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[Pygoscelis]

But I do find it interesting that if a being that was omniscient told you something was or wasn't so, that you would not believe.

Well first there'd be the question of omnicience. How can you know if somebody is truly omnicient unless you are omnicient yourself (and if you were then you wouldn't need them right?).

Then there's the question of if they were telling you the truth, yes.

However, I really am sorry if you've had such a crappy life as to learn to mistrust others so much.

It has nothing to do with having a crappy life and mistrusting others. To blindly accept any claim as iron clad fact without any thought or investigation of your own is in itself troubling. And to myself believe something fantastic simply by willpower or by accepting what another says is something I don't think I could do. I don't think I have control over what I believe and what I don't believe. Even if you offered me a million dollars to believe my house is made of green cheese, I don't think I could win the money.

 

[Ibn Al Aqwa]

9 people voted yes :?

Maybe it would be better if this thread was closed, or at least the poll removed...

WaSalaam...

 

[Grace Seeker]

Well first there'd be the question of omnicience. How can you know if somebody is truly omnicient unless you are omnicient yourself (and if you were then you wouldn't need them right?).

Actually, that's a pretty good point.

So, not being omniscient, how can we determine whether anyone is ever telling us the truth? Are there somethings that we accept based on what we pereceive as reason and other things that we accept simply by faith or apriori assumptions? What makes one thing fit one category and another be determined a different way?

And, bringing it back to the topic of the thread, how does any of that effect our views with regard to heaven/hell/life after death?

 

[Jayda]

If you died today would you go to heaven?

hola,

i would not deserve to, but i might. i accepted the New Covenant and so Jesus has died for my sins and as long as i confess and repent they will not be upon me. that is how i believe Salvation is attainable... but if that means i am going to go to heaven depends ultimately on how God judges me... i do not know.

que Dios te bendiga