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Originally Posted by peter12
I really do believe that religious people don't even approach these questions the way that an outsider thinks they do.
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I would agree, but wouldn't that be because the biggest question (what happens when we die) is already answered for them? They have the answer, in their mind, and so now life is just about trying to achieve that answer. That can steer them into doing all kinds of great, and all kinds of wrong.
The outsider is probably more interested in the explanation for the questions than they are about living their lives by what they think the answers are, because without a strict moral guide like religion, an outsiders guide will be ever changing.
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Originally Posted by Sliver
Didn't mean to be hostile. Just don't understand why you would make stuff up. I get it more when somebody refers to the bible if they look to that as an authority, or Buddhist teachings or whatever, but you struck me as a lone wolf making up your own thing all by yourself and I find that weird.
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Why? It's all made up. Whether it was done a few thousand years ago and someone wrote it down and now billions follow the same path, or you make up your own, what's the difference? I think a problem that arises during these discussions is a need to pigeon-hole people into these categories we've created. What are you, Atheist, Christian, Catholic, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist etc.. Well if you believe this than you're not United Christian you're Lutheran, etc.. etc..
Even very devout people with probably have ideas that cross philosophical boundaries.