, because like what if they’re the devil in disguise or something? I would probably trust my intuition and think about if the religion feels right or wrong to me, because most Christians believe that your intuition/conscience is the Holy Spirit guiding you.
TheSilentEngineer 2 years ago
Christian here: 1) I am not scared about going to hell because I believe that once you give your heart to God then you are good to go. So any choices I make in a given day isn't really affected by the thought of Hell. 2) Jesus already did that so....
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
but does that mean you can just rape and pillage now? because you're good to go? like as long as you believe in JC all's fine?
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Xip Dizc 2 years ago
- I believe Hell is a very real place and punishment but it does not pose a threat to me at all. Anyone who uses Hell as a threat to get people to convert is only giving them half the story - If a godly figure came down I would reject what he said as per Galatians 1:8 "But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God’s curse!"
Just a ray of f'ing sunshine 2 years ago
Hell plays a huge part in the Christian belief. We are taught that if we don't follow what Jesus taught, we will go to Hell. Personally, I look at His teachings and see that they all boil down to 1 Corinthians 13:13, "And not these three remain: Faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love." (NIV) We are commanded to love one another, period. If you look at all of Jesus's teachings, that's what they boil down to. People get caught up in the technicalities of it all, but that's what we are supposed to be displaying: Love for ALL people, no matter who they are. That's what Jesus did, and that's what we are supposed to do. People forget that.
Lydsylou 2 years ago
I totally agree with you! However I would like to clarify that the bible doesn't say if we don't follow Jesus teaching of loving others we will go to hell. It says that to get to heaven we must repent and believe in Jesus and of we do this then we will want to live like him and so we will love others like Jesus did
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How do you know yours is the "correct" one? Is it just a believing thing?
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PrincessMudPuppy 2 years ago (edited)
It's human nature to want to be right. Being "right" makes you superior to those that are "wrong". It's also human nature to keep believing they are "right" and to only acknowledge the evidence that supports that belief. I always thought that Heaven sounded a lot like a gated community that wanted to keep out the riff raff and was very exclusive. I respect those that have TRUE belief and live by those beliefs but find that most people tend to be hypocrites.
Lisa Crow 2 years ago
If this killed me and now I'm at peace. Thank you! :)
Load More Replies... cerinamroth 2 years ago
As a Jewish person, we don't believe ours is the correct one for everyone. There is no "saving" of other people. We have an obligation to help people and make the world a better place. Everyone believes their own thing and that's fine. We do have the idea of the Noahide laws that are supposed to apply to everyone, regardless of belief system. Of course, this was to stop mayhem and anarchy breaking out in ancient societies but they are pretty straightforward - don't kill, don't be jealous of other people's stuff, etc. Pretty reasonable.
Ichhya Khadka 2 years ago
are no units of measurement for "Religion". It's only a matter of feelings and beliefs.
StPaul9 2 years ago
I am raised to say there is but one God, but I believe God has many names.
Libstak 2 years ago
Exactly, understanding is given through the filter of culture, we can only learn what is comprehendable to us in any given time and place. Different eras and understanding of the world will allow only those learnings that man is ready to accept in those times and places. In the end we all end up on that one final road though, however it ends up looking like. We are all equally loved.
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ThatBlackNightingale 2 years ago (edited)
I am very respectful of other people's religions, I don't ever say mines is the "correct" one. I practice what I believe in and obviously religion also has to do with culture.
cartoon ghosts 2 years ago
I'm an atheist, but for me it really is just belief. I'll never know if there's a God or not, I just choose to believe there isn't because it fits my worldview and explains the way I see and perceive things. I might be wrong, I don't think it matters a huge amount
Robert Mandeville 2 years ago
As a Catholic: lilterary analysis is a good start. The Jewish scripture we call the Old Testament was written over hundreds or thousands of years, while the character of God described therein stays remarkably similar. Thus, it's hard to argue that these writings are from a multi-century conspiracy. Also, these scriptures don't hold up the Jewish people as the "best", just the chosen ones, so it's hard to argue that these works are a culture stroking its own ego. The New Testament ties these all up with two to four biographies (either Mark and Q or Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) and a messiah who doesn't save God's people from Rome, but from the evil within their own hearts. I think that if these sources aren't the truth, it would be hard to have so many people keep the falsehoods so consistent.
Vix Spiderthrust 2 years ago
"Faith is believing something you know damn well ain't so" - Mark Twain
Load More Replies... Simon Leister 2 years ago
As a Christian, there is real evidence to start. The gospels are eye witness accounts. If you want to dismiss the historicity of the Gospels, you also have to dismiss everything we know about the Ancient world. As there is more physical evidence about the life of Jesus than anyone else. By that I mean the written accounts of Jesus occur closer to the end of his life, then accounts of others. Plus we have more original texts about Jesus than anyone else from that time. Secondly, Christianity is the only faith which doesn't call for blind faith, and is the only faith to guarantee you access to you. As a Christian we get to heaven as a result of the acts of Jesus. Christians don't get to heaven by good works. It's by jesus
Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 2 years ago
'Eye witness accounts' Most people have heard of the childrens game 'Chinese whispers' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_whispers). Can you honestly believe, over a period of many DECADES, the stories remained exactly the same? And remember we are not talking about educated people around that time.
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This is a great post and, for the most part the questions and answers were thoughtful. I’d like to see more posts like this (as opposed to even one more person complaining about their in-laws …).
Final score:
24points
Celena Camps 2 years ago
Thus is one of my favourite posts also.. and the ones of people from different cultures talking about their countries etc.
#5
Okay I have a question for Christians, but first let me talk about the Islamic beliefs around the topic. In Islam, we also believe in Jesus ('Eesa or 'Isa in Arabic), but we believe that he himself was not divine. He was a regular human being like us who was a prophet of Allah. We believe that the miraculous nature of his birth does not necessitate that he himself was divine. Also we believe that he wasn't killed or crucified. A man from among those who were out to find him and bring him to the place of crucifixion was made to resemble him, and he was the one who was nailed to the cross. Meanwhile, God raised Jesus up to the heavens to protect him, and there he remains until he will return one day. My question is, what exactly is the relationship between Jesus and God in Christianity? I know Jesus is believed to be divine, but does that make him a separate deity, a part of a whole, or just God's manifestation on Earth for the time he was alive?
Final score:
20points
Cowws 2 years ago
so do you think God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit are different forms of God?
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TotallyNOTaFox 2 years ago (edited)
In the western interpretation Jesus is 1/3 part of god to say so. God is seen as a Holy Trinity consisting of "The father (God), the son (Jesus) and the Holy Spirit". The key part is that Mary became pregnant without intercouse and that God is the literal father of Jesus. (Star Wars Episode 1 borrowed that for Darth Vader's origin story if that helps for reference)
Xip Dizc 2 years ago
We believe that Jesus was the Son of God from before time began. “God said, “Let us (God, Jesus, Holy Spirit) make mankind in our image, in our likeness….” (Gen. 1:26 NIV). He is part of the Trinity, one God, three persons all of the same worth and substance but with different roles. When Jesus came he took the form and grew from birth as a man. We believe he was crucified, buried and on the 3rd day rose to life again. He then ascended to heaven to sit at the right hand of God. The Holy Spirit then came to be a helper to believers. Many Christians do not see Allah as the same as God. Those who do may ask "How can you accept the father but reject his son when his son is the only way to eternal life.
Wielder of Yielder 2 years ago
In what way are we made in his/their image?
Load More Replies... Bear Hall 2 years ago
It might be very controversial to many but I believe Allah=Jesus. The creator of the Universe chose to separate part of Himself to live through the full human experience: birth, poverty, work, hunger, thirst, temptations and loneliness on the highest degree, finally to be tortured to death. All of this to show He loves us and there's a way to Him. There's a way to return to the Garden of Eden where God walked with Man before sin separated us from us by His perfect sacrifice in death. To show we have His mercy to LIVE again without the sin that causes our suffering in this World.
Tuesday 2 years ago
That's... quite the crossover. Also, if God created humans, and is All-Knowing, wouldn't He know them intimately enough without having to 'become human'?
Load More Replies... Simon Leister 2 years ago
Firstly, if God was understandable completely, he wouldn't be God. Now there is a lot we can know about God, because the God of the bible has made himself known to the world. But created things don't have the ability to think to the same level that the Creator can. So there will always be some mystery. Here is what the Bible tells us. Jesus was 100% man, and he was 100% God. At no point was he ever less than 100% God. The book of John starts "in the beginning was the word, the word was with god and the word was God". The word is Jesus, so Jesus existed from the beginning, Jesus was part of God and Jesus was god. So we know that God is made up of parts and each part is god at the same time. Jesus also says that he is god many times. So either he lied or he is god
CORGI QUEEN 2 years ago
Jesus is 100% human and 100% divine according to our bible, just think about that. It doesn't math.
Wielder of Yielder 2 years ago
"It doesn't math" is an awesome sentence. :)
Load More Replies... Doodles1983 2 years ago
A part of the whole. The way a woman can be, Mother, Daughter, Sister, Aunt,
ThatBlackNightingale 2 years ago
Jesus is God's son sent from heaven. He was placed into Mary's womb so technically she's his mother. He was almost like a human version of God on earth- but he wasn't God.
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
I found the analogy my youth group used to explain the relationship really useful. If we think of fire, it needs oxygen, heat and fuel to exist. These three things can be used to represent the holy trinity- God, the father, the holy spirit and Jesus. They are all part of fire, but can also be separated out into individual parts, the same with God. The father overseas the world, the holy spirit had a hand in creating it and moves within people, and Jesus walked on the earth but went back up to become part of/be alongside the father. I hope this makes sense, it is a long time since I was in youth group!
#6
Atheists that live in the US, the pledge of allegiance mentions god. What do you think about that?
Final score:
19points
The wee giant (any pronouns) 2 years ago (edited)
I think that is kind of strange because in the us constitution it states that people have the freedom of religion yet it says in god we trust on the US currency so it seems to me that the government just tolerates other religions. However to answer your question I just stand up to avoid arguments but I won't state the pledge
General Anaesthesia 2 years ago
In God We Trust was added in the 1950s during the big "commie scare" and McCarthy witch hunts, as a counterbalance to communism's official atheism. A political move.
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Zedrapazia 2 years ago
For me, it simply doesn't belong there. As General Anasthesia said, it also wasn't there originally so the whole thing would be better off without it
Sardonyx_3 2 years ago
It's not even like the *entire* country is *now* based on Christianity. America is a melting pot of many different cultures, and therefore shouldn't need the "under god" line. -(Atheist)
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the_avenging_knight (her/she) 2 years ago
The whole idea of a pledge is kind of f****d up anyway. I just mumble song lyrics.
Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
It doesn't belong there, and it's not in the original pledge. I can't imagine being asked to recite the pledge as an adult, but if I had to, I'd just not say that part.
Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
Non-atheist, and I never said it with "under God". EVER. Even as a kid, I'd say I pledge allegiance... to the United States of America......" and sort of hum under my breath over the rest. Both my parents were US military and encouraged this.
Sera 2 years ago
Not technically an atheist but I refused to participate in the pledge when I was in school and continue to refuse to participate on the odd occasion it comes up, due to that specific line. It was not in the original text and is actively contrary to the establishment clause of the 1st Amendment. Anyone who wants to call me unpatriotic about it needs to be prepared for a full discussion of the bill of rights and why they don't see a problem with violating the highest law of the land, and whether somebody who both knows and actively exercises their guaranteed freedoms is actually the unpatriotic one.
Mamza Paulse 2 years ago (edited)
as a christian I think its kind of gross. like I have my religion but I don't think we should force it on to others. edit forgot to say, I just don't say the pledge in general.
mysterious(all pronouns) 2 years ago
The original pledge didn't have the word god in it, and while the pledge was mandatory, it no longer is, due to the Jehovah's Witnesses, who were against pledging allegiance to an object.
Easily Excitable Panda 2 years ago (edited)
I've always appreciated the Jehovah's Witnesses for this. I don't agree with them or their practices, but it took a LOT of bravery to do this - the boy (I think) who refused to say the pledge was routinely bullied by both students and teachers. I can't imagine how tough that was.
Load More Replies... Red PANda (she/they) 2 years ago
Added during the red scare to make “one nation” not sound as “commie,” since in communism your country is your God, (supposedly)
Sierra (any/all) 2 years ago
The line was created directly to oppose our belief, which for me feels like a direct hit against the freedom of religion in the country. I haven’t said that line in the pledge ever since I learned it’s meaning.
#7
I really don’t understand the concept of fasting in Muslim, Hindu and Islamic traditions. Does it have to be followed? What can you or can’t you eat? Just a breakdown would be great to understand it more! Thank you!
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Tiramisu 2 years ago
Well I can’t speak about Hinduism, but I can tell you that Muslim and Islam are the same. Followers of Islam are Muslims. Fasting is considered an act of worship in Islam, an exercise in patience and gratitude. It is only mandatory for one month of the Islamic calendar, Ramadan, and only for those who are able. Generally speaking, people with medical conditions, children, pregnant, or menstruating don’t have to fast. If you intend to fast, you cannot eat or drink from sunrise to sunset, and should abstain from swearing and engaging in behaviors harmful to oneself or others. One should abstain from those in general, but the punishment is more severe for doing it in that state.
Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
We fast in Catholic Chrstiainity, too. No meat on Fridays, no meat in Lent for 40 days, and the idea of it probably stemmed originally from pagan beliefs or practices b/c ----- Lent is conveniently always at the end of winter when food stores are low anyway. I was taught that we fast to show faith. I didn't get much more information than that. I am a lifelong vegetarian for reasons unrelated to religion.
RedPepper 2 years ago
Il the Catholic Church, fasting is a mean to (temporarily) get rid of the unnecessary to concentrate on the only necessary.
Load More Replies... Lil Miss Hobbit 2 years ago (edited)
I can't answer for any of the religions you mentioned, but in Christianity (Bible-based Christianity) the concept of fasting is not a law you have to follow. It's a healthy tradition that we do sometimes to remind ourselves of our dependency on God and a time to focus on Him and not what our bodies want. We usually do it for very short periods of time (a day or two) and the "level" of fasting is determined by who does it. Some people don't eat anything at all, and some people just do liquids. My family used to do it on Sundays, but Mom fed the little kids like usual because they didn't understand the spiritual aspect. I hope that explains a little bit.
