That's much better!!!; so for you "God" is a standard of living that encompasses the theoretical perfect version of yourself. Now that is a good religious belief! Don't label yourself as a Christian, because you're obviously better than that.

Not criticizing, that's the problem with Christians; they assume anything that goes against their beliefs as an attack

(or my fav "the devil working his magic". )

----- That is criticism

It's easy to see when someone hasn't taken advantage of the existence of other religions. Learn more about them, and you might find an even greater supernatural belief system, that encompasses all the grand things from each religion.

JUST DON'T STOP SEARCHING

I didn't view it as an attack at all, my apologies. And my goal is to learn about every major religion possible, travel to the Holy Land, etc. However, I'm a little far away from that goal right now. But thank you anyway, sir. :)

Alright, if we're all voicing opinions in a totally chill manner, then my turn.

I was recently approached at my college by a wandering Jehovah's Witness who wouldn't leave me alone despite me politely telling him I'm not religious, and eventually I got fed up with it and dropped the nice-guy routine. My central problem with people like that, who literally cannot fathom an existence in which they are even slightly incorrect, is that their whole logic for God's functioning makes no sense.

I had a final exam the other day, and right before I left my house something told me "look behind you" and, lo and behold, there was my bookbag with the various textbooks I wanted to sell back. I almost left without it. Witness says this was clear evidence supporting God "looking out for you!" and I should be grateful for the intervention.

Nevermind that I had another final the next day, so I could have just sold the books then, and an omniscient being would also have known ahead of time that the bookstore was going to pay peanuts anyway and I'd end up just deciding to keep everything. According to people like the idiot I talked to, this same awesome being, with infinite goodness and power, chose to utterly ignore the suffering of tens of millions of children in Africa who are going to die of AIDS before their tenth birthday so that little old atheist me could not sell his books back a day ahead of schedule. No good comes out of AIDS epidemics in Africa. And those problems could be FIXED TOMORROW by an omnipotent being that genuinely cared for the people it spawned on the planet it created. Nope! Gotta go intervene Ally's adventures in First World Economics as he struggles to sell textbooks to a university bookstore.

Religious people of that persuasion, who remain wholly convinced that "God's plan" is all-good in nature despite mountains of plainly visible evidence to the contrary, annoy the absolute shit out of me.

Yeah I do understand, but for me I know it's not all good and the world is a fucked up place, more now than ever. But I also just his Him as an example to live my life, in total respect and love for others as much as I can. It might seem weird, or whatever you may think, but it's what I have said I would do.

But i do hate the people who think it's all puppies and rainbows and God makes it all happiness and all of that stuff. I think the hardest trials in life are when we see the best of people, whether or not they believe or don't.

Anyway, that's just my viewpoint. :)

That's much better!!!; so for you "God" is a standard of living that encompasses the theoretical perfect version of yourself. Now that is a good religious belief! Don't label yourself as a Christian, because you're obviously better than that.

You obviously only understand Western Religions.. broaden your knowledge before you swear yourself to a broken guide

Maybe i do, but it's my belief and it's something other people can't change. Why criticize? I was voicing my opinion along with anyone else.

Not criticizing, that's the problem with Christians; they assume anything that goes against their beliefs as an attack

(or my fav "the devil working his magic". )

----- That is criticism

It's easy to see when someone hasn't taken advantage of the existence of other religions. Learn more about them, and you might find an even greater supernatural belief system, that encompasses all the grand things from each religion.

JUST DON'T STOP SEARCHING

I didn't view it as an attack at all, my apologies. And my goal is to learn about every major religion possible, travel to the Holy Land, etc. However, I'm a little far away from that goal right now. But thank you anyway, sir. :)

Nice roll!