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Originally Posted by Shades
Interesting you used the phrase "pure dumb luck"... but I'll stick with your train of thought:
What if this anomaly, this random creation, could flick a switch and end your life? Or provide you with an unlimited energy source for your life? I guess I'm wondering in this hypothetical situation, at what point would you actually feel like you would "worship" this being that created you?
If you say 'never', it's not the concept of a "creator" but the accountability or the pride associated with having to submit to some higher power that bothers you.
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That is quite the hypothetical situation, yet still does nothing to further the debate in this thread. I could have changed a few words in it and fit it into the Canadian Election thread in response to small "l" Liberals bemoaning Harper getting a majority government.
You seem like a fairly logical person, and I'm happy that you have beliefs that you can rely on, that's a great thing.
I'm curious what your opinion is on my belief that the Church, and the bible more specifically is a man-made creation that was designed to help control the masses through a mixture of fear and promise. At the end of the day religion never has to deliver on any of its promises, that is the best thing about it, no one will ever know if there really is something after death, because (you guessed it) you are dead and can't bring your receipt back for a full refund.
But it is probably a better idea to blindly follow what a man with a goofy hat says, and make sure you pass along a nice tithe so that he has a warm place to sleep at night. If you don't, the bible says you don't get to come to God's birthday party, you have to sit outside and have someone burn you and poke you with pitchforks instead.
Sorry for the sarcasm, religious debates really bring out the worst in me.
But in all honesty, tell me what you think about my opinion on the bible, I am interested in your side of things.