Personally I will be sticking with the Flying Spaghetti Monster, whose worship has served me well.
I never ask for anything, and receive nothing in return. I expect nothing, and am promised nothing in return. I have faith that I will never be rewarded nor punished for my actions following my death. I neither fear death nor what misfortune may bring. I accept full responsibility for all my actions and accept full responsibility for making provision in time of plenty for times of want. I extend my hand to others when they are in need, and accept the hand offered by others when I am in need. The Flying Spaghetti Monster promises nothing and receives nothing, and I have complete faith that no other god can offer a man more.
You strike me as a very lonely and cold monkey. Let this Knight guess - no wife and no family. No friends. Middle-management in some dead-end job. Enjoy flying drones and using automated checkouts. Am I close?
SIRKNIGHT
Individualism is the most radical religion there is. Nihilists are so full of their beliefs they feel they need to preach them with the very providence they deny.
Right concept, but wrong labels. People too often prefer to displace personal responsibility to a higher authority. This displacement of responsibility also leads to a subjugation to those who consider themselves the representation of the relevant diety. Even those who worship the same diety cannot get along. Look at the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faiths. They all worship the same God, but never seem to realise it.
No. I live in Tenerife, a semi-tropical island that I retired to at 50. I have lived a full and comfortable life, had an excellent career in education, and I have many friends. Whilst I am not rich, neither am I poor. I spend my days drinking coffee and mixing with a bunch of amateur artist. When the heat of summer arrives I move to some places in mainland Europe for a few months. I consider myself fortunate, but I also consider that good fortune to be the result of past wise decisions, not the result of any intervention by a higher authority.
The Flying Spaghetti Monster works for me just as well as any other deity is likely too.
hello @coldmonkey, as long as Jesus still loves you and wants you badly, who am i to think less of you. your flying spaghetti monster which i believe was made by you out of your love for spaghetti will not be able to save your soul eventually when death comes, how wise do you think it is to live a short life that seems peaceful and eventually live eternity in torture and torment, believe me bro if you do not surrender to Christ i am absolutely certain the flying spaghetti monster will be what the devil will use to torment you in hell. please Jesus still loves you, surrender to him.
give your life to Christ dearie
@tikhub you are absolutely right. This is one of the strategies the devil uses to torment souls. @coldmonkey I'm sure it's not by mistake that you posted this here, maybe God wants to visit you divinely and transform your life to a better one.
Thanks for the thought, but the Flying Spaghetti Monster provides all that I ask for.