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Imagine that you receive a document that absolutely proves whether or not God exists. Upon reading the document and finding the truth, you must decide whether or not to share the proof with the world. Which would you do?
If a religious person evangelises to you and tells you that you need all these different things, specifically to accept Jesus as your saviour from the Christian Hell, what do you do/how do you respond without being too obviously dismissive?
What's your advice to calm down the mental mind (and manage to get some sleep to function in the physical world) when your consciousness expands way beyond what you can understand and translate into the analytical language?
If abortion is wrong because it goes against God’s decision for one to be born, then why is seeking chemotherapy or other treatments to stop God’s decision to take a life not considered controversial or wrong?
What is your case in believing or disbelieving that reincarnation is taught on the Bible?
If the Biblical God is omnipotent and all-loving; why did he need to sacrifice Jesus at all? If the death of Jesus is required for salvation, then doesn't that mean the Biblical God was prevented from being omnipotent in giving salvation to people?
Does objectivity exist?
The Bible says that the name Jehovah is exclusive and sacred. Has any human ever been named Jehovah?
What is truth? What are your thoughts about the truth?
Is a warrior mentality in today’s society worth anything?
How is consciousness a non-physical entity?
If enlightened beings have witnessed the truth of existence, why do they speak in platitudes and assemble in remote retreats instead of collectively demonstrating these truths to humanity?
Is consciousness material? Can it be explained outside of metaphysics?
Is suffering essential for a spiritual awakening?
Have you ever caught any candidate lying in an interview?
What is your best or worst experience of “Cajun” food outside Louisiana?
Why is there a “New Testament”, when the original “Old Testament” was, and is sufficient?
Do you think faith can be a useful tool (in a non-religious context)?
Do you believe God can control computers?
How do I best study the evolution of consciousness?
To older fans of Porter Robinson, what do you think about Virtual Self?
Why is Christianity the first major religion?
How do religious people imagine heaven? The idea of eternal happiness and getting anything you want in an instant would seem more like hell, especially if it’s forever.
Why is the Bible inspired by God?
Why is marriage important? What does it bring to society? Excluding all religious or spiritual reasons.
Do spiritual people tend to be more self-absorbed?
Can mystics explain their beliefs in a way that skeptics can understand?
Yes, If God is for everyone, why is it that black people are most suffering even in their own land?
Are there direct references to stoicism in the Bible, as stoicism originated in ~300 B.C.? Does the Bible refute or directly argue stoicism in any way, or does its teachings intersect stoicism? In what ways?
As an atheist, if you were compelled to follow any one religion, what religion would it be and why?
Does God have a physical body according to the Bible?
What does your religion say about the afterlife of animals?
What kind of worship service, in any faith tradition, would appeal to someone who is "spiritual but not religious"?
Paul's letters were written before the gospels. Why don't they appear first in the New Testament?
Why is so hard to explain your philosophy to a person that has different religious beliefs? It never seems to go anywhere and there is rarely any middle ground.
What do you think of "'Gooogle the Diseases in Pools': White Man Harasses Black Family, Asks If They Had Showered at California Hotel Pool"?
Will I go to hell if I kill myself? I’m planning on going to a priest and confessing about committing suicide, just before I do it. Will God forgive me? It must be done.
Why do people pick and choose what to believe in the Bible?
If God is good, why did he give Christians guns, germs and steel to attack the world?
Can humans actually learn telekinesis or telepathy with the entire use of their brains?
Men, who have never seen me naked before, tell me that they don't want to date me because I have an ugly and smelly vagina. How can I be confident, and react positively to that?
Would you as a Christian remove the idea of Hell from your religion if Jesus never spoke of it?
Would you shop in a store that has a "no gays" sign in the window? A hardware store has put up such a sign after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.
Why do humans possess consciousness?
How can Christian beliefs help foster national integrity?
What are your thoughts about therapists sharing their religious beliefs and bringing God into the session, even though I’m not religious?
