cybercoma Posted May 20, 2007 Report Posted May 20, 2007 But significantly less arrogant that saying all religions are evil and should be abandoned. I've just gone one religion further than you. Quote
sharkman Posted May 20, 2007 Report Posted May 20, 2007 And what numbers did you give in the religious killing thread, 33% christian to 19% Muslim. Like I said, a pretty significant difference. Quote
cybercoma Posted May 20, 2007 Report Posted May 20, 2007 And what numbers did you give in the religious killing thread, 33% christian to 19% Muslim. Like I said, a pretty significant difference. Considering there are many distinctions even within those religions (catholics, baptists, anglican, protestants, pentecostal, etc. for Christians and Sunni, Shiite, Yazidi, etc. for Muslims) I think you're exaggerating a bit, since you obviously don't agree with ALL Christians or ALL Muslims or ALL Jews or ALL Hindus or whatever your religion may be. Quote
jbg Posted May 20, 2007 Report Posted May 20, 2007 God is not big on second chances I guess.The contrary, G-d is very big on second chances. One gets to atone once a year for their sins against G-d. One has to rectify, granted, the earthly portion of those sins, i.e. no "indulgences" for sale on Yom Kippur.Instead of hell, it just has the benevolent hebrew God slaughtering civilizations and everyone else who generally didn't believe.I don't know what on G-d's earth you're talking about. The Jews were directed to slaughter Amalakites, Jebusites etc. who were likely about as good neighbors as Palestinians are today. There was no prospective direction to kill infidels. Thus, you don't see Jews slamming planes into buildings. Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
myata Posted May 20, 2007 Author Report Posted May 20, 2007 But significantly less arrogant that saying all religions are evil and should be abandoned. That is not that's being said. At issue is very specific dogma that for all I know (and can think of) serves no rational purpose in this age. Quote If it's you or them, the truth is equidistant
sharkman Posted May 20, 2007 Report Posted May 20, 2007 No, this is the position that cyber holds about religion. Quote
Figleaf Posted May 21, 2007 Report Posted May 21, 2007 Second chances? God gives us 80 years to figure things out, screwing up many times along the way. Or how about 70 x 7 screw ups every day being the number of times Jesus said to forgive someone? Even back before it became clear to me that Christian doctrine is basically ridiculous, it always seemed ludicrous that God would run a 'sudden-death' salvation lottery. What would be the point? Quote
Figleaf Posted May 21, 2007 Report Posted May 21, 2007 Do blastocytes go to heaven too? Hey, here's an idea, why don't you ask God on that one! Great idea, what's his MySpace address? Quote
newbie Posted May 21, 2007 Report Posted May 21, 2007 God is not big on second chances I guess. Second chances? God gives us 80 years to figure things out, screwing up many times along the way. Or how about 70 x 7 screw ups every day being the number of times Jesus said to forgive someone? Obviously my humour was not recognized. I promise to place a smiley face next time. Quote
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