There is no God - Que?

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@OsoiNA6

Well, I have read through all the posts and don’t see any instance of the “believers” in the thread shoving beliefs down anyone’s throat.

These guys have made statements that reflect their beliefs, just as others have made statements that they do not believe, or would rather not believe.

In fact more of the posts with negative connotations (i.e. branding one a “religious nut” or prude etc) seem to be from the non-believing side. I don’t see where the “believers” are labeling those who choose not to believe in a negative fashion…

Also, ask yourself this:

If one really has a deep personal relationship with God, Jesus, Allah, or whatever higher being or deity is the object of this person’s worship- and this person feels he/she wants to share i.e. “hey guys this is really great, I am happy because I do/believe in this” or wants to share joy / experiences associated with that, WITHOUT forcing his/her opinion- tell me, HOW is this different from someone posting about his/her love of, say, cycling or _______ (fill in any hobby here) and how awesome it is?

Think about it…

If someone posted “hey boarding is so cool, I went last weekend and it rocked, I’m definitely going to keep going”, almost everyone would be like “yeah man, rock on…” “Yeah, cool…” “I’m down” etc etc etc.

But once someone says “hey people I went to church the other day and the sermon really touched me for ______________ (whatever reason). I think I will go back to church…”, why do responses come out so negative?

Why are people so defensive about this?

Boarding, cars, skiing, hobbies, are WAY different than Religion. Religion is not a hobby it is a lifestyle. A lifestyle that teaches you what they think is right and wrong and what is true and false. NOW, if a skateboarder came up to me and said hey man, join my group of skateboarders, we are morally superior and our lifestyle is the best, all you have to do is follow these commandments and the skateboard god will give you ever lasting life, I would then have a serious problem with said individual or at least their belief.

This forum is mostly based on opinions. We have a right to those opinions and due to the fact that religion is highly subjective due to the fact there is no evidence of God’s existance, there will be no right answer. Just debate after debate. At the end of the day nothing is accomplished but there is nothing wrong discussing it. Also, it is a forum, WITH a thread title, if someone does not like the content, guess what? They can go read another thread.

IMO if someone is getting butthurt by someone else’s post then they HAVE the problem not the poster. Learn that everyone has opinions and some of those opinions will not line up with yours. So don’t take it personally. Just recognize that opinions are what they are.