Is it ethical to read the Christian Bible just to be able to argue with Christians?
How do I approach a girl on train?
Is there any thing in the scriptures about converting others to Christianity?
How do I tell the boy I like that I like him? He’s my neighbor and also one of my best friends. Though I want to admit my feelings, I’m afraid that it will change our friendship.
What could the highest level of human consciousness/awareness look like?
Is it possible to have concrete, physical evidence of a metaphysical or spiritual existence?
How can I be intimate without having sex with my boyfriend?
If as a Christian, you believe that God’s morals are perfect and unchanging, do you still think owning and beating people is not immoral?
If Jesus is God and the Second Person of the Trinity, why did God the Father have to anoint Jesus during his water baptism with powers to perform miracles, as it clearly tells us in Acts 10:37-38?
Why is the existential crisis of a person leads towards a more spiritual approach?
How can I believe that I exist?
What's wrong with Apple products?
Why should humans care what God thinks?
Would you believe in God if you were demon-possessed?
Is hell a place where the condemned are deprived of the sight of God and excruciatingly tormented for all of eternity?
Some say that reading the Bible (or maybe some other religious text) is the fastest way to become an atheist. To what extent is this statement true?
What do you do to know more of our loving God?
Why didn't God destroy the devil when he sinned and end the sin problem?
Do atheists believe in demonology and/or being able to communicate with the dead?
Why is the Bible exempted from the dictum 'Don't believe everything you read'?
Are all spiritual practices convergent?
You’re given the chance to see when, where and how you die. Do you accept it? Why or why not?
How should I pray/worship if I don’t conform or believe in a specific religion, but do believe in some higher power?
Can demons eat souls?
Does the afterlife/paradise have any guarantees?
How can the New Testament be seen as the word of God when it was written by man for man?
What are your thoughts while scrolling through Quora?
Why is it so hard to find a woman who appreciates a nice and sweet guy?
Do we need faith?
Why does the spiritual path seems to be endless? To grasp the nature of reality doesn't seem like a big task, it seems like a task without a beginning or an end. It seems as if even a trillion years of contemplation would be insufficient.
Do we all need to experience Hell to enable us understand God's grace and walk the path leading to Heaven?
Why mistakes will cause a software developer to lose their job?
What is the best way to ask for help from the divine or the creator or the universe when you have a hard situation in life after trying everything that a human can do?
Can I learn politics from watching House of Cards?
Why do most spiritual teachers always talk in absolutes? Wasn’t there a time when they too were apparently caught in duality/suffering?
What does "dogmatic" mean? How is it used in a sentence?
What would you say if I told God and Jesus to fuck off?
How would you explain the Divine Providence?
Why is it that my mind is separate from me? My "mind" has a mind of its own. I can’t inflict my own free will, in fact it inflicts its will unto me. How do I impose my will over my mind?
If religion motivates someone to help another, why would someone need religious motivation to justify helping another? It would seem society has failed if it wont help itself, even though we are all human.
Assuming Hell is real, do the people in it continue to sin, or are they unable to do so?
Is it not true that atheism requires the same amount of faith that Christianity does?
What is the distinction between hope and faith?
What do theists believe that God will do once He gives rewards and punishments to everyone, and every one settles in either heaven or hell?
How do I dissociate my identity from the body on the path to spiritual enlightenment?
Is it true that atheists aren't getting into the kingdom of heaven?
Do atheists believe anything in the Holy Bible?
Is the God we know, a loving or a fearfull/judging god?
Do software developers sacrifice their free time to improve their technical skills via learning and side projects after job?
Why does it matter whether I pray, if G-d knows my thoughts already?
There is a girl I like so much I will wait eternity for her or do anything to be with her in my life. Why do I feel this way?
Do you think you could get someone to convert to your religion? If so, how?
Why don't the religious leave atheists alone? Why do they pester atheists with inane questions all the time?
