What is the point of believing in God if that doesn't make you happy?

Over and over again, one can read things like:

"God is not in the business of making people feel good"
"Being saved doesn't necessarily mean you are going to be happy"


What is the point of believing in God if that doesn't make you happy?

 

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because heaven will make you happy.

 

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Where can we read these things?

Jan.

 

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lol.

Jan.

 

For example:

http://www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?p=1823672#post1823672

http://www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?p=1776252&highlight=business#post1776252

 

well, then PM Lori and ask her. She said it.

 

It's something that I have heard from many theists, some of them on this forum.

 

Weren't you ignoring Lori or something?

 

This isn't about Lori.

It's about statements like:

"God is not in the business of making people feel good"
"Being saved doesn't necessarily mean you are going to be happy"

 

http://www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?t=79913
No, I think he's stalking her.

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I am giving her what she wants: I am taking her and her religion seriously.
She is not ready for being taken seriously.

I have no problem leaving her alone and I did leave her alone. But she keeps replying to my posts, keeps patronizing me, keeps manipulating me. I am not going to just sit there and let it happen.

 

She controls you then?

She may reply to your posts, but she doesn't start threads to insult you.

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I didn't insult her. She did that herself.

She doesn't "control" me. This isn't simply between me and her. It also involves God. I took her religion seriously, like I, at least at first, do with everyone who speaks about God. It turned out that she does not appreciate that.

 

So now its baaa-aad for big girls to dress up as well?

God save us. :xctd:

 

it's kinda funny isn't it?

 

patronizing and manipulating? dude, you're insane. i mean, i'm the last one i ever thought would say that about someone out here but seriously, you need help. this is a discussion forum. if you can't take a different opinion get out of it. i have not disrespected you or flamed at you or insulted you, until now.

you're freakin' out man...

 

on topic...

why do you propose salvation as a source of happiness? why would god be in the feel good industry? as far as i can tell temporary emotional satisfaction is most often made by lies not the truth. and the truth about this world doesn't paint such a pretty picture sometimes. emotions aren't really important. they're fickle and temporal. god is forever.

 

I believe in gravitation. It doesn't make me particulary happy, per se, but I acknowledge it as a fact.

The same could apply to a believer...

 

This is a TERRIBLE question. You should believe something if it is demonstrably likely to be true, not on the basis of whether or not it makes you happy. To that end, you don't really have a choice what you do and do not believe - you will believe what seems to you to be true. Your only choice is in what you claim to believe.

 

Hope.