Frankie Collins-Child (Submission author) 2 years ago
Really helpful, thank you!
Load More Replies... Bear Hall 2 years ago
There are several fasting days also in Jewish Religion as remembrance or penitence like Yom Kippur. For us Christians there's Jesus' example who spent 40 days in the desert without food or water after he was baptized by John and before He started his earthly mission. After 40 days Satan came and temped Him to deny God. Imho, fasting is trial that proves to us we can endure more with the help of God than we previously thought possible.
Red PANda (she/they) 2 years ago
Fasting is kind of a way of humbling yourself, if I recall correctly. A way of prayer, meditation, and to learn something new about yourself. It doesn’t have to always be from food, as well. It could be from something like smoking, or swearing, or something unnecessary like shopping for clothes when you already have enough and stuff.
Stardrop 2 years ago
well, you can't eat beef because cows are sacred in Hinduism. also, not a Christian but in the bible is says not to eat pigs lol
ShaZam Beaubien 2 years ago
I could be wrong, but that was in the Old Testament so it applies to people who follow Judaism. Other Christian branches are allowed to eat pigs.
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I’m not religious for many reasons but respect those of faith. However… I desperately struggle with the fact that religion has so often been the root cause of so much difference, discrimination, intolerance, prejudice, division, hatred, war and indeed death. Aside from perhaps money/land/greed and politics, I can’t think of a single more damaging element in society. For all the preaching of love, tolerance, peace and harmony… would the world be a better place without religion? It’s not as though we’d suddenly lose all sense of morals and ethics. Thoughts on a postcard…
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Stardrop 2 years ago
i think its alarming that there is a population of people out there that need the threat of eternal damnination/punishment to be a good person.
Load More Replies... RedPepper 2 years ago
Religion is only a pretext. If you remove religions, these people will just find another reason to fight each other: politics, nationalism...
Ece Cenker 2 years ago
Organised religion is actually a very seperate issue than the existance of God/s. I am not such a firm believer, but if I am having less and less regard for something regarding faith, it's organised religions. Maybe it's best if people believed in their God, but were much more sceptical about (their) religion/s.
Jan Rosier 2 years ago
Religion itself is not the root cause. People (ab)using religion or parts thereof to promote whatever agenda they have are. This from 57m raised in Roman Catholic (but not pillar biting) family but questioning myself since I was 18.
Lesbiancats 2 years ago
ohhhhh boy that's why I left my religion. I believe people use it as an excuse, because they have something "backing" their beliefs, and they have "evidence" that they're in the right. People will always be horrible, and they use religion to attack people. The good people are good people in religion too. But the awful people are the ones with the loudest voice imo
Bear Hall 2 years ago
"Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’" Matthew 7:22-23 Not everybody who declares themselves faithful are actually follows Gods law even if they have the deepest belief they do God's work. Jesus talked a lot about the sin of self righteousness.
Khall Khall 2 years ago
Yes. You're right. But, unfortunately if everyone in the world was a black, left handed, disabled lesbian...we'd just find other things to fight about. Politicis, religion, social class, money, etc they're mostly excuses. Some people wouldn't fight if they werent an issue, but other people would find something else to be upset about. It's been this way since before history and probably will be forever.
CORGI QUEEN 2 years ago
In the ELCA we are accepting to all and lutherans literally were made because Martin Luther (not MLK) said that the church is straying to far from god with these things that are wrong like hate against anyone who isn't white heterosexual and blonde and christian
#9
I’m an operating room nurse, and I’ve been wondering this for a long time. Why do Jehovahs Witnesses refuse blood transfusions? No judgement, I just want to understand!
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Stephanie Did It 2 years ago
This is a religious issue rather than a medical one. Both the Old and New Testaments clearly command us to abstain from blood. (Genesis 9:4; Leviticus 17:10; Deuteronomy 12:23; Acts 15:28, 29) Also, God views blood as representing life. (Leviticus 17:14) So we avoid taking blood not only in obedience to God but also out of respect for him as the Giver of life.
Helena 2 years ago
So to respect the giver of life, you'd let your kids life go? That just makes no sense to me.
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Deb Smith 2 years ago
I was a platelets donor for two decades until I became ill. I had an aunt say she would rather my newborn cousin die than to get blood that she needed. I told her about my donor status and she got up and sat in another seat across the room. It's ridiculous, she would rather the baby die than get a blood transfusion? My thoughts are that all the miracles in the world are sadly overlooked. God gave man/women the abilities to save lives. If He didn't want us to have that power, blood or organ donation would not exist. All of the lives saved with heart, brain, lung, etc surgeries, it is all a miracle. God has evolved as the world evolved.
Deb Smith 2 years ago
When I die, I am donating anything and everything that can be used: eyes, skin, organs, etc.
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UpQuarkDownQuark (he/hey you) 2 years ago
It’s kind of you to not want to judge. I find it difficult to avoid that when it comes to cults and magical thinking.
Easily Excitable Panda 2 years ago
I"m not a Jehovah's Witness, but as I understand it (and I could be wrong), the soul is contained within the blood, so by accepting someone else's blood you're accepting part of their soul, and by giving away/donating blood, you're giving away part of your soul. (How this relates to menstruation, I cannot begin to guess). Some people will go with a procedure in surgery where their own lost blood is collected and cleaned by a machine (it's called cell salvage), but I don't know how popular it is in the community.
Stephanie Did It 2 years ago
The Bible does not teach that the soul is in the blood. We respect God as the Giver of life, and out of profound respect for that gift, we obey his commands regarding blood and how it should or should not be handled.
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OneHappyPuppy 2 years ago
I've always wondered the same, and I'll extend the question to medical treatment in general. My godmother (before she and her family became JWs they baptized me) died. She had stage 1 cancer (treatable) but decided against treating it, so she deteriorated and passed... I didn't learn of her passing until 2 years after her death, because they cut contact with us because my parents wouldn't convert. Also, what's with the no children part? I'm genuinely curious, because I always wondered...
#10
To the Christians, from a Muslim - original sin. (I'm not sure if all Christians believe in this or only some so sorry about my ignorance!) It's always stumped me. How could anyone believe a newborn baby is inherently sinful? We have an opposite concept in Islam, called the fitra - meaning innate human goodness - that every person is born on. Also, every single woman to ever exist will be punished with her period because of what Eve apparently did? That's what i've heard at least, please correct me if I'm wrong but also what
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Faramir10 2 years ago
A newborn baby is not inherently sinful. Several Christian denominations don't baptize babies. These denominations wait until a person is old enough to decide for themselves whether or not to be baptized. If a baby dies before being baptized, he/she will still get into heaven.
Simon Leister 2 years ago
I suggest you read Romans 5. All people are inherently sinful. Romans 3 is good too. Maybe just start at Romans 1 and read till chapter 11, and the finish all of Romans.
Load More Replies... Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
Raised Catholic and we have the belief but we honestly don't sincerely believe it. Not for most. Fitra is a concept in Islam that my particular family would agree with. The CHURCH says babies are born with sin. I've met only a handful of Christians who actually believe babies do carry sin. And childbirth is the curse of Eve, not menstruation, although frankly I think menstruation is definitely punishing.
ThatBlackNightingale 2 years ago
So basically being born with "original sin" is supposed to represent the affect of disobeying god. That's why us Catholics have Baptism, where a newborn joins the church as a Catholic.
Vix Spiderthrust 2 years ago
It's purely a Catholic position, so far as I know. The Protestants threw out the doctrine of original sin along with literal transubstantiation.
Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
Not all Protestants. Quick caution on that, b/c I blundered (as a recovering Catholic) on this issue. Methodists, for example, may believe it, as will some Lutherans and Anglicans, in my experience of this discussion.
Load More Replies... Red PANda (she/they) 2 years ago (edited)
Honestly I don’t understand it, but I try to relate it to science. Many scientific studies were done with babies using puppet shows, snacks, and other things, show that although babies do feel compassion, they wish harm on those that are different than them. (Example: there was a puppet show of a puppet preferring cheerios to goldfish or smthn when the baby liked goldfish better, then they did a puppet show where there was one puppet who was mean to the original puppet and one that was nice. When presented with those two puppets, the baby reached towards the one who was mean towards the original puppet (this was ofc repeated many times for data purposes and they showed mostly the same results). This shows to me that although babies are born with compassion, they are also born with an instinct to hate others different than them, and it is through us teaching them to be kind that we shape their conscience to be different. I feel baptism is more of a symbolic thing or a ritual we do just to welcome those into the church. I also think that original sin could just be the natural temptation we have to sin, like lying to get out of trouble, ignoring bullying or homeless people on the street, etc.) and baptizing is a symbolic way of promising to do better and to repent.
CORGI QUEEN 2 years ago
Idk. Also women in jesus's time were marginalized because on their periods they were "unclean"
RedPepper 2 years ago (edited)
Sin is considered as a rupture of the relationship between God and humans, or between humans. Original sin means humans were originally meant to live in harmony with God, but at some stage, they decided to cut the relationship with God. Being born with original sin doesn't mean you're born a sinner, but you're born with the potential to sin.
Tuesday (Submission author) 2 years ago
So in that case what does baptism do? Seeing as all people are born with the potential to sin?
Load More Replies... Lesbiancats 2 years ago
Wait what??? I'm Christian (used to belong to LDS, which is kinda not considered Christian ig.) and I've NEVER heard this. I'm not saying you're lying, but has anyone heard this/been taught this?
Vix Spiderthrust 2 years ago
Well, yes. It's quite famously a Catholic teaching. Tom Baker (of Doctor Who fame) claims that as a child he took to carrying a bucket everywhere in case a baby needed an emergency baptism. LDS are sort-of Christian but very much a fringe group, so it might well not be something they practice.
Load More Replies... Simon Leister 2 years ago
Not sure if you've had kids, but no one taught my 2 year old to lie. He just did it one day. Where did it come from? His sinful nature.
Tuesday (Submission author) 2 years ago
So... it's more of a 'humans are inherently sinful beings who do good things' sorta thing rather than a 'humans are inherently good beings who do sinful things'?
Load More Replies... Simon Leister 2 years ago
Maybe need to clarify some points Christianity says that all people descend from Adam and Eve. Adam and Eve sinned, thus corrupting themselves. All people are now corrupted as well now, solely because we are all born of Adam and Eve. Babies aren't born with a sin counted against them already, but they are born separated from God and under God wrath for being born of Adam and Eve. Don't get confused about Baptism, it is just an outward sign, of what people hope Jesus will do to their hearts. Periods are a punishment, but pain in child bearing was part of the curse in Genesis 3. The whole world is subject to frustration as a result of sin, so if period are bad it's because sin made the whole world less perfect
#11
How does one reconcile the fact that actions and policies carried out by their religious "team" fly right in the face of their own commitment to openness, acceptance, and the general wellbeing of humanity? i.e., "My group includes members that (through financial support) actively promote the killing of LGBTQ+ people. I don't do it, but my "team members" do, and they do it in the name of our God." How can one do anything but completely disassociate themselves from that?
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Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
Leave the church. I did it forty years ago almost, over the misogyny in Catholicism. Quit the team. My conscience (ironically, nice strict Catholic conscience!) forbid me to continue in an organization that ran counter to the preaching of Jesus (love, acceptance, healing)
Lydsylou 2 years ago
There are always people who will do bad things and use their religion to cover for them. This basically makes the whole religion and people who believe in it look bad when it's just a few people. Most religions wouldn't actually accept the stuff these people do
Kevin the Manager (Submission author) 2 years ago
I guess my issue keeps coming back to the "Most religions" part. It explicitly means that there are religions that DO accept that stuff (including the worship of the almighty $$$), and the whole statement of, "Well, I don't PERSONALLY hunt down and persecute (insert othered group here), therefore MY section of the group is absolved" falls flat.
Load More Replies... Mamza Paulse 2 years ago (edited)
edit for clarity; I try not to associate with those people. I am a christian but also radical leftist. most of the churches in my town have blm and pride flags. I think the people who do that are gross people who use religion as an excuse to be evil. they give us a bad name and in my opinion are not true Christians.
- 2 years ago
Do you live in the US? I live in Canada where respect for LGBTQ+ people and attending BLM rallies are not considered "radical leftist". With that background, I associate "radical leftist" with an extreme, such as the Weather Underground from the 1960s - in other words, not peaceful protest and beyond civil disobedience. In Canada, you might be considered "leftist" or "progressive".
Load More Replies... Nichole Harris 2 years ago
Leave the church, change Churches!!!! Jesus himself preached against that behavior!!!
Red PANda (she/they) 2 years ago (edited)
That is why I became non-denominational. I don’t associate myself with any church. My relationship with God is between me and myself; I trust my conscience to lead me in the right direction. I can’t trust any church or priest or even the Bible with all its translations to not be corrupt, without listening to my conscience and intuition and researching very carefully about things.
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
Well 'my team' doesn't. There may be some Christian denominations that preach that, but not the one I belong to, so I don't consider them part of MY team. My denomination welcomes LGBTQ+ people and doesn't ask them to change because they are still part of God's creation. In fact we have many openly gay ministers etc.
Kevin the Manager (Submission author) 2 years ago
I am happy to learn that you are a welcoming person! (((((HUGZ)))))) Your statement mirrors exactly the issue I take with (insert religion here). "My team" doesn't do those things. The equation parallel is the same. My Views + My Interpretation of God's Teachings Make My Actions Valid = Actions Taken in Christ's Name. I am absolutely convinced that you can also remove God from that equation, end up with just My Views, and STILL be an open, welcoming, accepting person. I can then conclude that people do not NEED God to do all that.
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For hijabis, what do you do when it’s really cold? Are you able to line the inside of the hijab with faux fur, wear a hat on top if it or something? Also building on that - what would you do if you wanted to swim; are there waterproof hijabs? Second question for hijabis: Do you have to wear the hijab, or could you cover your hair with something else?
