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Gott ist tot.

Echowitch

Southern Pirates
ROFL

I don't believe in the Christian deity. I don't believe in any Deities, as I perceive them as humanities answer for parental figures. And Im opposed to organised religion on the grounds that no one should tell you what to think or believe in, so long as you respect others right to their belief's and don't try to harass or oppress them because of their belief's as seems to be the case with most of the major religions at the moment.

Religions are living things though. They change over time. They progress and are replaced by other religions. The stories of one religion are commonly passed over from one religion to another religion in an attempt to make it easier to convert people. Do you think that one current major religion was the only religion to have a central character born of a virgin, and who died and was resurrected 3 days later ?? Nope some 10+ major religions all have the same story, most of them pre-dating the aforementioned current major religion.

Who knows what will happen in the future with the worlds religions. It depends on many factors. Christianity wouldn't be where it is today if it weren't for the Church converting the rich and powerful before the poor. Islam was small and inconsequential when Muhammed was preaching peace and love only, and only became big when Muhammed picked up a sword. Judaism hasn't converted people, it spreads through births determined by the mothers bloodline. Persuasion, aggression, natural progression, all different ways of expanding/growing a religion.

In a thousand years todays major religions may all exist and still be as influential and problematic as they are today.....then again we could all be bowing down before statues of Colin the purple and yellow spotted frog ;)
 

spangley_special

Free Agent
Sep 26, 2006
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www.iamjackfranklin.co.uk
ok i started to type a clear statement about my stance on all of this but it was very long and went round in circles. i'll get one up in the morning when i have had some sleep

...have a read of that canopy of ice thing i posted, just think about that from an engineers point of veiw, HOW? how would that work?
 

Tom Allen

TFP
Jul 4, 2003
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i tend to find there's two types of people in religion.

1. The blatantly stupid, who just don't know any better.

2. The power hungry self obsessed geeks, who feel they can be something in life by the ways of god.
 

Fish

CF6
May 15, 2006
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Just wondering why the title is in German?
Technically shouldn't it be past tense of 'getot' (with an umlaut) though :confused:

Been a while since my last A-level German lesson :eek:
 

MJ

IM AGG...my mom says
Oct 24, 2007
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i dont disagree with religion as such, if some people need to feel safe and hope that something larger than them is looking over them then they can do that, some people arent as mentally strong and like the feeling of a master, someone to guide them. some are born into religion and its what they know. now what i dont understand is that some religions kill animals the way god said it should be done ( by bleeding them from the throat) !!! other religions let there wives lie there dieng in a hospital bed, after giving birth, bleeding beause blood transfusions arent aloud ( how harsh!) and the worst thing of all is NO SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE (now that is just bollox)! i am not discriminating against any religion, i just think that certain parts of each religion need reviewing (put nuts or zoo magazine inside the bible lol ) thats my opinion