Originally Posted by
revile
Does it matter which belief is correct?
Asking for proof of God, or proof of prayers being answered is all going to bring anecdotal evidence at best. One person may believe without a shadow of a doubt that they experienced something, but they cannot prove it to you.
But why does it matter? Believe what you will. We will all find out the truth when we die. Or we won't. If you want to live life as an atheist, that's your prerogative. A Christian should say that you received Free Will from God, and that your life is for you to live how you choose.
We all die. Well, unless we're immortal or something, but I doubt any of you here are named Lestat, or have silver sparkles in the sun, we all die. When we die, several things may happen. We meet God. We meet the God we should have worshipped but didn't. We are reincarnated. Or maybe nothing at all happens.
If nothing happens, no one will ever know the difference no matter what they believed. If there is a God, his true followers will be vindicated. If he is perfect as the Bible says, then no one who didn't follow will go to Hell immediately. [Don't argue with me, Christians, your book was written by men, not by God. Men are fickle creatures.]
What harm, then, does it do for someone to believe? If it brings them comfort and happiness, then it's good. If they're wasting their time, they'll never find out otherwise.
Really, Atheists are the only ones who have something to lose here, according to the Christians. As I said, I disagree. Man cannot know understand a supreme being, nor should he profess to know the will of such a being, if any.
I'm not addressing Islam here, I don't know enough about it, have a preconceived opinion about it, and don't care to change that opinion. Rest assured, it is not polite.
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