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VIEW PERSONAL BELIEFS
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POSTED BY:
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CatchTheRedeye
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DATE:
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19.11.2008 |
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SUBJECT:
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Sorry, I Don't Believe |
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LOCATION:
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Atlantis, United States
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Sorry, I don't believe in god. I'm not saying there is a god and I'm not saying there isn't - hence the designation, "agnostic". I may even hope there is one, but I just don't know. I'm not one of the few militant atheist who 'believes' there is no god and fights against any one who is(There are lots of nice atheists too). How can you 'believe' in nothing? In my limited experience if religious people are living their religion's precepts and aren't closed-minded about it they are good people. More power to them. I just really hate closed-minded religionists who shun all but their own and think they are better than everyone else. How many people have been killed or hurt in the name of religion? If you want to put a rock in front of the courthouse with ten good commandments on it, fine. If you want to say "In God We Trust" on your coins that's all right with me.Like I said, there could be a god. I'm open to the concept, convince me. I guess I do have one belief though, evolution. Hey, the evidence is there. How does the vast mountain of evidence of the evolution of Homo sapiens from Neanderthals and Cro-magnon fit into the whole Adam/Eve first man/woman concept? Of course at one time almost all the 'experts' had everyone convinced the Earth was flat too. Maybe we are just part of a huge science experiment from a highly advanced alien species. Maybe those advanced aliens wiped out all the primitive men and started their experiment with Adam/Eve.I'm open to the possibility of a god. So why am I, an agnostic, on an LDS site? I like Mormons. I actually know a lot of them and most of them are really decent, good and even outstanding people. Why? Maybe there is something to their religion. They intrigue me. In fact, I've studied a lot of religions and in my mind the Mormon church is about the only one that has any possibility of being true. That, or there is a god and no true church, he/she/it leaves us mostly to ourselves, or there is no god. The non-Jesus religions just don't cut it. I don't see how any of them could be from the god of this world. I like the idea of a Jesus. All the other Jesus-based churches seem to be just a bunch of people who think they are smart saying here is our interpretation of the 'truth' and we are right. What makes you right? Did god come down and tell you so like Mormons claimed he did to Joseph Smith? If there is a god why would he/she/it talk to us in the past (revelation, visions, etc) and then stop thousands of years ago? From what I see we need it now more than ever. (I don't mean to offend anyone who belongs to any religion - more power to you - see above on people who honestly live any religion seem better than those who don't) The Mormon idea that there was a true church of Jesus and that it was lost through apostasy and then god came to a young prophet to bring it back sounds good. It could happen. The Mormons dare to make some claims, some are good and some seem a little far-fetched. Then there is that little thing about Mormons who live their religion being so darn good. Hmmm. I'm not here to just socialize with Mormons, who I admit I like. I want to try and understand what makes them tick and why they are special. Anyway, if you are one of the two people who read my ramblings this far, thanks.
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