My theory on religion

[Lord MIW]

I know it has flaws, and I know it's a copy/paste, but it's interesting enough.

Here's my little theory, presuming there is a God. There is no Hell. 'Hell', in what its been described, is actually Earth. Here. Life. There is an afterlife, accessible to everyone bar murderers, rapists, and what not - people who have taken away from someone elses life. Perhaps they go back to what we had before we were born, or are seperated from the other afterlifers.

Now God is actually a nice guy. He helps us through the pain we have on Earth - the random destruction that has nothing to do with him - by giving us 'happy' things. Love, other people, beauty, sound.

'Satan' is actually inside all of us, our 'dark side' if you will. Using a bit of it is OK, as long as it doesn't destroy others, but then you have some people whose dark side consumes them and makes them 'evil' beings.

God is also there for us. If we ask him in, and we need his help, he helps us. If we don't need him, we can do it on our own, it doesn't matter, he doesn't help us.

No religion is right, no religion is wrong. They're all just different takes of the same basic story. There was a Jesus, there was a Mohammad. They're all people God has sent to help us through life.

Now that to me makes God out to be a good, decent person. Sure, my idea doesn't explain animals... perhaps evolution is true and God wanted to see what his first few seeds would eventually turn in to.

What is wrong with that viewpoint? No religious hate - because everyone's right, even atheists. God portrayed as a kind person who helps us. Homosexuals are accepted, because they enhance each others lives. Certain 'sins' that don't necessarily take away from life, are no longer sins. What exactly, is so bad about that?

[The Awesome One]

Interesting, I agree with it.

[Seraphim]

;D

As I was reading that, do you know what I noticed? The only flaws in that are the ones that make it different from chritianity. Move it alittle to the left and you can see Jesus.

[Lord MIW]

Name the flaws.

[Seraphim]

"There is an afterlife, accessible to everyone bar murderers, rapists, and what not - people who have taken away from someone elses life."

If you think about it, all of the things that God considers to be sins do take something away from someone elses life. Some people just don't think its very big portions and not worth mentioning, but God things it matters so he tells us not to do it.

"If we don't need him, we can do it on our own, it doesn't matter, he doesn't help us."

and what exactly are all these simple tasks that we can do on our own?

"perhaps evolution is true and God wanted to see what his first few seeds would eventually turn in to."

thats not biblical. the bible doesn't say, "And he said, 'Let life do what it wishes. I'll watch what happens.'"

[The Awesome One]

Seraphim said:

"If we don't need him, we can do it on our own, it doesn't matter, he doesn't help us."

and what exactly are all these simple tasks that we can do on our own?

Everything basically, we don't need him to function.

Seraphim said:

"perhaps evolution is true and God wanted to see what his first few seeds would eventually turn in to."

thats not biblical. the bible doesn't say, "And he said, 'Let life do what it wishes. I'll watch what happens.'"

Isn't that all he does though? Watch. It's all he seems to do.

[Seraphim]

Its hard to see when your not looking for it, but God is always doing something in your life. He pays very close attention to detial in the things he does. I've been in awe the past few days at the lengths he has gone to teach me lessons on respect and what it means to love. Every carefully constructed incident that he has made I call my eggshells. I have alot of eggshells, and if you wanted to see them, you would see you probably have a few also.

[The Awesome One]

No offense Succ. But I honestly think thats a load of bullshit. God hasnt helped me in anything, he's never been there. Makes me think more that he doesnt exist.

[Sk8er Girl]

He has helped me alot. But he is always helping someone and everyone when you don't even notice it.

[Seraphim]

Its hard to help you when your fighting it and him with all you have but he is doing it anyway.

[Lord MIW]

Seraphim said:

If you think about it, all of the things that God considers to be sins do take something away from someone elses life. Some people just don't think its very big portions and not worth mentioning, but God things it matters so he tells us not to do it.

Like lust? Small jealous thoughts? Masturbating even?

and what exactly are all these simple tasks that we can do on our own?

Life lass. Life. I fail to see where I said it was simple, life is definately hard at times. But it doesn't mean you need God there to help.

thats not biblical. the bible doesn't say, "And he said, 'Let life do what it wishes. I'll watch what happens.'"

Even Angelus has admitted evolution is right. Just cos we may not come from 'goo' as he said, doesn't mean evolution is non-existant. Humans changed from the basic 'Adam/Eve' model into Mongoloid, Caucasian, African etc etc models. That's adaptation to environments. That's evolution.

And if you want to see God, you will. Basic human psychology. Madonna even did a song about it. So debating that point, worthless.

[The Awesome One]

Seraphim said:

Its hard to help you when your fighting it and him with all you have but he is doing it anyway.

Doing what Succ? My entire life when I did believe in him I waited for things to get better. If he does exist, then why am I still waiting?

[Seraphim]

If you haven't given it up to him, he wont help. I learned that this week. I was in alot of pain because I didn't want to give the situation to God, but the very moment I did the pain went away. Gone. I know I didn't lift it from my shoulders, I failed at doing that for a week. God will help you, you have to ask and trust that he will.

[The Awesome One]

Yeah well I don't see that happening anytime soon.

[Seraphim]

If you ever get to the point where you're almost ready to die than go on in pain, try it.