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Why do we need to know?
Originally posted by UmbrageOfSnowAwwww... Sorry, dude, but's that's one of the most shallow statements and conclusions I've ever seen.
As much as I hate to say it, you've made a good point. Why should a god, if one exists, care if we worship him or not as long as we are good people.
Originally posted by RatXI don't think that it's shallow at all. Actually, I think it's you who doesn't appreciate his simple, yet straight-forward answer. Or maybe you just don't want to see it that way. Your answer, on the other hand, is quite open to interpretation. So God is a computer programmer, and expects his work to give back? And you just happen to know what we are desinged to do? Damn, I wish I had your type of connections. So tell me, where did you meet God? Or do you know him through a friend? Since you know our purpose down here...
Awwww... Sorry, dude, but's that's one of the most shallow statements and conclusions I've ever seen.
Think of it more rationally - Ok, you're a computer programmer and you make an immense, incredibly complex and difficult program. do you expect that program to just gather cyber-dust?! No way, you expect that program to do what you designed it to do.
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Dude, think a little deeper before posting a pillow full of fluff next time! 😞
Originally posted by lioyankSo God is a computer programmer, and expects his work to give back? And you just happen to know what we are desinged to do? Damn, I wish I had your type of connections. So tell me, where did you meet God? Or do you know him through a friend? Since you know our purpose down here...
I don't think that it's shallow at all. Actually, I think it's you who doesn't appreciate his simple, yet straight-forward answer. Or maybe you just don't want to see it that way. Your answer, on the other hand, is quite open to interpretation. So God is a computer programmer, and expects his work to give back? And you just happen to know what we are de ...[text shortened]... ng ones. So I ask again, where did you meet God when he told you the "right" way to live life?
Originally posted by RatXYou ASSUME that man would have a purpose. That doesn't have to be the case. If there really is a God, then He can do whatever He wants to do, no? He could create millions of people for no reason that is apparent to us. Remember, God is ABOVE us. He is HIGHER than our own understanding, right? Since He is, afterall, God. So why try and understand Him? We cannot understand Him if He truly is God --- not some concept that people try to play off as being God, when in actuality they still try to understand Him and rationalize what He is and what His purpose for us is.....
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If God created the earth and man - this would mean that man has a purpose in his existence.
Originally posted by Alpha10I guess the idea is that pride is a sin because we are only humans and pretty worthless compared with god. So it would be a sin for humans, but not for god, because his pride would be justified.
I personally think the bible is very contradictory.
Example: Pride, one of the seven deadly sins, but God created us to worship him. Isn't that pride?
Originally posted by Vladamir no1You don't "need" to know. Like many/most aspects of knowledge, gaining it or lacking it will shape you as a person and/or your life.
Why do we need to know?
Originally posted by OmnislashI agree, thats why I'm saying why do we need to know, as in everyone who constantly questions it...
You don't "need" to know. Like many/most aspects of knowledge, gaining it or lacking it will shape you as a person and/or your life.
I don't "need" to know how to operate a microwave, balance a checkbook, or that the sun will come up tomorrow. I am pleased to know it anyway.
Originally posted by NordlysNordlys: "The god of the old testament seems to be quite worried about humans becoming godlike ...
I guess the idea is that pride is a sin because we are only humans and pretty worthless compared with god. So it would be a sin for humans, but not for god, because his pride would be justified.
The god of the old testament seems to be quite worried about humans becoming godlike (the Tower of Babel is a good example). Some of the biblical laws, like the one against pride, seem to be a way to keep the distance.