Give me at least 5 good reasons...

why i should convert to your [any] religion? if i'm convinced, maybe i'll do it. my soul is in your hands, people. haha

 

sorry I can't give you one because I'm with you....I'd love to hear some "logical, real, factual" reasons that cannot be contradicted.

 

thats okay . and im really looking forward to getting some answers...

 

Being an atheist, I figure I can convince you better than anyone:

God created man in his image, but God is everything, so the universe is man but not real man, soul man. Everything is heaven but also hell and includes nothing. God which is everything is perfect but felt the need to project souls (which are part God everything but individuals somehow) into great misery because everything is heaven and hell and you can't be a perfect bipolar schizophrenic sadist God without being part masochist. Now souls are divine unless they're demons and matter doesn't fucking matter at all especially gray matter which is only trapping your masochistic soul. So you should definitely believe in God because suffering = hell = heaven = bliss = eternal God damnation. In short, be religious, be ignorant, spread disease and rape the planet, vote republican and do your best to destroy the matter that doesn't matter and that's why evolution is an evil lie!

 

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develop your own philosophy.
Universal wisdom can be found in everything.

 

5. My religion is the only true one.
5. If you believe in it, good things will happen to you.
5. If you don't believe in it, bad things will happen to you.
5. If you sit on the fence and don't believe in anything, bad things will happen also to you, but they won't be quite as bad.
5. Free ice-cream?

 

Grow up, please.

 

WHat kind of ice cream?

 

you know, this post is supposed to be part joke. get a sense of humor, please.

 

I can tell you that mine doesn't want someone who can be swayed by postings on an internet forum.

 

i've done my own studies on various religions. i just wanted some peoples' input. by the way, are you jewish?

 

You seem like a troll fishing for a fight to enforce your own sense of security. People take their religion very seriously, I apologize if I am incorrect, and if you are genuinely looking for answers then the best place to look is inwards.

 

That is for your soul to decide?

 

What is unreasonable about the question being asked? If people take their religion seriously then why would they be offended by a question about why they do so? Surely someone who was serious about their religion would be able to tell you what's so great about it.

I don't think you're actually offended, by the way. I think you're just sticking up for people who might be offended. And that makes you Hitler and Mary Whitehouse's bastard lovechild.

 

Is that more than five?

 

First some definitions. Spirituality: a sense of awe and ecstasy over the wonder of the universe and our existence. Religion: a set of group-shared beliefs trying to make sense of the experience and rituals and organizational structures to celebrate it. Our pastor recently gave a sermon on the theme that we have far too much religion and not enough spirituality in the world, so he's not much help. Neither am I, since I think you should express your spirituality in a manner most in keeping with your own instincts and judgment, rather than necessarily convert to my religion or anyone else's. Open yourself to the Spirit. (S)he will guide you.

 

Sorry, I can't give you five.

I can only give you one.

There is really only one reason to believe anything and that's you are what you believe. So a person should believe those things that help him be who he wants to be.

 

and you seem like someone with nothing better to do than trying to make something plain into something offensive. That's not the way I meant it, it's just a thread on a forum. Stop posting if you don't have anything to say that pertains to my question.

 

Thank you. This is one of the answers that I was hoping to get. Personally, I can't think of any one religion that matches everything I believe. It's better to be spiritual than religious. for me anyway.