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- Jun 24, 2003
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Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
Originally posted by: TheBDB
Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
For chrissake people...
Do I take every word in the Bible literally? No. Has religion been manipulated by man repeatedly to serve his own ends? Certainly. Do I think everyone who doesn't share my exact beliefs is doomed to Hell? Of course not.
I stand by my faith because I believe in what it teaches me. I try to live my life according to charity, forgiveness, kindness to others as you would expect for yourself, and so on. This is why I am a Christian. I stand by the ideas it was based on. If you don't like it, tough. Christian or non-Christian, we've all got free will, whatever you believe that means... go use it.
So do I, but without all the god stuff.![]()
So, if you believe in no higher power, a.k.a. you serve no one but yourself.... then why do you bother being moral?
The concept of atheism is that you serve the community of mankind. Atheists believe in the spirit of man. Morality and law serve the community, and thus are validated.