And even assuming that heaven does exist, I'm still pretty sure it wouldn't "care" about anything at all, considering locations themselves are not capable of emotions anyway.
Ah, the good ol' Pascal's Wager bull ****. "I'll believe in God, just in case." Well I'm sure God just loves the fact that you use your belief in him simply as a precaution, rather than actually having any certainty in his existence. I'll give you one thing... at least you actually admit that...
I have always wondered, though, if it is not even in this dimension or plane of existence, then why is mentioned as being "above" or "in the sky?" In most cultures, heaven is generally seen as "up," (Even though there is no actual "up" for a round Earth.)
I agree that hypocrisy exists in both the left and the right side of the political spectrum. That is why I can't, in good conscience, consider myself to be part of either the political left or the right. I like the idea of Libertarianism, because it seems to draw together the strong points of...
So, you are not required to actually believe in the gods in order to be Asatru? If not, why even practice it? (Wow... that sounded a lot less rude in my head, sorry.:eek::p)
"And kill them wherever you find them, and turn them out from where they have turned you out. And disbelief is worse than killing...
but if they desist, then lo! Allah is forgiving and merciful. And fight them until there is no more disbelief and worshipping of others along with Allah and...
"The Quran is the infallible word of Allah, because the Quran says that it is the infallible word of Allah, and since the Quran is the infallible word of Allah, it cannot be wrong in saying that it is the infallible word of Allah."
The same argument that fundies from all religions use.
I suppose if that is the case, then it is understandable. The branch of Christianity I was personally raised in was very Calvinistic in its beliefs, and so God's will was seen as something that was set in stone and that cannot be altered in any way.
Still, though, I wonder how people believe...