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Tuesday 2 years ago
Haven't heard the line-the-inside-of-the-hijab one before, but that's an interesting take. Honestly the hijab keeps us warmer than people without a hijab. We could just wear a hood on top of it as well. Yes, there are waterproof hijabs as well. And it doesn't matter what we cover our hair and neck with, as long as they're covered (ft. the infamous 'blanket hijab' one wore during lockdown when picking up the fiftieth Amazon package)
Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
Not Muslim, but two acquaintances are of different traditions on head covering, and there's various way sot cover up ---- not just a hijab. The idea is to cover the hair/head. Th is was common in Christianity until relatively recently, growing out of old Jewish traditions, where in married women at least had to cover their hair.
Ece Cenker 2 years ago
Women do not have to wear swimwear-hicab. Thay can wear bikinis, sunbathe and swim as long as there are no males around.
Tuesday 2 years ago
True, but very unlikely that there are ever going to be no males around, so I think the original question still holds some merit haha
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One thing I've never understood about Christians. Why are they so sad at funerals? If the dead person is going to heaven then they should be happy, shouldn't they?
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Stardrop 2 years ago
umm, this is common sense. obligatory im not christian, but damn wouldnt you be sad if you lost a loved one? like im sure theyre glad they go to heaven, but youd be sad, wouldnt you????
Easily Excitable Panda 2 years ago
Grief is selfish - not in a bad sense. We mourn for what *we* have lost, and the future we may have envisioned with them. (I speak as an atheist here. so for me there isn't a question of heaven or hell, so my answer may be beyond the remit of your question: sorry if it is!)
TheSilentEngineer 2 years ago
Speaking for myself: I am sad that I can no longer speak or be near the person, but I am happy that they are in a better place
ThatBlackNightingale 2 years ago
Because we know we're gonna miss that person even tho they're in heaven they won't physically be with us.
TrashPanda 2 years ago
We are happy that they are getting to be with the lord but, we still are upset because we are going to have to continue our lives without them.
vintage_one 2 years ago
I am agnostic now but was raised Catholic and attended parochial school. When I was in the 4th grade, our teacher (Sister Isabella) told us we should never cry at funerals because the dead were leaving this world to go to something better. She said we should cry when a baby is born because it was being brought into this terrible world.
Doodles1983 2 years ago
It’s about feeling the loss on Earth. Plus they don’t immediately go to Heaven in Earth time. Everyone who has died ever, is currently sleeping until the day we are ALL judged.
#14
I ask this without malice and with true curiosity: Why are some rules in the Bible followed while others are ignored and why does it seem as if the rules that are quoted the most apply to "others" while those that are ignored apply to "themselves"? For example: Divorce is fine but homosexuality is evil? Why, in certain circumstances is it okay to view the rules as anecdotal while in other circumstances they are literal?
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Persephone hates Pomegranate ️ 2 years ago
I may be wrong but as a Christian, I think we have to follow the laws in the New Testament, not the Old Testament. However, humans are flawed, and will still sin, which is why we ask for forgiveness. However, we have to take the necessary steps to not sin again.
Sharon Ammons 2 years ago (edited)
I say this as a Christian, but in some corners of Christianity, there's a lot of hipocrasy about this. And really, if you read the New Testament, Jesus says that all the detailed rules in New Testament books like Leviticus are no longer necessary. The two main rules are loving God and loving your neighbor. (Matthew 22:37-39). But as fallible humans, we tend to forget that and judge others instead, picking the rules that suit us to do so.
cerinamroth 2 years ago
There are lots of Christians here explaining how the New Testament supersedes the Old for them. I would like to say (in my defence as a Jew!) that the Jewish religion, while based on what Christians call the Old Testament, is supplemented with a whole array of texts and rabbinic commentaries, most of which can be boiled down to: Don't hurt anyone else. Most Jews believe that the ancient texts are to be reinterpreted for the age we live in. Most Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Jews do live by the letter though, even going above and beyond "to be on the safe side" (especially with Shabbat requirements). Rest assured, most of us non-Haredis think the extra rules are a bit bonkers, too. But to these I would still say live and let live - as long as no one is being hurt.
Jan Rosier 2 years ago (edited)
I find it (raised Roman Catholic) rather hilarious how on certain issues, the learned people say 'yes, but the bible is dialectic and interpretations may change over time' - when on other issues 'No the bible says X and cannot be changed' and then they bring up the 'law of nature'... (think about gays, but also for instance euthanasia). They interpretation is sometimes bendable or fixed, depending on their goal at that particular moment. And recently I discovered that Judaism goes the same way.
Cowws 2 years ago
I think I remember hearing that the laws can be divided into three categories: 1. How to run the temple (e.g what clothes the priests wear) 2. How to run the Israelite nation. (e.g. don't wear mixed fabrics) 3. Moral laws. Basically how to treat God, other people and yourself well. (e.g. be faithful to your spouse). As far as I know, we don't need to follow the group 1 laws as we don't need a building or sacrifices anymore to approach God, as Jesus is the perfect sacrifice who died for our sins and it's through Jesus that we can approach God! I think also, we don't need to do 2, either, as our goal, unlike ancient Israel, isn't to leave our people to create a perfect civilisation on earth, but to live among our cultures and love them as Christ loves us. I think it's 3 that we as Christians don't need to do to be saved, but want to do out of thanks to God giving us life. The hard part is knowing which law is in which group
Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
There's a list online of 700 inconsistencies in the bible. It gets pretty crazy if you try to go by it literally, word for word. HYPOCRISY is why people exclude themselves. IMO
CORGI QUEEN 2 years ago
So some rules, like the 10 commandments, have to be followed, But since we are human and the devil tempted adam and eve, we are allowed to sin sometimes, we just have to ask for forgiveness. No christian is perfect.
AxolotlViolet (they/them) 2 years ago
Ok, I think differently but I think lgbt is totally fine as long as it's not really bad. But I agree that murder, cheating on others, and doing things with animals are all bad.
#15
Does god really forgive everything?
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Lydsylou 2 years ago
In Christianity you don't need to do anything except believe in Jesus and ask for forgiveness and God will forgive you. Jesus came to die for your sin and take the punishment for it so you wouldn't have to go to hell. He didn't pick and choose which sins to forgive he loves you so much he'll just forgive them all.
Just Another Girl 2 years ago
But you can’t just sin every Saturday and ask forgiveness on Sunday. You have to actually attempt to live your life as Jesus outlined.
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CORGI QUEEN 2 years ago
Yup. He is really nice and loves everyone. He literally created you perfectly in his image, so if you are gay, he created you to be gay.
Lesbiancats 2 years ago
imho he is very forgiving, but I can't see him forgiving r@pists, or child predators. Because those people scums of the Earth, and use "God has forgiven me, so you need to" but that is just my experience with things.
Lydsylou 2 years ago
of course people sometimes go to church and call themselves Christians so they can get away with doing these things but God hasnt actually forgiven them unless they are truly Christian. They just need an easy excuse
Load More Replies... Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
If you sincerely repent and feel remorse, yes. If you don't, no. And that's the fortune cookie version of 8 years of Catholic catechism.
Nichole Harris 2 years ago
Yes if you genuinely request it .... No church or preacher or what not needed,... Confess with a repentant heart and you will be forgiven
Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 2 years ago
Escape clause for someone to do something truly evil, albeit only once.
Load More Replies... Just a ray of f'ing sunshine 2 years ago
The only sin that can not be forgiven in denying God.
UpQuarkDownQuark (he/hey you) 2 years ago (edited)
I’m not even angry asking this. Mostly bemused. And I won’t even ask about myself, but my friend “H”, who is a better man than me. He is kind, learned, and wishes most of all to share joy, both his joy with others and in others’ joy. He is devoted to his spouse, to his daughters, and to his grandkids. He is a good neighbor and a good citizen, always doing his best to make sure that his mark in the world is either positive or negligible. His personality epitomizes that of the stereotypical “good Christian” except that is an atheist. I don’t claim that he is perfect, and neither does he. He doesn’t hate Christians or God, but simply sees no evidence for the existence of God, and no need for a moral code from on high when he simply believes that it is our duty to be good and kind to one another, to leave things better than he found them. But this is unforgivable? How?!
Load More Replies... Simon Leister 2 years ago
If you ask God to forgive you, he will. There is no limit to the amount of times and ways God will forgive you, if you believe in Jesus and believe that Jesus died for your sins.
Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 2 years ago
No wonder there are so many child molesters in the church. No limits? *shudders*
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this is an interesting question to put out and some of the questions/statements were great while some had some thinly veiled comments that implied anyone who has faith is an idiot. what i ask is why don't more religions teach that it is okay to see the humorous and funny part of faith? it seems that all religions need to stop being so serious and, if it is true that g-d made us in his/her image the we need to realize that we are a pretty funny bunch.
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Lil Miss Hobbit 2 years ago
Okay but I love this so much!🤣 As a Christian it always bothered me so much that we portray God as being this big serious old man in the sky. I mean, He's the guy who designed the platypus and llamas and pigs...how could He not have the most hilarious sense of humor?!! Have you ever seen a baby parrot? And God was like, "Yup, I love it."😂 I personally find that joyful people have great senses of humor and if God wants us to be joyful, why would He be so serious Himself?
StitchIsCuteAndFluffy 2 years ago
I know! If you’ve seen The Chosen, they portray Jesus as someone with a great sense of humor!
Load More Replies... Xip Dizc 2 years ago
The bible is filled with humor. Abraham, the father of our faith lied twice about his wife being his sister (was his 1/2 sister). Jacob the trickster got one upped by his father-in-law on several occasions. Elisha asked the prophets of Baal if their god wasn't answering their calls because he was on the toilet. Paul told the circumcision party that "if circumcision makes you holy, why not cut the whole thing off and be more holy? God gave us a gift of humor.
Just a ray of f'ing sunshine 2 years ago
If you read the New Testament, I think it shows a lot of areas where Jesus had a sense of humor. When he's calling his disciples "thick" because they aren't catching the meaning of what he's saying, I can't believe he didn't sometimes face-palm and laugh at them.
talliloo (Submission author) 2 years ago
wow! thanks for all the comments saying this needs to be upvoted more. i was raised w/one jewish, one catholic parent so was well versed in both faiths...which led me to explore different belief systems when i was older. some of them were open to seeing the humor in the their faith while others considered it blasphemous. one commentor mentioned the movie 'the chosen'. i would add to that the film 'dogma' which targets catholicism. it was hysterical to see how so many of the accepted beliefs in catholicism were shown to be just on the other side of crazy.
TheSilentEngineer 2 years ago
I have to say in my church we often laugh and joke about things that happened in the bible. We feel that God created humor and thus he should also have a sense of humor so why not my church fun? Our pastor always says "Church should be enjoyed, not endured."
CORGI QUEEN 2 years ago
Oh my pastor gets "yelled" at if he doesn't talk about star wars at church. We always laugh when a kid says something funny. CHURCH. SHOULD. BE. FUN.
Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
Needs upvotes. 1. We're weird apes. 2. God's not (whatever gender or non-gender) so 3. laugh it up.
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
I find there is a lot of humour in religion and there are many religious jokes that my church puts in it's newsletter. We believe there are many ways to view scripture and so why wouldn't there be humorous aspects. We don't take things too seriously, and God created us in his image, so he/she must have a sense of humour too.
#17
A frivolous one. Sikhs, do the different ways of tying a turban mean anything? Or are they all merely style statements?
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Mars 2 years ago
Hu, I am a Sikh. Most of the time it's just different sryles except for a few. Like 'Nihangs' the armed sikh warriors usually tie their turban to make it look towering to symbolise themselves as the Guru's favorite army. They also usually tie blue or saffron coloured turbans which represents courage, purity and bravery.
#18
As somebody who is kinda in between being an atheist and a christian, how can you be so sure that what you’re believing in is right? Like, I pray to the holy spirit and ask snd thank it for forgiveness, but then I get worried that if other religions are correct I would go to “hell” for not believing in the right thing
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PrincessMudPuppy 2 years ago
For me personally: If I am wrong and there is a God would they be more insulted that I hedged my bets by praying to them insincerely just to avoid Hell or that I chose to not believe in them at all and didn't fake it.
Lydsylou 2 years ago
Praying to God insincerely would not let you avoid Hell anyway in Christianity so the outcome would just be the same
Load More Replies... Red PANda (she/they) 2 years ago
The main thing most religions teach is just “be a good person.” So as long as you do that, you’re probably good. I personally believe what I believe from my intuition, my conscience, and just little signs I’ve seen throughout my life that someone is looking out for me
Frost the Icewing 2 years ago
No you do not go to hell. Hell is only for the very worst people who had faith in god and knew for a fact he existed but denied that and betrayed god.
UpQuarkDownQuark (he/hey you) 2 years ago
My personal recommendation is to tip the scales to the atheist side. The natural universe is full of wonder and beauty (and pain and sadness), and is enough. Live your life well, as it will be short and time will move faster with each decade. Treat others with kindness, leave little mark in the wider world, and strive to be remembered well by those close to you.
Easily Excitable Panda 2 years ago
This is a really good question. I'm going to give you a very personal and emotional answer. Ever since I was a little kid, I've prayed. I was taught to pray, I went to a religious (Episcopalian) school... and I never felt anything in my heart. I know people who are god-touched; they genuinely feel in their hearts that there is a god (or goddess) who cares for them and intervenes in their lives. But I've never been able to feel that, no matter how many religions I studied or investigated or tried to convert to. 'Hell' as a concept was originally defined not as a place, but being out of the sight of god. I can't bare the idea that I've been condemned to hell since I was a child, so I find atheism extremely comforting. I practice a lot of tenets found in the Sermon on the Mount - and also other religions and spiritual practices, but that's the one I'm most familiar with - and act every day with as much care and consideration as I can. I sometimes fail, but strive to be better.
Simon Leister 2 years ago
The other side of the coin from your example. I've been a Christian all my life and I've also never felt anything in my heart either. I believe in Jesus because the evidence is conclusive. I believe in Jesus, because I know that he had done everything for me.
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existential bread 1 year ago
In my opinion, I just accept that I don’t know. I do not pray to any God or gods, because there are simply too many religions that contradict each other. In my experience, I am leaning towards religions are false, because of what I know about psychology and personal experience (believing I was a superhero in four separate instances as a kid). But overall, I doubt that if there is a God that it would put you in hell just because you believed in the wrong religion. I mean humans started believing in religion relatively recently. And there is no possible way to know if your religion is the right one. If there is a God that would put you in hell for that, it is an extremely unjust one.
