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What would you do if you found out God existed
RE: What would you do if you found out God existed
(October 5, 2017 at 11:01 pm)Kernel Sohcahtoa Wrote: [1]Out of curiosity, if such a being presented itself to humanity, then how could humanity be sure that this being isn't just showing each individual human precisely what it wants to see in order for them to believe in it? [2]Also, as per your op, if such a life-form presented itself, then what happens if all of humanity, especially practitioners of the worlds major religions, were wrong about it and completely misunderstood its intended message? [3]In your opinion, would humanity's theists engage such a lifeform with an open mind, or would they deny that this lifeform is the supposed god that they worshiped because it did not conform to their preconceptions and expectations of what a god is? [4]Would you be open to a completely new definition/understanding of what god/supernatural actually is?

1. I'm not sure on that. Perhaps that's part of God's reason for not revealing Himself to us in a concrete way while on earth - many people wouldn't believe anyway and it would further complicate things somehow. I imagine that if God does exist, dying and seeing/experiencing Him in the next life is the only way that every person will believe without any sort of lingering doubt. I don't know how that will be, but I trust God knows exactly how to handle that. But yes, the scenario I presented was very hypothetical of course.

2. I can't speak for others, so I'm not sure how everyone else would react if they found out they were wrong about God. I'm sure it would just depend on the person individually, like with people here.

3. Like above, it would really just depend on each individual. I imagine it would be very hard for a lot of people, and I imagine some would continue to deny it.

4. Personally if God presented Himself to me and ended up not being at all who I thought He was, then I would be forced to believe in this new God. I'm not one to be dishonest with myself for the sake of convenience or good feelings. It would come as a huge shock to me for sure and I may take some time to recover from that, but I would be open to learning the truth.

(October 6, 2017 at 12:32 am)Cecelia Wrote: Here's a counter question for CL:

[1.] What would you do if you found out that your God is actually evil?  I mean we're speaking hypoethticals here, so you find out that your god is just as sadistic as many of us think he would be if he existed.  I mean he did allegedly drown 99% of the population.  Not to mention killing a bunch of people over a census.  And sacrificing his only son seems pretty cruel.  So let's say you found out that he's just plain evil.  I'm not sure how he'd convince you, but you'd be convinced.  How would you feel about some of the ways you've treated other people.  [2]Would it change how you feel about the church, and the way THEY'VE treated other people?  [3]Or would you side with those who say Might Makes Right?

1. Be extremely shocked and completely confused about everything, reality in general lol. 

2. If God were actually evil then the Church would be fundamentally wrong about everything, because all our beliefs come from the fundamental belief that God is all good and God is all loving. So it would change how I feel about Catholicism in that I would see that it was all completely wrong. 

3. I'm not sure what that means.

(October 6, 2017 at 12:54 am)Whateverist Wrote: I've never thought he was bad.  Before I stopped thinking it was at all likely he existed, I thought he was great.  Of course, that was without the burden of having read the bible and hearing about all the horrible things that understandably bother so many other atheists.  Do you suppose he would disavow the bible?  (Probably his best move.)

Well the God depicted in the Old Testament is very different from Jesus. Jesus specifically contradicted many things in the Old Testament. He specifically said "you have heard it said 'an eye for an eye' (which is an old testament teaching), but I say to you... love your enemies and do good to those who hurt you," among many other things as well. It's exactly why He was so controversial and why He was especially hated by the high priests. He said many things that contradicted their interpretation of God as written in their holy book, the Old Testament. As a Christian, of course I believe Jesus' life and teachings paint a much more accurate picture of God than the Old Testament stories.

I definitely don't think He would disavow the bible, but like Jesus did, He would definitely clear up some misconceptions people have about Him from the bible.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly." 

-walsh



Messages In This Thread
RE: What would you do if you found out God existed - by Catholic_Lady - October 6, 2017 at 2:37 pm
RE: What would you do if you found out God existed - by c172 - October 6, 2017 at 12:31 am
RE: What would you do if you found out God existed - by Joods - October 13, 2017 at 10:04 am
RE: What would you do if you found out God existed - by GUBU - October 14, 2017 at 7:10 pm
RE: What would you do if you found out God existed - by GUBU - October 27, 2017 at 6:56 pm
RE: What would you do if you found out God existed - by GUBU - October 27, 2017 at 6:54 pm
RE: What would you do if you found out God existed - by GUBU - October 27, 2017 at 6:13 pm
RE: What would you do if you found out God existed - by GUBU - October 27, 2017 at 7:05 pm
RE: What would you do if you found out God existed - by GUBU - October 27, 2017 at 8:00 pm
RE: What would you do if you found out God existed - by GUBU - October 27, 2017 at 8:04 pm
RE: What would you do if you found out God existed - by GUBU - October 27, 2017 at 8:08 pm
RE: What would you do if you found out God existed - by GUBU - October 28, 2017 at 1:54 pm
RE: What would you do if you found out God existed - by GUBU - October 28, 2017 at 4:32 pm
RE: What would you do if you found out God existed - by GUBU - October 28, 2017 at 6:11 pm
RE: What would you do if you found out God existed - by GUBU - October 29, 2017 at 10:27 am
RE: What would you do if you found out God existed - by GUBU - November 4, 2017 at 10:21 am
RE: What would you do if you found out God existed - by GUBU - November 4, 2017 at 12:46 pm

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