Outspoken Atheist Asked What He’d Say to God After Death, Discovering ‘It’s All True.’ (Buddhists, evolution)
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When I was in high school I knew a few big-talkers that said they'd tell the authorities this or that when confronted. Truth be told, when they were busted by the cops for whatever stupid thing they did they'd cry like a little girl.
This joker may talk big now...but that's all it is.
It was a hypothetical question posed to him if he were to end up in the afterlife and "it was all true". You DID read the OP, right?
No kidding!!!!! What difference does that make, there were people that had Jesus in their midst and still didn't believe and laughed and scourged Him. If you don't believe, one should walk away or decline to answer.
I realize that most of the people posting on this thread are atheists and see the possibility of there actually being a God as either very remote or absolutely impossible. But, given the fact that the OP presented a hypothetical scenario in which God really does exist, I am truly blown away by some of the sarcastic responses I've seen here. If I were an atheist, if I were absolutely convinced that God was a figment of some very gullible people's imaginations and then died, only to discover that I was wrong, the last thing I'd be asking God would be, "What up with bone cancer in children?" I'd at least be in awe enough to realize that if this being had been intelligent enough to create me and had had power over when I drew my last breath, I'd likely just hang my head in shame, mumble, "I'm sorry," and hope for the best. I sure wouldn't be so presumptuous as to start bad-mouthing Him. Clearly this Being would have been shown to have powers you could not even conceive of, and probably ought to be at least acknowledged with some degree of respect.
I would probably reply --"WOW" or something similar.
This thread is hitting home on the quandary that has been perplexing me in the last couple of years and that really hit home in 2014.
In 2014 we both turned 60, one of those milestones. We came up with the general scheme that I will retire in about 2 years. Jim is already retired. And, we got married not to make a statement, not for tax benefits. We got married because we finally can, and we do indeed love each other. Amazingly that marriage has strengthened my spirituality and I see/hear a similar tone in Jim,
I don't know if upon death we go to the pearly gates, or if we return to a glob of cosmic protoplasm. Who really knows, the pearly gates and the glob of cosmic protoplasm might be the same thing. The only thing I do know, is that the next 30-40 years will be our greatest journey together and the ending of our time is a wonderful mystery waiting to be answered.
Either way -- WOW.
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Reason: For Katzpur--don't know if I believe in "God" or if I'm an antheist. Not really sure where I fall on the definitions.
I realize that most of the people posting on this thread are atheists and see the possibility of there actually being a God as either very remote or absolutely impossible. But, given the fact that the OP presented a hypothetical scenario in which God really does exist, I am truly blown away by some of the sarcastic responses I've seen here. If I were an atheist, if I were absolutely convinced that God was a figment of some very gullible people's imaginations and then died, only to discover that I was wrong, the last thing I'd be asking God would be, "What up with bone cancer in children?" I'd at least be in awe enough to realize that if this being had been intelligent enough to create me and had had power over when I drew my last breath, I'd likely just hang my head in shame, mumble, "I'm sorry," and hope for the best. I sure wouldn't be so presumptuous as to start bad-mouthing Him. Clearly this Being would have been shown to have powers you could not even conceive of, and probably ought to be at least acknowledged with some degree of respect.
I was always told that god, of all people, has big shoulders. It's a totally understandable question. The sort of god I'd want to spend eternity with would not have a malfunction over it. In fact, he'd be eager to clear the matter up.
I would probably reply --"WOW" or something similar.
This thread is hitting home on the quandary that has been perplexing me in the last couple of years and that really hit home in 2014.
In 2014 we both turned 60, one of those milestones. We came up with the general scheme that I will retire in about 2 years. Jim is already retired. And, we got married not to make a statement, not for tax benefits. We got married because we finally can, and we do indeed love each other. Amazingly that marriage has strengthened my spirituality and I see/hear a similar tone in Jim,
I don't know if upon death we go to the pearly gates, or if we return to a glob of cosmic protoplasm. Who really knows, the pearly gates and the glob of cosmic protoplasm might be the same thing. The only thing I do know, is that the next 30-40 years will be our greatest journey together and the ending of our time is a wonderful mystery waiting to be answered.
I was always told that god, of all people, has big shoulders. It's a totally understandable question. The sort of god I'd want to spend eternity with would not have a malfunction over it. In fact, he'd be eager to clear the matter up.
I agree. It was more the snarky tone I sensed in the question than the question itself. I would not just assume that God was the bad guy and immediately lay into Him. I'd probably think something more along the lines of, "Wow! Okay, so you're God. That's quite an amazing universe you created! And all those people -- not a carbon copy among them! Do you think we could talk awhile? I have a few things I'd like to ask you -- things that bugged me my whole life."
I agree. It was more the snarky tone I sensed in the question than the question itself. I would not just assume that God was the bad guy and immediately lay into Him. I'd probably think something more along the lines of, "Wow! Okay, so you're God. That's quite an amazing universe you created! And all those people -- not a carbon copy among them! Do you think we could talk awhile? I have a few things I'd like to ask you -- things that bugged me my whole life."
While I don't want to meet God--if there really is one--too soon it would be a mind boggling experience and questions for days.
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