Getting Purpose from God

If the only way for a life to have purpose is for a greater being to give it to them, then that being is going to have to need a greater being to give it purpose. And so on. It's like the who-designed-the-designer argument, but who-purposed-the-purposer. Fun!

Category:

People & Blogs

Tags:

• purpose
• meaning
• god
• Christianity
• atheism
• godless
• life

[JohnsonDoe359]

Cows get their purpose from highier beings, and look how great they are doing...why shouldn't we do the same...Lol

[theMadbombR]

The Christian life is utterly meaningless. In their religion, and many other religions, life on Earth is simply a judging point for gaining entrance to Heaven or Hell. Their only meaning is to worship God and follow his word in order to carry on. If your Christian mother dies, why is that sad at all? Why is any death even remotely saddening to a religious person when you will see them again in a few decades. Never seeing that person for all eternity; that's something worth crying over.

[sandworm3]

@daNDayati Ya, accountability. Acknowledging authority. Plain and simple... you, me, yep we are sinners. Do you agree with that? Who are you saying preys on the poor? Christians? To what gain? Odd bird, you are really warped. That is what sin does though so should I expect any different? No need to look down my nose at you- You are doing what you are supposed to be doing. 

[daNDayati]

@sandworm3 Here in this dialog you have avoided addressing a long string of issues.. christians do that.. and this exchange has been useful.. (you will see) many thanks.

[daNDayati]

@sandworm3 accountability? to what you believe? In other words I either believe what you do or I will go to hell and in the meantime I am a social pariah? And you don't see a problem with that.. People are capable of much more good without make-believe. Preying upon the vulnerable (poor, needy, innocent or ignorant) is not fair.. that is where your sickness resides..

[sandworm3]

@daNDayati Whether you believe it or not doesn't change your accountability to it. Death is not the worst thing that can happen to an unbeliever. Your a funny guy, visit a mental clinic, ya, explain the great movement of like minded people driven to care for others, the poor, the outcast, the oppressed, the starving, homeless, all because of the relationship they have with Jesus Christ. No, we know where the sickness lies. This is where sin has brought you, time to get on a new path.

[daNDayati]

@sandworm3 skew, lie.. to others and to yourself.. I have no problems with your imaginary friend jesus or with shiva or allah (who knows they actually might be friends themselves, hang out together) .. Lying and deceit are the only issues. Reading your bronze age text or sanskrit or the koran is not even interesting. Visit a mental health clinic.. your religious delusion and chronic lying are curable..

[sandworm3]

@daNDayati Naw, I don't skew for Jesus, I surrender daily for Jesus, and trust in that alone. Seriously, I don't think your problem is with Jesus, it apparently is with his followers, guys like me. Maybe the gift of grace hasn't been communicated to you in the way that it should be. Take your argument with Him, He has big shoulders and can answer your questions. When you read John 3:16, for God so loved the world, personally, that means you. His word never returns void, test Him in that.

[daNDayati]

@sandworm3 backtracking on your claim "no one dies for a lie"? so what do muslims have to gain by dying for a lie? and those who died in wars christian against christian.. (i.e. European wars of religion)... backing off.. you skew everything for jesus.. a lie is just an instrument for you..

[sandworm3]

@daNDayati They die for gain. Islam is all about works works works. Their theology is so skewed to think that murder will be rewarded in a paradise. I have tested it and been and am being tested in it. What did the early Christians have to gain by dying for a lie?