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Originally Posted by spicoli
i think that being a Catholic Christian is the only way for me...but you may believe that the Unitarian way is the only way for you, or Lutheran, or whatever. i think God put before us many choices, and there isn't 'one' correct way. the choice not to believe was also given to us by God, imo. what 'religion' or 'faith' or 'spiritual journey' we choose isn't as important as the fact that we've chosen a way that leads to Him. anyway, that's my idea of God's master plan.
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Spicoli - your ideas don't counter an important fact - that many, many religions say THEIRS is the one true religion, and that if you don't follow, you are damned. Whether you choose your religion or not, doesn't counter this fact, either. You choose the "wrong" one, you're damned. They all say they're the one true, religion. That theirs is the correct way. You can't just conveniently choose the religion that works for you. Just like you pick out the television set you like, or choose the Republican ideals cause you like what they have to say. If there is one, true religion, all should abide by it, even if they don't like certain things about it.
Not trying to disparage anyone with these remarks, just being blunt.
So, in essence, you have many "choices" of religions, all claiming to be the only true religion - it just can't be. We can't all choose our own religion, which is the one true religion, and have them ALL be the one, true religion.
God is a man-made concept. No, I don't proclaim to understand how we came about, why we are here, etc. But, I don't explain it with God; but I understand humans' need to do so - to claim a higher power for many reasons. It's a damn hard concept to grasp that we will all, one day, not be here anymore. Hard to think you can't exist anymore. Hard to think this all came out randomly. Definitely understand that.
And, I would still be an athiest in a fox-hole, in a dungeon, no matter where. I'd be wasting my time praying to a made-up concept. I KNOW that no religious entity is going to come down and save me. Wonder how many of those no-longer athiests in fox-holes were suddenly saved by Jesus Christ? Or how many devout Christians were saved from that grenade that landed in their fox-hole? None....