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thejoker130 · 06-05-2004, 02:37 PM

I would submit that purpose and meaning are actually the same concepts.

That being said it is up to each person to find there own purpose and meaning in life .Such things should be defined by the person not by the church or by the bible or by any manmade theological source. Being an agnostic I beleive in god I just dont do it in the same way that other people do. Why would he or she have given us the ability to make our own choices if he/she would then condemn us for the choices we made that detered a bit from what he/she had intended. Besides how can you be sure that your faith is the correct interpretation? For hundreds of years the bible has been written and re-written from one language to another and edited extensively by kings and religious figures who may have found it politically convenient to judiciously edit gods pages of scripture. I'm not saying all peoples of the christian faith are wrong. I'm simply saying that you should find you own path, meaning, purpose and faith. Life is short you should live it well rather that worrying about what happens after. I've never met the creator but i'm told that he is quite reasonable and compassionate.

06-05-2004, 02:37 PM	#74 (permalink)
thejoker130 Insane Location: slippery rock university AKA: The left ass cheek of the world	I would submit that purpose and meaning are actually the same concepts. That being said it is up to each person to find there own purpose and meaning in life .Such things should be defined by the person not by the church or by the bible or by any manmade theological source. Being an agnostic I beleive in god I just dont do it in the same way that other people do. Why would he or she have given us the ability to make our own choices if he/she would then condemn us for the choices we made that detered a bit from what he/she had intended. Besides how can you be sure that your faith is the correct interpretation? For hundreds of years the bible has been written and re-written from one language to another and edited extensively by kings and religious figures who may have found it politically convenient to judiciously edit gods pages of scripture. I'm not saying all peoples of the christian faith are wrong. I'm simply saying that you should find you own path, meaning, purpose and faith. Life is short you should live it well rather that worrying about what happens after. I've never met the creator but i'm told that he is quite reasonable and compassionate. __________________ WHAT MORE CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN? ------------------------------------- I like you. When the world is mine your death will be quick and painless.