Thread:Lowkey done with life/@comment-37869175-20181224194711/@comment-37869175-20190109230636

@BlackSwanSRM

Okay, I'm going to try to answer your questions, and lol yeah I knew at some point we'd figure out what we disagree on.

Okay, oof, let me see...

I could be going against Catholic doctrine when I say this, so if I am, well... oops! Anyway...

So regarding atheists in heaven:

I'm honestly probably a little biased on this subject, because I'm inclined to believe that there are atheists or agnostics in heaven since some members of my family are atheists, and I really don't want to think they're going to hell. But regardless, honestly, most of them probably aren't going to heaven, but I'd like to believe that there are a few who go to heaven because they seek goodness. They're truly trying to do the best that they can, and maybe they weren't exposed to Christian belief, but they're ulimate goal is to do goodness everywhere, and they're doing many good and right things. In a way, they're seeking God, because God is goodness and love. But they're just ignorant to the fact that what they're truly seeking is God. So I think that that comes sometimes from ignorance, not malevolence, so I don't know for sure, but I feel like they're not going to be damned to eternal suffering. But ultimately, it's God's judgement and I feel like there are good arguments for both sides. A lot of it is just wishful thinking on my side.

Now about absolute truth in the Bible. I think I worded it differently then I should have. I think most of, if not all of, the Bible is truth, but just a lot of it is metaphoric, symbolic, or not supposed to be taken literally. And I also think that a lot of it is very literal, there are just some things that seem more to me like somewhat fabricated stories that are trying to convey an important meaning, or to portray a true event in a certain way. As for specific stories, I'm not sure off the top of my head, but I don't know... Noah's Ark seems more to me like an embellished story trying to portray a true event.

And I loved your most recent essay-thingy so much! It makes a lot of sense. But I have a question- are you implying that you don't believe in evolution?