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Re: Do what is right or do what is legal? [message #313 is a reply to message #309]

Wed, 27 April 2011 19:36

Seeker
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He is the perfect guide as He knows more of what is Self Evident than any of us.

I agree, because we have all sorts of mental issues that prevent us from seeing what is "self evident", for example, as you mentioned, prejudice.

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It may be through clever deception or a lack of Faith, but the process of becoming an Atheist, by necessity, removes the possibility of the person being accepted by God.

This doesn't sit right with me. It would seem that if we reject God, then God would reject us. But I don't think God would require someone to believe in him to be part of his society.

If he did, then he would likely be concerned that you believe in the right God, with the right name, and the right church, and the right doctrines, etc. It is the same line of logic the modern churches use to say, "If you don't do it our way, then you go to hell or a lower kingdom."

But we know that much of that doesn't matter because little children that are too old to remember and too young to know go to the Celestial kingdom when if they die before the age of accountability. And those who aren't accountable because they don't know, haven't been taught or haven't received a witness from the Holy Ghost also go to the Celestial Kingdom if they live according to the natural laws and would have accepted it with their whole heart if they had the chance in life.

It is more important to believe in and live the principles on which Glorious societies are formed and maintained.

I wouldn't mind allowing awesome and just people to live with me who don't believe in me or even worship me as long as they allow others their freedom and don't enforce their beliefs on me. I can't see why God would be so prideful as to say, "You lived an exemplary life, but you didn't believe in me or worship me and for that reason alone, I do not accept you." It isn't loving.

~ Seeker

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		Can an Atheist be Moral? By: Seeker on Wed, 20 April 2011 22:16
		Re: Do what is right or do what is legal? By: Dragon on Thu, 21 April 2011 22:48
		Re: Do what is right or do what is legal? By: Seeker on Mon, 25 April 2011 17:57
		Re: Do what is right or do what is legal? By: Dragon on Mon, 25 April 2011 22:58
		Re: Do what is right or do what is legal? By: Seeker on Wed, 27 April 2011 19:36
		Re: Do what is right or do what is legal? By: Dragon on Thu, 28 April 2011 12:35
		Can an Atheist be Moral? By: Amonhi on Sat, 07 May 2011 14:48
		Re: Do what is right or do what is legal? By: bishop on Sun, 24 June 2012 14:45
		Re: Do what is right or do what is legal? By: Dragon on Sun, 15 July 2012 15:56
		Re: Do what is right or do what is legal? By: bishop on Sat, 07 May 2011 07:33
		Re: Can an Atheist be Moral? By: rdwhitaker on Sat, 12 January 2013 10:39
		Re: Can an Atheist be Moral? By: Seeker on Sun, 13 October 2013 19:10
		Re: Can an Atheist be Moral? By: Amonhi on Mon, 14 October 2013 00:57
		Re: Can an Atheist be Moral? By: jdowntown on Mon, 14 October 2013 20:38
		Re: Can an Atheist be Moral? By: Dragon on Mon, 06 October 2014 06:44

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