Do most atheists have an issue with religion more so than an issue with the existence of a creator?
Does God exist?
Did Jesus Christ pre-exist in heaven together with God and the Holy Spirit before his biological birth in Earth through Mary?
Which book of the Bible has influenced you the most? How so?
Why does my grandmother think you don't have to be drugged to be on a drug?
Have you ever taken your family to a professional sporting event that costs hundreds of dollars for a couple of hours of entertainment, but on the way, completely ignored a homeless person who was asking for money for a meal?
What are some tips for writing a (non-omnipotent) god as a protagonist?
What does Leviticus 25:44 mean in the bible?
Which is better for people that enjoy pain, hell or heaven?
How can I heal myself spiritually?
What defines these as separate entities, awareness, being, and consciousness?
Could the Judeo-Christian god defeat Thanos with the Infinity Gauntlet?
How can I die? The person I love a lot don't want me to.
What if a religious holy book contains false and illogical statements?
Why does God make almost all faithful Christians suffer, and blesses the ones that truly believe they serve Him, but don't even know Him (according to the Bible and from the omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent and omnibenevolent point of view)?
Is the biblical God a psychopath?
How would you create a religion that would last 1000 years?
If God is as benevolent and merciful as believers say won't he forgive atheists for doubting HIS/HER existence?
What is the difference between more contemporary religions, like the Abrahamic faiths, and others like the old Norse faith, that is considered mythology.
Have you ever had an experience that makes you believe you lived a past life?
Would there be this eternal seeking if the found existed?
Imagine your brain is a computer. How would you rank the following in order from most to least important, for someone who is a senior software engineer, CPU, HD/SSD, RAM, and OS?
Is there any evidence of an afterlife? Is there even the smallest bit of evidence?
What is heaven like?
A famous pastor says, "We are saved through faith. Loving one another is the consequence of faith. Therefore, anyone who is not loving has no saving faith, so he cannot go to the heaven." Do you see something unbiblical in his logic?
The Bible has so many contradictions. Why do so many people still believe it is the word of God?
What are the best logical arguments in favour of theism?
Why can't I explain to theists that God does not exist?
Why are there so many people who believe in pseudoscience on Quora?
How can one self-induce a religious/mystical experience?
As a Christian who believes in hell, what do you imagine it to be like?
Is religion a prerequisite to live a moral life?
The New Testament is an ordinary book. Why do you believe in it?
Why are so many of the things God did in the Bible only righteous from a biased and far fetched point of view?
How do the Angels feel about Jesus? They came first.
Do atheists not believe there is a God or gods, or they do, they just don't like Him/them? Why do they keep quoting the Bible to explain their non-belief?
To other atheists: How can I relate honestly, and respectfully, with persons of faith, while at the same time being confident that their object of worship is an internally imagined construct (Out of respect, I have kept this idea private)?
Saitama beat God with a serious punch. Why can't he beat the God of Destruction?
Is God responsible for everything? Is there anything God is not responsible for? Isn't it impossible for free will to exist if God is responsible for everything?
What does psychology say about Jesus Christ character? Are there any decent articles or books on that subject?
What has contributed to the growth of Buddhism?
In three sentences, why are you theists so concerned about atheists?
What are the contradictions in Christianity?
My friends and I came up with what we think is a great business idea, which requires building a web application. What is a good way to find back-end and front-end developers to fulfill our needs?
What are the strangest parts of The Bible?
Do Jews believe in an afterlife? I've never gotten a clear answer to this question.
Are you magical?
Why is it so hard to read the Bible?
Which programming or web language should I learn to get a 6-digit salary?
Does the "4-Hour Workweek" by Tim Ferriss work in a third world country?
Why doesn't the Lord God give us more when we want it?
What are some good philosophies/worldviews one can turn to for guidance as an alternative to religion?
Why is it more important to have faith in God than to actually live a good life?
