Date: 8:02 pm Thu Oct 19, 1995 Number : 118 of 201 From: Algorhythm Base : BOMB_Net - Programming To : Temujin Subj: Re: hmm
T> Being told by a supream being that watchs over all, (little like santa T> claus). and lets be a wee bit serious, If god did exist he'd have to be T> the biggest prick in existance, to just sit by and watch what he 'created' T> fight itself (wars) and not provide any thing tangable for people to know he T> exists. Well...it depends. Your concept of religion sounds like a Western one, with an all powerful God who watches and laughs at our mistakes...but the Eastern philosophies aren't so rigid. They focus on the fact that indivual spiritualism is far more important than worrying about what the Big Guy Upstairs wants.
(That is, self realization is the path to the Big Guy Upstairs)
T> Can you truthfully say that if YOU WERE OMNIPOTENT you would not at least T> TRY to help society, such as killing off all the drug dealers, people in That's an interesting argument. I'm not sure what most religions would say to this but I can say (Going back to the eastern philosophies) that some believe in reincarnation, meaning that whatever you do in this life will affect how you lead the next. So drug dealers, murderers rapists etc will all get their just desserts in the next life...
T> But if there is a God, i get the impression he's just sitting back watchin T> a bunch of ants carry on with their lives. at least greek mythology had a T> little intereaction between their gods and human civilization. Well; Don't take this as a personal offense but I don't think your concept of religion is wide enough to denounce it...you should look into what other religions other than the popular Western ones have to say about your arguments before saying 'all of them suck'.