Conundrums

[Neo]

15) Can we judge God? If we are finite and limited in our judgement then we cannot cast judgement on an infinite being. But isn't the act of worship itself a positive judgement?

16) Christians typically doubt the miracles of the Islamic and Hindu religion. Muslims and Hindus typically doubt the miracles of the Christian religion. Why do these people believe only in the miracles of their own religion? Owing to an accident of birth perhaps? Or does God do tricks for every religion?

17) How does prayer work? By asking God for something he did not know that you needed? Or does prayer persuade God to give you something he otherwise wouldn't have? Are you really that good a bargainer?

18) Or does prayer work by asking God for something he knew you needed but wanted you to genuflect for? Would you treat your children this way?

19) Does worship please God? Would you like your children to worship you?

20) Is blind obedience a good character trait? Is it a moral one?

21) Would you be proud to be worshipped by roaches? Would it enhance your self-concept? Or would it make you embarassed? Could a roach change your mind? If it could speak, would you understand what it said?

[Neo]

22) Pascal argued that even though we cannot know, we should wager that God exists. If he exists and we do not believe, then we go to hell. So, given that we do not know, we are better off believing. But on these grounds shouldn't we believe in all the Gods that have ever been worshipped? After all, if you wager and bet on the wrong God, what then? What does God think of gamblers?

23) Is there really such a thing as "faith"? Or rather, are there only good and bad reasons for what we believe? Do we use the word "faith" when we only have reasons of the latter kind?

24) Does something greater than us--God--give human life meaning? What, then, gives God's life meaning?

25) Have you believed for most of your life that there is an all-good, all-powerful God who created and who sustains the world? If you have believed this through faith, then is it not equally possible that the world is created by an all-powerful, evil demon? Might not the favorite trick of this demon be to make you believe he is all-good, as well as all-powerful? Might the "saved" be precisely those people who do not believe?

26) Even if we die and find ourselves in heaven, does that prove God exists? Is it not possible that the right combinations of chemicals and hallucinagins can make you believe you are experiencing God's love? How can you ever be sure? Or cannot an all-powerful God re-wire your brain to make you believe or feel anything?

[Dyne]

Oh crap, those are good.

I borrowed a philosophy book once, and it was based on logic and wisdom. It took simple logical problems (A needs to go to B, but C is in the way) and it briefly explained the entire list of processes and ways to go about the problem. You could apply these problems to pretty much everything. It was really interesting. I even apply these logics to real life situations.

Of course, I looked at the forward, and the entire book was written within 2 days. Haha, those crazy philosophers. Textbook of Wisdom, it was called.

[Dark Samurai]

Those made me think.

I found number 4 funny as hel... uh... heaven!

[Su-Yin]

my housemates a really strong christian.....there was one time where she tried encouraging me to learn bout christianity with her bible study group....i was given so much info which i was sceptical about and bombareded them without questions....most of my questions were familiar to *whats at the top*.....took us an entire night of debate and i was still sceptical...*shrug* they answered the questions pretty well though...coming back to the fact that all human beings are sinners and jesus (crucified) went through a **** load to make up for 'our' sins and god sacrificed his own son (by allow him to suffer the pain) for the good of all mankind....

*shrug* they teach bible study so i guess theyve been through a lot of is-god-real questions...

i feel like printing neos post and giving it to her...