JCPalmer writes:
If you think of religion as a story, God would be a chapter. Just as when you think of Greek Mythology as a story, Hercules is a chapter.
First of all, lots of theists don't think of religion as a story and even if we do consider that many actual historical figures have been characters in fiction. So are you going to say a person in a work of fiction cannot exist in reality because of their presence in the work, regardless whether or not they were real people before the work of fiction was concieved?
Well I had thought of this when I was thinking of it earlier and came to this reasoning. If God is the story then which chapter of religion is correct? Does the belief in God have to be based around a religion? If not, well then what is the point of God?
Which chapter is correct? Who knows? But hey, even if someone makes illegal copies of a book with altered chapters that are far from the original text, the story is still the same story just mistold(or in this case misinterpreted.) The belief in God does NOT have to be based around religion. My beliefs in God lean toward the Christian doctrine so I can't say for sure what 'freestyle' theists will say the point of belief is. Percy could probably tell you, though.
I have always thought of religion as an inforcer. Created only to keep us in line.
Well, obviously it has been used as a controlling device before but that doesn't mean that's its only purpose. The legitimacy of religion aside it also brings people hope and without hope there's no reason to press on. It also tells you to not be afraid to stand up to a crowd for what's right; which is the last thing Big Brother wants us to do so that's certainly not a controlling device in that aspect.
These people who do not believe in religion but believe in God have no structure which to follow. Without the religion aspect of God there are no 10 Commandments, there are no Sins, there is no Heaven or Hell. God would exist but be completely useless.
If they have no religion I'd assume they'd still figure there was SOME purpose God had for bothering to create all this. Just because they don't believe any religions concieved by man,assuming God never revealed himself for a minute here, that doesn't mean they don't believe there are Divine Plans that we don't know about.
Wanna feel God? Step onto the wrestling mat and you'd be crazy to deny the uplifting spirit.
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