Civil Discussion About Religion

[saden1]

See, we can really be civil about a touchy subject. I honestly and whole heatedly believe in evolution. I mean the easiest answer to a question is to not answer it. That's how I perceive religion. You can't ask the tough questions and if you do you get generic answers that answers. God just exists, he sees all and hears all, everything happens for a reason. it's god's will, etc.

The whole world was created in 6 days just trips me out. Not to mention how [insert word] Ezekiel Bible is. How the heck is it possible that all the big religions began in the Middle East and most prophets are somehow related to each other? How come there are no native South American prophet? Perhaps I am putting too much thought into this

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by saden1

The whole world was created in 6 days just trips me out.

I look at it this way, whoever made the earth and universe obviously has the power to speed up the process to 6 days, or 1 second, or let it evolve over a billion years. I also leave the thought open that the people that translated the bible could have misinterpreted the 6 days, when it was 6 million years or something...but most of all, I prescribe to the theory that it doesn't matter. When I am being judged in front of God I doubt he's going to ask me "Did you beleive the world was created in 6 days or billions of years?" And if I answer the wrong way, I go to hell. I am assuming, to Him, it doesn't matter. If it did, he would have been WAAAY more specific.

Not to mention how [insert word] Ezekiel Bible is. How the heck is it possible that all the big religions began in the Middle East and most prophets are somehow related to each other? How come there are no native South American prophet? Perhaps I am putting too much thought into this

I didn't want to say this cause it sounds so anti-God, but what if God sent all these prophets to bring everyone to Him (as in God himself)? Why is it that almost every religion has 1 common denominator..God himself. Whether they call Him Allah or God is irrelevant. I look at it this way, God is all loving and understanding, and understands we are all flawed and eaily swayed, so why are there soooo many religions? Why give us that many religions and lead us to believe that if we choose the wrong one, we go to hell? I don't think he would. I think we will be judged on our life, and our love of God and our pursuit to act the way he wants us to. We are all saved by grace and grace alone, it's not up to me who makes it, but Him. He may choose to save all of us, or none of us. I prefer to think of God as someone that loves us, and grace will cover a wide array...even though it says in the bible the road to hell is wide and many will travel, but the road to heaven is narrow and few will find.
I feel that those who give up searching for Truth, simply because that's the easiest route, anger God. People say that evolution is widely recognized, therefore can't be dismissed...well even MORE people believe that there is a God of some sort...just taking a stab in the dark, but easily 90%+ do. So why is it easier to ignore the 90%+ of the world in relation to God, but follow the smaller group that only believes in evolution. (that's rhetorical)
I just feel it in my bones that there is a God, and my mind agrees. If there isn't one when I die, I lived a good life and have nothing to be upset over. However if I were a non believer and died and there IS a God, I'd be sweating bullets. Not that I prescribe to that theory as the reasoning to prove a God, just that it's a pretty solid way to look at things. Almost along the lines of "better to be safe than sorry."
Sorry for the ramble.