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You were a practicing Scientologist at one point, correct?
In light of scientific evidence, many, if not most, religious people now days accept that the human body is the result of evolutionary changes, and that mankind shares it's roots in the tree of life with ancient non-human, common ancestors.
Originally posted by windword
Scientology isn't evil, it's leaders are.
I was never privy to the Xeno story, but I did meet Ingo Swann!
Scientific evidence?
Religious people accept their physical realities are the result of evolution?
Mankind shares roots with ancient, non-human ancestors?
Originally posted by boymonkey74
Oh and OP it is because followers of religion accept their own slavery and are quite happy to be a slave.
They are happy to be told what to think and happy too be told to question is bad.
Originally posted by windword
reply to post by redoubt
While I appreciate your interest in my beliefs, you haven't address the subject of the thread.
This thread is directed to those who accept the theory of evolution but still believe in original sin. And to those who accept the Garden of Eden story, I'm asking about the other people who existed outside of the garden, and how original sin applied to them.
Originally posted by windword
In light of scientific evidence, many, if not most, religious people now days accept that the human body is the result of evolutionary changes, and that mankind shares it's roots in the tree of life with ancient non-human, common ancestors.
en.wikipedia.org...
The Vatican claims Darwin's theory of evolution is compatible with Christianity
So if we have evolved to our present day form through the workings of evolution, the biblical Adam and Eve couldn't have existed. If Adam and Eve never existed, then there is no such thing as "original sin."
Even those who abide by the literal and fundamental story of the Garden of Eden, and Adam and Eve's sin of disobeying God, have to admit that there were other humans in existence, outside of the Garden of Eden, that didn't participate in the crime of "eating the apple" and weren't descendants of Adam and Eve. Therefore "original sin" would only exist and would apply only to those descendants of Adam and Eve, and not the whole world.
So how can people, who accept evolution, and / or Polygenism , still justify their belief in original sin?
edit on 5-8-2013 by windword because: typos
Originally posted by boymonkey74
You are slaves you just accept that a god owns your past your present and your death, you let him/it judge you, Religion is mental slavery, to fall for it is giving up to the master and you lot are the slaves.
Iam not an Atheist I just will not accept that God is anything to do with man made religion, I think God gave us free will to use it, I will not call God Lord, the almighty and such because that means we serve him/it/she and I just do not believe that we need to nor does he /it/she wants us to.
Sorry but Religion is evil, it is an acceptance of slavery and the lack of original thought and feelings.