Would you believe in God if you were about to die?

no i would not b/c god doesnt require you to belive in him to go to a better place i would so called "repent" to the people i have wronged b/c thats just how i am i would give forgiveness to everyone to
 
jmjneary said:
no i would not b/c god doesnt require you to belive in him to go to a better place i would so called "repent" to the people i have wronged b/c thats just how i am i would give forgiveness to everyone to
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That depends on the god you're referring to.
 
Absinthe said:
That depends on the god you're referring to.
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Yeah, a lot of religions (many forms of Christianity included) believe that God is like a bully that won't let you out of a head lock until you answer his repeated questioning of "Who's your daddy?" Well, that's paraphrasing it. To put it more directly: You have to believe in him, and only him, if you don't want a shitty afterlife. The interesting part about those kinds of religions is that there are several different ones with the same exclusive belief. So, whatever religion you choose to believe in... you're still rolling the dice to see if you get in to whatever heaven is real (if one exists). I find it funny that some people believe a "loving" God (albeit, with quite a bad temper) who created the world in such a way that some people would believe and some would not believe would then punish the non-believers for not believing... even though he made them that way. How would you like it if your parents sat a bowl of candy and a bowl of oatmeal in front of you, told you that candy is bad for you, gave you the choice, then punished you for still eating the candy? Either it's what God wants (pain, suffering, sin, and all)... or God is not all-powerful. If he was omnipotent and he didn't want it that way... it would have never been that way... but if he does want it that way and he sends people to Hell because of something he wanted, how is he supposed to be considered a "loving" God? That's why I don't buy into the modern Christian God. That doesn't rule out every religion... but I haven't found one that works for me, as a whole... and, right now, I just don't care. I'm just going about my life as if there is nothing other than our natural world. So far, that has been working just fine for me...
 
That is the way I view things CybrMan...it is a lot easier IMO to look at things and see the meaning behind it and understand why it is that way and not just say it is that way because god made it so.
 
Last One In said:
I know it is hard to put yourself in this hypothetical situation, but do you think that you would believe in God if you found out you were going to die soon? Seeing as how I already believe in God, I bet I would believe before I died.
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Moments before, it wouldn't hurt.
 
Well right now i'm not into the whole "Eternity of suffering and sorrow for questioning God's unconditional love" thing, so probably not.
 
Absinthe said:
And there are many atheists who are/were in the military who would readily challenge that.
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Hell, I would challenge that. But it does apply to the norm.
 
I am an atheist and I would not believe in God on my deathbed.

I'm not afraid of death... it's merely another phase of existence. I don't think we just disappear, but that doesn't mean I'm religious.
 
"I'm not afraid of death. When he comes knocking, I'll welcome him. 'Come in,' I'll say. 'D'you wanna cup of tea?'"
"I've always imagined Death as more of a coffee drinker."
"Yeah well, I'd offer him a range of hot beverages."
"Would you stretch to a latte?"
"You bet your bottom dollar. Whatever Death wants; Death gets."
"What about one of those hard Italian biscuits on the side?"
"Sure why not."
"Actually, maybe not - 'cause if he's a skeleton, the biscuits all crumbly. It'd just crumble through his rib-cage and fall all on your carpet. Ooooh. Oooh, crumble through. Crumble through."


I'll bet no-one gets that reference.
 
I'd never recant, because I'm a strong atheist, and I'm not afraid to die. If I wanted eternal life, that would mean I would be regretting my entire life on Earth, and that is not something I plan to do. So far, I am extemely satisfied with my life even though it has its downfalls, and if I had to die the next day, I'd wear a smile.
 
Ennui said:
I am an atheist and I would not believe in God on my deathbed.

I'm not afraid of death... it's merely another phase of existence. I don't think we just disappear, but that doesn't mean I'm religious.
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I can't think of anything non-religious that would happen after death... explain?
 
Que-Ever said:
I can't think of anything non-religious that would happen after death... explain?
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If we have souls, it's likely they'll be passed into something else upon death, or will continue to exist in some fashion. If we don't have souls, then we're like biological robots and it doesn't matter anyways.
 
Que-Ever said:
I can't think of anything non-religious that would happen after death... explain?
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Maggots and worms crawl around in your body and writhe around, eating out your eye sockets and brain. Nature naturally decomposes your body in a wonderful, natural, grotesque way, and your bones are left to be crushed or moved by a construction team in the future after a graveyard is paved over for a supermall.

In the future your bones will go on display as ancient man, who will ridicule the crude structure.
 
Raziaar said:
Maggots and worms crawl around in your body and writhe around, eating out your eye sockets and brain. Nature naturally decomposes your body in a wonderful, natural, grotesque way, and your bones are left to be crushed or moved by a construction team in the future after a graveyard is paved over for a supermall.

In the future your bones will go on display as ancient man, who will ridicule the crude structure.
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oh.

6pear
 
Raziaar said:
Maggots and worms crawl around in your body and writhe around, eating out your eye sockets and brain. Nature naturally decomposes your body in a wonderful, natural, grotesque way, and your bones are left to be crushed or moved by a construction team in the future after a graveyard is paved over for a supermall.

In the future your bones will go on display as ancient man, who will ridicule the crude structure.
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Not me I'm going for cremation:smoking:
 
baxter said:
Not me I'm going for cremation:smoking:
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I don't really care what happens with my corpse after I die. I wouldn't care, I'm freaking dead. For all I care, my friends could make me into a giant submarine sandwich and partake of me.

...Actually, that doesn't sound so bad.:)
 
Greatgat said:
I don't really care what happens with my corpse after I die. I wouldn't care, I'm freaking dead. For all I care, my friends could make me into a giant submarine sandwich and partake of me.

...Actually, that doesn't sound so bad.:)
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And, funnily enough, I bet they do it too, because people are so willing to do what a dead person tells them to do :O
 
Que-Ever said:
And, funnily enough, I bet they do it too, because people are so willing to do what a dead person tells them to do :O
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If The Exorcist and Poltergeist have taught me anything, then "Yes".

Actually, I like the idea of all my friends and family getting together and spontaneously deciding eating my cold flesh would be a good idea...
 
Greatgat said:
I don't really care what happens with my corpse after I die. I wouldn't care, I'm freaking dead. For all I care, my friends could make me into a giant submarine sandwich and partake of me.

...Actually, that doesn't sound so bad.:)
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I couldn't agree with you more, at the end of the day making a submarine sandwich is a dam site better than festering for centuries with maggots and worms, only to be exposed and ridiculed in the future.:)
 
baxter said:
I couldn't agree with you more, at the end of the day making a submarine sandwich is a dam site better than festering for centuries with maggots and worms, only to be exposed and ridiculed in the future.:)
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What goes good with pork? Condiments-wise, I mean.
 
Que-Ever said:
Very well :P
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Actually, this is how I picture it.

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I'm the original Sloppy Joe! Die a Hideous Death and Serve!:D
 
Greatgat said:
I think this thread has taken a decidedly cannabalistic turn. My bad.
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It's prefectly alright... I bet God accepts cannibalism, provided "murder" wasn't commited to get dinner.
 
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