Paul Jayne 2 years ago
As an atheist I have no fear of going to hell because, for me, it does not exist. On the other hand, I will not go to heaven either. A previous question about sadness at funerals then comes into play here. I accept that once people that I love (and pets) pass before me, I will never see them again.
CORGI QUEEN 2 years ago
I might be wrong, but as long as no gods are descending on to earth and contradicting my beliefs, I am good. If all the miracles in the bible start happening again then I know I am following the right deity.
#19
For Christians, (I don't wanna be offensive, some of my friends are Christian) in the Bible do you think men are above women? Because I read some of the Bible and Adam was more "powerful" than Eve. I think men and women should be equal. How do you feel that Lillith got punished (the first wife of Adam, I think)? Do you believe everything in the Bible is true?
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StitchIsCuteAndFluffy 2 years ago
Jesus treated men and women as equals. His disciples consisted of both men and women (note I said disciples, not apostles, and there is a difference between them)
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
OK but then explain this? 1 Corinthians 14:33b-36 and Ephesians 5:22-24 which are both NT and both directly tell women to submit?
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Elizabeth Deighton 2 years ago
No I don't believe men are better then women. As someone said Eve wasn't taken from Adam's head to be over him, not from his feet to be under him. Nor from his front to br before him nor from his back to be behind him. But from his side to be next to him and from near his heart to be loved
Maria 2 years ago
In the times where religions were founded women didn't have any rights, they weren't allowed to get educated, they weren't allowed to have an opinion, and the world was in a very heavy patriarchal state. Despite the advances in the world and the society, the church denies to move on from those views...
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
Which church though? Many churches have moved on from this. In fact many no longer assign a gender to God and women are equal, as evidenced by them being able to take on the same positions within the church as men do.
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Happy crow dragon (they/any) 2 years ago
I think a lot of the Bible is true. I think some stories, Adam and Eve included, are parables or slightly altered to get the point across. I in no way think men are better. Men and women have different purposes in the bible
Just Another Girl 2 years ago
I was raised in a Christian religion and definitely felt like as a girl I was to be meek, weak and subservient. I now realize that wasn’t the religion as a whole, but a few men trying to use the religion against their wives to keep them in line.
Linda Stephens 2 years ago
I’ve read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation several times & I’ve never seen anything mentioned about Lilith or anyone being the first wife of Adam
TrashPanda 2 years ago
In my opinion men are not under women. And to answer your second question, the bible doesn't get its point across word for word. It almost talks in riddles. The bible is trying to get you to perceive it in your own eyes. Because as long as you are following in Jesus's image, you may perceive God in what feels right to you. But in conclusion yes the bible is 100% accurate because even though everyone has different points on it no matter how you perceive it God's message is clear.
PrincessMudPuppy 2 years ago
Sounds pretty unequal to me. ............................................................................................................................ To the woman he said, “I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be contrary to your husband, but he shall rule over you.”.................................................................................................................................................. ........ YES, I know this is the Old Testament but nowhere does Jesus say throw out the old book and disregard its teaching. He says he came to clarify not rewrite.
AxolotlViolet (they/them) 2 years ago
Most of the greatest stories in the Bible had women though. Mary, the mother who saved David, the widow who gave all her money away, etc.
#20
If you met someone who disliked you religion would you not want to still be friends I want to know I just had this happen to me so
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Sierra (any/all) 2 years ago
I’d still be as friendly as I currently am to them, but won’t pursue any further relationship. I’m going through that right now - homophobic guy in my friend group. I’m nice to him, I talk to him, but I wouldn’t ask him to hang out with me (that being said, i wouldnt directly exclude him as he is always nice to me).
Isa's left eye 2 years ago
Personally, I would still be friends. I have some major moral/identity-type disagreements with a lot of my friends but we still like each other and are respectful.
RedPepper 2 years ago
It depends wether the person is respectful and open to discussion, or not. I had friends who disliked religion in general and it wasn't a problem.
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I am a Christian and I have friends and family members who hate Christianity. I don't try to force my religion on them and we still get on fine. Actually it's quite interesting to talk to them about their views particularly if they have a different religion
Lydsylou 2 years ago
That said if they I would not want to be friends with someone who hated my religion to the point of deliberately disrespecting it because they know it will bother me.
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PrincessMudPuppy 2 years ago
One of my best friends is a youth pastor and I am an atheist. We have so much fun discussing theology. I love anthropology and learning about why humans do and believe the things we do. Religion played a huge role in shaping society. I try to learn as much as possible about all religions. He and I have long debates on the topic while remaining friendly, respectful, and are able to understand the others beliefs without changing our own. Every human on this planet has way more in common with each other then they have differences. For some reason we tend to only see the differences.
Xip Dizc 2 years ago
Not a problem as long as there is respect for the person. I have friends who do not share my faith. I never hide who I am, if they ask me to do something and I'm busy with church I say so. I don't use foul language but I also never hold it against them if they do. I have a faith and I am happy to live it out and share it with others but I never expect them to change on my account. Whether they share my faith or not I have done what is right if they are made better by my friendship.
Do-nut touch da donut 2 years ago
I luv this question... i am a christian, and i have many friends from other religions... ive had a friend who expressed she hated christianity, well i dont hate her thats her opinion and i respect it even if i dont agree, i asked her why she felt that way and she told me... i dont see her as any less of a friend but i do feel our friendship grew a lil after that :]
R.C. 2 years ago (edited)
I guess it would come down to how they treat me. If they were constantly bashing me and my religion that's not someone I'd want to spend time with. I have friends who don't believe/don't like religion and we get along fine and have lots of fun. They don't bully me about being Christian and I don't bring it up unless they ask a question.
Simon Leister 2 years ago
Bible says "Love your neighbour". It also says "Love your enemy". Be loving to everyone. But made don't let someone borrow your car keys if they have a history of being untrustworthy.
#21
Of your god(s) would disappear tomorrow, how would you know?
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Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
Hopefully, I'd feel a terrible void within. Probably, I wouldn't know.
StPaul9 2 years ago
Well, do you mean all the nature around me going? Because as long as I have sun, moon, trees, water etc, God is there. And I mean I can keep the science side and the religious meaning of that seperate.
Bear Hall 2 years ago
I don't think science and religion are working against each other. Like I think of Evolution as God's chisel shaping nature.
Load More Replies... Panda Boi (Submission author) 2 years ago
The only sane and answer I've read here so for.
Load More Replies... Tuesday 2 years ago (edited)
Well since we believe He's God then it's not possible for Him to disappear seeing as He's all powerful
Illustrious G 2 years ago
Not sure why you were downvoted. I gave you an upvote to boost you up.
Load More Replies... Xip Dizc 2 years ago
I believe the universe itself would cease to exist. Colossians 1:17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
Vix Spiderthrust 2 years ago
Ah yes - one of the three beliefs in Steve Aylett's Shamanspace. In that book, the existence of god is scientifically proven, and humanity naturally forms itself into three different groups: the group that wants to kill god to prove that the universe is not dependent on him; the group that wants to kill god to prove that the universe IS dependent on him, and are thus a grand suicide cult; and the group of ordinary people who just want to kill god out of revenge.
Load More Replies... StitchIsCuteAndFluffy 2 years ago
The world would lose all meaning (this is just my opinion tho, and you can fully disagree with it. Although, considering that the God I believe in would never abandon us, I don’t think that this scenario would play out. But what-ifs are fun and engaging, so I love asking and replying to them!)
Bear Hall 2 years ago
Have you heard of Dark Energy? Scientists think there's an unbeknown Force that keeps the Universe expanding. It's estimated to be 68% of the whole Universe. And it's Dark because we have no idea of what, when, how and why. It's like God's hand is still in motion. So, if for some unimaginable reason He would disappear I think Spacetime would just all fall apart, particles would disintegrate on the subatomic level. The whole created Universe would cease to exist.
#22
To people that think Earth is flat: why? what makes you think it? what's ur proof? please explain cause I've been thinking about it for quite some time
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WindySwede 2 years ago
or just trying to make money on youtube, they don't trust NASA nor sceience, or need some good medications and a diagnosis.
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David A Paterson 2 years ago
I should mention that Terry Pratchett didn't invent his discworld. He stole it from the Hindu religion. In part of the Hindu religion, the world is disc-shaped and is supported by four elephants who stand on the back of a giant turtle who swims through space.
UpQuarkDownQuark (he/hey you) 2 years ago
Most are creationists and biblical literalists. “Four corners of the Earth,” etc.
Load More Replies... Just Another Girl 2 years ago
I don’t think this took off as an organized religion. I heard they had a hard time connecting with each other around the globe. 🫣
marianne eliza 2 years ago
It's the only way those people can get attention. I doubt they truly believe it.
Bear Hall 2 years ago
They try to limit God, or Nature, or whatever they believe in to their own limited understanding. It's much easier to live in a world that we can shape the way we want to. Unfortunately it excludes most of the people and it's very annoying up to the point it makes them very angry to anybody different.
David A Paterson 2 years ago
I know the Earth isn't flat, but I can see the warped logic behind it. The Moon is flat because there's no specular reflection of the Sun, all spherical objects have a specular reflection. In addition, the probability that a spherical Moon rotates at the same speed as it revolves around the Earth is less than one part in 10^10. Everyone agrees that the Sun is powered by its core, so if it is spherical then it should be brightest near the centre and least bright at its edges. It isn't, so the Sun has to be a flat disc. Venus has no specular reflection of the Sun either. So it must be flat. Because the Moon, Sun and Venus are flat, so must the Earth be. Round Earthers measure the distance to the Sun using the phases of the Moon, but since the Moon is flat, this calculation fails and the Sun is really much closer. The difference in the Sun angle at different latitudes is because the Sun is close at hand not because the Earth is curved. The disappearance of objects over the Horizon mirage.
Vix Spiderthrust 2 years ago
Where did that bit about the probability of the moon's rotation come from? The laws of angular momentum dictate that the probability of an object the moon's size rotating as fast as it does are exactly 1:1.
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For anyone of any religion: when you meet a person with a different religion do you think "I'll respect you but you're wrong"
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Tuesday 2 years ago (edited)
I'm always willing to listen but honestly, my religion just makes sense lol - that’s why I chose it. But it's not a "my religion vs your religion", just mutual respect
Tiramisu 2 years ago
That's exactly it. You can believe in yours, I can believe in mine. Everyone should be open to listen to all the perspectives, but it's not a competition of which one is more correct than the other, how would you even be able to objectively gauge that? It's just what makes sense to you.
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Jus Frpn 2 years ago
I was raised Catholic. I personally don't think any one religion is right or wrong. A lot seem to have a similar belief system that is interpreted differently imho.
Libstak 2 years ago
Yes different beliefs can inspire me to look deeper and the ultimate similarities show me God gave teachings to everyone.
Load More Replies... Red PANda (she/they) 2 years ago
I honestly don’t judge them at all for that. I’m just like, oh, cool! I think there could be a lot to learn from people of different faiths, and I always try to keep an open mind because I might learn something that I didn’t think about before. That being said, if they keep trying to convert me or insist that their religion is correct or be aggressive towards me, I obviously will not be pursuing a friendship with them. Same goes if someone of my religion(Christian) is obviously hypocritical/doesn’t practice what my religion teaches, I’m probably not going to pursue a relationship with them either cuz that’s kind of a red flag that they’re truly not a good person.
Lil Miss Hobbit 2 years ago
Yes. I am always willing to listen and I have a deep respect for other religions while also believing that trust in Jesus is the ONLY way to heaven.
irishleo8371 2 years ago
Buddhist here. Who am I to say another religion is wrong? I try to live my life following a path of kindness. I try to leave the world better than I found it. My only goal is to reduce the amount of suffering in the world. If a person's religion brings them peace, brings them a sense of community, who am I to question that? That can only bring me joy
Simon Leister 2 years ago
Yes, if your religion is the true religion mine has to be wrong. And if I'm right you have to be wrong. We can't both be right. My god tells me to love everyone, so I should be respectful of those who are different
CORGI QUEEN 2 years ago
Nope! No one is wrong, we all follow the same person just in a different light, at least for the trinity of jewish christians and muslims. I respect anyone's opinions but when you start contradicting your own beliefs I just don't talk to you.
ThatBlackNightingale 2 years ago
When I first meet a person of any religion I don't think like that, maybe when talking about religion I'll think "oh that's cool, why do you do that?" Things like that because I'm very interested in culture. I don't think they're wrong bc I feel like it it's their religion and it hits home. That's the way I am, but I can't speak for everyone.
#24
As a atheist, what is it like being Christian? And are y’all annoyed with those Christians who do extremely rude things (like the homophobic ones)?
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RedPepper 2 years ago
For me, it's like having an invisible father and an invisible brother, who give me unconditional love, remind me that all humans are my brothers and sisters, and (for the brother) set an example for me to follow. I find some Christians exhausting, but I try to not judge them, considering that God alone knows the depths of their souls. The Holy Spirit may very well be active there, even if I don't see its effects.
TrashPanda 2 years ago
As a Christian I understand everybody has to sin it is just human nature. But what upsets me is not for for someone sinning but for other Christians who comment on it. Here is an example when someone of the LGBT+ community comes to church and a Christian who is not of that community says things like "you shouldn't be here" or "your not following God by doing this." First of all they absolutely should be at church! It is for anyone who wants to follow God! And secondly, Zip it Karen I know you have sinned may times like others. You think people don't notice that you've been divorced twice?! Everybody sins and that's ok as long as you ask God for forgiveness.
Mamza Paulse 2 years ago
yes they annoy the f**k out of me. its nice I feel like im never alone, and that someone loves me.
Just Another Girl 2 years ago
Like with just about everything, Christians have their extremists. They make it harder for the rest of us who are trying to simply love our neighbor.
AxolotlViolet (they/them) 2 years ago
I've been living a bit better now that I finally returned to my church. And yes, I don't like mean Christians.
Frost the Icewing 2 years ago
Most of the Christians I know and who go to my church are not homophobic. A few of them are even homosexual.
