WessleWoggle said:
I base my beliefs on the cross referencing of everyones observable reality, not just my own, like you. This shows that most religions are likely delusions within the mind. You have the common circular reasoning, 'my religion is true so it must be right', mentality. I'm glad we agree on this, and I do not wish to argue with you any further as you have no solid base for your claim. I can do nothing on my own to get to heaven? I have to throw away my rational thinking skills, no thank you. I'd rather 'burn' with my dignity than bow down to some evil god, as I think I said before. A god with such plans deserves no worship. But as I also said before, if there is a God I don't believe he's a douchebag. I believe on faucet of gods being is polarity and to me a static afterlife of burning forever or being with him in heaven forever doesn't sounds like polarity, it sounds like bullshit.
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Just because I am what you are called hardline now does not mean I have always been. You a few years back I took a step back from the teachings I grew up with to evaluate it on my own. I would see a personal of a different religion and think, "You know.... in his mind he thinks he is right and has the truth, and this I am lost and confused." That is when I studied the doctrines of each of these religions very closely. I think that is what you are referring to when you say you cross referenced everyone observable reality. I look mainly at Protestantism, Catholism, Islam, Judism, and Athiesm. I quickly crossed out Cath because it claims to follow the Bible too, but errors from it in many ways. Athiesm came down to general revelation, just looking at the order of nature, and complexity of the galaxy points to a maker, I think all men are born with an inner sense of a divine power, and some like you choose to ignore becuase the idea seems irrational. Now since all signs point to a divine power, that means one religion must be right.
ok so now I was down to Judism, Christian (pro), and Islam. I compared the OT prof with the account of Christ birth and it was clear to me that Jesus was the messiah, so that ruled out Judism, and I studied Islam VERY in depth. But when all things were added up it was very clear that Islam is not the true religion.
I put my faith in Jesus, and the Bible. I am 100% convinced I am right, not just because that is what I was grown up believing, but I believe God revealed himself to me, and gave me direction through that process. The Bible has never been proven wrong, and to me alone is proof enough.
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