So i'm standing in line waiting to vote...

[petrek]

your lack of any valid argument has been noted.

There was no valid argument to respond to, just opinion. To which I disagree with, and stated such.

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[aircooled]

Mahatma Ghandi: "It it weren't for Christians, I'd be a Christian."

Personally I don't believe in any religion, but I always liked Ghandi's quote. ;-)

 

[kt]

Originally posted by: petrek

With faith you do not need to know what is right or wrong, only what you believe, even if you are wrong.

I disagree.

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I disagree of your disagreement.

 

[rayray2]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Of course you do. That's the only conclusion you could possibly come up with if you believe what is told you without any questions what so ever. That's why it's called faith. You have to have faith to believe something that make no sense because if you relied on evidence (or lack of evidence) then you wouldn't believe it to start out with.

Lack of evidence? Believing in something that makes no sense? Surely you're not that brainwashed Mike. No one has ever successfully refuted the Bible. Many mock the Bible but avoid challenging it point by point. No one who has done in-depth research, honestly examining the evidence for the Bible's inspiration and truthfulness, has been able to disprove the Bible. History records many who set out to disprove the Bible, who instead became believers.

 

[johnjohn320]

Originally posted by: rubix
maybe after you explain why the other 100s (1,000s?) of gods are fake (most of which you don't even know of btw so how can you properly evaluate the situation?) then you can tell us why yours is "the real one". your beliefs are total bs and merely based upon the popular religious options of your spefic time period that you live in. if you were born 1,000s of years ago in egypt then you'd be worshipping a god with a bird for a head along with many more rediculous made up gods. how do you reconcile this fact? your beliefs are a joke and are fairy tales for adults (and brainwashed kids).

A little harshly-worded, but I agree.

As I say whenever this topic comes up (on AT or in real life), believe what you want, and I'll believe what I want. I, for the most part, believe what Rubix apparently believes.

Now let's all hit the hay.

 

[petrek]

I disagree of your disagreement.

I disagree with your use of the word "of" in the above quote. I do however agree with your disagreement, not so far however, as to disagree with my own disagreement.

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[CurtCold]

Ok I have a question here. If everything in the BIBLE is 100% correct and taken with a literal interpretation, then why are we even here? Why did God create man? To me it's like God just created mankind (aka Adam, and Eve) then what for? Just for his entertainment? He obviously doesn't need us. I dunno, that's a thought that kinda bugged me

Also the fact that so many religions just want power/money.

 

[freakflag]

Christianity is based on the Bible. The Bible is the Word of God.

I have to disagree. Sorta.

The Bible wasn't written by God.
It was written by man.
So, if we proceed under the assumption that man is flawed (a basic tenet of christianity)then, by logical progression,
the Bible is flawed.
Follow the logic train a little further down the track and we come to the inescapable conclusion that man's interpretation of the word of God (or Buddha or Yaweh or whatever...), the foundation of all major religions,
is also fatally flawed.

I'm reminded of an exercise we performed back in high school...
The teacher handed a student a piece of paper. On that paper was a single descriptive paragraph ( I don't remember the exact content).
The student was told to read the paragraph 3 times, place the paper face down on the desk, then lean forward and repeat what they had read, in a whisper, to the person sitting in front of them. That person would then whisper what they had heard to the person in front of them, etc.
When the story finally made it's way around the room, the last person was instructed to stand up and repeat what they had been told.
My teacher then read the original paragraph directly from the same sheet of paper.
Guess what?
The story the last student told bore almost no resemblence the original paragraph.
Even the original intent of the paragraph was lost.


I found that very telling.

That's all I have to say about organized religion.
Draw your own conclusions.

 

[shiner]

Originally posted by: petrek

if you were born 1,000s of years ago in egypt then you'd be worshipping a god with a bird for a head along with many more rediculous made up gods. how do you reconcile this fact?

By disagreeing, I disagree.

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Wow!! That's quite a powerful argument.

 

[Brutuskend]

Well, this thread deteriorated nicely I see.

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Well, this thread deteriorated nicely I see.

I agree.
Where is MrPALCO when we really need him?

 

[johnjohn320]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Well, this thread deteriorated nicely I see.

You were expecting it not to?

 

[petrek]

Wow!! That's quite a powerful argument.

Actually there is no argument. I disagreed with his opinion and stated such.

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[petrek]

I have to disagree. Sorta.

The Bible wasn't written by God.
It was written by man.

"The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever." Psalm 12:6-7

"All scripture is given by inspiration of God..." 2 Timothy 3:16

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[who8myrice]

Originally posted by: petrek

I have to disagree. Sorta.

The Bible wasn't written by God.
It was written by man.

"The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever." Psalm 12:6-7

"All scripture is given by inspiration of God..." 2 Timothy 3:16

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i agree with your agreement