CORGI QUEEN 2 years ago
Oh yea its really annoying when people directly disobey god saying to love everyone and people use the bible where it is all about love and use it for hate. And being lutheran is like being connected to everyone in that community and always having someone to talk to (God)
Lydsylou 2 years ago
I love being a Christian it's having someone always there for you who you can talk to and who had your back in tough situations. I am definitely annoyed at homophobic Christians because they're ignoring one of the Bible's most important commands which is to love others. I know some Christians don't agree with being gay etc and I accept that but those who hate it are just wrong themselves.
ThatBlackNightingale 2 years ago
Yea I do, I'm Catholic and im against hate and it annoys me. Also, I have a question to the LGBTQ+ community here. If someone doesn't support LGBTQ+ but respects you as a human and thinks everyone deserves equal rights, are they homo?
Nick (He/Him) 2 years ago
That is known as an Ally and those people are just chill people. The term "homo" Is generally seen as offensive. I understand that you may not know terminology, and that is ok. Please do a little bit of research on terminology.
Load More Replies... Robert Mandeville 2 years ago
Sometimes, being a Christian means that you need to do extremely rude things; even Jesus went flipping over tables and chasing livestock with a whip to clear out the Temple. Unfortunately, many use Christianity as an excuse to be self-righteous and hateful, both of which are forbidden to us. Take homosexuality and homophobia as an example. As a Catholic, I believe that a major reason for sexual acts is allowing God to create children, so things that frustrate that from birth control to homosexual acts oppose God. I also know that I have committed similar sins in the past. But then you get the "God hates f**s" WBC types stirring up hatred. God doesn't hate homosexuals, just homosexual acts (love the sinner, hate the sin), He literally loves the Hell out of homosexuals, murderers, rapists, hucksters, and sinners like you and me -- if we let Him.
Just a ray of f'ing sunshine 2 years ago
I may be downvoted for this post, but I feel that as a Christian there is never a reason to be rude to others. We are called to be kind, to live other people unconditionally, and to take care of other people without question. Period. Where does it say that we need to be rude. Yeah, Jesus was not happy with what was happening in the temple, but being God in flesh, He could judge them. That's not for us to determine. Also, the "live the sinner, hate the sin" thing. Again, we are seeing a person through the lense of their sin. You are judging the person but choosing to live the inspite of that. For me, that's a nope. No matter what a person does, it is not my role to judge anyone's actions or lifestyle. If there will be any judging done, God will take care of that part. As they say, that's above my pay grade and it's not for me to determine.
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I have a question mainly for Theravada Buddhists, but people of other worldviews, feel free to chime in as well. To my very limited understanding, your beliefs don't specifically reference a god, as in not saying there is one and not saying there isn't one, right? If you would encounter a god, would that change your worldview?
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Just a ray of f'ing sunshine 2 years ago
If I am correct (and if I'm not, PLEASE correct me), Buddhism is more of a way of living than an actual religion, in that they don't have a diety, they follow. The Buddha was a man who achieved enlightenment, not a god.
PattyK 2 years ago
Buddha asked his followers not to worship him as a god, but some people can’t stand to be without a god, so some sects do consider him a god. People are so contradictory …
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para_not_para (she/her) 2 years ago
So this answer is sort of a mixture of my own experiences and Buddhism tbh, (born and raised Buddhist) Lord Buddha was not a god, but we do believe in deities (basically people who in our version of heaven) Personally, I’ve seen proof that those deities do exist but I don’t think my worldview would change much if another god also turned out to be real. (These are my experiences and won’t be the same for every person who believes in Buddhism) I hope this was helpful :)
Vix Spiderthrust 2 years ago (edited)
How would you know that what you encountered was a god? Do you just take its word for it?
irishleo8371 2 years ago
Zen Buddhist here, so not Theravada, but there are various sects of Buddhism, some more "religious" and ritualistic than others. There are absolutely Buddhist Gods and Goddesses, although most modern Buddhists consider them more embodiments of concepts rather than actual immortal dieties. Beliefs vary widely among the different sects; some chant, some don't, some are more monastic.
irishleo8371 2 years ago
For instance, some sects focus heavily on reincarnation. Some don't. I myself don't. As a Zen practitioner, my focus is on how can I reduce suffering in the world right now. I see it as a very practical approach to life. I do, however, consider it my religion.
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Tracy Wallick 2 years ago
I'm an atheistic Buddhist, and regardless of religion if I had solid proof that there was a god/deity, yes, I would change my worldview. But that's not because of my being a Buddhist, it's because I'm an atheist as well.
irishleo8371 2 years ago
Very well said. I believe that if a God of any kind is found, the things they ask of us will not be very different from what the Buddha taught.
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what's a question? /j really, to the Christians, how's it going with the whole, "part of the church is crazy, the other half is really nice" thing? i hope the crazies sort themselves out
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irishleo8371 2 years ago
I have been blessed in my life to know many truly wonderful Christians. Loving, kind, caring people, who would rather die than judge. I tell myself that those people are Christians. The others are better referred to as blasphemers
GenericSodaPop 2 years ago
Not really religious anymore, but I will say that some really nice people are in the church. I've seen some cases tho with priests defending SAers because they were "good Christian people" Speaking from experience, one time this little girl got cancer, so they held a bunch of prayer sessions and what not. When the girl passed away, our priest literally said she was lucky to go to God early? wtf? She's literally dead at the age of eight? I never knew her, but that's messed up. Also one time he said that animals do not have souls. Call me crazy, but they do. Clearly he hasn't have a cat cuddle with them as they KNOW you're having a bad day. So yeah, I'm not into that stuff, but I still attend a Catholic school (because the curriculum is excellent) and I only attend masses and events if a have to.
Invisigoth (he/him) (Submission author) 2 years ago
alright, thank you ^-^
Load More Replies... Lil Miss Hobbit 2 years ago
Well, Jesus warned us that it wouldn't always be peaceful. We're still human. We fight over the stupidest stuff. Haha. But I am grateful to know many, many really beautiful and loving Christians and the work they are doing is faithful despite what other so-called Christians do.
UpQuarkDownQuark (he/hey you) 2 years ago
This is trouble with the vast and contradictory nature of the Bible. There are kind Christians and vile Christians. Each can point to the verses that support their stance, and each can claim the other is not a “true” Christian or is misinterpreting the Bible. The Bible is like a math book that says 2+2=4 in the first chapter and 2+2=5 in the next. (Or at least, it says π=3.)
#27
How's life?
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The Doom Song 2 years ago
Well I became an aunty last week again! My new lil nephew is gorgeous and him and my sister in law are doing great!
AxolotlViolet (they/them) 2 years ago
Not good, I've recently seen a lot of racism and homophobia at my school and it makes me feel like I don't belong anymore
Persephone hates Pomegranate ️ 2 years ago
ooh child... don't get me started on this week. i just want it to end.
#28
This is a question from a Catholic to Anglicans. The line we're fed (in the USA, at least) is that the British monarchy set themselves up as Pope in order for Henry VIII to get a divorce. If that's all it is, how does that even make sense (Catholic popes claim to be successors to St. Peter, do British monarchs say they also succeed St. Peter)? If there's more to it, what is it?
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Simon Leister 2 years ago
There's more to it than the divorce. The Papacy was not just a religious position at that time, but also a political position. So you can read more about the Papal States and the authority of the Pope. There was also this event of 'The Reformation'. At the time the Pope and Catholic Church would see 'Indulgences', basically a way for the church to get money, and to allow people to buy a ticket to heaven.' It was awful. The Reformers said, we shouldn't listen to the Pope as providing the words of God, we should just read the Bible. So the Reformers started translating the bible into English and German. This was against the rules at the time.
Doodles1983 2 years ago
Henry VIII didn’t set himself up as Pope. He created the Church of England and named himself head. That, plus King and some under the table exchanges and boom.
Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
Ironically, at first Henry 8 of England didn't like Luther, whose infamous 95 theses were nailed to a church door and kicked off the Reformation in Germany ----- against selling of indulgences, and similar money-earning practices that "bought" people out of hell (presumably). To my knowledge, Anglicans don't claim descent from Peter, it's that they head the Chruch of England. Every other Chruch can go hang. This from my UK in-laws.
irishleo8371 2 years ago
Your exactly right about Luther and Henry. Luther published a pamphlet on which he called Henry a screeching fishwife
Load More Replies... Easily Excitable Panda 2 years ago
The English Protestant Reformation is a hotbed of internal contradictions. Henry 8 was awarded the title "Defender of the Faith" for his anti-Luther essays... and kept the title when he split from the church. The Reformation allowed Henry to get a divorce, but most of his religious practices remained Catholic (modern Anglicanism didn't really start until Elizabeth I defined it). The Dissolution of the Monasteries was to keep the Church from maintaining a foothold in England, but it also allowed Henry to sell church land, make off with valuable furnishings, gold, silver, etc., and sell the land to nobles. The Reformation took years to complete, and there were numerous back and forths. Catholicism remained illegal in England for several centuries after.
Jan Rosier 2 years ago
The successors of St Peter are not descendants, just to be clear... And even in pre-reformational times, there haven been instances of two popes at the same time, a female pope...
#29
I have a question regarding my school! Context: I go to a Public Highschool in the US, in an area that has a pretty high concentration of a singular religion. There are some others, but the common religion is predominantly one, with a very large percentage of people in my community (maybe almost 50%?) Being this religion. What are your thoughts on having a religion class that kids can take during school? They don't get school credit, and the building is *technically* not on campus, but it only focuses on one religion? It's also the only option for "religious studies" on campus that I know of, other than Mythology which just covers older societies (Greek, Roman, Norse, some world mythology). I'm kind of against it because it is a religious studies class during actual school time, and I've heard that it's really preachy, but I wanna know what non Atheists think!
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flashy 2 years ago
It would probably be like forcing religion onto people, which would go against the 1st Amendment, so in short, I don't think it'd be a good idea
Sleepy_Theater_Bee (Submission author) 2 years ago
There's more info in another comment i made! It's further down in the comments though!
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DeoManus Argentem 2 years ago
If you don't get credit that means it's not required - sounds like an option for people who want to learn about that religion instead of their free-hour/"study hall"/lunch? If it's only offered but not required, hard to see any fault with it.
StitchIsCuteAndFluffy 2 years ago
I think if it were optional and people genuinely wanted to learn more, then sure
Sleepy_Theater_Bee (Submission author) 2 years ago (edited)
It isn't required, but it is very commonly taken! It still only covers one religion though. They don't teach anything about other religions And there are no other classes to teach any other specific religions It occurs during the school day, not as an after school activity. It takes up a call period. I only mention the not being on campus because if it was, it would literally be illegal. It isn't technically illegal, but it does bother me I'm pretty sure that the teacher that teach it are actually paid by the school board though. (Edits are just to include more info)
Lesbiancats 2 years ago
random question. Is it seminary??? I added a comment assuming it was seminary bc I'm in that class and I have very strong opinions on it
Load More Replies... Lydsylou 2 years ago
I think it's a good idea to teach young people more about their religion but it would be forcing the religion on them if it was obligatory and only about one religion. It would be great if it was optional and an after school thing. Even better if they had different classes for different religions so you could learn about multiple
Sera 2 years ago
If it's an elective and not for credit I'm not particularly bothered.. provided the school would also permit similar classes for other faiths if there was available faculty and legitimate interest. It's not a problem until you're actively allowing one faith to be studied or discussed and not another. If you think the vibes are off with your administration, it might be worth getting the opinion of your local church of satan. Seriously, they are dedicated to making sure religious freedoms are being properly protected, it's kind of their whole thing.
Maria 2 years ago (edited)
When I was in school we had a class named "Ethics" which was directed to pupils of exactly this situation. If you belonged to a minority of people in the school - what religion is concerned - you were not forced to take part in their preaching. Ethics consisted of things that are in general "right" for a human. As in not to steal, not to harm others, respecting people etc. I think it should be everywhere and would be a lot more useful than actual religion classes.
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
When I was at uni (a Catholic one), doing my teaching degree, you had to choose either Catholic RE/theology or philosophy. I chose RE, because it meant I would be able to get accreditation to teach in Catholic schools (more options are good) but I would have liked to have learned some philosophy as well. In our first theology unit, we did cover some other beliefs, but in a historical context mainly, like Mesopotamian. In RE, the first thing we were told is Catholic education no longer allows teachers to say Catholicism is the only way, it just teaches it as 'this is what Catholics believe' and there units on other faiths in the curriculum. I think my friends who went to Catholic schools high schools said that if there were students who didn't want to do religion past like year 9, then they had an ethics class, which did sound like something I would have liked to learn about.
Load More Replies... Sierra (any/all) 2 years ago
As an after-school option, I think that that would be okay - but as you said: not on campus, not for extra credit.
Sierra (any/all) 2 years ago
then again, it would be better to focus on more than one religion. It seems like the class would be like church/synagogue/temple/mosque
Load More Replies... Frost the Icewing 2 years ago
It is okay because it is seminary and is for us to learn more about our religion. The other people in other religions don't have to go to seminary.
Sleepy_Theater_Bee (Submission author) 2 years ago
I do understand that, but my school also doesn't offer any other options for other religious groups. Seminary is the only option for it. Besides, there are religious days for a reason, for people to learn their religion. The only other class anywhere near it is Mythology which focuses on ancient world myths, not modern day religions
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How do Muslims, Jews, and Christains believe God was created?
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AnnaJ718 2 years ago
As a Catholic, I believe (I cannot speak for every Catholic, everyone is different) that God has always *been*. Time isn't really a concept to Him
David A Paterson 2 years ago
So what was God doing before he/she created the heavens?
Load More Replies... Simon Leister 2 years ago
The answer is simple. God wasn't created. He existed. The bible starts with 'In the beginning God created the Heavens and the Earth". Put another way, God created Time, Space and Matter. When was the beginning - when God created the existence of Time. How did the Earth come to exist - God created the existence of Matter. Where did God put the things he created - he created the existence of Space. God is god because he is outside of creation. He is outside of Time, Space and Matter.
Tuesday 2 years ago
God wasn't created.The entire world - everything around us indicates the existence of a Creator who created it. The universe could not rationally have been formed from nothing, because nothing can’t produce something. Therefore there must be a God. You can’t keep going on an infinite regress argument - “something came from something else which came from something else” - those are all dependent parts. There has to be something independent that all this dependent-ness relies on.
