13th April 2003, 7:40 PM
Quote:As for not wanting to obbey god , it would be the same as parents not even teach their kids anything just let them do whatever they want imagine how messed society would be.How selfish it would be.
1) How am I supposed to know that what others tell me are the true intentions of god, should he exist?
2) SINCE this god doesn't speak to me directly, I'm left to have faith based of the loony teachings of organized religion. Why should I believe what they tell me? I'd much rather look at the world and my own experiences and make my own decisions on what my morals are, rather than handing them to others who claim to know the true wishes of god.
I'm a human, I have that power of individuality, and rather than throwing it away to conformity to a group of people who tell me I'm unworthy and need to be saved and claim to know god's intentions and wishes, I'm going to USE it. It was my gift, after all, wasn't it? That isn't called selfishness, it's called practicality and independence.