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Thread: You have company! Not sure if there is a God, He said.
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[quote=GUEST10249,262259]what are you trying to say? Teenagers are different from adults because their frontal brains are not fully developed yet. They have poorer judgment than adults (such as connecting consequences to actions) for biological reasons. This is why teenagers have more car accidents and do stupid things adults wouldn't do. So their parents and teachers need to help them make good choices during those teenage years. What if this guy had both a) poor genes (i.e. gets angry easily, can't control emotions) b) poor nurture (did not learn how to love others). I can see how those would lead him in turbulent teenage years... not to believe in God... end up doing something he'll regret... What about Buddhism? It's a form of atheism (they don't believe in God) but it still teaches people to manage their emotions and to do good. I don't see them going around killing people... it's just if you don't believe in God, you still need a spiritual practice that provides a philosophy for living and loving others. We certainly shouldn't rely on our emotions or rationality *alone* to guide us to do what's right because they can deceive us... People who believe in following their emotions or rationality alone have the misguided idea that they have perfect knowledge and thus can make all good choices. That's where God comes in and having a spiritual practice allows us to tap into a broader knowledge or wisdom that we possess in ourselves alone.[/quote]
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