How inspiring is it, to find out that God and the devil gamble, with your soul as the prize?
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Absolutelty awe inspiring.  To know that our souls are such precious things that even the "Gods" would fight for them.  That is why I love my soul, myself soooooo much, because both God AND satan want it.  Wow!!!!
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It so tempting to try and believe in these things. Truth is, Satan himself would be pleased if you did. Because God sees and knows all. \n\nAs a human, you never have to find out what's going to happen to you. If you persist on this, you will stay where you are and do nothing, thus negating all what God has given you. On the other hand, if you work hard and pray hard, you will know where you're going without the need of witchcraft. A strong person needs not the falsehoods and lies to know his future, he makes HIS own future with God's aid and help.
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I agree with you whole heartedly. I think you create your destiny and sometimes that includes a personal Heaven and a personal Hell. We all are creative of our outcome in any / all lives. I'm sure we fit into a bigger picture that most of us here cannot fathom, but it all revolves around love and if that's not part of your life at some point I believe you're destined to a personal Hell. I don't need any religion to help me understand this. When I say Hell I don't mean a fiery chasm where people burn for enernity...nor do I mean a place where an evil horned creature tortures you. I very simply mean a place that is unhappy and unfulfilling to your heart and soul. Some people find this place and choose to find a way out through Love and some people find this place and choose to do harm to themselves and others. In any case... I certainly don't believe in most religions concepts of Heaven and Hell.\n\nAnd I believe answers like the one below mine are the most pressing reasons why the world in in the shape that it is. People who endorse Guilt, Suffering and Repentance in the name of God are responsible for the Suffocation of other Souls. Life can be daunting enough without Holier than Thou assholes prancing around preaching the good book to you and expressing that you're going to Hell where the Evil horned creature tortures you for eternity if you don't "repent" or convert to the "right" faith. As if a "proper" faith exists. News flash to all of the bible banging whack jobs out there... If I want to worship a tree or a rock or Krispy frickin Creme Donuts, I'm not goin to Hell. And if for some reason there is a Hell and I go to it... I'll be sure to see all of you there!
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Your destiny, although God knows what it is, is not predetermined. He made us with freedom of choice; it is how we exercise that choice that determines our destiny.
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I have been on both sides of this issue. I was raised to believe, but rationally I could not except the idea that God was the judgmental insecure fruitcake my religion portrayed him as.\n\nSo I stopped believing.  Then this happened to me.\n\nSeveral years ago I had an unusual experience concerning an uncle, a distant relative who lived over a thousand miles away. \n\nWhile driving my car I suddenly felt the unmistakable presence of this relative that I hardly even knew. He was more like someone I had heard about than someone I knew. It was very strange; it felt as though I was momentarily lifted right out of my physical body. I seemed to be suspended somehow beyond space and time, bathed in a love so intense It felt like I could have just disappear into it at any moment if It would have let me. It only lasted for a few seconds, but it seemed to last forever at the same time. I realize how crazy this must sound. The experience was so strong that at first I was afraid I was loosing my grip on reality. I finally managed to chalk it up to an over active imagination.\n\nThree days later I got a call from my aunt telling me that this uncle we are talking about had gone into a coma and died the day I had the experience. It felt like ice water had been poured down my back when she told me this. I had lost any real ideas of God or faith and had become somewhat of an atheist. Needless to say this experience caused me to rethink some of the conclusions I had come to. \n\nI feel blessed to now understand that even in our darkest confusion something loves us so much that it went out of its way to assist me and bring me back to a state of absolute certainty about Gods love for us.\nDuring the experience it seemed like there was a vast amount of information that I was somehow allowed access to. One thing that I came away from this experience understanding beyond any shadow of a doubt was that any Idea that God is unhappy with us or would judge or allow us to be punished for any reason is simply impossible. \n\nI can’t explain the love I felt with words. They simply don’t make words big enough or complete enough to do this. The only way I can begin to convey this love to you is to say that there was simply nothing else there. Nothing but love. No hint of judgment, no displeasure of any sort. It is as though God sees us as being as perfect as we were the day we were created. It is only in our confused idea of ourselves that we seem to have changed.\n\n I hope this is of some help to you. Good luck. Love and blessings. \n\nYour brother don
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I'm the type of person that needs absolutely everything proved to her.  Everything.  But I've found there are two exceptions...god and love.  Sure I can dissect the reasons why I believe in both, but what it comes down to is I simply *feel* them both.  I'm not talking about blind faith here.  It's sort of...instinct.  A gut feeling, if you will.
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by realising the God within you
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I have seen the divine happen.  I have seen a drunk who hated people turn his whole life over after the divine saving power of Jesus Christ touched his life.  There is no greater miracle that can be seen than see a soul that is damned to hell be brought to the light through the shed blood of the Saviour.  see if you need that miracle too: www.needgod.com
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Before you decide, ponder on the following Quote\n\n"for What shall a man gain if he gains the whole world and looses his soul!!"
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Maybe you need something to fill your soul. I felt powerless once and tried to do everything to make me feel better about life and myself but nothing worked. Then I found God and I'm a changed man. I'm still powerless without Him but through Him I can do anything. If you think this is silly, then when you run out of options, you might just give God a chance. Who knows, you may just find what you are looking for. I know I did.
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Did something happen to make you believe in God?
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You are one of the few people who actually understand the true nature of a Hedonistic Philosophy.  Yes, following God's will is the greatest joy, so to a true Hedonist, that would be the ultimate life style.  God Bless.
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Let me applaud you for your open mindedness.  Many people would just blindly refuse everything religous or totally ignore it while you are prepared to adopt practices you consider benifitial even if you don't believe in the religion.\n\nAnyhow, the problem with Pascal's Wager is one of motivation.  Is it not better to do what is considered right not because you are looking for your own benifit after death but out of care for others.  Some would say that the curse of damnation just scares people into not doing what is considered wrong.  This has happened in the past.  The threat of damnation or promise of heaven has also been taken advantage of by those who seek power.  It is also possible people may be so afraid of damnation they refuse to do any deeds in case they may be bad but in this way stop doing good deeds.
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If God could get me anywhere near a horse, that would be a miracle; the critters scare me witless.  \n\nYou seem to be asking whether anything short of Direct Communication From The Almighty would suffice to convince me of 1) the existence of an Almighty, and 2) the efficacy and necessity of giving worship to same, via whatever methods he/she/it/they might prescribe.\n\nThe short answer is no.  I echo Sir Bertrand Russell, who planned to say if he should ever meet god: "Lord, I'm very sorry for doubting You, but really, You should have provided better evidence."\n\nI suppose a road-to-Damascus scenario puts me in Sir Bertie's position, and I would have to give in.  Everything has its limits; even my atheism; even my ego; even, alas, me.
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sell your soul to the devil\n\nlol just kidding
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I believe it is whatever GOD puts in your heart--- verses the devil. It's up to you to CHOOSE which path you follow.\nno-one can persuade anyone---they choose
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that is a very good point,, i have always  thought, if i "feel/think/see"   things a certain way,,, that i was made to be this way,,,, and how can i be faulted for being made the way i am,,,, by a creator, so yes, if God works within us, to determine our will,,, then is it really free will? how would we even know?  maybe God works with us,, in helping develop our will,,,,, in that if we desire something,, we find the things we need, the resources,  but where did that desire come from in the first place,  even if its something we feel we thought up,, most likely we were influenced  by our life/our contacts in life,,, what caused us to come across those certain expeirences?  and why did we react in the way we did??