Do You Fear God?

[KingOfDreams]

I fear the reaper.

more cowbell

 

[Danger Mouse]

I get it, though I've never equated the word "fear" with "respect." Still, that's not a very positive term to use especially if it truly means respect. Well, maybe to some it does but there are many Christians who use fear (as in fear) of God to manipulate others.

There's no word in the English language that could aptly describe it. Respect is merely a facet of 'fear' in the divine sense. There is also an element of actual fear - as in fear to do wrong.

As in a kid who is afraid of his father. Not because his father is physically abusive, but afraid of the repercussions his father might visit upon him if he were to, say, skip school.

 

[Spider-Bite]

I am not arguing about it, I choose to believe, if you don't thats your choice as well, and in my opinion, I don't see god as just anybody.

hey I respect your choice. I'm not saying your belief makes you a bad person. And your belief is no more justifiably punishable than mine. If God is real, then hopefully he has morals and accepts and tolerates people for their differences.

Think about it for once second. There is absolute overwhelming scientific evidence which contradicts the bible. If God is real, and somebody just so happens to believe the wrong story based on the available information they had in front of them at the time, does that mean that they deserve to be TORTURED for an ETERNITY? If God does this, does that make him a heartless God who tortures and brutalizes his own people, much the same way Saddam did? Torturing anybody who doesn't believe what he wants them to believe about him?

Doesn't this spell weak argument as well? Threats of hell only weaken the credibility of the religion. If the Bible actually had a strong argument supported by facts and evidence then it wouldn't need to scare you into believing it.

Besides the Old Testament says some really horrible things. It says that slavery is okay, and that it's okay to beat your slave as long as "IT" can walk again in 3 days. It's says people should be executed for living a homo sexual lifestyle, NOT BELIEVING(totally Osama Bin Laden's policy) working on Sunday, any child that swears at their parents, and many other things. Killing people is wrong, and the Old Testament actually says it's okay to kill somebody simply for believing the wrong religion. It's completely discriminating against other lifestyles and cultures.

As far as I can tell the only religion with a justifiable set of virtures is Buddhism.

 

[KingOfDreams]

As far as I can tell the only religion with a justifiable set of virtures is Buddhism.

I completely agree.

 

[The Question]

Think about it for once second. There is absolute overwhelming scientific evidence which contradicts the bible.

Parts of the bible. Other parts are actually supported by a good deal of scientific evidence.

If God is real, and somebody just so happens to believe the wrong story based on the available information they had in front of them at the time, does that mean that they deserve to be TORTURED for an ETERNITY? If God does this, does that make him a heartless God who tortures and brutalizes his own people, much the same way Saddam did? Torturing anybody who doesn't believe what he wants them to believe about him?

Yes. But why assume that this is the way of things?

Doesn't this spell weak argument as well? Threats of hell only weaken the credibility of the religion. If the Bible actually had a strong argument supported by facts and evidence then it wouldn't need to scare you into believing it.

Besides the Old Testament says some really horrible things. It says that slavery is okay, and that it's okay to beat your slave as long as "IT" can walk again in 3 days. It's says people should be executed for living a homo sexual lifestyle, NOT BELIEVING(totally Osama Bin Laden's policy) working on Sunday, any child that swears at their parents, and many other things. Killing people is wrong, and the Old Testament actually says it's okay to kill somebody simply for believing the wrong religion. It's completely discriminating against other lifestyles and cultures.

Actually, there was a somewhat valid reason for the anti-gay aspects of the odl testament. When that was written, people were living in small nomadic tribes. For the survival of the tribe, it was best if the most children were born as possible. Homosexuality hinders that. Not saying it was nice, but to a degree, it was necesairy. Really, it was different times back them. Things worked differently. The tribes were poor. They couldn't afford to pay workers. So they had slaves. It's just how things worked back then. Things are quite different now.

As far as I can tell the only religion with a justifiable set of virtures is Buddhism.

They all have a justifoable set of virtues. Thow shal not kill, thow shall not steal, that's good stuff. It's just that it was not written by one person. It was written by hundreds of people over several centuries. And they all added their own opinions.

