fuckthis
I've made up my mind.
- Sep 23, 2018
- 263
Nope. I reckon when you die that's it. Game over.
Pastdue
Member
- Oct 9, 2018
- 29
My bladder is falling out through my lady parts and it's not considered a medical emergency so I don't believe in god. Else he is one sick b. I haven't even had kids.
mattwitt
# 978
- Jun 28, 2018
- 2,307
Either there is a God who has revealed Himself to us.
or
There is a God who has not revealed Himself to us.
How else could everything in the whole entire universe just come from nothing ?
or
There is a God who has not revealed Himself to us.
How else could everything in the whole entire universe just come from nothing ?
If you look at all the worldwide cultures and different ways of perceiving god, there are so many gods that the question should be if you believe in 'your god'. I think if you believe in one it's necessary to believe in them all. I see god as a metaphor for something in every person, our relationship with the rest of life. In this way, god has nothing to do with religion. This is why some philosopher said that we are all gods. Do i believe in me, that's the question. There used to be times when i'd see a sunset or a flock of birds and think that this surely can't be a coincidence. I really don't know anymore, it doesn't bother me or pose the questions that it used to.
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I think the idea is that people bring the suffering upon themselves, god or no god. But yes, if people insist on inflicting suffering on each other it's hard to see that the raw material can have been created by something divine. As usual we are completely centralised on humanity with regards to god. Humans represent a tiny fraction of life on this planet. Perhaps god exists naturally in every aspect of life on earth and it's just humans who worry about it all.
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BaconCheeseburger
Comfort-eating
- Aug 4, 2018
- 693
I've discovered humanism recently - where no God exists but everyone should just be a decent human being anyway
tothemetalsickness
World of Warcraft gamer
- Oct 4, 2018
- 67
No because I'm a Buddhist.
deathoverlife
life is fleeting.....
- Oct 8, 2018
- 197
you crack me up...i love dogs...love is a kind of worship..isnt it??
throwaway777
一人、部屋で、独り。
- Oct 3, 2018
- 641
i hope in an afterlife without suffering , an infinite warm soft cloud for us all ... for our broken hearts ...but no , i do not believe in god, but if he really existed , it would be a sadistic god who loves watching people suffering and does nothing about it ...
I've asked this before and looked into it, what does buddhism have to say about suicide.
deathoverlife
life is fleeting.....
- Oct 8, 2018
- 197
one of the litrature on after life i went thru states that there are different levels... 1 to 7..one being the highest and 7 bring the lowest. it's states that based on the learnings by the soul on the earth life and the way the individual conducted him/ her self they would be send to the levels they deserve.it says that the level one would be thr darkest one. there would be angels or evolved souls who would help the souls at lover level to progress up. your relatives and friends who are on upper level will alto try to help you reach higher levels...
another theory says there is no different treatment of the souls that pass over irrespective of how their conduct during their earth life... it says as parents forgive children God to forgive thr souls which pass over.
both the theories says they every soul which passes over will be helped to heal..
as i mentioned in my earlier post..all these are theories..no proof..its totally on us to be live it or leave it!!
I was worried initially..but not any more..slowly am moving into a space where nothing matters..god..after life, heaven or hell..all that matters to me is my exit form this world as planned.
Like you say, i used to be interested much more in all this. Humanity is good, the rest i have no idea. The buddhists i met in india and nepal and also here seemed very sincere about humanity, the christians.. a few good ones also quite a few notable total hypocrites and racists. All that really mattered to them was ringing bells on sunday and wanting to get rid of the dispossessed, the immigrants. It's just my experience, i know some christians who get the humanity thing completely, some who don't. My only contact with a christian on this site revealed a very human person.
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throwaway777
一人、部屋で、独り。
- Oct 3, 2018
- 641
i have always had the idea of an afterlife in which our souls could be healed with a love that is not accessible in this life ... a love so pure and infinite that cant be reached by this fragile reality…it's like if i perceived that there's something that i cant explain or understand, but whose peace and greatness i can feel … and it attracts me ... i thank you for writing those theories :33 … i'm so sensitive to them … about the existence of god, i can't believe it because of the suffering that is life … but i believe in some sort of energy that is love that we will experience out of this life <33
Trashcan
Trash
- Aug 31, 2018
- 1,234
No. I did ask a kid but one day it occurred to me this doesn't make any sense.
Trashcan
Trash
- Aug 31, 2018
- 1,234
Very true. I was also once at a funeral and they were talking about how the deceased man is in heaven and how he's at peace and all that. I thought to myself, "Wouldn't a loving God just have heaven, and every living being would bypass suffering and go straight to heaven?"
Maybe nothingness is the true reality and all of this is but a dream/hologram like matrix where the Void tries to cope with itself. That's what I 'believe' anyway.
throwaway777
一人、部屋で、独り。
- Oct 3, 2018
- 641
maybe this is why we all feel so empty ...
Well besides a few other species dogs are the only 'All-loving' beings I know of that comes close to what a 'god' is or how humans want to define it.
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deathoverlife
life is fleeting.....
- Oct 8, 2018
- 197
soft cloud or not...but am sure of one thing..there wont be any more suffering <33
deathoverlife
life is fleeting.....
- Oct 8, 2018
- 197
can't agree more..they define unconditional love...
throwaway777
一人、部屋で、独り。
- Oct 3, 2018
- 641
... i have thought about something similar .. we are an infinitely little piece of the universe .. so small that we dont matter anything in the evolution and growth of the universe ...at the end of the day we did nothing ...we cant influence the way the universe evolves and progresses…idk ..i'm so confused ...maybe this does not even have anything to do with what you are saying ... im on drugs to oXD ...i saw some videos of alan watts … and everything he says is so fascinating and misterious ...i am definitely going to watch them :33
We may be nothing but if that's the case then in a way we are everything. I know that doesn't help much especially for people like us who feel so disconnected from it all.
throwaway777
一人、部屋で、独り。
- Oct 3, 2018
- 641
being nothing and everything at the same time makes me feel so … i dk ..i cant find a word ..but very very lost :D
Lost in translation because we don't know how we fit in within this reality.
throwaway777
一人、部屋で、独り。
- Oct 3, 2018
- 641
i was exactly thinking about lost in traslation when i wrote it :D my fav movie :3 ..emm anyway if there was really a god , we would perceive him and perceive us as his creation , and we wouldnt feel so lost …
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That's assuming God is actually benevolent and omnipotent. Now imagine an imperfect, limited creator, with dubious morality. Reminds me of a very good short story by Australian SF author Greg Egan:
http://ttapress.com/553/crystal-nights-by-greg-egan/
Yes I believe in God and in the afterlife that is in the NDEs, it gives me so much comfort and consolation and is the most important thing in my life besides my family
Midnight
Beyond solace
- Jun 30, 2018
- 624
