Just out of curiosity and a bit off topic, would you consider Christianity an unusual belief? Personally, I would consider it unusual with all the miracles and stuff.
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Personal Revelation
- Thread starter Jimmy
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I think it would be unusual if only a small handful of people believed it and if it was only a very new belief system
But it is 2,000 years old and there are billions of Christians so I think that stops it from being unusual
I think that much of its content isn't any more outlandish than that of other faiths, it doesn't have a monopoly on things that are hard to believe
How so?
I think my purpose speaks for itself on that matter.
What's your purpose, exactly?
My life is the cycle of existence.
What's the point of the cycle of existence?
It’s just the way it is. One good thing I can think of is life is everlasting even though things are not perfect.
Why is everlasting life a good thing?
Even though it’s not perfect, it’s all we got, which is better than nothing. I can think of many things in my life that I have found joy in. Lastly, it’s the way God made things so really I have no say in the matter.
I think that if what you say is true then life is bleak and meaningless
What's the point of people doing anything to improve the world if the world is going to end when you yourself die?
Doing good things is never pointless.
It is if they make zero impact
According to you they don't even get you into Heaven
What's the point?
Why bother?
They have impact now and they will next time as well.It is if they make zero impact
According to you they don't even get you into Heaven
What's the point?
Why bother?
Not for long though
According to you nothing anyone does will last
If everyone believed the world will end in a few decades then there would be no reason to improve it
Why bother?????
I don't think your beliefs are very helpful
All they do is promote a very short-termed outlook
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Long enough…
Long enough…
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I think a belief can be judged by the good in the world that it inspires.....
The belief that the whole entire world will fall out of existence when you yourself die does not inspire people to do good things indeed it does quite the reverse
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I think a belief can be judged by the good in the world that it inspires.....
The belief that the whole entire world will fall out of existence when you yourself die does not inspire people to do good things indeed it does quite the reverse
I didn't say they would be bad
I said there would be no point in everyone committing to improving conditions on our planet if they knew it would all end when you die
Such an outlook would take away the reason for improving our world
Don’t worry, nobody’s gonna believe it. Haha.