XemnasXD wrote:l05tfr33k7 wrote:hmm i only read the first 2 pages of this thread...very interesting.
i pose a simple question to the atheists or people who dont believe in GOD and believe in the Big Bang theory:
Science says that the big bang made the universe out of a "singularity", and it also supports the theory that all matter comes from some other matter, then where did that "singularity" comoe fro in the first place? or in other words, where did that first "dense and hot" thing or "singularity" come from that was to make the big bang which was to supposedly make the universe.
also for those who dont believe in the afterlife or heaven/hell or judgment:
so ur telling me that i have the right to make the choice of committing a crime right now, whether it be to kill someone, and be smart enough to escape justice and the law for my entire life. Then i die...period. Then what? I simply got away with it all and i get no punishment? And ur telling me u just die...evyerhting just blacks out.

ofcourse many of u say that we cant prove all the stuff that religion says happens aftter death, but then prove to me that it doesnt or simply prove to me that eveyrthing blanks out after death.
some say that religious people are just afraid of that thought that there is nothing after death, but i say ur afraid of believing otherwise.
i may not be a smartass who can use clever tricks in arguments to confuse the other, but i do know some "facts".
dont flame me, im looking for a smart discussion.

If your going to bring up the "where did the big bang from" argument we can simply throw that in reverse and say "where did God come from"
If we could prove what happens after death this wouldn't be a discussion because lets face it ppl don't believe in god to live better lives, they believe in God because they believe it will ensure them a safe passage after death. All doctrines of Christianity preach that if you do ad things you go to Hell. This isn't to scare ppl into doing good things but to provide a reverse, the reverse being if you do good things you get into Heaven. They could just as simply say if you do bad things after you do you become nothing and still get the same reaction out of ppl. Hell is just a bit more scary of an idea because its easier to visualize and imagine.
People believe in God so that when they die they have a certainty of what will happen to them after death. I cannot think of a single person who doesn't care what happens to themselves or other when they die that still believes in God. There is no reason.
Man was not meant to be eternal nothing is eternal. If it turned out that was the case yes i would be unnerved because it would mean the universe is in a perpetual state of stagnation and therefore decay. But i don't believe this to be the case. The world long b4 people believed in a being named "God" and it will exist long after them. There is no punishment after death its s stupid reason to think so the punishment as i said earlier is only to make the idea of a reward all the more sweeter. The day ppl stop feeling as though they need someone to tell them what the wrong thing is in order for them not to do it will be the day Mankind grows up becomes more than it has ever been b4.
Hmm i figured u would say where did GOD come from. If u ask that to any religious person, well the ones i have met, they would tell u that GOD cannot be defined. If GOD does indeed exist, then HE is the one who made science and all matter and the idea of time. In doing so shows that all scientific theories and proven facts have been made for whatever GOD made, not for HIMSELF. I agree with u that man was not to be eternal, but do u believe int eh spirit or soul? what about that? can u explain to me feelings and emotions? and for ur statement that religious ppl like to hold on to that certainty on what happens after death, would u rather hold onto the uncertainty of what happens? if u know whether ur actions have been good or not in this life, u would surely know where u would end up in the afterlife, if there even is one.
To Jacks: You say that science doesn't have all the answers yet, that also doesnt mean we will find out at some point. prove to me that we will find all the answers eventually. and all those theories u stated are just theories..nothing more, im not going against the idea of theories in general but those u have stated not only contradict religion's ideology on the creation of everything but contradict each other with respective scientific "evidence". the fact that scientific theories, like those, contradict each other shows just how wrong all but one are. and u cant find that one scientific theory that is correct?
on the subject of punishment, base don what u said that there is no punishment, then basically u can escape from the law by doing the worst of crimes if ur smart that is, and thats it...u just get "lucky" or are smart enough to not get caught and then u die...nothing more? sounds a messed up to me. and what about all the "crimes" or sinful thoughts, depending on what u consider sin, we all have in our heads one time or another. who is to judge that?
to arch: LOL what do u mean "brand of religion i subscribe to"?
if u mean what religion do i follow, i will say that i recently (about 1 yr ago) "re-became" a Muslim. i was born Muslim but became an atheist in my early teen yrs up to a yr from now

Edit: going away for a while, be back on to respond to all ur replies later.