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At 7/23/11 05:40 PM, camobch0 wrote: I just want to pose a question to everyone out here. I want to ask you

Does the idea of a God, or some sort of force omnipotent or creator in the universe, hold us back as a species?

My personal belief is that the idea of a God-force holds humanity back, because it means that life is a level playing field. Without a God, it basically renders life into a one-off experience, where those who are unlucky, will die and have to survive through a horrid life, and those who are lucky, or abuse other humans will succeed. It's comforting to think that even though most average people in countries like Afghanistan and South Sudan have to go through horrible hardships, they will go to heaven afterwards and have eternal happiness. With this kind of believe, people don't feel as though they have to work hard to change our world so that people do not have to suffer.

I want your guys opinions on this. I'm not trying to make a thread about the existence of God, so if you personally think there is a God, then incorporate that into your post, and if you don't, then incorporate that into your post. Don't debate about the existence of God, just talk about your beliefs in if God holds us back from achieving something greater as a species, or if it does help believers become better people.

My way of answering this question about dose God holding us back is the sheer fact that God/Goddess itself has nothing to do with it.

The reason? It is we that have a tendency to hold ourselves back, this is something that takes place from time to time, their are times when we feel held back, times when we think we cannot achieve a common goal, even times where others hold us back from the one thing if not number of things we are suppose to learn throughout life itself.

Whatever you choose to believe me or not, it matters not, but what matters most is that you know what I wrote and know what I mentioned about.