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RE: The Fear of Reality

in #philosophy7 years ago (edited)

You are very skilled at arguing your opinion, but I believe that you have it all wrong. Have you examined your own fear? I think your worst fear is that there really IS a God, and a Heaven, and an absolute right and wrong, and that it is our journey here on Earth that tests us. We have been given free will, because God wants us to come to Him voluntarily, not as robots. Many people ask, 'If God is loving, why is there evil in the world, and therefore fear?' I do actually believe in science and evolution as well. I see no contradiction between the two ideas. God's power is limitless, and He is eternal. Why then limit his creation to something that happened only in a time frame humans can comprehend? So it took God over 3 billion years to create us. So what? He guided evolution cell by cell, moment by moment, individual action by action, leading to us. All living beings, including animals, contain an Energy that cannot be destroyed, but returns to its Creator. He has promised this, since He first made Himself known to the Jewish people over 3,000 years ago. Predation, competition for resources, destruction and decay - leading to the various evils of human society - have been necessary for the continuation of life on this planet. I am not a proficient enough student of the Bible to be able to explain why God allows evil (and fear) to exist on Earth. But I know this: God loves us, and loves all life on this Earth. And someday all these evils will be purged and become unnecessary. 'The lion will lie down with the lamb...' and 'All creation awaits the return of the Messiah'. Why would 'all creation await' if it did not have a part in the new Heaven and Earth? Try opening your mind to these truths. I can't imagine how you can live each day with such a hopeless, grim view of life. If you can't believe that the Bible is the primary source of truth, what about all those people who have had 'after death' experiences? Try reading a book called "Proof of Heaven" by Eben Alexander. He is a brain surgeon who nearly died, saw Heaven and came back to tell about it. Prior to the experience, he had no religious beliefs. Afterwards... well, you'll just have to read the book. Having a very scientific understanding of the mind, the man's viewpoint is all the more convincing.