Religion, Why must ppl insist on debating it? Options

[EmeraldKnight]

Everyone has their own beliefs, some belief in a deity, some do not.. I dont see the point of all these debates regarding religion...

I mean.. the ppl are clearly very religious, they're not going to change their minds about their religion, and it seems like the nonbelievers arent willing to either.. the religious debates going on in this forum are battles of stubborness that I dont see the point of.. obvious neither side is willing to concede and neither side has evidence the other will accept, so why bother continuing? I suppose if you think its fun, then go right ahead.. but i'm just tired of all the emphasis on theology

[onenonly101]

The above is the perfect example of what I mean. Hehe.

I've never thanked God for anything I've done for myself in my life, and trust me, I've done a lot of things for myself. I never even thought about God's existence until 3 years ago when my cousin asked me to join her Church.

I get myself through hard times, I've never once thought about God. I depend on my own strength to get me through the day.

For believers, you may say that your God helped you, but please, respect that other people have learned that the will to live is more important than the will to serve someone else.

There's nothing wrong with saying "me me me" either. If you've been to Hell and back, if you've suffered and risen through all, then you have the right to say what you want. You deserve that much.

Just because you don't think about God doesn't mean He doesn't think about you. You are His creation whether you recognize Him as being the reason you are here He is.

Being self reliant is sort of like an athlete allowing the coach to give him advice only when he wants it. before too long the athlete will start to deteriorate in talent and the eyes of the coach. in the same way we need to depend on God to lead us. And we should do what he says. God wants us always to try to do our best. We shoudl never do anything halfway. but there's a difference between doing our best and allowing God to do his best through us.
taking credit for everything we do is called pride a very dangerous thing. there is a good type of pride that comes from doing something well. Perhaps we've worked so hard at something and everything had come out great. we feel good about ourselves, and that's ok. the problem comes from when we take all the credit. that is the wrong kind of pride. God wants us to realize that he gave us our life and our talents. This shows humility and a deep respect for God.