Bear Hall 2 years ago
We are struggling to understand this Universe's physics, we are far from understanding anything beyond.
Load More Replies... Mamza Paulse 2 years ago (edited)
I genuinely dont know, I don't think it is our place to know
AxolotlViolet (they/them) 2 years ago
Who knows, there might be a constant infinite cycle and time has no beginning :/
Bear Hall 2 years ago
There's a joke: Somewhere in the unfathomable future scientist decide they'll prove for once and for all to God they are more superior than Him. They go over to His house, it's a well known place by then, and announce their intention. "Allright" says God "than create life from dust." "That's easy" they say and grab a handful dirt. "No-no-no" says God "use your own dust." God's existence is beyond our physical realm thus our understanding.
Frost the Icewing 2 years ago
In my church most people believe that He lived on a world similar to Earth.
Leo Domitrix 2 years ago
God wasn't. "As it was, is now, and always will be" is about the explanation I got.
Lydsylou 2 years ago
He just always existed. If something created him there would be something more powerful than him and then something more powerful than God's creator to create God's creator. So basically he can't have a creator because otherwise he wouldn't be the most powerful being.
Load More Replies... the_avenging_knight (her/she) 2 years ago
I was raised a christian for 16 years and I honestly have no idea.
Bear Hall 2 years ago
God isn't from this Universe since He created the Universe thus He can change the rules of the game any time He sees it's fitting, i.e. makes miracles. Imho such an omnipotent existence is beyond our mortal understanding.
Load More Replies... Persephone hates Pomegranate ️ 1 year ago
God has always been God. There was no before God, and there will be no after God. God is older than time itself.
#31
Who is Jesus Christ to Islam. What's his role in this religion?
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Tuesday 2 years ago
We believe in Isa but as a messenger of God rather than God Himself - we don't believe Isa was divine, just a man preaching the message. He has a very high status amongst the messengers.
The Doom Song 2 years ago
Hi Tuesday, thanks for being a great panda and answering all these questions. They were very interesting and informative.
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Yağız 2 years ago (edited)
He is mentioned with his name or an attribute in ninety-three verses in fifteen surahs, and information is given about the good news of his birth, his coming to the world, his notification, his miracles, the end of his earthly life and his ascension to the presence of Allah, mainly in the surahs Al-i Imran, Maida and Meryem. In the Quran, he is called both Îsâ, Ibn Meryem and Messiah, as well as other names, and he is given many titles; he is mentioned as Îsâ twenty-five times, and as Ibn Meryem twenty-three times, sixteen of which are with the word Îsâ. The word Messiah is used either alone (an-Nisa 4/172; al-Maidah 5/72; at-Tawbah 9/30) or as Masih Ibn Maryam (al-Maidah 5/17, 72, 75; at-Tawbah 9/31). or Messiah Îsâ b. It is mentioned in eleven places as Meryem (Al-i Imran 3/45; An-Nisa 4/157, 171). However, the word messiah in the Quran does not have the meaning that Christians attribute to this word. Jesus Christ was created like other prophets, he is a servant. It is absolutely not right to attribute divinity to him or to regard him as lord (at-Tawbah 9/30-31). There are many explanations why he is described as Messiah (see MESSIAH). Hz. It is possible to list the other names and titles given to Jesus as follows: Müeyyed (al-Baqara 2/87), rûhullah (an-Nisâ 4/171), kalima (Âl-i İmrân 3/39), vecîh (Âl-i İmrân 3/45), righteous (Âl-i İmrân 3/46), messenger (Âl-i İmrân 3/49), herald (as-Saf 61/6), munebbi' (Âl-i İmrân 3/49), musaddik (Âl-i İmrân 3/50), verse (al-Mu'minûn 23/50; Meryem 19/21), marfû' (an-Nisâ 4/158), cleansed (Âl-i İmrân 3/55), eye enlightenment (Mary 19/26), abd (Mary 19/30), prophet (Mary 19/30), blessed (Mary 19/31), knowledge or world (az-Zuhruf 43/61), mercy (Mary 19/21). ). One of the four distinguished families stated in the Holy Quran to be superior to the worlds (Al-i Imran 3/33) is the Prophet Muhammad. It is the Imran family to which Mary, the mother of Jesus, is a member. Again in the Quran, Hz. There is also information about Mary, the mother of Jesus, on the occasion of the good news of the birth of Jesus. According to the Quran, while Mary was leaving her family and living in the place allocated to her, when she saw the spirit of God (Gabriel) in front of her in the form of a complete human being, she took refuge in God out of fear and asked him not to touch her. The angel tells her that he is a messenger sent by God to donate a pure boy. When Mary asks how she can have a child if she has not been touched by a man and is not unchaste, the angel says that this is easy for God (Mary 19/16-21). As a result, Mary becomes pregnant with Jesus without any male hand touching her (Mary 19/22). Hz. There are similarities and differences between the information given in the Bible and the information in the Quran regarding the good news of Jesus. In both narratives, Mary is a virgin, but according to the Gospels, she is engaged to a person named Joseph. In the Gospel of Luke (1/26-35), the angel Gabriel who gave good news to Mary and the Holy Spirit who caused her to become pregnant are not the same. In the Quran, Allah Almighty refers to the angel sent to Mary as "our soul" and it is generally accepted that this is Gabriel (Taberî, Câmiʿu'l-beyân, XVI, 45; Fahreddin er-Râzî, XXI, 195). The angel gave the good news to Mary, then God breathed in his spirit and she became pregnant with Jesus (Âl-i İmrân 3/45-46; Meryem 19/17-22; al-Anbiyâ 21/91; et-Tahrîm 66/12 ). According to commentators, Gabriel, who brought the good news to Mary, blew from her sleeve and she became pregnant (Sa'lebî, p. 381; Fahreddin er-Râzî, XXII, 218-219). On the other hand, the Quran compares Jesus' birth without a father with the creation of Adam (Al-i Imran 3/59). After giving birth to Jesus, Mary returns to her people. When her people saw the Virgin Mary with the child in her arms, they thought that the child was the product of an illegitimate relationship and said, “O Mary! You really did a disgusting thing. O sister of Harun! They say, "Your father was not a bad person, and your mother was not unchaste." (Mary 19/27-28). Thereupon, Jesus in the cradle says: “I am the servant of Allah. He gave me the book and made me a prophet. He has blessed me wherever I am; He commanded me to pray and pay alms as long as I live. He made me respectful to my mother; It didn't make me a miserable tyrant. "Peace be upon me the day I was born, the day I die, and the day I am raised alive from the grave." (Mary 19/27-33; Sa'lebî, p. 383-386). In the Holy Quran, it is stated that, regarding the period from the birth of Jesus to the preaching activity, only Mary and her son were settled on a hill suitable for settlement and with water (al-Mu'minun 23/50).
Kevin the Manager 2 years ago
He was a FANTASTIC carpenter! He could throw up 12 to 15 trusses single handedly in an afternoon! 👌
Tuesday 2 years ago
If you’re here to make fun of people’s religions, could you please leave the thread? I don’t mind a couple jokes here and there but definitely not anything that’s pure disrespect. We’re all trying to have productive conversations here.
Load More Replies... #32
For people how wear hijabs, what do you do when it's really hot outside? Surely it must get hot, right?
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#33
As a Jew, i want to ask christians (not ALL christians, but you know who) why they hate us, if it says LITERALLY EVERYWHERE that we are gods children.
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PrincessMudPuppy 2 years ago
Full disclosure: I am an atheist. I do believe that Jesus was a real person, I DO NOT believe he was divine. Prophet not Messiah -It seems to me as if Christians (not ALL Christians, but you know who) have an inferiority complex when it comes to Judaism. They know their religion wouldn't exist without yours, but hate acknowledging it. -Christians seem to forget that Jesus never intended to create a spin-off called Christianity. He was basically like Moses. Believers had moved too far away from the teachings of the Torah and he just wanted to get things back on track. -I also think that the animosity for Jews has a lot to do with the fact that Judaism is not just a religion but also genetic. Jew by faith and by birth, which makes you a double threat to those that hate and/or those that need to feel superior. Basically, it boils down to ignorance and envy.
Bear Hall 2 years ago
I'm sorry, but no. It's absolutely clear for many Christians -and it should be clear to all of us-the Jews are our older brothers. Jesus was born, raised and taught as a Jew. It's hair rising when somebody denies it especially when blaming them for denying Him. It's repulsing. He lived and taught like a Jew. His death was the perfect version of the Passover lamb sacrifice marking us as His before the Lord. He was far more than a prophet to rejuvenate Judaism as many perceived Him even while alive. His coming and eventual fate as our Savior, the Messiah, and not a prophet, was described long before Him the Old Testament. He always claimed to be the Son of God thought it was blasphemy punishable with death. He had the miracles to prove it. Are Jews people or followers of the Judaism? Hard to say.
Load More Replies... AxolotlViolet (they/them) 2 years ago
I'm a Christian and I think you're cool. Jews technically started Christianity after all.
Lil Miss Hobbit 2 years ago
I can't answer this for you. I'm a Christian and *let me check* Jesus Christ himself was Jewish.🤣 I love you guys.
cerinamroth 2 years ago
Thankfully, I don't have much experience of Christians here (in Germany, no less!) hating us. In fact, we often have Christian visitors to our Shabbat services and they are all interested and respectful. No one has tried to convert me yet ;-)
Mamza Paulse 2 years ago
because they are ignorant racist/xenophobic (sorry im not sure which) people using religion as an excuse. it may also be because when Jesus came many jewish people didn't convert. to be clear I DO NOT AGREE WITH THEM, but I think that is there backwards logic because like you said it says we are all Gods children.
CORGI QUEEN 2 years ago
We are the same and us christians just think that jesus is the savior whilst you are still waiting for you messiah, So i don't understand why the jews are constantly getting attacked.
Jan Rosier 2 years ago
I was always told that the deep hate from those pillarbiting fundamentilist Christians for Jews is because although the Romans nailed Jesus to the cross, it was the Jews who supported Pilatus, who were 'threatened' by a new preacher who thought other/newer values and was gaining a following. They were all too happy to see Jesus gone. - again, not my personal view but the reasoning for the hatred.
ThatBlackNightingale 2 years ago
Nah I don't hate you at all. Technically Jews started it all and then like it just got separated, I don't hate any of u guys tho ur all like hella cool.
censorshipsucks 2 years ago (edited)
Atheist here. The answer is this verse: Matthew 27:25 All the people answered, "His blood be on us, and on our children." ... "I am a catholic. I am doing God's work" - Adolf Hitler.
#34
If God is good why do bad things happen?
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The Amazing Fluffernaut 2 years ago
Interesting book called Derekh Hashem, the path of G-d. It is a reasoning about the world by a Rabbai Moshe Chaim Luzzatto. It says G-d made the world to give the ultimate good to someone. This is my interpretation of that: which I think is to grow and watch others you care about grow. But you cannot grow unless you are warded away from bad
Lesbiancats 2 years ago
In a simple sense, there is no living without suffering. We have to suffer to grow and change, even if I hate in and dislike God for making these things happen sometimes
Mycroft1967 2 years ago
Free will. If it is human caused tragedies. If it is natural disasters. Because stuff happens and we are supposed to learn from it.
Doodles1983 2 years ago
It’s a result of original sin, taking and eating forbidden fruit. Jesus effectively put the fruit back for “us” but it only counts if you study him and accept God into your heart. Those with faith loathe bad things happening but in some ways it’s a test of faith which is also why they happen and will continue to happen until the day of judgement
Eric Tapril 2 years ago
Because an infinitely powerful being blames his finite creation for the flaws in his design, apparently.
CORGI QUEEN 2 years ago
Because humans are tempted by the devil sometimes and do bad things, God can't have full control over us, he has tried to be like "stop pls" but its not like he is a puppeteer, he just created us and left us alone. It's like when you give your sims in sims 4 everything they need and they still are uncomfortable or hungry.
#35
When Muslims and Hindus are fasting, are you allowed to drink water?
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Tuesday 2 years ago
Glad to hear all of your concern but trust me, it's fine - I live in Australia. We can drink and eat as much as we want before sunrise and after sunset but nothing during the day. It's quite safe. Most people like to nap during the daytime as well
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What is the diffrence between a demigod, a god, and a diety?
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David A Paterson 2 years ago
Please correct me if I'm wrong. A god is any direct descendant from the first god. A demigod is part god and part human. A diety is any being that resides in heaven or hell, including angels, demons, and dead people's souls.
#37
Let´s see, Christians... your religion is relatively a new kid on the block. In its present form from around the beginning of the middle ages, starting off as an offshoot of jewish sects, Judaism itsself probably hailing from Zoroastrianism, which can trace its roots back to the 14th century BC Pharaoh Akhenaten. Basically you are praying to an Egyptian man-god, so my question is: At what point in history does your god become the "one true god?" Then, I would like to know about the other one true gods, like Jupiter, Odin, Zeus, if you believe that your and only your belief will get you to "heaven" what would you say to all those people, before christianity and who truly believed that their god will get them to Walahlla or Elysium or Olymp....? "Sorry, you guys, should have been born later!"
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Bear Hall 2 years ago (edited)
Our God is the Creator of the Universe worshiped in many forms from the beginning. Like Paul points out to the Greeks even they had an "unknown God" - Acts 17:22-23 Just because we worship Him He wasn't exclusively ours and nobody else's. Adam, Cain, Abel, Noah all predates any Pharaoh. And the Bible makes it clear He is the same God they worshiped. He was also Abraham's, Isaac's, Moses', Jesus' and eventually Mohamed's God. What historical point? The Ten Commandments starts with: "You shall have no other gods before me." As for people born earlier "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love" - Eph 1:3-4 Well, I don't understand why me, but God always liked to choose imperfect people. The Bible is chuck full of them as His heroes: coward, brutes, angry, unfaithful, etc.
Tuesday 2 years ago
Yup, all Abrahamic faiths worship the same One God, Christians just add in Jesus's divinity and... I'm not actually sure what the Jews do?
