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Everyone knows that Christians believe that any non-Christian is going to hell. Just telling that isn't going to convert them.
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The christians I like the most are the ones that constantly tone down their message and re-interpret it to point that it has lost all of its original meaning, just to try and coax me into their belief system. It only shows me how flexible the whole idea is, and reminds me that in the end, god cares more about what I do and why, rather than whether or not I'm always sure hes there.
I think the best way I can put it is this.
1) I think that the ideals of living as a good person hold true with or without a god, and i believe in them wholeheartedly, despite my lack of faith in the existance of a god.
2) I think that if there is a god, hes a little more concerned with my actions in life, rather than my ability to wade through the dogma of 300 versions of the christian church(other religions aside), and miraculosly pick out the single one that has the best literal interpretations of a book whose credibility and accuracy is sketchy at best IMO.
3) I think that if there is a god, he doesnt give a shit whether I know hes there or not. If he did, he wouldnt have made things such a huge guessing game.
A just god does not make his final judgement based solely on which fundamentalists you decided to agree with in life.
If their is a god, it is my firm belief that in that case ascribing to any religion would be a sin, because they are in conflict, and I as a mortal have no way to know which is true. To suddenly join up with nearest fundamentalist group in my neighborhood that comes to my door first, would be an affront to god, and the free will he has given me.
If god wanted me to choose one and only one religion, there would be absolutely no debate in the world, because any GOD, should damned well be able to get his point across in a clear way that everyone can agree on, if thats what he Really wants to do.
This has not happened. If this has not happened, I can only assume that the religion you practice(athiest and agnostic included) is not considered important by god.
If it was so important to god that everyone on the planet choose him or oblivion, and be perfectly clear on that decision with no debate or lack of certainty, he would acomplish this, because he is GOD. thats what being god is all about isnt it?
This is one of the main reasons I believe that there is either no god, or at the very least that my belief in his existance is less important in his eyes than my actions as a human being.