In Christianity “God” is the omniscient force that watches over us and protects us. Christianity is a very prominent religion in the United States, Mexico, and various parts of the world. I believe that people use religion as a way to comfort themselves and others due to any adversity that is currently troubling them. I do not believe there to be an omniscient force that watches over us or protects us.
The world “God” to me signifies the all-knowing force in Christianity that I grew up learning about and was forced to believe in as a child. This religion and the views of “God” were never of interest to me as a child or now in my adult life. The cross and religious artifacts used by Christians reminds me of my parents and their beliefs in a …show more content…
A very common phrase that I have heard is “God decided it was his/her time to go to heaven.” I do not agree with this because each cause of death can be determined biologically. I am a strong advocate of science and being aware of our surroundings. There is no omniscient being that states when someone dies and whether they go to “heaven” or “hell”. I believe that we all control our actions and we are responsible for everything we do and how our life is. We make our lives better or worse depending on how we view life. For example, pessimistic people make their lives miserable by looking at the negative aspects of their lives. I believe that people should be optimistic and always try to find the good in their lives. Not everything will work out for everyone. There will be many adversities that we will all have to face but if we keep our heads up and make sure we see the positive side of everything that will help us all …show more content…
Actually offering help to the person in need will be more beneficial to the person as opposed to praying for the person. I understand that that [praying] is part of Christianity but offering help to others is how we [humans] will be able to move forward as a community. For example, simply praying for a starving child will not help the child, but buying food for the child or asking others to help you buy food for this starving child will help the child. There is a great deal of ways that we as a community can help others in need, not by praying for them but by offering assistance in any way that we possibly can. I understand that Christians pray to ask their god for help and they hope that maybe one day their god will be able to help them but it’s not that difficult to offer some sort of help to
The world “God” to me signifies the all-knowing force in Christianity that I grew up learning about and was forced to believe in as a child. This religion and the views of “God” were never of interest to me as a child or now in my adult life. The cross and religious artifacts used by Christians reminds me of my parents and their beliefs in a …show more content…
A very common phrase that I have heard is “God decided it was his/her time to go to heaven.” I do not agree with this because each cause of death can be determined biologically. I am a strong advocate of science and being aware of our surroundings. There is no omniscient being that states when someone dies and whether they go to “heaven” or “hell”. I believe that we all control our actions and we are responsible for everything we do and how our life is. We make our lives better or worse depending on how we view life. For example, pessimistic people make their lives miserable by looking at the negative aspects of their lives. I believe that people should be optimistic and always try to find the good in their lives. Not everything will work out for everyone. There will be many adversities that we will all have to face but if we keep our heads up and make sure we see the positive side of everything that will help us all …show more content…
Actually offering help to the person in need will be more beneficial to the person as opposed to praying for the person. I understand that that [praying] is part of Christianity but offering help to others is how we [humans] will be able to move forward as a community. For example, simply praying for a starving child will not help the child, but buying food for the child or asking others to help you buy food for this starving child will help the child. There is a great deal of ways that we as a community can help others in need, not by praying for them but by offering assistance in any way that we possibly can. I understand that Christians pray to ask their god for help and they hope that maybe one day their god will be able to help them but it’s not that difficult to offer some sort of help to