Load More Replies... Lil Miss Hobbit 2 years ago
Depends how you view history, I guess. From a Christian and Jewish standpoint, God has ALWAYS been the only god. The rest were made up later based on twisted views and human rebellion against Him.
CORGI QUEEN 2 years ago
Our god is the same as the jewish god and Allah, so he isn't new, he always has existed, however we are different from jewish people because we think the messiah already came and he will come again to judge the living and the dead. So technically our off branch of the one true god is the new part, but the Lord has always been here.
UpQuarkDownQuark (he/hey you) 2 years ago
True faith is the perfection of hand waving in place of reason.
The Amazing Fluffernaut 2 years ago
Judaism may come off from Zoroastrianism, I don't know but if they are not in your religion, it depends what your religion says about that
Lene 2 years ago
In the Middle Ages there were these Christian meetings (can't recall the exact term) where they talked about the nature of Jesus vs. God, witchcraft and other things. Basically to figure out what , according to them, God would want them to think and believe. One issue they had was that they liked some ancient philosophers and other non-Christians and they didn't really think it'd be fair to punish them if they led a "pure" life even if it wasn't devoted to God. So their answer was: these people will go to a different kind of Heaven. A kind of lower Heaven that was not as awesome as the one that Christians go to but still nice and comfy enough for them to never suffer in their afterlife.
Lesbiancats 2 years ago
I'm a very unconventional Christian (don't even know if I should call myself that anymore) but personally, I believe that whatever afterlife you believe in is the one you go to, which my wicca friend told me is a belief of theirs
#38
To Atheists/Non Christians: Sorry if I'm coming a bit harsh but I have a few questions. Again, I just want to know no hate at all. Do you hate people for being Christian? Do you think all Christians are Homophobic? When you find out someone is Christian, does you change the way you look at them?
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The Doom Song 2 years ago
Whatever your religion I will never hate you because you practise that religion. Only reason for me to hate you is if you are a giant douchebag.
UpQuarkDownQuark (he/hey you) 2 years ago
I don’t hate people for being Christian, but I am often angry with the actions of Christians, even when they are acting with what they see as good intentions. For instance, Christian believers tend to support and vote for policies that I think are at least retrogressive, when not downright harmful. Even something seemingly as simple as “as a Christian I can’t in good conscience support marriage equality” causes real harm in the world. Another example is my wife being raised in a Baptist household and spending her childhood fearing for her immortal soul, terrified that her family would be raptured and she’d be left to suffer through tue Apocalypse. Her parents weren’t wringing their hands like villains, looking for ways to traumatize their daughter, but their actions as faithful Christians did. I honestly can’t help but be angry about that. It would be like my mother telling me that the monster I really, TRULY believed lived under my bed was real, and that it would eat me if I was bad.
MrsFettesVette 2 years ago
I don't hate people for being Christians, I dislike people being hateful. I don't have any issue with people of any other religion as long as they don't try to convert me.
cartoon ghosts 2 years ago
1; no 2; no 3; no, unless they're being a d**k cause they're Christian. I'm sorry you've met such a******s that you think these questions might apply to all of us. I really don't give any shits what you believe unless you're gonna use it as an excuse to be a d**k.
The Amazing Fluffernaut 2 years ago
I hate the zealots of any religion that kill others or force their religion on them. My religion (Judaism) has this happen in it history, with the exception of entering Canaan, which was what is was called before it was known as Israel, the Jews were victims always (To my knowledge) so anyone with enough hate to kill someone, is the same as targeting my religion, to which I would act with disgust and pity for their ignorance. Not saying that mine is the right religion for everyone, but theirs might not be to others either, a quote from a teacher I once had: "Judaism is the perfect religion for Jews" But you don't ever have to harm to tell yourself that your religion is correct.
Tamra 2 years ago (edited)
I will start by saying that I don't hate anyone. I dislike the Jehovah's Witnesses who I invited into my house when I was grieving the loss of my third child in miscarriage, and was looking for some kind of hope or sense in the world. They told me that God took my children because I am a sinner. I dislike the youth minister who, when I was 12 years old and was curious about god, decided to grab my a*s hard enough to leave a handprint behind. I dislike the christians I've met who have constantly hurled judgment and hypocrisy while arrogantly claiming the moral high ground - and to be clear, this has been every single Christian I've ever met. Some of you will respond with "well, those aren't true christians". To which I'd reply: if the majority of Christians act like this then by definition they are, in fact, true Christians. When the majority acts in a certain way, then that group as a whole will come to be defined by those actions. So no, I do not hate anyone, I just have no use for Christians and tend to give them a wide berth. They've caused too much pain for my liking.
#39
I believe in God. I am a christian, BUT I believe a Call to FAITH in that which greater than us prevails. I believe Like both Christians and Muslims that Jesus and Mohammed were prophets, teaching the ways GOD would like us to live. Do I believe n the subservience of Women ? NO. The Old Books ended with Those two anointed Men .Lets worry more about the Wars and Rumors of wars than to whom one prays. I Love everyone and I would give my life for a Muslim Neighbor as readily as I would for a Sikh or Christian neighbor
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Bear Hall 2 years ago
With all due respect without any malice or sarcasm: if you believe Jesus was "only" a prophet and not the Son of the Creator how are you a Christian? I don't want to hurt you, I just want to hear your reasoning.
#40
I'd like to ask Hindus whether they prefer or worship one god/goddess more than the others. You don't have to tell me if you don't want to :)
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censorshipsucks 2 years ago
Each one has attributes. My ex was a yogi who liked Ganesh, the elephant god, who removes obstacles.
#41
To Christians: How do you feel about JC being labeled as "woke" and "weak" by some? Some SBC pastors can no longer recite the Sermon on the Mount because too many of their congregants find hating others better for their souls. Those people seem to prefer the Old Testament of hate, murder, wars, and revenge, to be more up their street than the New Testament with JC teaching you to love your enemies and your neighbors.
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Mamza Paulse 2 years ago (edited)
its gross and the old testament doesn't even have Christ so not really Christians. so they are basically just using religion to be awful people. it makes me sad.
Megan E 2 years ago
The Old Testament is full of references to Christ. He is the God of the Old Testament as well. There have always been children of God who choose to reject Him. The Jews of Christ's time chose to reject Him even though the scholars certainly knew the prophecies. They just didn't want to give up their sins to know Him.
Load More Replies... CORGI QUEEN 2 years ago
Jesus is love incarnate. he is technically woke but really he was the one to call out the bad in the world first.
Megan E 2 years ago
Uh, not woke. He saves us FROM our sins, not IN them.
Load More Replies... Bear Hall 2 years ago
As sad it is there's nothing new there. Jesus was a radical of His age, an instigator. That's why He was condemned to death to make Him shut up. And the death had to be torturous and shameful reserved for only the hardest criminals and slave so people would see Him weak and stop believing in Him as the Son of God. A "real" deity, a king would die as a mighty hero, leading his followers, fighting his enemies on the battlefield and not like a bloody piece of meat nailed to a piece of wood. And the crowds abandon Him because they didn't like a God like that. But his disciples still chose this shameful symbol to represent Him. Maybe to show his victory isn't over earthly powers. Jesus could easily avoid this fate as he disappeared earlier when they wanted to kill Him. But He rather followed God's will because it was time for the perfect sacrifice for us. And many of the people who thinks they are His still don't get it. They want another God, a macho man leading them into earthly battles.
#42
This one is for Christianity. What does the bible say about the LGBTQIA+ and its members?
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Libstak 2 years ago
Judge not lest thou be judged, for in whatsoever manner you judge, so shall you be judged.
Load More Replies... Lil Miss Hobbit 2 years ago
From an objective point of view, the Bible does definitely call homosexuality...and anything besides marriage between one woman and one man...sin. But like Corgi Queen commented, we are instructed to love everyone. The sin of sex outside of marriage is no "worse" a sin than lying or stealing or worshiping something besides God. We are to treat everyone with love and respect, the way Jesus did.
Bear Hall 2 years ago
'For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." - Mat 7:2 "Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen." 1 John 4:20
#43
What made you believe in what you believe in, when there are so many other beliefs?
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existential bread 1 year ago
I think the turning point in my life when I stopped finding reason to believe in Christianity was when I found out how babies were made. I thought it was God, but after I learned that it was not, I realized there was no proof for a higher power. Through contemplation, personal experience and my knowledge of psychology, the idea that religions were made up became more and more likely in my opinion. in the end, I don’t not believe in a higher power but I don’t believe in one either. I have decided to accept that I really don’t know. That way I’m always right. 😏
Lene 2 years ago
It was pretty much a calling. I studied some topics that were related to my faith at the university and... it just made my heart full of joy. It feels right for me even though I also struggle a lot with it. I can see how other religions are appealing and can make a lot of sense to others. But the religion I follow is what makes my heart sing.
Bear Hall 2 years ago
I'm Christian. First I saw God's work all over the World and in my life and wished to know more about Him. Later I found a 'tree with good fruits", people who tried their best to help while teaching it was their belief in the God of the Bible making them to sacrifice. I learned from them and I realized it was very unlikely a guy would just accidentally show up, live, die and most importantly is remembered as Jesus is. Finally I had to be ready to live my life as He commands and personally I had to believe I'm worthy to be accepted by Him.
#44
To Christian’s: why is god often referred to with male pronouns. I have researched a bit and it mostly said that god has no gender because god is not human, but why then male pronouns? Surely if god has no gender it should be neutral pronouns?
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Tuesday 2 years ago
I've always wondered this. in Islam the only reason we refer to God as a He is because of the Arabic linguistics. The noun 'Allah' is masculine so all the verbs are conjugated in referenec to that. When speaking in English it's more for ease of reference. But God created gender so God's beyond gender
Bear Hall 2 years ago
He is the FATHER of his son, Jesus. To put it simple humans need a father to be born to this Earth. And Jesus was fully human, while also part of God who was created by a human mother and an eternal father. He needed a mother and he needed a father, too to be fully one of us. He couldn't just be created from the dust like Adam or was spoken to by God as it happened to many of the prophets. He had to go trough the full human experience from birth to the death and still stay perfect in the eyes of God. He have to go through the many trials of life and still have the love for us to present the perfect sacrifice thus making us perfect in His eyes, too.
#45
The Bible is a collection of books written over a span of approximately 1,500 years. Why haven't we had any more books added since circa 90AD?
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Penguin Panda Pop (Submission author) 2 years ago
I know this question might seem facetious, but I generally wonder why a god would not give any further instruction. Or perhaps He did and no-one wrote it down. How would one even apply to write the next book of the Bible?
Bear Hall 2 years ago
With all respect of the Holly Book: the Bible makes it clear Jesus wasn't "just" a prophet spreading God's word among his people as many claimed even during His ministry but the Son of the Creator of the Universe. He died and was resurrected to prove His perfect sacrifice of self for the sins of every single human being brings eternal life in the presence of God if we accept it. Our God is the same: Allah, Abraham's God, Isaac's God, Moses' God and Jesus' God, the Father. And He's also the Son and the Holly Spirit.
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To Jehovah's Witnesses: my (very basic) understanding is that the belief is that one day Jehovah will return and 144,000 people will be allowed to live in paradise with him (and everyone else remains dust). If that's the case, then why do you make the effort to convert people? Surely those 144,000 people have already lived or are living now, so any new converts will not have any hope of returning.
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Caiman 94920 2 years ago
Jesus spoke of 2 groups of his followers, the little flock Luke 12:32: "Have no fear, little flock, for your Father has approved of giving you the Kingdom." Revelation 5: 9, 10 talks about Jesus buying people for God with his blood - vs 9:"and you made tham to be a kingdom and priests to our God and they are to rule as kings over the earth." Revelation 14: 1 gives us the number 144,000. This group or little flock are raised to heaven to rule over the earth when Jesus receives the Kingdom. The rest of mankind has a chance to be in the group mentioned in John 10: 16:" & I have other sheep which are not of this fold; those too I. must bring in and they will listen to my voice and they will become one flock, one shepherd". This unnumbered group is pictured in Revelation 7: 9, 10 as "a great crowd which no man was able to number" standing before the throne and the Lamb. Most of Jehovah's Witnesses have the hope of being part of this great crowd, living as humans on a paradise earth
MrsFettesVette (Submission author) 2 years ago
So...it's basically random?
Load More Replies... Khall Khall 2 years ago
This is all Christianity. It's in the Bible. 144k people only. Probably seemed like a big number back then.
#47
Okay, I am christian, and I'm wondering if there are any Jehovah witnesses here, I've had some good conversations/arguments with them, this is a serious question, it seems that Jehovah witnesses believe that Jesus the son and the holy Spirit are not one person, as for the branch of Christianity I am in, and the church I go to, we believe that Jesus, the spirit, and God, are all in one person, and we have multiple points in the Bible pointing towards that such as the scene where Jesus gets baptized and God speaks from the heavens (saying : 'this is my son with whom I am well pleased') and the spirit comes down (the form of a dove) which is showing all three persons of the trinity, I'm just wondering how exactly you guys think about that, yes it is shown in this scene that they're separated, but they're also the same, I don't know if my question makes sense, even to me, but if you could try to help me answer it I would be deeply appreciative. 🙃
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Just Another Girl 2 years ago (edited)
1 Timothy 2:5-6 says “For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, a man, Jesus Christ, who gave himself, a corresponding ransom for all…”. So for the trinity claim that all three are equal to be true, there would have to be three mediators, but only Jesus became a human and died for us, so that throws out the equality theory. Jesus also stated in Mark 10:18 “Why do you call me good? Nobody is good, except one; God.” John 8:17-18 Jesus says “The witness of two men is true. I am the one that bears witness about myself and the father who sent me bears witness about me”. Therefore, they have to be two separate entities, how else could they qualify as two separate witnesses? Also….if all three have the same power, why does Luke 5:17 say Jesus’s father was the one who provided power so Jesus could perform miraculous healings? The Father obviously has more power, so they can’t be equal. John 14:28…The father is greater than I am 1Corinthians 11:3. The head of Christ is God
Stephanie Did It 2 years ago
We believe what the apostle Peter believed about Christ. Notice what he said at Matt. 16:15-17: "He [Jesus] said to them: “You, though, who do you say I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 In response Jesus said to him: “Happy you are, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal it to you, but my Father in the heavens did.' "
#48
I know some religions don’t allow them to eat pork or eat from anything that has touched pork (iirc), why is that?
