And I'm happily on the fence when it comes to religion, agnosticism hooray.
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a lot of people belive that christians, muslims, and jews and believe in the same god. we just have different beliefs in who the messiah is.Shocking wrote:
Schizophrenics are an example of your mind being immensely powerful and capable of playing tricks on you. Emotionally but in severe cases even hallucinations. It's all in their heads.
Not saying all religious people are schizophrenic, just getting the point across.
Until a religious person can explain to me why his religion is the right one they're all full of shit.
Just comparing the customs of jews, christians and muslims, and their religious texts + interpretations thereof, oh no you don't.
Then what about Hinduism and all the billions of extinct religions? It's not like the big three are the only ones, just those with the most backing.
Then what about Hinduism and all the billions of extinct religions? It's not like the big three are the only ones, just those with the most backing.
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Maybe I should revive the greek pantheon, Zeus is much more civilised than those barbarians Yahweh and Allah.
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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=What+questions+has … ease+it%3FHaiBai wrote:
google them.Nic wrote:
So what questions have you asked about your faith that have increased it?HaiBai wrote:
lol, i can definately see both sides. how do you think someone increases their faith? by questioning it.
atheists have no idea what i'm talking about because the idea seems preposterous to them. like i said in the earlier page, it's like trying to kiss a unicorn
i dont feel like posting a life story. it's not as if it's some simple little question i can explain or say in a sentence.
no love for me
i have no answer. ask a priest or somethingShocking wrote:
Just comparing the customs of jews, christians and muslims, and their religious texts + interpretations thereof, oh no you don't.
Then what about Hinduism and all the billions of extinct religions? It's not like the big three are the only ones, just those with the most backing.
They don't have an answer either because in truth, they don't know anything.HaiBai wrote:
i have no answer. ask a priest or something
Why aren't you a muslim
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I was gonna point out the same.Shocking wrote:
They don't have an answer either because in truth, they don't know anything.HaiBai wrote:
i have no answer. ask a priest or something
Why aren't you a muslim
Funnily enough all those three religions do have the same founding father.
Oh how righteous and pious Abraham was to try and sacrifice his own son because the voices told him.
Oh how righteous and pious Abraham was to try and sacrifice his own son because the voices told him.
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any good dad would shocking.
they know more then meShocking wrote:
They don't have an answer either because in truth, they don't know anything.HaiBai wrote:
i have no answer. ask a priest or something
Why aren't you a muslim
Salt tastes saltyHaiBai wrote:
http://www.schoolofabraham.com/tastedsalt.htm
yes that's an adjective
Obviously.
Honestly HaiBai if you can't answer to yourself why you believe what you believe in you may just understand that religion is simply a house of cards. And don't bother telling me that you "feel" it's the right religion because there's thousands of people with the same feeling believing in different shit.
And many of those are monotheistic faiths who declare themselves to be the one and only. Quite a paradox.
Honestly HaiBai if you can't answer to yourself why you believe what you believe in you may just understand that religion is simply a house of cards. And don't bother telling me that you "feel" it's the right religion because there's thousands of people with the same feeling believing in different shit.
And many of those are monotheistic faiths who declare themselves to be the one and only. Quite a paradox.
A step brother of mine is a preacher. They know just as much as you because none of them can answer that question. Not even the pope.HaiBai wrote:
they know more then me
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i know why i believe in it.Shocking wrote:
Obviously.
Honestly HaiBai if you can't answer to yourself why you believe what you believe in you may just understand that religion is simply a house of cards. And don't bother telling me that you "feel" it's the right religion because there's thousands of people with the same feeling believing in different shit.
And many of those are monotheistic faiths who declare themselves to be the one and only. Quite a paradox.
why dont i believe in another religion? no idea
No, you don't know why you believe in it if you cannot explain why you do not believe in the other religions.
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Tbh I don't care what someone believes in. There are a fair amount of christians on my campus who try to get people to 'understand god' or whatever, and I respectfully tell them that I do not follow a faith and wish them a nice day. I just posted that cos I knew it'd get a rise out of someone.
tl;dr you believe what you want, I'll believe what I want, and we won't have any problems as long as we don't shove our ideas down each other's throats
tl;dr you believe what you want, I'll believe what I want, and we won't have any problems as long as we don't shove our ideas down each other's throats
Because you were told to?HaiBai wrote:
i know why i believe in it.Shocking wrote:
Obviously.
Honestly HaiBai if you can't answer to yourself why you believe what you believe in you may just understand that religion is simply a house of cards. And don't bother telling me that you "feel" it's the right religion because there's thousands of people with the same feeling believing in different shit.
And many of those are monotheistic faiths who declare themselves to be the one and only. Quite a paradox.
why dont i believe in another religion? no idea
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Because you were told not to?
OK so why do you feel the need to believe in god. What is lacking from your life? Are your parents religious? Or is it you don't like making decisions without the need to ask your god to help you? I am curious to know how your mind works as a believer.
Quote of the year so far "Fifa 11 on the other hand... shiny things for mongos "-mtb0minime
The only time I get confronted with faith discussions irl is if the preacher guy is around. I tend to avoid them as well, because you can't convince someone who has been believing their shit for decades no matter how hard you try, it's a pointless endeavour that ends up with people getting either annoyed or angry.Hurricane2k9 wrote:
Tbh I don't care what someone believes in. There are a fair amount of christians on my campus who try to get people to 'understand god' or whatever, and I respectfully tell them that I do not follow a faith and wish them a nice day. I just posted that cos I knew it'd get a rise out of someone.
tl;dr you believe what you want, I'll believe what I want, and we won't have any problems as long as we don't shove our ideas down each other's throats
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When I find out someone's religious in 2011 I just think to myself "..Really? Still?"
That being said I don't honestly care. I just think to myself they're a complete idiot for believing such things. Only when they try to force their religion on me or want a heated debate will I actually voice my opinions on the matter.
For example, my step-mum's started going back to Church after John died (rip), but it's not like I wake up each Sunday when they come home and call her an idiot. And she doesn't come into my room at 8am, force me to get up and accompany her, because we're both well-balanced people. Believe what you want, just don't try force it on people.
That being said I don't honestly care. I just think to myself they're a complete idiot for believing such things. Only when they try to force their religion on me or want a heated debate will I actually voice my opinions on the matter.
For example, my step-mum's started going back to Church after John died (rip), but it's not like I wake up each Sunday when they come home and call her an idiot. And she doesn't come into my room at 8am, force me to get up and accompany her, because we're both well-balanced people. Believe what you want, just don't try force it on people.
100 bucks says his parents brainwashed himMonkey Spanker wrote:
OK so why do you feel the need to believe in god. What is lacking from your life? Are your parents religious? Or is it you don't like making decisions without the need to ask your god to help you? I am curious to know how your mind works as a believer.
thats a bad bet to take
That's something I don't agree with.. parents baptising their children then dragging them to church every sunday, basically forcing them to believe, which is what I suspect has happened to Haibai.. Sorta falls under forcing their beliefs on other people. Let the kid grow up, educate him about both sides, let him make his own decision.11 Bravo wrote:
100 bucks says his parents brainwashed himMonkey Spanker wrote:
OK so why do you feel the need to believe in god. What is lacking from your life? Are your parents religious? Or is it you don't like making decisions without the need to ask your god to help you? I am curious to know how your mind works as a believer.
It's about the whole community thing which provides comfort I guess. That and many people are not willing to accept that things just happen.
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