Date: 4/4/2002 9:29:00 PM
From Authorid: 51061
Well this is how you know which God is true, when you get into something and you are not confused of why is this to happen when you feel that it is right, when you feel acomplished after every day, after people come to you because they trust you and think your nice, when everything comes out right you can know that religions is right, You can know no matter what anyone else thank you are doing good, The christian religion is this religion and if you notice they don't do mass suicide or killings, only people can like king of england 16 century or something like that----Guy  |
Date: 4/4/2002 9:32:00 PM
From Authorid: 32763
Dang! this is an interesting post with a lot to think about. IMO the religion thing is..if you truely believe in your heart that you are doing right, then the power that be will agree. I mean, you really, really believed that you did right. as far as the insane thinking they are doing right....well, i don't know how i feel about that one. and the war thing...stumped on that one too. good post and thanks for making me think. i will hang around to see how others reply.  |
Date: 4/4/2002 9:35:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 11348
Guy... I'm not sure you really answered my question. I say all of these things with acceptance of every religion. I want to know what everyone thinks in regaurd to their own personal beliefs. And Babie Bec, thanks for replying and I'm glad I made you think too. lol   |
Date: 4/4/2002 10:12:00 PM
From Authorid: 35629
Boy ya sure have me thinking now and it is really too late for that.I myself try to think if i am hurting someone or something i am doing wrong.Now as for the wars and all it just can not be wrong to free the world of terrorists and such that is for the greater good of all mankind.Of course they feel what they are doing is also.But thier idea of good crams all thier beliefs and practices down everyones throat and ours does not.Hmmmmm well that is all i have to say about that.lol I am so lost please i want to go to bed and my vampire children will not.help me  |
Date: 4/4/2002 10:36:00 PM
From Authorid: 47699
I could plant a bomb in the Vatican right under the Pope's bed and claim that I was only trying to save his soul. That doesn't make it right or justified in any way. Religious cults are all a crock of bull to me. I know my beliefs and I'm secure enough in them that I don't need anyone knocking on my door to try to coerce me into seeing things their way.
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Date: 4/4/2002 11:26:00 PM
From Authorid: 30477
No, I don't think that certain actions can be justified by good intentions. In fact, not many things can.  |
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Date: 4/5/2002 4:32:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 11348
NIghtmare gal, I agree with what you're saying but I just have to wonder if the greater good is really and truly the greater good when it involves hurting innocent people in the first place you know? And Frankenstein, I completely agree with the relgious cults being a crock. But I do think that outside of our beliefs, do we ever really know what's truly right or wrong? If good intentions don't prevail then we could very well be punished later no matter what you may believe for bad things we did with good intentions, as Jeffs Floating Head suggests. By the way Frankenstein I was wondering, does you name represent the monster frankenstein or the mad scientist who created him? Thanks for replying you guys. |
Date: 4/5/2002 5:14:00 PM
From Authorid: 49021
I believe that karma will prevail over all. No matter if you did something in good intentions or not if it affected someone in an adverse manner then the repricussions will be felt by you in some way sometime in your life. Bad is bad. Regardless your intentions.Staindglass  |
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Date: 4/5/2002 9:02:00 PM
From Authorid: 35629
I understand what you are saying it can be a bit unnerving to not know for sure ya just have to be what frankenstien said secure in your faith. |
Date: 4/6/2002 2:15:00 PM
From Authorid: 50435
I feel that anything that harms another individual in any reasonable way is not to be considered "for their own good". The bottom line is you can worship and believe what you like but the basic underlying tones of all world religions is the "do unto others" principle. It predates the Bible so I'm not tooting a horn for Christianity here. I DO, however, feel that it's one principle to live by. And to add a point to your post, if I may: Is it not a great sin to do a selfish act(suicide bombings, ethnic cleansing, mass murder of people of contradicting faiths) on behalf of your beliefs and claim it to be in the name of your God? Take care and have fun...Gallytuck.  |
Date: 8/10/2002 8:17:00 PM
From Authorid: 16845
wow! very thought provoking I unfortunatly don't think I could answer this and still sound intelligent LOL  |
