bird123

@bird123 (10643)

United States • Age 44

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Are you Smart enough to go to Heaven????

bird123 @bird123 (10643) • United States 28 Jul 18

I’ve heard it so many times that all a person has to do to go to Heaven is to believe in God or follow some religion’s beliefs. Does mere Belief make something true? OK, say all the believers make it to Heaven. How long would it...

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Does the Pain in your life alter your Choices????

bird123 @bird123 (10643) • United States 27 Jan 18

When it hurts, do you run from pain? When it hurts, do you treat others mean or ugly? When it hurts, do you give up and get depressed? When it hurts, do you hide from others so they do not see you hurting? When it hurts, do you...

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What am I going to get for Christmas????

bird123 @bird123 (10643) • United States 6 Dec 17

What am I going to get for Christmas seems to be the question many ask. Will it be a new computer, the latest tech gadget, a 1000 dollar iphone, or maybe a new car? Christmas is also the time people take measure of their lives....

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Just Who Are You????

bird123 @bird123 (10643) • United States 19 Oct 17

Our actions and choices tell who we are. Who are you? Do you want Hell to exist? Do you want to control the actions of others? Do you want to intimidate the actions of others? Do you want to coerce others to your way of thinking...

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Do we really need to be forgiven????

bird123 @bird123 (10643) • United States 19 Aug 17

A Religious friend recited what his religion was teaching him. He said Sin is bad. He said we are all Sinners. Finally, He said we all need to be forgiven by God for our Sins. OK. Let's think about this for a while. God creates...

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How do you Define God????

bird123 @bird123 (10643) • United States 15 Jul 17

How would you define a God who would create Hell knowing someone would go there? How would you define the Quality of Justice in a God who creates an eternal punishment without the possibility of redemption? I have been told by...

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A World without Rules.

bird123 @bird123 (10643) • United States 8 Jul 17

As I see it, life is the education of God's children. As we learn, grow and come to understand, our intelligence will discover the best choices. Evil will no longer be a viable choice simply because it's results are not the...

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The Power of God.

bird123 @bird123 (10643) • United States 20 May 17

I've been told God has Great Power and is a Mighty Ruler. Better do it God's way because it has been said God has Anger and Wrath. God Judges, Blames, Condemns, and Punishes. They say God instills Fear with the Threat of spending...

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Is Peace on Earth really God's Goal????

bird123 @bird123 (10643) • United States 6 May 17

It seems most people I know pray for world peace. They tell me that is what God wants. I don't see it. Life is the education of God's children. So often that takes adversity, challenges, and interaction to advance the lessons....

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Are Muslims today the same as Christians were in the Middle Ages????

bird123 @bird123 (10643) • United States 29 Apr 17

Are Muslims today the same as Christians were in the Middle Ages? In the Middle Ages, Christianity held great power. They were ruling countries. Isn't that what is happening in the Muslim world today? In the Middle Ages, how...

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Is It Really all about God????

bird123 @bird123 (10643) • United States 25 Feb 17

Seems the view of God is that God needs to be believed in and worshiped. People memorize Holy Books and go to church services for worship in order to please God. Is it really all about God and God's needs? People fear death....

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Are You Really God's Favorite????

bird123 @bird123 (10643) • United States 11 Feb 17

A person trying to convert me to their religion told me that to be a child of God one had to believe in God, follow their holy book and believe everything that holy book says. According to this person not everyone is a child of...

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A Lesson from Religion or not????

bird123 @bird123 (10643) • United States 7 Dec 16

Do people attempt to manipulate the actions of others by inflicting pain? What are they teaching the world and the children? Has Religion taught us to do this? Is religion really teaching us not to do this? What do you...

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Is it Easier to see the Bad in People rather than the Good????

bird123 @bird123 (10643) • United States 27 Oct 16

Is it easier to see the bad in people rather than the Good? Has religion trained us to do just that????

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Must a God Love Unconditionally????

bird123 @bird123 (10643) • United States 10 Sep 16

As we look around this world and the universe, one can conclude that any Being capable of creating all this has to have Great Intelligence. Such a Being would be defined as God. Ebb and Flow of true knowledge can be pictured as...

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How does the Masterpiece Really Work????

bird123 @bird123 (10643) • United States 20 Aug 16

As we look around this world, we see that all the physics add up pretty well. Everything is balanced and works great. People say mankind and the world is nothing but a big mess!!! Is it really? If God created the world so that...

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Trapped People

bird123 @bird123 (10643) • United States 6 Aug 16

If people of religion are locked into a set of rules from their holy books in order to be Righteous, does it make them angry when others do not follow those rules? Do they see people who do not follow as evil or being the...

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Is Evolution really all there is????

bird123 @bird123 (10643) • United States 22 Jul 16

As we look around us we see there is a process of unfolding going on. People are created from a few cells to grow into a person. Animals go through this same process. Plants and trees unfold from tiny seeds into massive complex...

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A Slippery Slope!!!!

bird123 @bird123 (10643) • United States 24 Jun 16

Unconditional Love does what is Best for the other. OK, someone has done you terribly wrong. You have two choices. One. You can live with the hurt then continue to give Love and Kindness to that person. Two. You can cause Drama....

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The Assumption of Guilt.

bird123 @bird123 (10643) • United States 18 Jun 16

Religion is big on Blame. They find evil in anyone who does not follow their rules. To convince more people, they claim God gave them those rules. Religion finds no excuses for people not following their rules since they have...

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