RE: Do you wish God was real?
June 25, 2015 at 3:50 am
(This post was last modified: June 25, 2015 at 3:58 am by Alex K.)
- Can you quickly tell what you mean by God? (and don't say "the Christian God", because that's way too vague).
- Do you mean whether we wish God were real and the world would be as it is now, or do you tacitly admit that a world with a benevolent creator would indeed look very differently from our current one? Because it "sure as heck" doesn't look like a world which has a benevolent God.
In general, I hate the thought of having to die and being completely gone, so I would very much look forward to some form of afterlife if it is set up in any way that isn't mind-numbing.
There is a downside though - the universe is a very wondrous and awe-inspiring place. Having it reduced to the playground of some petty cosmic tyrant would really taint its perceived glory.
- Do you mean whether we wish God were real and the world would be as it is now, or do you tacitly admit that a world with a benevolent creator would indeed look very differently from our current one? Because it "sure as heck" doesn't look like a world which has a benevolent God.
In general, I hate the thought of having to die and being completely gone, so I would very much look forward to some form of afterlife if it is set up in any way that isn't mind-numbing.
There is a downside though - the universe is a very wondrous and awe-inspiring place. Having it reduced to the playground of some petty cosmic tyrant would really taint its perceived glory.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
