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

[Spirited Away]

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.

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.

Forgive me EmeraldKnight, I fear I cannot fail my fellow humanists in this debate.

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.

He thinks about me according to you, who's a Christian, but not me. All the times that I've been alone, I get myself through my darnest, toughest times on my own.

If you think that God had something to do with it, then I would consider myself blessed, and perhaps thankful. But because I cannot perceive His presence when I'm so alone, I cannot credit him the will that it took me not to cause myself harm.

I've been self reliant most of my life, and so far, I've done fine. Of course, my relationship with my family now give me all the love that I will ever need. Should I feel the need to find a Higher love, then perhaps I will look for God, but I'm content with what I have.

I have pride in my will. If you think that I'm stubborn, you should question God why I am the way I am. Maybe He will give you the answer as to why non-believers choose to their beliefs the way they do.

I respect God, but I also respect my fellow Man.