On 11/20/2014 3:00 AM, TurquoiseBee wrote:
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*/If you were find out for sure that there is NO God, would you feel a
sense of loss, as if your life had been diminished in some way or
wasted believing in one?/*
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*/We non-theists wouldn't. It would have no impact on our lives
whatsoever. /*
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*/If your answer to the question is "Yes," it seems to me that your
faith in God is based on habit, neediness and fear, not on any kind of
positive belief. /*
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/The problem, Barry, isn't a belief or not, in "God", but whether or not
you are in a state of depression and believe in nothing. This despair
can lead to nihilism and even suicide - thinking there is no hope for
yourself or for mankind.
Try to think positive Barry - human-kind is our best hope for survival
in a dangerous, uncertain materialistic world./
/You have to have faith in the goal of enlightenment, or there is no
hope for the liberation of man from suffering. /
