(September 1, 2015 at 12:07 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote:(August 31, 2015 at 9:27 pm)Salacious B. Crumb Wrote: What's the point of religion, if we get to meet god when we die, and decide if we want to be with him or not?
What's the purpose of wasting so much time praying and doing things for a being that is most likely not there, and if he ends up being there, you get to choose to go to heaven?
Why believe in all of the made-up stories that are almost certainly false, when you don't have to?
A couple things. First, if Christianity is true, then why not believe in it? Also, I don't necessarily think it's as simple as just "deciding." I mean, yes, it is a choice we make, but the type of person we become in this life will be the person who makes that choice in the afterlife. And it's not just like "oh hey God, I choose Heaven." Remember, it is a state of being. So if we're not good people with good hearts, it's less likely that we will humble ourselves completely before God and be repentant of times we acted wrongly. It is less likely that we will be able to be in that state if we were bad, cold hearted people our whole lives. I believe that being a follower of Christ can help prepare us for that. Not that all Christians are good people, and not that non Christians aren't, but I believe being a true follower of Christ and His teachings may help set someone up for success.
This seems like a sibling to the commonly held assumption by theists that if god was proven to exist, atheists would then worship it. Which is far from the truth, for many reasons.
"I was thirsty for everything, but blood wasn't my style" - Live, "Voodoo Lady"
