(June 15, 2014 at 12:57 pm)Eye of God Wrote: I can't believe I was wrong again.
My faith has been shaken to the core. I have never read such compelling ideas. Several of you are very insightful and have made me think things I have never thought before.
I keep reading all over these forums and everywhere my arguments are destroyed.
I think its time for me to take a serious look at atheism but I don't know how to exist without God. How do you do it? How do you live without any light in your life? It scares me to think that maybe there isn't any light and we're all just aimlessly wandering.
If Satan is real, he has had such a victory over me. On the other hand, if he's not real than what can I count on? What is real? If my Lord and savior is not as real as I believe him to be, than who is??
What's the meaning in all of this?!
It's like everything I know has been shaken to its foundations and I have no walls around me.
Praying doesn't even seem to help when one has these sort of doubts because I keep thinking that Im praying to no one.
Maybe I should call Pastor Ryan. He's always been a good guide in my life.
I've decided to just go ahead and embrace atheism.
You are not praying to no one - you are praying to yourself.
And you do know how to exist without a god - you have been doing so all your life. Pastor Ryan is of no use - because he is simply passing along things he cannot prove are true. Nor can anyone else for the Thousands of other religions out there as well
The question you must ask yourself is - if a god is ALL loving - and ALL forgiving - and Almighty - and perfect - Where is the "perfect" world that should exist. How do you come to the conclusion that the god is perfect when NOTHING is - but if a perfect god created it - then it could not create anything that was not perfect. And why is it that theists cannot be moral or ethical UNLESS there is a reward in it? (Or a punishment if you do not)?
Now - simply admit that Humans are imperfect beings - that have intelligence - and are capable of living a moral and ethical life for the one correct reason - because it is the right thing to do!
And live a long and good life - and have no regrets
