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Originally posted by Amelia
O.k...I was not making generalization, if you don't feel concerned by what I say, don't feel like that.
Originally posted by Amelia
I was talking about the religion in a wide sens...(different levels of religion beleivers)
Sorry If you feel threatened, I judge nobody
Originally posted by BlackGuardXIII
Mother Teresa, the Dalai Lama, Gandhi, and Aung San Soo Kyi are all members of different faiths, and all are heroes to me for their unwavering commitment to morality.
No belief can say it has the monopoly on morality in my view, whether theistic, or atheistic.
Originally posted by sentiencedesign
Seems to me everyone here doesn't understand what 'Christianty' really is. Christianity form the start, c. 300 C.E., was very immoral and used as a scapegoat for Rome. They were losing their Govt., and chose a ruling 'Religion' to adopt instead, to keep control (Roman Catholic Church is almost 1700 years old, I'd say they've won).
When one talks about Jesus' (Yeheshua's) teachings, and moral behaviour, they should look to Gnosticism. That was the religion of the followers of Jesus and Paul. Christianity is Roman.
/flame on
Originally posted by saint4God
Until you are referencing anything that backs any of the above claims, your post looks like graffiti on an otherwise interesting wall of discussion.
Originally posted by sentiencedesign
Originally posted by saint4God
Until you are referencing anything that backs any of the above claims, your post looks like graffiti on an otherwise interesting wall of discussion.
Google and be amazed.
Originally posted by Weise
What the heck is a sin?
Originally posted by Weise
I mean, as far as I'm concerned the very idea of such a thing is ludicrus. The idea of what constitutes a sin varys widely across the different cultures and lands,
Originally posted by Weise
so how can you be sure which religion or faith is the one?
Originally posted by Weise
It seems to me that all these different belief systems that are centered around God's, and creatures of unfathomable power, are nothing more than paraniod delusions. Mankinds fear of a higher power, ever since the olden days where the primatives cowered from the lightening and thunder above, seems to be the explanation for all this debate.
Originally posted by Weise
We wish there to be a Heaven or Hell because we like the idea of getting a dog biscuit for being a good little puppy, and the thought of the masters solid back hand striking us makes us fear damnation. We have no evidence to either of these places existance, our only "proof" to their existance is the blind faith we put in them.
Originally posted by Weise
If you haven't figured it out by now, I'm an atheist. I'm not some immoral arsehole who thinks he can get away with anything because there is no God, I just see no reason to put faith in something that, for all I know, isn't there.
Originally posted by Weise
Whoever said "we're all sinners" was right,
Originally posted by Weise
because if you think about it, in this world you can't take a dump without it being labled a sin.
Originally posted by ZeroDeep
Sin is not the befallen aspect of humanity from God; it's simply a puesdo-doctrine propogated to further enslave the Christian en masse into believing they are inferior and only through the acceptence of Christ may they be 'saved'.
Originally posted by ZeroDeep
It's nothing more than mythical scare tactics.
Originally posted by ZeroDeep
I've never seen a praxeological discourse as to how Humans are born with sin; this is utterly non-sensical babble.
Originally posted by ZeroDeep
Humans are virtualy born pliable to X enviroment --
Originally posted by ZeroDeep
Genetics play a vital part, aswell.
Originally posted by ZeroDeep
The only sin I see is the further propogation of this culture of fear.
Deep