God's Debris

[bluedes]

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Nothing can stop me from believing....

The Truth will set you free!

[kebot]

excerpt:


I needed reinforcements. “Look,” I said, “four billion people believe in some sort of God and free will. They can’t all be wrong.”

“Very few people believe in God,” he replied.

I didn’t see how he could deny the obvious. “Of course they do. Billions of people believe in God.”

The old man leaned toward me, resting a blanketed elbow on the arm of his rocker. “Four billion people say they believe in God, but few genuinely believe. If people believed in God, they would live every minute of their lives in support of that belief. Rich people would give their wealth to the needy. Everyone would be frantic to determine which religion was the true one. No one could be comfortable in the thought that they might have picked the wrong religion and blundered into eternal damnation, or bad reincarnation, or some other unthinkable consequence. People would dedicate their lives to converting others to their religions.

“A belief in God would demand one hundred percent obsessive devotion, influencing every waking moment of this brief life on earth. But your four billion so-called believers do not live their lives in that fashion, except for a few. The majority believe in the usefulness of their beliefs—an earthly and practical utility—but they do not believe in the underlying reality.”

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. “If you asked them, they’d say they believe.”

“They say that they believe because pretending to believe is necessary to get the benefits of religion. They tell other people that they believe and they do believer-like things, like praying and reading holy books. But they don’t do the things that a true believer would do, the things a true believer would have to do.

“If you believe a truck is coming toward you, you will jump out of the way. That is belief in the reality of the truck. If you tell people you fear the truck but do nothing to get out of the way, that is not belief in the truck. Likewise, it is not belief to say God exists and then continue sinning and hoarding your wealth while innocent people die of starvation. When belief does not control your most important decisions, it is not belief in the underlying reality, it is belief in the usefulness of believing.”

“Are you saying God doesn’t exist?” I asked, trying to get to the point.

“I’m saying that people claim to believe in God, but most don’t literally believe. They only act as though they believe because there are earthly benefits in doing so. They create a delusion for themselves because it makes them happy.”

Sak2 mani... but don't get confused.... Believing is having proof, faith no need proof. Faith is deeper form of belief...

About the Story:

The story is about belief, looking for material evidence of God.... Well Christ is real.. Check out Reader's Digest Book of TRUTH 1989.

The problem with analogy:
TRUCK WILL HARM THE BELIEVERS... sorry what if its not a TRUCK, But a SPOTLIGHT OF BLESSING. "are you going to get out of the way"...

HAAHAHHA IDIOTNESS analogy... my God will never leave me mga Brad... He will not send truck to hit me, but he will allow things to happen for the better.

PST SAMAN? GG IMO POSTS? hahaha!

TRY AGAIN... story is too long... and yet not effective.. find a new analogy...

/kebot mocking

[kebot]

a word of caution for kebot.

@TS
nice find, thanks for sharing. one hell of a mental exercise.haha

Nano hinay man kaau mo COMMON SENSE OI.. hahha! read my previous posts nalang... pag nub jud... try again...

[vp-rakista]

excerpt:


I needed reinforcements. “Look,” I said, “four billion people believe in some sort of God and free will. They can’t all be wrong.”

“Very few people believe in God,” he replied.

I didn’t see how he could deny the obvious. “Of course they do. Billions of people believe in God.”

The old man leaned toward me, resting a blanketed elbow on the arm of his rocker. “Four billion people say they believe in God, but few genuinely believe. If people believed in God, they would live every minute of their lives in support of that belief. Rich people would give their wealth to the needy. Everyone would be frantic to determine which religion was the true one. No one could be comfortable in the thought that they might have picked the wrong religion and blundered into eternal damnation, or bad reincarnation, or some other unthinkable consequence. People would dedicate their lives to converting others to their religions.

“A belief in God would demand one hundred percent obsessive devotion, influencing every waking moment of this brief life on earth. But your four billion so-called believers do not live their lives in that fashion, except for a few. The majority believe in the usefulness of their beliefs—an earthly and practical utility—but they do not believe in the underlying reality.”

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. “If you asked them, they’d say they believe.”

“They say that they believe because pretending to believe is necessary to get the benefits of religion. They tell other people that they believe and they do believer-like things, like praying and reading holy books. But they don’t do the things that a true believer would do, the things a true believer would have to do.

“If you believe a truck is coming toward you, you will jump out of the way. That is belief in the reality of the truck. If you tell people you fear the truck but do nothing to get out of the way, that is not belief in the truck. Likewise, it is not belief to say God exists and then continue sinning and hoarding your wealth while innocent people die of starvation. When belief does not control your most important decisions, it is not belief in the underlying reality, it is belief in the usefulness of believing.”

“Are you saying God doesn’t exist?” I asked, trying to get to the point.

“I’m saying that people claim to believe in God, but most don’t literally believe. They only act as though they believe because there are earthly benefits in doing so. They create a delusion for themselves because it makes them happy.”

many are lost nowadays... strengthen our faith O Lord

[tarpolano]

Sak2 mani... but don't get confused.... Believing is having proof, faith no need proof. Faith is deeper form of belief...

About the Story:

The story is about belief, looking for material evidence of God.... Well Christ is real.. Check out Reader's Digest Book of TRUTH 1989.

The problem with analogy:
TRUCK WILL HARM THE BELIEVERS... sorry what if its not a TRUCK, But a SPOTLIGHT OF BLESSING. "are you going to get out of the way"...

HAAHAHHA IDIOTNESS analogy... my God will never leave me mga Brad... He will not send truck to hit me, but he will allow things to happen for the better.

PST SAMAN? GG IMO POSTS? hahaha!

TRY AGAIN... story is too long... and yet not effective.. find a new analogy...

/kebot mocking

gg gud.. la pa gani ka ka down sa ako mid saman 1on1 ta? btaw di ni mocking contest ha.. istorya ra ni oi.. pakutaw lang sa utok ba.. heheheh

[tarpolano]

many are lost nowadays... strengthen our faith O Lord

nya kaw? wala ka masaag?

[tarpolano]

Nothing can stop me from believing....

wala may gapugong nimo.. ang tumong sa itsorya kay para maggamit lang ang imong pangutok.. diba mao na ang purpose ngano gitagaan ko og pangutok sa ginoo? aron maggamit

[kebot]

gg gud.. la pa gani ka ka down sa ako mid saman 1on1 ta? btaw di ni mocking contest ha.. istorya ra ni oi.. pakutaw lang sa utok ba.. heheheh

Well i have been spanking people... hehehe! post og topic.. kay ato kalingawan.. hehehe!

[tarpolano]

bai kebs ang trak na pasabot ato sa istorya kay ang mga consequences kung dili ka mopatuo sa mga teachings sa gino-o. ang tumong ato kay nganong kabalo man ang tawo nga naa man kahay gino-o nya og ang makasala naay parusa, dili man gihapon sila mosunod sa mga tulomanon. naa baya sa bibliya nga christlike ang pangibahi pasabot ana imo i-deny tanang worldly nga panginabuhi susama kay hesus.

[vp-rakista]

nya kaw? wala ka masaag?

hehehe suko ka brader? sa kadaghan sa dalan, kadaghan usab kita mahisalaag... that's why nangayo ko ni Lord to strenghthen our faith aron ang mga nahisalaag makabalik sa sakto nga dalan...

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