Eudaimonist
I believe in life before death!
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If you are an atheist and your goal is to goad and try to wind people up then surely you should ask yourself some questions. About motivation.
Of course. But who are you saying is doing that? I don't think that Par5 did that simply by commenting on a new thread of yours. I don't necessarily notice all of the new threads, and I find that helpful to understand context.
As christians our goal is to spread the good news of Jesus, message of love and right living. We have no other reason.
I have no objections as long as physical force isn't one of your tools for spreading the message.
I like to spread inspiring news, a message of reason, and rational living. We're not really all that different in that respect.
This life is short but eternity awaits us all. It is vital to think about your soul's destination. We want everyone to go to the light of eternal life through Christ. The alternative is too terrible for words.
That is my opinion. It comes from a position of love.
Yes, I understand your message quite well. You have explained it clearly, and it is essentially a simple message. I don't happen to believe that we live in that reality to which your message applies.
You haven't failed to deliver your message. It's just that it is as unconvincing as if someone were to tell me to worship Odin and die with a sword in my hand because I might not otherwise be able to join the fallen in Valhalla, and that I had better do that soon because Ragnarök could arrive any year now. What would be your reaction to someone if you were be presented with that "Good News"? Wouldn't it be something like: "but that isn't the reality I live in!" It's the same thing for me.
You are presenting a solution to a problem I don't think exists. And my life really isn't as bad as you might think. While I don't wander around in a state of inebriation-like bliss, I have a sense of ethics and values, of purpose and meaning in life, and of valuing or respecting other people as ends-in-themselves. I have a rich life.
I am sad for you that you can't feel happy for people who see reality differently than you do. That must be a difficult burden to bear. Whatever problems I may see in Christianity, I can at least be happy if the lives of Christians are going at least passably well. I don't have to feel the dread that they might have some terrible fate after death.
eudaimonia,
Mark
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