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The truth about 'serious atheism' : Comments
By Graham Preston, published 27/11/2017Now, if it is correct that there is no God, then certain things logically follow: these things are so regardless of whether any particular atheist believes them or not.
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[The question whether one holds a belief that "God exists" is therefore not as important.]
[while many faults can bar us from the Kingdom of Heaven, having intellectual errors (or missing limbs for that matter) isn't one of them.]
Yuyustu, this belief you hold strongly to that it doesn't matter what a person believes, in my opinion only creates confusion. The aspect of it being about our actions instead of our beliefs I can get behind, but to discount beliefs as a whole, what good can come from that? It removes any standards that can be a foundation in one's life.
As for the Kingdom of Heaven, that's a very Christian and Jewish concept. It's not the same as Narvana, or some other afterlife destination. One core premis of finding the Kingdom of Heaven is to believe in and follow God. And as a Christian to believe in Jesus and follow Him as well. This is something we can put forth in our studies and in our teaching, the importance of finding God and relying on Him. Otherwise how will someone know the right way to be. The right path to follow to step in line with God's teachings?
Your view of holding specific beliefs as unimportant only removes a foundation that could help people find God and to stay true to following Him. Being moral doesn't measure up in my opinion because we all fail on that measure. On the big elements like do not murder, it's universally acceptated by most moral codes. On the smaller faults like don't don't talk about someone behind their back or don't lie, those are often seen as good attributes but just as universally ignored. We should be moral, (or strive to be) but more important then that is to know and rely on God.
The biggest action anyone can do (and should do, because we all fall short) is to be forgiving and merciful. More important then that still though is finding God and relying on Him. At least if we're trying to follow God, or considering the Kingdom of Heaven.