Mackerni
Libertarian Unitarian
As I've said in other posts, faith is a combination of belief and hope. You believe in bigfoot. You hope you get a promotion. You don't have faith in bigfoot because most people do not want bigfoot to exist (to my knowledge). You don't have faith in a promotion because there could be evidence of you getting it, hence no belief.
God exists. God does not exist. These are not facts. These are opinions. Something that cannot be falsified is unfalsifiable. Statements regarding unfalsifiable conclusions are opinions. Example: Almost everybody has a favorite color. I have three: Cobalt (blue), Onyx (black), and Pearl (white). If I said "the three best colors are cobalt, onyx, and pearl" or "I think the three best colors are cobalt, onyx, and pearl" both say the same thing. Both should be treated as opinions.
To elaborate further, there is now strong evidence for natural processes that were once thought up as "God's Doing". Atheists are now saying, "Ah ha! We found evidence that God did NOT do this!" Some theists have not been compelled by their arguments, arguing against modern science. However, even the ones most compelled towards creationism have been convinced of short-term evolution. Which is something that we can actually prove.
I understand that there is only one reality in our universe. The way I perceive it, though, is that how someone interprets a concept is drastically different than anyone else. Some may agree, some may disagree. I'm not a Christian, I don't believe in the Bible, yet my favorite passage in the Bible is in Corinthians 13:4-8, just like my Christian friend. I do not hold the same weight of those words to my heart, but like him, I agree with the message.
When I was growing up, I thought God was synonymous with the word fate. "Thank God!" Translated to mean something like "Thank Fate!" or "Thank Luck!" I had nothing against God or Fate, but because of how I interpret those words, they didn't mean much to me. Now I understand that God has much larger role in many people's lives.
Does God make you moral or immoral? No. God justifies the action, regardless of its morality. God is a placebo, and different religions offer you different pills that tells you that taking it will offer amazing results. You believe you are blessed, so you feel blessed. Religion offers you to be closer to community. Closer to God, in that respect.
There is nothing wrong with taking the pill. There's always the placebo effect. However the case may be, there is no denying that all validity under Religion, Gods, and Placebos to be subjective. The question, "what if something was not finite?" is the basis to seminary schools, and teaches what I'd call the unnatural. Manifest Destiny might as well be called Man's Destiny. Unnatural things and Destiny can only be interpreted, subjectively, and nobody has the answers for these things.
The funny thing is, is that I think if we're alive to see it (literally), we'll see the formation of sciences that would make those religious practices correct. Hence, why I see things as subjective. I see all religions as possible. If I died and went to Heaven right now, my first reaction would be: Who made this? Because, instinctively, I believe all afterlifes will be man-made.
My faith is that all realities will be true, and under these realities people will get what they wish for, no matter the cost. Hence, it is a matter of what reality you want, not the reality we currently live in. Religion is Futurism. What you want is your opinion, not anybody else's.
Therefore: Religion is an Opinion
God exists. God does not exist. These are not facts. These are opinions. Something that cannot be falsified is unfalsifiable. Statements regarding unfalsifiable conclusions are opinions. Example: Almost everybody has a favorite color. I have three: Cobalt (blue), Onyx (black), and Pearl (white). If I said "the three best colors are cobalt, onyx, and pearl" or "I think the three best colors are cobalt, onyx, and pearl" both say the same thing. Both should be treated as opinions.
To elaborate further, there is now strong evidence for natural processes that were once thought up as "God's Doing". Atheists are now saying, "Ah ha! We found evidence that God did NOT do this!" Some theists have not been compelled by their arguments, arguing against modern science. However, even the ones most compelled towards creationism have been convinced of short-term evolution. Which is something that we can actually prove.
I understand that there is only one reality in our universe. The way I perceive it, though, is that how someone interprets a concept is drastically different than anyone else. Some may agree, some may disagree. I'm not a Christian, I don't believe in the Bible, yet my favorite passage in the Bible is in Corinthians 13:4-8, just like my Christian friend. I do not hold the same weight of those words to my heart, but like him, I agree with the message.
When I was growing up, I thought God was synonymous with the word fate. "Thank God!" Translated to mean something like "Thank Fate!" or "Thank Luck!" I had nothing against God or Fate, but because of how I interpret those words, they didn't mean much to me. Now I understand that God has much larger role in many people's lives.
Does God make you moral or immoral? No. God justifies the action, regardless of its morality. God is a placebo, and different religions offer you different pills that tells you that taking it will offer amazing results. You believe you are blessed, so you feel blessed. Religion offers you to be closer to community. Closer to God, in that respect.
There is nothing wrong with taking the pill. There's always the placebo effect. However the case may be, there is no denying that all validity under Religion, Gods, and Placebos to be subjective. The question, "what if something was not finite?" is the basis to seminary schools, and teaches what I'd call the unnatural. Manifest Destiny might as well be called Man's Destiny. Unnatural things and Destiny can only be interpreted, subjectively, and nobody has the answers for these things.
The funny thing is, is that I think if we're alive to see it (literally), we'll see the formation of sciences that would make those religious practices correct. Hence, why I see things as subjective. I see all religions as possible. If I died and went to Heaven right now, my first reaction would be: Who made this? Because, instinctively, I believe all afterlifes will be man-made.
My faith is that all realities will be true, and under these realities people will get what they wish for, no matter the cost. Hence, it is a matter of what reality you want, not the reality we currently live in. Religion is Futurism. What you want is your opinion, not anybody else's.
Therefore: Religion is an Opinion
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