okay, this one of the few serious threads in a while boy
i can't say i have never questioned my faith
i say that alot of ppl put belief in a "higher power" because they need something to beleive in
anything is justifiable, so this is easy to bring onto others
Because of ppls on doings,they are placed in a situation accordingly.But,know there is a higher power because ask yourself.....do you really have control over your life?You may think you do,but can you choose when to be born or when you should die.The answer is.....you cant.So,you have been living your life according to your own destiny and because of that,it must have started somewhere.Destiny has placed you here but you wer'nt always here were you.So destiny started somewhere,at the beginning and that beginning is the higher power.
this is a perfect example, since you don't have a choice in some matters
someone else MUST have to
why?
because most don't want to beleive that alot of things are pointless
sorry pyro for using this as an example, cuz maybe you don't really have the beliefs i'm talking about, it's just an example
i mean, it seems like some stupid story a caveman made up one day
there is a being who is purely good, knows all, and is governing our lives
just pray to him and you will receive rewards
if he's purely good then he must have certain qualities, such as generosity
correct?
then why must we pray, cuz he'll probably give us anyway
the truth is that ppl who do or don't pray suffer either way
God is a huge beleif PARADOX
i mean to being completely good and intelligent, is impossible
alot of goodness isn't preactical
therefore he must be contradicting himself all the time with his decision
but no, HE is GOD
he has no hesitation
all his decision are for the best
there is a reason for everything
we are all his little pawns
many of whom aren't important enough to get any recognition
don't get me wrong, i do beleive
but i question it
i don't question how
but most should
cuz i KNOW alot have not experienced certain things
such as TRUE miracles
anyway, i've seen thing that most(nearly all, trust me) have yet to see
but you all will
soon enough
i don't know what "God" IS
if he a kind of person
a being
maybe just a force
maybe it's just a collection of things
maybe it just life in general, and the connection between us
maybe it doesn't even exist
i beleive that there may be SOMETHING out there
i don't beleive he can control us at his whim
or all of our lives are predestined
or that we MUST pray and worship Him, BECAUSE he may not like it
i think some should pray, BECAUSE of our thanks for life
if they don't that is their decision, he shouldn't get angry
if you beleive they are wrong for not praying
then you probably beleive God is a good being
so he will forgive everybody
if you don't beleive he is good
then you probably shouldn't have a problem with them not praying
alright, that my input for the time