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I do know you talk about a faith you know to be false.
Any argument against them is met not with a debate, but page after page of bible verses, as if that will prove something to someone who doesn't believe in the bible to begin with.
originally posted by: CharlieSpeirs
a reply to: Boadicea
Which is no better than trying to inject politics & "correctness" (what is subjectively "right") into religion...
& that happens in equal measure, especially lately.
originally posted by: DISRAELI
a reply to: Boadicea
In the days when the forum descriptions were visible...
... the description of this one was "Discuss all things spiritual and share your own faith-based experiences".
To me, this is an invitation to express your own viewpoint, rather than attacking the viewpoint of others.
That's what I do in my own threads; a straightforward presentation of the Biblical outlook.
There are those who know just by faith... and those who have truly searched and had experiences...
Said experiences changes their lives forever
Just as all experience does... but its quite different when it comes to God
originally posted by: Metallicus
I think a lot of the disruption comes from Atheists who deep down know they are wrong
originally posted by: Aloysius the Gaul
originally posted by: Metallicus
I think a lot of the disruption comes from Atheists who deep down know they are wrong
Nah - I think a lot of het disruption comes from faux-religionists who are trying to shore up their faith against the evidence they see all around them by becoming extremists - they seem to think that if they shout out the idiocy long enough, loud enough and/or often enough it might become true.
originally posted by: 3NL1GHT3N3D1
Usually whenever I author a religious thread (which happens to be the majority of my threads) it is to try and open up people's eyes to the conspiracy that is religion. This is a conspiracy site isn't it? Every religion believes every other religion is a conspiracy, yet when their particular belief is thrown in the same bag as the others they get offended. I find that a bit ironic personally.
There's no need for religion, finding God is a personal endeavor...
...and those who make us believe we HAVE to commune with one another (go to church) and give money to the communion hall (tithe) and who tell us to believe a book is the end all be all (imposing their own self-righteousness on others) in order to find God....
...they are usually taking advantage of us. I don't appreciate people being taken advantage of, so I speak my mind against such ideas.
If I help someone who is on the fence on such ideas, great, if not then maybe I've given them something to think about.
I don't ever expect to convert anyone who is part of such cults because I believe they have been brainwashed into ignoring logic at all costs. That's their prerogative though, I feel sympathy for them but I can't really do anything for them.
originally posted by: Aloysius the Gaul
a reply to: Metallicus
"Experiencing" something doesn't mean it dose exist either.
I have "experienced" religion in several aspects up to and including "speaking in tongues" and having "Jesus in my life" and other forms of malarkey.
And I have had similar experiences outside of religion too.......so if such things are religious why can you get them outside religion??
originally posted by: Kandinsky
a reply to: Boadicea
Excellent OP and questions
ATS is a forum. It's a place where people air their grievances and just shoot the breeze about stuff.
As a means to an end, some take a controversial stance and see the opposition come by like visitors to a public flogging.
I used to do a few drive-by shootings in the religious forums because it was easy or I was bored. One day, in the middle of writing an arsey post, it struck me that my motives were selfish and negative - that was the day I (mostly!) stopped.
As long as someone isn't getting all Islamic State or Westboro Baptist, leave 'em to it.