If there is something more or greater than oneself, why must it be an external, cosmos-wide being? Why couldn't the same consciousness which generates one's sense of self also generate a second locus of consciousness with complementary strengths?
How do I get over my resistance as a rational thinker to the profound contradictions in the Bible and become a Christian?
Why is a fit male physique seen as attractive even when being “fat” would convey that he is better able to provide for himself and potential mates?
If the story of Genesis is a creation myth and it’s not actually what happened, why do we need to be Christians?
What is your best explanation of what it means to "consider yourself to be dead unto sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus"?
If suicide is a sin, why didn’t the Bible state it?
How much do you think an eternal life with God is worth?
Why intelligence has evolved so fast in such a very short time period of life’s evolution timeline?
Why does nobody want to help me with a development project?
Is there any reason to believe that these Christian religions manipulated the truth which led them to contradict the purpose and intention of the Holy Scriptures resulting to the people not to recognize the truth that could have revealed God?
Why do we have one god?
How do you understand the unseen realities of your religious belief system?
Do you believe the soul leaves the body immediately after death, or do you think there’s some lag time?
What is the ultimate concept of God?
If you had a magic that could change just one behaviour of humans, what would you change?
Could white people explain how they feel after the recent discovery of 'Cheddar Man' that white people are actually descendants of curly haired blacks?
What's your opinion on incels?
Imagine for a few seconds that you were born and raised in a religious background other than your current one. Your faith today would most probably be different. Knowing this, how can you say your religion is the only true one?
Do spiritualists believe in reincarnation, or does it vary from church to church depending on the teachings of the founding mediums?
What evidence is there for a "collective consciousness"? Does it shape our reality?
Why did people believe Jesus Christ was the Son of God?
How much has science known about the reality called spirituality?
Is the development of a humiliation fetish a good coping mechanism for people that have no self esteem?
Why did Christ say "God, why have you forsaken me"?
Why do so many Trinity believers quote 1 John 5:7 in the KJV, when it is so widely known that these words are not in the original Greek texts, but were later additions?
Why is Zen Buddhism hard to understand?
What is consciousness and how did we get it?
Why did God sacrifice Himself to Himself to change a rule He made Himself?
At what point would you know that eternity is eternity?
Do you think Christianity can evolve into a more Universal religion?
If God is real, how was he made?
After reading the Bible in depth, I started having serious doubts about the trinity, and now I don't believe in it anymore. Will I go to heaven? Should I change my church?
How do the believers in God (and I mean any God) justify the fact that God is eternal, yet He created "something," the human being 6,000 years ago or "matter" billions years before (depending on faith), at a certain point in time?
What does it feel like to have a calling from Jesus?
God is an imaginary figure, but there is in fact a ‘spiritual’ entity out there that is willing to give (us) some sort of support in a way. Could this be true? If so, why is he willing to help us, what's in it for him/it/her?
Is God a personalized name for consciousness?
How can you tell that God is serious about you?
How would you cope with the revelation that there is only one consciousness and that consciousness is stuck in an infinite loop where dying is not a way of escaping?
If a Christian accepts evolution, must they dismiss the Eden account as allegory? If so, are they not then dismissing the concept of "original sin"? Doesn't that make Jesus' sacrifice moot?
How true is this quote? "When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
Can one be a Christian and also follow the philosophy of Buddhism at the same time?
Is it normal that I am an atheist yet I want to read the Bible to understand a Christian's point of view?
If homosexuality is strictly considered a sin in Christianity, why are so many devout Christians committing homosexual acts?
Eternal life or non-existence upon death, which you do find more appealing, or frightening?
From any religious perspective, is it ever okay to be selfish to protect yourself?
Would any software developer be willing to join a Slack were they share programming experiences, answer questions and teach random things?
In Mark 11, Jesus said, "When you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against" right after cursing and withering a fruitless fig tree. How should we interpret Jesus' command on forgiveness in this context?
How can I raise my consciousness?
