Thank you for your answer TheyCallMeDave, however statements like the following highlight one of the problems I and many other atheists have with religious discussion.
There is no discussion here as to what spirit, soul and freewill are, God is not defined and it is not stated how it is hard wired into our DNA. Do you literally mean it is physically in our DNA? If so are you able to have a discussion as to which genes they might be and where they might occur in other animals as we share many genes with other animals. If you do not mean it is physically in our DNA I assume you mean it is hard wired into us spiritually, which then leaves questions about how this manifests physically and it's relationship to other spiritual movements.
This statement reflects a common spiritual statement that does not employ a God at all. As you go through life the less you resist life's ups and downs the more aware you will become and the more you will be able to live better.
These statements about God, Soul and Spirit don't make sense to us without some quantification. Like the statement "Living life through Jesus". It means nothing to us and when we ask what it means we often get a mixed and confused responses.
God made us all with a Spirit and a Soul for a purposed personal relationship with him...it is hardwired into our DNA. He also gave us FREEWILL because he didnt want to make us robotic in nature; so its up to us just HOW FAR we want to go with God in relationship...if, at all
There is no discussion here as to what spirit, soul and freewill are, God is not defined and it is not stated how it is hard wired into our DNA. Do you literally mean it is physically in our DNA? If so are you able to have a discussion as to which genes they might be and where they might occur in other animals as we share many genes with other animals. If you do not mean it is physically in our DNA I assume you mean it is hard wired into us spiritually, which then leaves questions about how this manifests physically and it's relationship to other spiritual movements.
So, as you embark on your Journey, remember that the more you surrender yourself to God and go examining him thru the means i listed above, the more he promises to reveal himself to you.
This statement reflects a common spiritual statement that does not employ a God at all. As you go through life the less you resist life's ups and downs the more aware you will become and the more you will be able to live better.
These statements about God, Soul and Spirit don't make sense to us without some quantification. Like the statement "Living life through Jesus". It means nothing to us and when we ask what it means we often get a mixed and confused responses.
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