Me: A mentor of christian faith?!

Here’s what I think about christianity; I consider myself a ’value christian’. This meaning I believe in the Christian values. I think everyone’s created equal, and that we all should try to be as kind to one another as possible.

Now, Jesus Christ existed. Science has proven that one. He lived around 2000 years ago, was probably a very kind person, until he died on the cross... I believe Jesus was a great missionary, and who was also very kind and loving towards other people..

Now, was he the son of an angel? I think not. Did he resurrect himself around easter, and pulled off some Hudini-style stunt from his grave in the cave? I think not. I hate to ruin anyone’s party here - but I think this tale from the Holy Book, may be put out of the original context.

The resurrection may very well be nothing more than a metaphor of the way Jesus’ spirit lived on through his followers, even after he was hung on the cross; lost in translation along the way.

It should go without saying that I think the world is more than 5000 years old, and that I don’t think Adam was the first man on earth, and that Eve was created by some insignificant part of Adam’s body.

God

I don’t think God created man, but rather that man created God. Now, this isn’t to say that God doesn’t exist. I think that “If it quacks like a duck, and looks like a duck, then it probably is a duck” - likewise; that if millions of people around the world says that God exists - I cannot just put my hands over my ears and say “na-na-na I can’t hear you... I’m right and you are all wrong!”

If millions of people say God exist - then he does. God’s main purpose is to give support and advice to people in need. If so many people has received support through their faith in troublesome times, then God has served it’s purpose, hence being a real phenomenon.

Allah

But then again - millions of people say that Allah exist. Is it as easy as to say that he does, simply for that reason? Yes.

Religion tended to be a way to provide answers to things people didn’t knew. If a cow died, it wouldn’t have been that hard to imagine that it could be the Gods taking revenge over the owner committing adultery the day before, now would it?

But as time passed by, science provided more and more answers, and therefore making the religious answers unnecessary. Now, the cow died of MCD, and the farmer had to project his guilt onto God in some other way.

And so came the guidance. Now - using God as a moral example is a good idea - and even better is using the acts of other persons, such as Jesus, Mohammed etc. is probably an even better one...

Knowing that God is there for you is also good. Having someone to support you through hard times, and to give you the moral advice to get through the day is a great relief to billions of people.

Respect

As I said, I don’t know if God - in the manner of a tall, white-bearded Gandalf-lookalike in the sky - exists. And since I don’t know, I choose not to make any guesses. Sure; I could chose to say either that:

God’s humbug! Face the facts - people rot in the ground! I’m sorry, mac - but you’re not gonna see granny in Heaven. That’s crazytalk!
...or...
Sure god exist! Do you really think something as perfect as the human body is just the lucky result of one monkey humping another? Get a grip!

If I say the first, and at the end of my lifetime end up at the pearly gate of heaven - I’ll probably have some explaining to do for St. Peter.

Likewise, I think I’d be quite pissed off, if I at the end of it all ended up being denied access to Nirvana because I didn’t respect other religions...

So the important lesson I’m going to pass on to my niece - Alva, is to respect others, and demand the same respect in return.