Social service & believe in God.

[Vinayaka]

If you don't believe in God, then why you believe in doing social services ?

If somebody does something nice to you, you naturally want to return that. In early agrarian societies cooperation was necessary for survival. It's probably totally engrained in our collective psyche now, and I don't see it as being related to religion at all. If you need a religion to tell you to be nice, then you're not my kind of person.

 

[Nakosis]

Like: believe in drop = believe in sea.
Similarly: believe in soul = believe in God.

Don't believe in a soul either, but I do believe in helping others.
So no real need for God. However if you have a need to feel godly, then by all means, go about helping others.

 

[Niatero]

And, as a result of this I am sure that "Believing-in-God" is reason behind everybody doing social-services regardless of one is a believer, or a non believer.

Only if you define "believing in God" as "wanting to do social services. Then all it is saying is that people do social services because they want to. Is that all you want to say?

 

[Niatero]

My meditation experience compells me to admit that there's one God/Energy working inside everybody regardless of one is a believer, or a non-believer.

I agree that there's something inside everyone that makes them want to do social services. I call it "human nature." Why do you call it "God"?

 

[Niatero]

Like: believe in drop = believe in sea.
Similarly: believe in soul = believe in God.

Okay, but that isn't what people mean when they say they don't believe in God or don't have a belief in any god or gods. Even if they believe in God the way you say they do, they still don't think of him in their minds as existing, so I don't see how that's relevant to debates about the existence of God. Or maybe you didn't intend for it to be.

 

[shunyadragon]

Recognition of self in others = Recognition of "God" in others

I have been close to UU friends for many years, and they do serve their fellow humans simply based on the compassion for te well being of humanity Other religions tht do not believe in a Theistic God such as Confusionism, and Taoism have compassion for their fellow humans from a humanist perspective in their writings.

On the other hand in the history of Christian tribalism there has been a lack of compassion for those who believe differently with persecution, ethnic cleansing, and worse with a history of 'Conversion by the sword.'

 

[chinu]

Because I believe it might lead to a better outcome than world war.

What if any asteriod fall on earth someday ?

 

[Mock Turtle]

What if any asteriod fall on earth someday ?

Probably from God according to some.

 

[chinu]

Only if you define "believing in God" as "wanting to do social services. Then all it is saying is that people do social services because they want to. Is that all you want to say?

Yes.

 

[chinu]

Probably from God according to some.

Or, perhaps aliens missing their volleyball in the sky

 

[chinu]

I agree that there's something inside everyone that makes them want to do social services. I call it "human nature." Why do you call it "God"?

Even animals helps each other. Its soul-nature.

 

[chinu]

Okay, but that isn't what people mean when they say they don't believe in God or don't have a belief in any god or gods. Even if they believe in God the way you say they do, they still don't think of him in their minds as existing,

People could understand the real meaning of theism/believe in God -- is the real motive behind the creation of this thread

Or maybe you didn't intend for it to be.

Your guess is true, my friend.

 

[Stevicus]

What if any asteriod fall on earth someday ?

Then we will all die.

 

[chinu]

Then we will all die.

Will that day all social-services will go useless ?

 

[Mock Turtle]

Even animals helps each other. Its soul-nature.

Or perhaps social nature?

 

[Mock Turtle]

Or, perhaps aliens missing their volleyball in the sky

Perhaps just as likely, so why choose one?

 

[chinu]

If somebody does something nice to you, you naturally want to return that. In early agrarian societies cooperation was necessary for survival.

Regardless of that many people died. And thereafter encouragement given to the relatives of deceased was the only solution/social-service left behind.

It's probably totally engrained in our collective psyche now, and I don't see it as being related to religion at all. If you need a religion to tell you to be nice, then you're not my kind of person.

I have my own defination for religion. To me religion means re-union with from where we-all/souls started the journey of life in the beginning.

Taking the above definition into consideration -- Yes there's soul inside every person which makes person a nice person. But, there's also a mind inside every person which makes person a selfish/bad person.

 

[Stevicus]

Will that day all social-services will go useless ?

Yes, as their services will no longer be needed.

 

[shunyadragon]

What if any asteriod fall on earth someday ?

Therefore?!?!? If it is big it is terminus like the dinosaurs.

Considering our abuse of the earth,and each other, maybe it is time to clean house and start over.

 

[chinu]

Yes, as their services will no longer be needed.

Why elderly people who are near to their death do social-services ?