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Originally Posted by Rod  Could you say that maybe some try to rise above such as God in the hearts of men by force. Isaiah 14:14-17 Heaven is God's throne. Jesus told us that Heaven was within us so we would search out our own hearts. If one is trying to force anothers heart by forcing the thoughts of their's and another to their will, are these as such wishing to rule on God's throne? | Excellent thought Rod.
Unfortunately ALL major religions have this sort of thinking. "we're gonna save these ungodly souls.. WHETHER THEY LIKE IT OR NOT!"
I mean i'm sick to death of the clerics in Pakistan that insist on shoving Islam down our throats. However i have a suspicion.
My suspicion is simply that people who cannot find god in their HEARTS, try to find god in the "righteousness" of others. It is the absence of God ( which would automatically mean forgiveness ) that drives people to extremism.
How can god be absent from people's hearts.
Well personally i think it is because all too often the ONLY image we have of God is the vengeful, angry, punitive god that most fire and brimstone preachrs seem to believe in. And THAT concept of god is alien to mankind since man is inherently logical and "good".
So the imposition on mankind of God by these damn salvation peddlers fails simply because the thought of a vengeful, angry and punitive god is abhorrent to human nature.
That is why extremists ( who can only justify their extremism if their god says its ok to be angry and vengeful) do everything they can to make others believe int he same god. It also happens to be the same reason that they consistently fail to convince well-functioning people. Love for all, Hatred for none |