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Originally Posted by Posher778
That's good to know. But what is your viewpoint exactly?
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I don't have a viewpoint on religious deities is that a lot of people find comfort in believing that they aren't to blame for the possible good and bad in their lives. They find comfort in believing that there is some sort ultimate justice for everything that they've done and for everything others have done to them. I think religion is as good as it is bad... I think we'd find something else to fight over without religion. I think people who think that without religion or guns there would be no fighting or war are pretty uneducated. I'm not saying that people who think religion is the bane of society are stupid, there are plenty of other things that count against religion... now a debate on how bad religion really is would be interesting.
I live my life as if there were no god. I have my own set of morals, I believe in heaven and hell as states of mind. I try to treat people the way I would expect to be treated, solely because I feel bad when I don't. I am responsible for my life.
It's impossible to know what happens when you die until it happens. Just as it's impossible to know whether or not God exists. Every argument that can be made against the existence of god can also be made to support the existence of god. Every idea is just as plausible as the next in my opinion, so it seems pretty pointless to waste thought into wondering what happens when I die while I'm still alive.