 

[comicbookmaster]

I fear nothing but the big spider that lives behind my toilet.

find him and kill that "sum of a bits" and eliminate it and all of those accursed spiders-

As far as do I fear God-NO!!God is suppossed to love everyone no matter what you done,how many sins you commited,no matter how many commandments you have totally just disregarded!!!I repect the idea of a higher being to help you become a better person,but to fear Gods wraith (if anybody has watched the ten commandments)and have plagues of locust and toads,pillars of flames,that just ain't happin!!

I find it odd that people that dont believe in God often call his name,his son name,his mothers name,when having the best SEX of there life!!!Or just before your stupid life will abruptly end!!
NOR SHOULD ANYONE FEAR THE DEVIL

KILL ALL SPIDERS AND ALL CLOWNS!!!

KILL MY EX-WIFE!!!!!THAT B***H MUST DIE !!!!!!

 

[Cho Chang]

God fears me.

 

[Elijya]

sucky options on your poll

can't you believe in God but not fear him, or not believe in God but fear he might exist?

 

[ShadowBoxing]

No, I don't fear what I can never control

 

[Honey Vibe]

Try to answer honestly as possible. Thanks!

The way you phrased the poll is very biased.

 

[Odin's Lapdog]

Try to answer honestly as possible. Thanks!

i would if i was going about my life hindering people on purpose and not being what i would consider to be decent.

but i try to do what's right in my eyes and do that to the best of my abilities so personally i don't think i have a reason to fear the lord.

that said if he still feels i'm not worthy of heaven or whatever afterlife the nice people go to, then so be it, i won't playa hate.

 

[Arkady Rossovich]

Yes,if you do evil things then you should fear God.If not,you have nothing to fear.

Alot of people are going to hell...

 

[passerby]

Your choices are stupid. If we don't fear god then that doesn't mean that we don't believe in him. Next time have a poll with more options.

Edit: Didn't read the previous posts I just read the poll.

 

[Daisy]

The "God" of the Bible, IMO, is nothing more than a fictional mythological character, so NO, I'm not afraid of a fairy tale. His insane and violent followers, however, I find to be quite disturbing.

You believe that the god of the bible is a fictional mythological character, but that the Anunnaki were real beings?

God=great father in the sky
Anunnaki=people from the sky

Don't you realize that for the overwhelming majority of religions - past and present - gods has always been beings in the sky?


Aside from the fact that you choose to believe pseudo-scientific sources rather than archaological and anthroplogical evidence regarding such things as the Anunnaki, do you not see how people have difficultly taking you seriously? You simply pick and choose which 'myths' you want to believe are real. There's nothing that supports the myths you choose to believe in as being any more real than those you accuse others of believing in.

 

[Spider-Bite]

Parts of the bible. Other parts are actually supported by a good deal of scientific evidence.



Yes. But why assume that this is the way of things?



Actually, there was a somewhat valid reason for the anti-gay aspects of the odl testament. When that was written, people were living in small nomadic tribes. For the survival of the tribe, it was best if the most children were born as possible. Homosexuality hinders that. Not saying it was nice, but to a degree, it was necesairy. Really, it was different times back them. Things worked differently. The tribes were poor. They couldn't afford to pay workers. So they had slaves. It's just how things worked back then. Things are quite different now.



They all have a justifoable set of virtues. Thow shal not kill, thow shall not steal, that's good stuff. It's just that it was not written by one person. It was written by hundreds of people over several centuries. And they all added their own opinions.

part of a set of vaules is not the complete set. a really long story written over the course of centuries is very likely to incorporate some hirstorical truth into it. I never said anybody goes to hell. that's what the other poster said.

So let me get this straight. In order to help the tribe populate, we execute members for being gay? wouldn't that lower the population rather than raise it?

your justification for slavery is kind of ridiculous. very ridiculous.

 

[Spider-Bite]

bumptybump

 

[Spider-Bite]

and a bumpy bump bump

 

[Flame on!]

No, he does not exist.

 

[Unleashed]

How can you fear that which does not exist?