I am 18 years old and an atheist. I have never broken any of the commandments and am the most moral person out of all my religious friends. The Ten Commandments tell me not to worship other Gods, which I don’t, but don’t actually require me to worship God. I do not believe God. But are you actually REQUIRED to in order to get into Heaven? (I’m not worried, just curious). Isn’t it better for me to do things not for selfish reasons (so I don’t go to Hell) but to help others because I believe I should as a human being? Why do religious people say that is insufficient, when religious people steal, kill, or ar bad people, but as long as they ask for forgiveness, everything is fine? Make sure you which religion you are answering, all religions and views are welcome to answer. Thanks!!!
I am only asking as like a theoretical worst-case scenario. I do not believe in credibility of commandments or religion or God, I’m just thinking about what one person could say to God if it was true. I would say I never broken commandments and was way more moral than most religious people. Is that enough? Furthermore, I have never and will never stop looking, I want it to be true, it is appealing and would be nice, but this is why I think it has been made up, because of how nice it is to think you can live forever, and to think it is nice that a dead relative is watching over you etc. But there is still time for me. Those of you who do believe and will not change, don’t worry about me. I do not think any of it is true at all.
Posted in Russellville Arkansas
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