No need to avoid sinning, all is forgiven?

[Ace Otana]

Which is exactly why God has hidden Himself from you. Because if you were staring down the barrel of eternity with Heaven on one side and the eternal pit of hell on the other this choice would not be possiable. It your actions/choice would be a matter of self preservation and not a reflection of whether or not you wanted to be with God.

It's nothing to do with wanting to be with god or not, I just don't believe there is one. There may be a god out there, perhaps entirely different from what you think he is. Perhaps you miss understood him but accepts you anyway. There could be a god that despises us all for one reason or another. Thing is, for me I prefer to just live my life, help others and reach personal goals. If there is a god, then there is, and if there is no god then that's that. I want to know what's true, if there is no god, I'm fine with that. If there is a god I will be concerned for the well being of others, especially if he's as crazy as you make him out to be.

If you did If you knew without doubt god existed could you have made your same choice about spending an eternity with God in Heaven?

I'd still opt for oblivion. To return to the state I started off from. The state where time and space no longer have any meaning to you. Being beyond such things.

There are many lies in religion. what most people do not understand is God is just as much against 'religion' as most atheists. Religion and God are two very different things.

The claim 'god exists' is probably the biggest lie of them all. Have you ever considered that? When I was experimenting with the idea of a god, I noticed I could change his personality, his likes and hates and his rules. I noticed, that I was inventing a being and subconsciously applying my own personality to it. It dawned on me that god is merely a concept of our creation. From our ability to imagine, and our imagination often clouds our judgement. Without control, we can believe in anything we imagine.

without doubt I know this, that is why I do not thump people with my bible. Everything I do or say to any of you is based off of your own questions. I am not here to force change on anyone.

That's good.