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Originally posted by traditionaldrummer
Atheism is not a religion. However, it does have some legal protections that other religions would receive. This fact does not make it a religion though.
Originally posted by dizzylizzy
I agree with the OP.
I do belive that Jesus lived and taught, I also believe he was a radical who disliked everything 'organised' religion had to offer.
Originally posted by dizzylizzy
I do belive that Jesus lived and taught, I also believe he was a radical who disliked everything 'organised' religion had to offer.
Originally posted by traditionaldrummer
Jesus was most certainly not a radical opposed to organized religion. The most radical thing about him was a somewhat unusual empathy in his teachings.
Originally posted by ararisq
You need to get over yourself. Atheism is a belief and the people that call themselves atheists identify themselves as belonging to a group - they are dogmatic in their opinions to the point of violence (just like everyone else). It is a religion as much as anything else.
They are even an organized religion as they solicit funds to promote their belief over the beliefs of other religions.
Originally posted by ararisq
Jesus supported the Roman Catholic church? Can you give us an instance of that from the Bible or do you just expect us to accept an atheists Biblical teachings? As you go about trying to Google a verse, be warned that I'll hold you to the entire context of his teachings.
Originally posted by infojunkie2
reply to post by traditionaldrummer
first of all , it takes more faith to disbelieve in God than it does to believe in God and the only thing that is impossible for God to do is lie
Originally posted by Darkk
reply to post by ararisq
There are too many double standards when it comes to atheisim, any bad thing that has ever happened by the hands of those with religion is blamed on religion while things that have happened at the hands of atheists is just coincidence.
Originally posted by traditionaldrummer
Originally posted by dizzylizzy
I agree with the OP.
I do belive that Jesus lived and taught, I also believe he was a radical who disliked everything 'organised' religion had to offer.
Jesus was most certainly not a radical opposed to organized religion. The most radical thing about him was a somewhat unusual empathy in his teachings.
Originally posted by infojunkie2
reply to post by traditionaldrummer
this is true, because normally one who holds to atheism believes that his ancesters where monkeys or a tadpole or something ,
I always thought that religion was based on a belief regarding where humans came from, so just believing that you came from monkeys constitutes a religion although not a very organized one.
Originally posted by dizzylizzy
Originally posted by traditionaldrummer
Originally posted by dizzylizzy
I agree with the OP.
I do belive that Jesus lived and taught, I also believe he was a radical who disliked everything 'organised' religion had to offer.
Jesus was most certainly not a radical opposed to organized religion. The most radical thing about him was a somewhat unusual empathy in his teachings.
Jesus was Jewish, did he follow what his 'religion' taught him? Just look at the way he treated women, nothing like the dictate of the culture of the time, if that is not a radical what is?
Originally posted by infojunkie2
I would like to respectfully inquire of you, where do you believe humans came from?
and what made you choose to be an athiest?
to me it would seem to be an awefully hopeless life to think that you have no God to call on for help, because i can tell you that my God has helped me in so many tangable ways, plus I have hope and joy and peace no matter what is going on around me, how can someone who has never experienced a relationship with God, definitely say that it is unreal, what is he basing his opinion on?
Originally posted by TechVampyre
reply to post by Reprobation
Look at it this way, It makes far more sense to say "How can something exist that has a beginning?" Things that exist are formed of matter.. Things can change in form but can not come into or go out of existence..Matter will always remain.
Every single thing in the entire universe is comprised of matter.. which was then Re-used to form your TV, or the very laptop you are typing this on.. from the never ending matter. For example If you light a log on fire.. The fire burns, how ever the matter still exists.. In the soil the log created..
So nothing that exists had a beginning. the Universe is a giant place filled with all existants.. and all of the matter these existants are made of.. The Universe has no "beginning" but like water it can change forms over time.