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<blockquote data-quote="JohnC" data-source="post: 2220502" data-attributes="member: 208198"><p>I believe someone or something has created life as we know it, but nothing has ever provided me with a definite answer.&nbsp; My problem with religion is that in all of history, it is the leading killer of people around the world.&nbsp; People live, die and kill in the name of religions and the people who are running the religions ( Like the Vatican ) take advantage of the week-willed to gain a little more money than the other religions.&nbsp; I have no problem with what most of them say.&nbsp; Don&#039;t kill.&nbsp; Don&#039;t steal.&nbsp; Love thy neighbor.&nbsp; The problem is when people follow their god or gods, they feel the need to fight against anyone who believes different.&nbsp; I live my life with values that I feel are just and I raise my children the same way.&nbsp; You wonder how people can go thru lfe with the comfort and hope of what will happen to you.&nbsp; Nobody knows for sure.&nbsp; Heaven?&nbsp; Re-incarnation?&nbsp; Just a lump in the ground?&nbsp; How can you say that what the bible says is true?&nbsp; How do you know?&nbsp; Faith?&nbsp; That is not proof.&nbsp; One of the greatest givers of all time lost faith in God 50 years before she died.&nbsp; That didn&#039;t stop her from helping.&nbsp; Mother Teresa.&nbsp; She wrote letters that she had lost her faith in God, but she still drove on to help the world because she believed in herself.&nbsp; That is how we live.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="JohnC, post: 2220502, member: 208198"] I believe someone or something has created life as we know it, but nothing has ever provided me with a definite answer. My problem with religion is that in all of history, it is the leading killer of people around the world. People live, die and kill in the name of religions and the people who are running the religions ( Like the Vatican ) take advantage of the week-willed to gain a little more money than the other religions. I have no problem with what most of them say. Don't kill. Don't steal. Love thy neighbor. The problem is when people follow their god or gods, they feel the need to fight against anyone who believes different. I live my life with values that I feel are just and I raise my children the same way. You wonder how people can go thru lfe with the comfort and hope of what will happen to you. Nobody knows for sure. Heaven? Re-incarnation? Just a lump in the ground? How can you say that what the bible says is true? How do you know? Faith? That is not proof. One of the greatest givers of all time lost faith in God 50 years before she died. That didn't stop her from helping. Mother Teresa. She wrote letters that she had lost her faith in God, but she still drove on to help the world because she believed in herself. That is how we live. [/QUOTE]

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