RE: Opinions on my drive to be an atheist
May 23, 2015 at 11:34 pm
(This post was last modified: May 23, 2015 at 11:37 pm by Won2blv.)
(May 23, 2015 at 7:51 pm)Nestor Wrote: In any case, what you believe to be right and wrong---regardless if you believe you have the support of Poseidon's or Jesus' moral expertise---will determine the course of your actions.
I totally agree. Thats why I never have stated that if my brother would have stayed a JW then he would have been fine. The point I have been making is that the individual "rules" or principles that he would have practiced if he were a strict JW would have prevented some of those consequences. Not saying that there is any magic or woo involved, just that for example, if my brother didn't fornicate he wouldn't have had an unwanted pregnancy. I am sure that there could be a separate discussion on if there was better sex education and how its against our nature to not have sex but that is not what I am getting into to. Simply, the best way to avoid having kids is to not have sex. I am sure anyone would agree with that
(May 23, 2015 at 7:51 pm)Nestor Wrote:(May 18, 2015 at 11:44 pm)nicanica123 Wrote: You're wrong in my situation because if god exists then I believe that he knows whats right and wrong. I want to do the right things. If god doesn't exist, then I'll can just chalk this one up as one of life's hard lessons and learn what I can from it and try to move onIn any case, what you believe to be right and wrong---regardless if you believe you have the support of Poseidon's or Jesus' moral expertise---will determine the course of your actions.
Also as a response to my previous remark. If god does exist then I know that he has a reason for everyone of his principles. Even the ones that I don't understand. So I would trust him that getting divorced is a bad idea. But that is my dilemma, god or not, could I ever be happily married? So when I start thinking about there being no god, well it just makes that whole decision less murky