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cerinamroth 2 years ago (edited)
Ultimately, the desert religions (Judaism and Islam) integrated this into their "codes of healthy eating" because pork spoils quickly in hot weather and has parasites in that can send you mad! I can't speak to halal rules but essentially this must have been the reason why. In kashrut (law about kosher foods), we have expanded it with the definition that any animals used for meat must have cloven hooves and chew the cud. Fish need to have fins and scales (so no swordfish or sharks, just in case you ever caught one and were tempted!). In the olden times, they must have realised these were safer to eat and it became integrated into the "code for good living" of its day.
The Amazing Fluffernaut 2 years ago
One reason I think these restriction, which are very complex,so I won't explain them for fear of misinformation, were made is so that people would be grateful for what they have. Rather than someone buying whatever they want, they are careful with what they choose. This ultimately can make them more grateful for having enough, even though it is so pared down by restrictions.
Load More Replies... Jan Rosier 2 years ago
This, together with not consuming blood, circumcision... all hygienic measures for a people living in the piping hot desert and going without accesible water for days. All obsolete in modern times due to better Hygienics in my opinion, but still being upheld as religious teaching.
#49
Lutherans. Ok dogma is you do not pray to saints as they are human beings and not divine. Yet, you name your churches after them. Why?
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#50
My family is a line of atheists but I have had so many supernatural encounters when I was really little. For the atheists: How do you not believe in anything at all? How are you not scared of the things you don’t understand? Why don’t you come up with something to explain it supernaturally?
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MrsFettesVette 2 years ago
I'm just satisfied with the answer, "I don't know, but maybe one day humans will gain an understanding of this". I don't believe in the supernatural so a supernatural explanation wouldn't track for me.
#51
I would ask a scientologist what sold them on this religion and how has it affected relationships with family etc.
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Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 2 years ago
I find the irony of Scientology being invented by a Science Fiction author, quite hilarious.
censorshipsucks 2 years ago
well at least scientology is testable, right? I mean we can go to the 50mya layer in the rock and see if there was a global nuclear strike from Xenu.
#52
Do the people in your religion, whatever it may be, actually believe that the Earth is flat? if so, why?
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UpQuarkDownQuark (he/hey you) 2 years ago
I’m an atheist and of course know that the Earth is round and not the center of the universe. I also know that the great majority of religious people believe the same thing. But for some people who take the Bible and the Quran literally, they do honestly believe in a flat Earth, with Heaven literally physically above them. And they believe that governments and scientists are either fooled by or are in league with Satan to hide the “truth.” But true believer Flat Earthers are pretty rare.
Tuesday 2 years ago
I don't think the Muslim community have many flat earthers seeing as no verse in the Qur'an implies that. If they're flat earthers its prob bc of their own dumbness. It's kinda funny tho ngl
Load More Replies... Bear Hall 2 years ago
I can not phantom why anybody would believe the Earth is flat independent of their religion. The Bible doesn't even imply the Earth is flat and imho it seriously limits an almighty God if we think He can only exist near to us if the Earth is flat. Maybe this is the key. Maybe flatearthers want a God that isn't omnipotent thus He can be easily manipulated by their actions whatever they do.
#53
How?? Does one?? Convert?? As a person of dubious religious beliefs, how did you people who have converted DO that?? Sorry if I don't make sense, it's just... how?
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Tuesday 2 years ago
Depends on the religion, I think. In Islam, all you need to do is believe that there is only one God and that Muhammad is His final messenger, and you're set. Some people like to say the shahadah (the statement I just said above) in front of witnesses like a sheikh but that's not necessary to become a Muslim.
Lil Miss Hobbit 2 years ago
As a Christian...converting is a personal decision. It's not a list of actions or a set of rules. Find a Bible and read the book of John. Research and ask questions. Follow logic where it leads you.
Bear Hall 2 years ago
Basically one converts by accepting Jesus in his hearth meaning he believes he was the Son of God and his sacrifice on the cross brings eternal life to His believers as it was demonstrated by his resurrection. One also has to believe the Bible is God's Word and shows us how to live our lives when we love Him. And what I saw many times to be for many: one also has to be baptized in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holly Spirit this way partaking in his death and resurrection while their sins are washed away by his blood. In my belief it should be full immersion after a conscious decision but who am I too think bad things about anybody for anything they practice?
#54
Muslims/Islam (I do NOT know any correct terminology I apoligize in advance) Why do you wear things over your face? I do not understand why you would cover your breathing for your religion.
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Tuesday 2 years ago
So it's called the niqab and it's optional. Majority of Muslim women just wear the hijab, which covers the hair and neck but leaves the face uncovered. And wearing a niqab has much better breathability than a COVID mask.
Tamra 2 years ago
I think Nick was actually asking why, though. As in, why does a religion ask women to cover their faces or hair.
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#55
why do Jews get circumcised? it seems like unnecessary pain
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The Amazing Fluffernaut 2 years ago
It signifies that a Jew has been placed under the covenant between Abraham and G-d. Also to quote my teacher who sadly died last year: "Babies don't have the same feeling of pain as we do. To them it would be like: Huh, I got hurt but I don't know where"
#56
What does your religion say about homosexuality and lgbtq? How has it shaped your personal view
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Tuesday 2 years ago
In Islam we definitely don't agree with LGBTQ+. We 100% accept that all these issues and feelings are real and valid - and in and of themselves, having the feeling is not a sin - but acting on it is. Honestly it's helped me realise that disagreement is not disrespect. I'll refer to you by your preferred pronouns and won't push my views on you at all, but that's what I believe. :)
Kevin the Manager 2 years ago
I will be over-simplifying here, but if we agree that the feelings are real and valid, and those feelings are love for one's significant other (who happens to fall into the "sinful" category), it therefore seems as if love equals sin for some. Is that the gist? Sort of a, "Sorry, your heart is aching to be close to your loved one, but, WHOOPS, he's also a guy. Tough luck!" That seems really counterintuitive to any being, god or otherwise, that is a literal embodiment of love.
Load More Replies... Lene 2 years ago (edited)
Ooooh boy... there's a reaon I never say "oh my god". I say "oh my gay gods". Lol. The Norse gods are pretty much as lgbtq+ as you want them to be. You know Odin, the all-father, the dude who sacrificed his eye for wisdom and who rules the warriors' death realm, right? He is often teased by Loki because he, Odin, deals in female magic, sejdr. Loki himself not only changed his sex but also his species so he gave birth to Sleipner, the 8-legged horse. And Thor wore a dress and was disguised as Freya. Think big buff angry red haired dude wearing a pretty dress and, I imagine, flowers in his hair and the most amazing-looking lipstick ever. Lol.
#57
Why is one god better than a pantheon of beings? Read most civilisations pre Christian,Muslim etc
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Tuesday 2 years ago
having multiple divine wills just doesn't make sense. the entire world would be in utter turmoil and chaos. if they're divine beings, surely they can do what they want, but if what they want conflicts what another god wants... what then? so there being only one god is the only logical conclusion in this scenario, at least imo
Tamra 2 years ago
But the world *is* in utter turmoil and chaos, and has been for some time. Believing in one god has not changed this one iota.
Load More Replies... #58
To the Christians who use J.C. and God as an excuse to be homophobic, racist and other things. What makes you think your going to Heaven? Because what you do is crueler than what all the Devil's can do. Those of you who use J.C. and God as an excuse I shall see thee in Hell.
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#59
I'm not sure if it belongs here but I always wonder what made people stop believing or what changed their believes completely. And if being "flat-earth"-er is really about believing in a flat earth or more some sort of movement.
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MrsFettesVette 2 years ago
I was raised Catholic and went to Catholic school but as I aged and learned to think critically I just came to realize that I couldn't believe anymore. If anything, being an atheist has made me more appreciative of the world and the people in it than I was when I thought there was some sort of being controlling everything.
#60
I have a question to Non-Jews, or even Jews. How does your prayer service look like? In my synagogue, its is some prayers about praising G-d asking for certain things and - more but I can't ever describe any religion so simply, and on certain days we read the Torah. I haven't ever been the the worship place of another religion, so what is it like?
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Lydsylou 2 years ago
As a Christian a prayer service we start with singing and then a bible reading and short talk and then people who want to can pray about whatever they think needs praying for. then we end with more singing. On a normal sunday worship we begin and end with singing and a few songs separating in the middle we have bible reading and a longish talk. Also, the person doing the talk will pray. In every service before the first song and after the last song theres a really short 1 minute prayer. Obviously idk if every other church does the same thing
#61
If my God and your God were to play "Thumb War," and my God said, "One, two, three, four, I declare a thumb war," and YOUR God responds, "Five, six, seven, eight, with this hand I mastu*bate," which God would be the winner? Hypothetically speaking, of course, because EVERYONE knows my God is the REAL one...
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Kevin the Manager (Submission author) 2 years ago
The downvotes made me LOL. My goodness, people! We're here to have FUN. Ever heard of it?
Sleepy_Theater_Bee 2 years ago
We're here to learn about other religions. If we can keep in fairly neutral and respectful, that would be preferred please! Most of us posting questions here are asking them because we want to learn about other people's beliefs, even if we don't personally believe them! We're not here to say one is right or one is wrong. We'd just like to learn respectfully!
Load More Replies... Great And Holy Pangolin 2 years ago
Hmm, an interesting scenario. I may need a second opinion on this. Religious pandas?
#62
Where is this heaven or hell that the religious talk about. A different dimension perhaps or someplace else? In any case if it interacts with our universe and the laws of nature within it, then it can be measured and quantified and in time understood and replicated. That is the great thing about our species, if we know it can be done we will do it. This line of thinking is or was common trope in 1970ties SciFi and in one book I remember reading that god was now (in the far future) a travel agent in a shopping mall, because who knows the universe better than god..? So my question to all religions is how can religion survive when science proves it to be just superstition? Also, at some point in the near future I believe that our technology could or will become self-aware, the signs of emerging sentience are already evident. So if humans are able to build a sentient system would we be on the brink of becoming gods ourselves?
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Mamza Paulse 2 years ago
I think everything in science is true, but I think science was created by God, so he wouldn't have to deal with every little thing personally. I don't think that science disproves that God exists. I think they complement each other
Bear Hall 2 years ago
I think God actually encourages modern scientific thinking i.e. physical proof vs. philosophical conclusions. I think as science progresses we learn more the created World thus about God. And intelligent design is still the most likely explanation how the fundamental properties of the Universe are set. If they aren't as they are there wouldn't be any stars, planets and living thing just a space full of subatomic particles . It also doesn't make sense why there's more matter thank antimatter. And what is Dark Energy, the force still making the Universe to expand and actually most of the universe consists of. It's like the more we look, the more we comprehend, the more we see His touch on everything. Just like He say in Book of Job 38:4-6 "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it? On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone."
CORGI QUEEN 2 years ago
Can you see spirits or the soul of a loved one. No. In my opinion heaven and hell are not a place but an Idea
Khall Khall 2 years ago
No. There's no way we get anything even remotely resembling sentience in machines any time soon. Chatgpt can pass the turing test, by some measure of it. But the idea that a robot or computer will be truly sentient is...far-fetched at best and absurd at worst. It could fake it, maybe, given enough code and time. But...part of being 'alive' is not following your programming. Being able to stay up late or not turn off the light when you leave a room or to imagine and dream of things outside your experience and upbringing. That's simply something no computer can do. Unless you code it to do that in some way, which then establishes the proof. So-called general AI is...so far beyond our capabilities as to be pure fantasy. It might just be impossible. Ever.
#63
If I said to you " I am God " would you worship me.?
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trevor (Submission author) 2 years ago
I promise you all the gold you can eat. 😉
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What do you think ?
StitchIsCuteAndFluffy 2 years ago
The thing I don’t appreciate is people who are getting downvoted for literally explaining their beliefs. As the question asks. Like, seriously?
Tuesday 2 years ago
Yup, respectful conversations are getting downvoted for no reason. I'm trying to combat it by upvotes but it's quite irritating!
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DB 2 years ago
It was awfully brave of her to post something that was destined to be ruined by the same handful of know-it-all- Pandas who ruin every other post.
The Doom Song 2 years ago
I found it quite interesting. Answers some of the questions I had. I wanna shout out to panda "Tuesday" your answers were very informative thanks
Load More Replies... Mamza Paulse 2 years ago
this post made me so happy. I got to talk about my religion without getting shat on and I got to learn about others religions without them getting shat on, win-win.
CORGI QUEEN 2 years ago
I love this post and how brave the author was. You were open to getting downvoted and I love that. I also almost answered every single one of these.
Celena Camps 2 years ago
This post is why I love Bored Panda. learning about different people, cultures etc from peoples own experiences.. especially with all of the negativity in the new etc. I think it is even more imp to connect with people on a personal level.
Lesbian Sloth (she/her) 2 years ago
This was a really good post! Super interesting to hear people explain and talk about their beliefs
StitchIsCuteAndFluffy 2 years ago
The thing I don’t appreciate is people who are getting downvoted for literally explaining their beliefs. As the question asks. Like, seriously?
Tuesday 2 years ago
Yup, respectful conversations are getting downvoted for no reason. I'm trying to combat it by upvotes but it's quite irritating!
Load More Replies... DB 2 years ago
It was awfully brave of her to post something that was destined to be ruined by the same handful of know-it-all- Pandas who ruin every other post.
The Doom Song 2 years ago
I found it quite interesting. Answers some of the questions I had. I wanna shout out to panda "Tuesday" your answers were very informative thanks
Load More Replies... Mamza Paulse 2 years ago
this post made me so happy. I got to talk about my religion without getting shat on and I got to learn about others religions without them getting shat on, win-win.
CORGI QUEEN 2 years ago
I love this post and how brave the author was. You were open to getting downvoted and I love that. I also almost answered every single one of these.
Celena Camps 2 years ago
This post is why I love Bored Panda. learning about different people, cultures etc from peoples own experiences.. especially with all of the negativity in the new etc. I think it is even more imp to connect with people on a personal level.
Lesbian Sloth (she/her) 2 years ago
This was a really good post! Super interesting to hear people explain and talk about their beliefs
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