If Jews are God’s chosen people, what does that make the rest of us?
I hate this, but nowadays there are lots of atheists that sway Christians and theists. I don't want to be swayed; I believe in God, but how do I ensure that my opinion stays that way? My apologies if this is confusing.
What would you do if I would suggest to you that God had again spoken to humanity, confirmed Christianity, unveiled the secrets of his creation, gave prophecies and predictions and answered all fundamental questions of life? Would you be interested?
What is the relationship between faith, belief, truth, facts, cognition, and the perception and grasp of reality?
What if Christianity is a savior myth invented by the Roman ruling class to quell uprisings of Messianic Judaism and Jesus is a provable literary invention?
To what extent is Christianity a mere opinion?
Is the Trinity in the Old Testament?
What Holy Bible is the most accurate to the original holy scriptures and is easy to read? I don’t want a Bible that’s mistranslated the wrong way.
What does 1 John 3:6 mean in the Bible? Once you accept Christ do you no longer sin? What is the pure definition of the word sin?
What's the point of Catholic confession? If God sees everything, He should also see that I repent. In that case, why should I go and tell my sins to a stranger (priest)?
Were there fewer atheists in the past because religion had more importance?
How do you feel when you lose a follower on Quora?
Was Osho right about Buddha being more influential than Jesus, thus getting followers enlightened?
Why is Christianity the best religion to follow today?
Does anyone really take the Bible completely literally?
How do I make a change in my behaviour to last?
Does the fact that Noah's Ark is entirely implausible demean every other story in the Bible to you, even if they sound possible?
What are some of your thoughts, beliefs, and/or perspectives on "spirituality"?
When did Jesus Christ die after his second birth?
Why is God so different in the Old Testament than He is in the New Testament?
Can you trust the content in the Bible?
Since there are so many books and preachers that interpret the Bible differently yet all perfectly logically, how can you truly know who the false teachers are?
What, if at all, did Jesus teach and do that fundamentally differs from the teachings and actions of other saviour figures, prophets, and gods?
In what way does God intervene in our lives?
Has there ever been a form of Christianity based solely on the words of Jesus alone (that does not use the letters of Saul or Revelations)?
Will God go to hell for breaking some of the ten commandments?
To what degree do Westerners understand the notions of the Buddhist philosophy, such as karma, sunya, samsara, and nirvana?
How can Christians deny that the Bible says kill non believers, or people who worship other gods, when it says so, so many times?
Jesus said you have 'eternal life' if you believe in him. Where does it say it leads to eternity in heaven after this current life?
Where in the computer world can we put "web development"? Is it in the software engineering world?
Why do guys wink at girls?
What am I called if I totally believe in Lucifer, and not God?
How do I first seek God?
Why did Jesus die for us?
Why do people still believe in mysticism?
What are your questions about the Bible and Christianity?
What are the reasons you like Buddhism most?
Are there billions or trillions of people in hell?
Why is magic bad (in the Bible) and not science?
Is it fair to say that Christians worship Jesus and Muslims worship the father of Jesus?
What wise and loving God would expect humanity to believe in the Bible, containing one of the most inhumane forms of capital punishment which is stoning?
Where did the concept of hell come from?
Why didn't god make us in paradise in the first place?
Why can science challenge religion but not Buddhism?
I was paid to build a software application as an independent contractor, but I did not sign a work for hire agreement. What type of lawsuit is the other party liable for if they use the software commercially without my consent?
Theists, how do you reconcile the existence of evil in the world and your belief in an omnibenevolent and omnipotent God?
What philosophical arguments can be made against the claim that we are in a virtual reality?
Why do many theologians believe that God can't obliterate a soul? Can you name any Bible quotes that explicitly state that even God can't destroy a soul?
If consciousness is the interaction that the cells in our brain experience collectively, then why do we perceive ourselves as a single being?
If Hell is actually a state of mind that does not perceive of God, then can one change this to Heaven so that one does experience God?

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