Beliefs

[Layladay]

Now i know some people dont belive in god/jesus and all that, but there are still some things people should take into consideration, like the 10 commandments. Even if you dont do it for the reason of God, it will still make you a better person. Now i know Ever body lies, but you may not belive this, but i belive in not having sex until your married, or if you KNOW FOR A FACT you love someone, not just on the second date.

So im not saying"belive in god" but im saying maybe the world would be better if they took these things into consideration.

[darklink87]

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I have to agree with your point. I don't believe in a God even though I'm Catholic by religion, but I do still belive that people should follow some basic moral rules like the 10 commandments.

[ramonesfan]

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yeah i agree totally ive sorta followed those and i think im a better person than all my christian friends that are all homophobic and racist i beleive jesus existed but i dont beleive in a god

[zajac]

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OK... Or you could skip your whole little shpeal and say, "Have morals."

Now, I don't want to start some kind of flame war, but personally, i think religion, or at least the 10 commandments, are morals that are laid out for people that cant come up with their own kinds of morals...

For example... I am non-religious, but I also dont care about the 10 commandments... BUT, I am a good person because of the morals I believe in, and it has nothing to do with the 10 commandments...

Just some more food for thought...

[Kilgamayan]

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

[Kilgamayan]

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Did you even read her post?

[QreepyBORIS]

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Everyone's a Christian.

[CypherToorima]

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I'm a Jew




loltrix

[Nonexistent_One]

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Morals are indisposable. Morality is a necessity for a healthy society. We can thank religion mostly for this integration of morals into human culture. Religion doesn't just say "Don't do this" or "You should do that" like law regulations, although many people see religious commandments as this kind of law. Religion instills a fear of a higher being, therefore giving a reason for its laws. If someone told you not to do something, they will most likely do it anyways; but if someone who is supposedly all-powerful, all-knowing, and all that other stuff 'said' to follow these rules, it will most likely carry with it a better respect for these laws.

Now, I am an Atheist, but I'm not for the abolishment of religion. For some people, it is necessary to have this fear of God in order to keep them from being a nusance to society. I'm not saying that every religious person cannot be moral without religion, but some people can't. Even some religious people don't follow the rules. Actually, I don't personally know of anyone that has never broken a commandment (or other religious law) in some way, shape, or form. But, it comes to reason that, if you truly do believe--with all of your heart--that God exists (and can punish you eternally, if he truly wishes), then why do you break these commandments? Oh, but God is infinitely forgiving (for most religions) so it's OK to break them, because in the end, he will forgive you. How do we know this? Aren't the ways of God unknowable by human minds? If people really did believe, with all their hearts--without doubt whatsoever--and if they thought about the consequences that might happen, then we would have an even better society today.

If you are a truly good person, you don't necessarily need religion to guide you--but that's not to say that you don't have one. If everyone realized how important having morals is to society, then maybe we would live in a better world, with better people. I encourage everyone to consider every consequence before they act--including myself--because people with hearts are people with smarts (usually...).

~NEO

[Moogy]

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Everyone's a Christian.

I'm not.

worthless post

[The_Q]

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NonExistantOne, I'll tell you how we know this. It's all faith. Entirely faith.

Now, to my point of view. I do question God's commandments. I honestly do, and I do repent for them, but I continue to do it. Why? His son, in my opinion said it's ok. I just like being able to try to understand his purpose.

I also think that you're right in the fact that we have to have morals in order to keep a calm society. It just bugs me, though, when the morals are being moral for the sake of it. When there's a lack of logic, I'm bothered. Now, this is where it starts to get interestin. I also believe in economics as a way to decide on how things should be done in your life, both major and minor, but sometimes the ideals clash. This is where I look to the Bible to make sure what I'm doing is not wrong. That's what got me thinking about this. If there is a purpose to the morals and they both wish for you to do the common good, why do they clash? Could one be just a moral for the sake of it?

I don't know. I guess I don't have enough faith.

Q

[User6773]

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Everyone's a Christian.

I'm not.

One of you is not telling the truth.

[QreepyBORIS]

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Haha, Chardish. Brings me back to my MINDSTORM days. Or whatever that riddle game was called.

God commanded "Do not covet your neighbor's knicknacks". What the fuck? That's the basis of economy. Jesus.

I forgot most of the other commandments, but I'm sure there's something wrong with most of them.

[jewpinthethird]

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The big J-boi made my car breakdown infront of Carls Jr. instead of out in the middle of nowhere Desert Hot Springs. Propz be to the J-boi.

[bbcc]

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morals could have been anything, hell we could have been here and just started killing each other and that would be allowed if it were going on for a long enough time. So the whole moral thing is complicated. but if you live your life right by todays morals it would be even better

besides. if everybody in the world lived a perfect life that would suck