Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Nothing is all good or all evil.
but when your going for BELIEF and morals, you should go for ALL good. doesnt matter if u can do it practically in real life or not, thas human nature n faults. but the BELIEF shudnt have wrong in it, specially BLATANT CLEARLY evil n wrog thing, thas why most relegions are not acceptable.
Originally posted by debbiejo
Aren't you the pagan person?....I can't remember....... 😎
yup.... that's me... the awkward believer in the possibility of the multiplicity of truth..... all gods exist... we just choose to worship the most relevant ones, rather than allow someone else to choose for us....
Originally posted by kaa
Believe it or not,there is evidence to support the argument that
the earth is between 6,000-10,000 years old.You can research
it if you like.Regarding Jesus's death and resurrection,while -
there is no actual physical evidence,there are numerous extra
biblical sources that mention it.One account that immediately
comes to mind were written by Josephus.But perhaps the
greatest proof is found in the gospels written by Jesus's
followers.Did you know that most of them were killed for
preaching the gospel? let's think about this for a moment.
How many people are willing to die for somethig they know
to be false? The apostles Peter and John( followers of jesus)
say it best in the book of Acts Ch4 verse 20.After being arr-
ested yet again for teaching about Jesus they are brought
before the jewish leaders and ordered not to speak or teach
in the name of Jesus.Peter and John said to them in reply,"It is
impossible not to speak about what we have seen and heard"
In response to the question of Adam and Eve,let me ask you
this: is it more logical to believe in a creator who created two
human beings from which all of mankind originated or the
theory that we somehow evolved for primates or
there was a big explosion that somehow formed this world
and everything in it? Trace your family history.At no point
will you ever find a primate relative in it.Mankind did not
just appear suddenly.Families and nations grew over a
period of centuries.So where there may be no actual phy-
sical evidence,the creation thoery logically explains the
origins of mankind.But please don't take my word for it.
Please investigate dilligently with all your heart.
Jesus himself said,"Those who seek me shall find me" 🙂
I am really glad that someone spoke something somewhat logical. I really appreciate that you took time to look into Christianity before posting your reply. I, too, am a firm believer in Christ. I have looked into it, as you recommended, and there is no doubt in my mind that Christianity is the only TRUE religion. Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life... no one comes to the Father except through Him. Any of you who doubt this truth, please look into it. Your eternity is laying on the line. When it comes to choosing a life with Christ, you have nothing to lose... I promise.
I study religion and religion i s important but there are such things as unhealthy religions a recent found that According to the study, belief in and worship of God are not only unnecessary for a healthy society but may actually contribute to social problems.
The study counters the view of believers that religion is necessary to provide the moral and ethical foundations of a healthy society.
It compares the social peformance of relatively secular countries, such as Britain, with the US, where the majority believes in a creator rather than the theory of evolution. Many conservative evangelicals in the US consider Darwinism to be a social evil, believing that it inspires atheism and amorality.
Many liberal Christians and believers of other faiths hold that religious belief is socially beneficial, believing that it helps to lower rates of violent crime, murder, suicide, sexual promiscuity and abortion. The benefits of religious belief to a society have been described as its “spiritual capital”. But the study claims that the devotion of many in the US may actually contribute to its ills.
The paper, published in the Journal of Religion and Society, a US academic journal, reports: “Many Americans agree that their churchgoing nation is an exceptional, God-blessed, shining city on the hill that stands as an impressive example for an increasingly sceptical world.
“In general, higher rates of belief in and worship of a creator correlate with higher rates of homicide, juvenile and early adult mortality, STD infection rates, teen pregnancy and abortion in the prosperous democracies.
“The United States is almost always the most dysfunctional of the developing democracies, sometimes spectacularly so.”
Gregory Paul, the author of the study and a social scientist, used data from the International Social Survey Programme, Gallup and other research bodies to reach his conclusions.
He compared social indicators such as murder rates, abortion, suicide and teenage pregnancy.
The study concluded that the US was the world’s only prosperous democracy where murder rates were still high, and that the least devout nations were the least dysfunctional. Mr Paul said that rates of gonorrhoea in adolescents in the US were up to 300 times higher than in less devout democratic countries. The US also suffered from “ uniquely high” adolescent and adult syphilis infection rates, and adolescent abortion rates, the study suggested.
Mr Paul said: “The study shows that England, despite the social ills it has, is actually performing a good deal better than the USA in most indicators, even though it is now a much less religious nation than America.”
He said that the disparity was even greater when the US was compared with other countries, including France, Japan and the Scandinavian countries. These nations had been the most successful in reducing murder rates, early mortality, sexually transmitted diseases and abortion, he added.
Mr Paul delayed releasing the study until now because of Hurricane Katrina. He said that the evidence accumulated by a number of different studies suggested that religion might actually contribute to social ills. “I suspect that Europeans are increasingly repelled by the poor societal performance of the Christian states,” he added.
He said that most Western nations would become more religious only if the theory of evolution could be overturned and the existence of God scientifically proven. Likewise, the theory of evolution would not enjoy majority support in the US unless there was a marked decline in religious belief, Mr Paul said.
“The non-religious, proevolution democracies contradict the dictum that a society cannot enjoy good conditions unless most citizens ardently believe in a moral creator.
“The widely held fear that a Godless citizenry must experience societal disaster is therefore refuted.
He said that most Western nations would become more religious only if the theory of evolution could be overturned and the existence of God scientifically proven.duh...............who wouldnt become more religious if the existence of god would be scientifically proven.........I really dont hope they did pay this dude to come to this conclusion............is this labeled idiot report or?
Can't be bothered to fill the screen with Blue Nocturne's stuff.... so, I recommend you read New scientist from a week or so ago... it turns out that people who are active in their faith live longer, recover from cancer more quickly and completely, and have fewer mental health problems.... but it doesn't matter which religion or faith they follow... Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus, Scientologists, Satanists and Goloyists all reap the same benefits... if they actively believe....
Originally posted by Firewarrior
I see it as whats the point in not having a faith or a religion, because it takes hardly any effort and id rather me be religious and wrong than me be not be religious and find out i was wrong!!
"Whats the point in not having a faith or a religion" It all depends on what you define as a religion. You you are in a religion that wants to kill me, then I think that's a good reason for you to not be in that religion.
Originally posted by FirewarriorSo you're doing it out of fear than........See the brain washing is complete.
I see it as whats the point in not having a faith or a religion, because it takes hardly any effort and id rather me be religious and wrong than me be not be religious and find out i was wrong!!
Originally posted by KharmaDog
It's odd that the members who seem most hardcore or opinionated about their particular religion have chosen to stay away from this thread.In fact, it was their input that I was most interested to hear.
This kind of thread is asking them to think outside the box, and they would rather just go talk about how cool Jesus is.