My actions are based on a set of electro-chemical messages in my nervous system that direct my action.

Where do these messages come from? And why aren't they random messages that cause random actions?

Yes i believe in an afterlife. When i die i will go to Heaven.

For me, persoanlly, it's hard for me not to believe that there is a God. Look at how complex our body operates, look at the complexity of nature. What makes out heartbeat? What moves those electro chemical messages? How is it that there is so much order in our body and in nature?

yes

yes going to that club tonight

This is a very good question.
I would not call what I believe in an afterlife.
I believe that it was the Creator's purpose that
man enjoy life unending.
I believe that the Creator's purpose will be
realized.
That is why there exists this word in our vocabulary:

Resurrection

I believe that there will be a resurrecion of the
dead to a happy life in a paradise right here on
earth. So for those who have lost loved ones in death,
the bible holds out a beautiful hope.

"And God will wipe out all tears from their eyes, and
death will be no more, neither will sorrow, nor pain
nor outcry be anymore."

The bible does not teach that the soul continues to live at death,
nor that souls will be tormented in a firey hell.
As a matter of fact the bible says that death and hell
(hell or Hades simply being the grave)
will be thrown into the Lake of Fire...Then the bible
goes on to say that "this is the second death"...the
Lake of Fire. In other words, the lake of fire
is a deeper death from which there is no restoration.

Anyone who has lost a loved one in death can take comfort
in knowing that the person is sleeping or resting now,
with the prospect of living again. Jesus said "do not
marvel at this...the hour is coming when all those in
the memorial tombs will hear his name and come out..."

This is what I believe.

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Snap said:

Melody said:

Snap...you are truly deep...beautifully deep.

Keep speaking it...

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SensualMelody said:

Me 2

IceNine said:

Ice, if I remove, say, 10 molecules from your brain, are you still "you?" Most likely you are. What if I remove 20? In fact a certain "essence" defines you beyond the *exact* physical structure of your brain...?

Yes of course.our Lives are a Reflection of People,Places&things of the past but Out Afterlife will only get Better&Highlight the Quality we all have in us.in the Afterlife we will truly be as One.I believe in the Spirit&the Power&I feel that a Eye-Opening day awaits.a Place where we are all truly free.on Earth we were Picked to Grace God's Green Earth&that is quite Powerful because many people never make it.

Don't want come back to the earth... too scary!

yeah, yeah...

Yes - I most definately believe in good and evil, heaven and hell.

God is alive, and he gives us all the opportunity to
learn from our experiences. He gives us a chance to
develop spiritually. He gives us a chance to fill
the void/emptiness with his love, therefore, loving
others.



"I have been too long in the wilderness
Your prodigal daughter
Wandering from heart to heart
Too confused to settle into my own
But finally, at last, there is nowhere else to go,
Where you've waited for me all along
How now to make amends for my long absence
How to seek the comfort of your embrace
And trust that it belongs to me
At least to say - I love you, God
And wait for your reply"


-----Marcie New


Slm4m, sorry about the loss of your friend!



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I beleive Heaven is full of happy Jahovah Witnesses eating grapes and lounging with wild animals...

...In that glorious land in the sky (way up high).
Work and pray (work and pray), live on hay (live on hay),
You'll get pie in the sky when you die (that's a lie!) - Joe Hill

AbucahX said:

How is it that there's so much torture, cruelty, chaos, pain, suffering, misery, calamity, etc.? Did God create that too?
And if God created everything, did he also create Himself?

IceNine said:

So how does one LOVE? How does one feel pain in their HEART? The brain does not control the heart nor does it control the soul. One loves only through the soul which in effect touches our heart. Unless your brain takes over and now this is called physically feelings...like in SEX. If somebody hurts your feelings or hurts you,,,does this make you angry? If somebody LOVES you does this make you happy or does it make you love them back? If you are not controlled in any way by a soul you cannot LOVE nor can YOU feel hurt. The brain does control the part of our mind that makes us laugh, the brain does control the part of our body that makes us feel physical pain the brain is the part of the body that makes us think. But the brain has NO CONTROL over the feelings you feel to love or when you feel hurt (your feelings)...and that is if you have any at all. (not you personally) ...JUST my opinion and my theory on your theory. When a baby is within the womb of a woman for many months and he learns of her and bonds with her through all that time, what is this?...How does he know he wants her when somebody else is holding him? Instict! This is not a part of the brain. This comes from the soul.

WillieThePimp said:

SensualMelody said:



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SensualMelody said:[quote]

WillieThePimp said:

SensualMelody said:

Great point SensualMelody...Perfect answer/question! "Did man create himself?" Now here comes the ones saying Man and Woman create life...No we create and nurture the body that carries life! ...On board a plane when they take head count...They do not count and say 215 (example) bodies counted for...They say 215 souls aboard. We are counted as SOULS not bodies.
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i don't believe in 1...once u die u r worm food ...so deny yourself nothing enjoy the ride while u can and try 2 leave a positive impact

btw if there is an afterlife i'm going 2 hell...since i've been raising it 4 years! oh well i'll have more fun burning w/ all the rock stars,sinners and false prophets then i would sitting on a golden hill w/ the popes and the saints...lol...i've had a vision of hell...it's eternity in a town called marlboro ...(where i used 2 live)

AprilMichelle said:

There is no 'Hell' for you to be sent. It is just scarifying doctrine fabricated by Churches to ensure membership and control.

'God is love' - he wouldn't torture you eternally.

Mr7 said:

That is exactly right Mr 7...there is no such thing as hell..If God tortured his creations eternally for not obeying the "10 Commandments" then God is hateful and full of veagence...If church goers truly believe that "God is love" why do they believe in a burning hell? That is absurd, there is no such place as a hell where souls burn eternally. If God operates on the level that he'll send souls to hell eternally then God is Satan himself.

exactly Mr7 i agree

we all have god in us (whether or not we are aware of god's presence is up to us) and imo although churches can help make the connection often they simply provide 'doctrines' by which we abide and through which we can 'know' god. if we fail or disobey the doctrine our church presents us, we are cast out of the house of the church (along with our weekly tithe$$) so the church also motivates us with a reason not to leave it (hellfire and eternal damnation).

as if god would ever be so unforgiving

"afterlife" = wishful thinking

If you want a preview of what it's like to be dead, just think of the time before you were born.

SensualMelody said:
The Bible has "very clear answers" to why chaos, pain, suffering, misery and calamity occur... they are "actions resulting from choices made by people who were created with free will?"

RELEVANT TO WHAT??? It's stated throughout the Bible and Judeo-Christian dogma that "God created everything." Look, please don't try to "answer" these questions with cryptic, fluffy, cognitive dissonance.

WillieThePimp said:

FrontTribe:


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Not like people usually mean it.

Heard the thing about the carriage? What is a carriage? There are wheels, but that's not a carriage. There is a body, but that's not a carriage. Seats, but still not the carriage. However, there is no 'essence of carriage' floating outside of the parts. I think I'm sorta like that. I don't think I have a soul, an eternal being sort of thing, but I do think that the person I am is more than whatever is buzzing in my brain at any given moment. My life, the impacts that I've had in the world and whatnot, exist beyond my brain.

To put it another way: I don't believe I'll exist forever, but I believe I will have existed forever. This universe will never again be what it was without me.

Doves,
Mel!ssa