I like how the "believers" think a "space god" comes and goes from planet earth somehow escaping the atmosphere and not burning up on his way in from the "heavens".
Weve been to space and beyond, and yet, no heaven has been found. Nothing up there but space junk...
The devil is religion itself. The keepers of the weak.
Thomas Jefferson wrote : "The divinity of Jesus is made a convenient cover for absurdity. Nowhere in the Gospels do we find a precept for Creeds, Confessions, Oaths, Doctrines, and whole cartloads of other foolish trumpery that we find in Christianity."
HE also wrote ""This would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were no religion in it."
All the writings about christianity and other religious is pure foolery.
TOS.
You call it foolishness and and come up with a thousand reasons why it must be so. You insult believers as being "weak" and yet I am stuck wondering, just who are you trying to convince? I think it's yourself. Your disbelief isn't nearly as deep as you think it is.I like how the "believers" think a "space god" comes and goes from planet earth somehow escaping the atmosphere and not burning up on his way in from the "heavens".
Weve been to space and beyond, and yet, no heaven has been found. Nothing up there but space junk...
The devil is religion itself. The keepers of the weak.
Thomas Jefferson wrote : "The divinity of Jesus is made a convenient cover for absurdity. Nowhere in the Gospels do we find a precept for Creeds, Confessions, Oaths, Doctrines, and whole cartloads of other foolish trumpery that we find in Christianity."
HE also wrote ""This would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were no religion in it."
All the writings about christianity and other religious is pure foolery.
TOS.
Your disbelief isn't nearly as deep as you think it is.
I'm honored. Now why don't you answer? Who are you trying to convince?Nice! I'm going to add that to the other dumb religious responses like:
He works in mysterious ways!
and
You must have Faith!
and
He's in a better place now!
Which have nothing to do with being religious or religious beliefs.Nice! I'm going to add that to the other dumb religious responses like:
He works in mysterious ways!
and
You must have Faith!
and
He's in a better place now!
My new BFF...See how powerful religion is? It has pushed Over and TOS into the same corner! Lol.
I'm honored. Now why don't you answer? Who are you trying to convince?
BBSAM, I am not a follower of any faith. I went to catholic school until I was thrown out at age 12 for disagreeing with the teachings. I would not allow myself to believe the stories contained in the bible as "real" as they made no sense. I would not allow myself to believe that some "being" assigned to outer space was capable of creating one planet and placing all living things here. I wouldnt allow myself to believe that some "desert drifter" talked to some burning bush and found the rules for mankind that amounted to nothing more than "common sense".
What i do believe is that Religion has been the source for all hardships in this planet. All the wars, all the strife because one religion wants to dominate the world. Even today, christian missionaries are going into countries where they dont belong and trying to convert nations. When they get killed, I feel no sympathy for them. They shouldnt have been there in the first place.
HITLER was a good christian and we saw how that worked out.
BB, I side with you on almost every issue, but on this particular one we will disagree. I respect that you have "faith" and I apologize if I offended you with my writings. They are nothing more than my opinions.
I do not intend on convincing anyone of anything, nor would I try to convince you to give up your "faith". All I am "airing" is my personal belief system, thats all.
The bible is filled with horrible stories of a serious magnitude and to that extent I find the bible a farce.
Fathers stoning their daughters to death for not being virgins and having to give away their goat to make up for it is something out of fantasyland.
If a true believer wants to hold the bible close to their hearts as "the spoken word", then they'd better start stockpiling rocks.
TOS.
TOSBBSAM, I am not a follower of any faith. I went to catholic school until I was thrown out at age 12 for disagreeing with the teachings. I would not allow myself to believe the stories contained in the bible as "real" as they made no sense. I would not allow myself to believe that some "being" assigned to outer space was capable of creating one planet and placing all living things here. I wouldnt allow myself to believe that some "desert drifter" talked to some burning bush and found the rules for mankind that amounted to nothing more than "common sense".
What i do believe is that Religion has been the source for all hardships in this planet. All the wars, all the strife because one religion wants to dominate the world. Even today, christian missionaries are going into countries where they dont belong and trying to convert nations. When they get killed, I feel no sympathy for them. They shouldnt have been there in the first place.
HITLER was a good christian and we saw how that worked out.
BB, I side with you on almost every issue, but on this particular one we will disagree. I respect that you have "faith" and I apologize if I offended you with my writings. They are nothing more than my opinions.
I do not intend on convincing anyone of anything, nor would I try to convince you to give up your "faith". All I am "airing" is my personal belief system, thats all.
The bible is filled with horrible stories of a serious magnitude and to that extent I find the bible a farce.
Fathers stoning their daughters to death for not being virgins and having to give away their goat to make up for it is something out of fantasyland.
If a true believer wants to hold the bible close to their hearts as "the spoken word", then they'd better start stockpiling rocks.
TOS.
Around 17:45 minutes in he really starts to win me over.
I like his idea of "cosmic spirituality/Christianity". I can't really define my religious beliefs as they mix between agnostic theist/auto-theist/pantheist.
The idea that God is incarnate within each of us is something that could really bring Christianity into the 21st century. The exclusivity of the idea that you're going to hell if you're not in some religious club holds a lot of people back from real spiritual growth. A literal interpretation of scripture is a big part of that.
I think more preachers are out there who have lost their faith on some or varying levels but remain in the pulpit afraid to speak out. They have rent and a light bill too. But if given the chance and an open minded congregation, ...