a subject on which hundreds of thousands of pages of philosophy has been being written over the past 2500 years.
How about the lines condoning rape, and beating your slaves, because you "own them"?
Citations would help. However, I would caution against selective reading -- of which you, frankly, appear to be guilty.
Also, what evils have been done in the name of atheism?
But Stalin did not fight in the name of Atheism, did he? And which atheist group is that?
I was arguing against the point of "Christianity works". It doesn't really correlate to the point of whether God exists; however, the thought of saying that Christianity does good is now sadly often a lie (in the US at least). The religion is controlling what our laws are (same sex marriage, abortion, all those laws currently in place derive from the bible), and spreading awareness that this is what the religion promotes encourages people into questioning the religion; something that hasn't been done, because they're brainwashed into this fear of"if you don't do what "God" wants, (and by that we mean the Catholic/whatever denominate Church wants) you're going to burn in Hell", which is NOT okay on any scale.There simply is no visible evidence of God. And, if you actually read the Bible (something a lot of Christians seem to not have done), it describes God, the benevolent, loving being, committing mass genocide, creating the human race from two people, creating the world in 7 days 6000 years ago, and all the rest, most of which science has disproved.@J_menz- a very good point. But what about the things that the Church does endorse, like telling young children, who don't have a choice about if they go to church or not, that if they don't do X Y and Z, that they're going to burn in hell?
@J_menz- a very good point. But what about the things that the Church does endorse, like telling young children, who don't have a choice about if they go to church or not, that if they don't do X Y and Z, that they're going to burn in hell?
I'm getting quite tired of it actually...
So am I -- the OP asked a straightforward question, and I provided a straightforward answer. It would appear that the OP is opposed to -- or frightened of -- Christianity, and I have found over many years that there is no point in discussion in that case.
Not at all frightened; If I were going to be smitten by God, he would have done it already.I am opposed to the lines that condemn homosexuality and the like.That said, I'm also only 14 and have a lot to learn on the subject.
Hardly a mainstream view.
So am I ...
14? Well, you have time. The only things I would ask of you, and I ask this quite sincerely, are to read as much as you can -- do not pick and choose! -- and keep an open mind.
Perhaps not, but worringly present. I have heard it mentioned in several Alpha courses.Hopefully in your neck of the woods, the tambo bangers are a little more moderate.
Something tells me this will be the most grandiose thread this forum has yet to see.
Hopefully I don't offend anyone. If you tend to take offense to this, click away!My view is summarized in one question: "Where is the evidence?"We take the view of "some things don't have answers, therefore a supernatural being did it", and arguments like "you just have to believe", when you wouldn't take such arguments for really anything else. Your thoughts?
In other words, morality is in fact an innate DARWINIAN evolutionary trait which helped us conquer this planet, and if you need a *** bible to tell you the difference between right and wrong, you're seriously messed up.
In the end, empathy is a very human trait and critical for mammal survival (not just man). In other words, morality is in fact an innate DARWINIAN evolutionary trait which helped us conquer this planet,
Do you think you're human?...ts.You are a colony. 95% of the cells living in your body are nonhuman microbials. You are just the substrate.
Do you think you're human?And that you've conquered the planet?Wrong on both counts.You are a colony. 95% of the cells living in your body are nonhuman microbials. You are just the substrate.
(Judges 21:10-24 NLT) So they sent twelve thousand warriors to Jabesh-gilead with orders to kill everyone there, including women and children. "This is what you are to do," they said. "Completely destroy all the males and every woman who is not a virgin." Among the residents of Jabesh-gilead they found four hundred young virgins who had never slept with a man, and they brought them to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan. The Israelite assembly sent a peace delegation to the little remnant of Benjamin who were living at the rock of Rimmon. Then the men of Benjamin returned to their homes, and the four hundred women of Jabesh-gilead who were spared were given to them as wives. But there were not enough women for all of them. The people felt sorry for Benjamin because the LORD had left this gap in the tribes of Israel. So the Israelite leaders asked, "How can we find wives for the few who remain, since all the women of the tribe of Benjamin are dead? There must be heirs for the survivors so that an entire tribe of Israel will not be lost forever. But we cannot give them our own daughters in marriage because we have sworn with a solemn oath that anyone who does this will fall under God's curse." Then they thought of the annual festival of the LORD held in Shiloh, between Lebonah and Bethel, along the east side of the road that goes from Bethel to Shechem. They told the men of Benjamin who still needed wives, "Go and hide in the vineyards. When the women of Shiloh come out for their dances, rush out from the vineyards, and each of you can take one of them home to be your wife! And when their fathers and brothers come to us in protest, we will tell them, 'Please be understanding. Let them have your daughters, for we didn't find enough wives for them when we destroyed Jabesh-gilead. And you are not guilty of breaking the vow since you did not give your daughters in marriage to them.'" So the men of Benjamin did as they were told. They kidnapped the women who took part in the celebration and carried them off to the land of their own inheritance. Then they rebuilt their towns and lived in them. So the assembly of Israel departed by tribes and families, and they returned to their own homes.Also, what evils have been done in the name of atheism?
Stalin, Mao, a succession of Kims........
Why did I click on this thread...
What a better place this World would be without all these religious nutters.Thal
What a better place this World would be without all these religious nutters.
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