Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Sounds more like lack of conviction.
Or an acknowledgement of the fallibility of the human psyche. If someone can be a better person by following Christian doctrine then I can think of no reason why the inaccuracy of the predictions & positions of those doctrines should be a barrier.
Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Sounds more like lack of conviction.
Originally posted by Red Nemesis
Or an acknowledgement of the fallibility of the human psyche. If someone can be a better person by following Christian doctrine then I can think of no reason why the inaccuracy of the predictions & positions of those doctrines should be a barrier.
You can accept the existence of other religions and also accept the possibility that they may be correct and you may be wrong whilst still feeling that those religions are blasphemous according to your own belief system.
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
So, we should go around the world and criticize everyone else for the wrongs they are doing instead of minding our own business? Would that give us more conviction? Would causing wars over blasphemous concepts give us more conviction?
Originally posted by Grand-Moff-Gav
You can accept the existence of other religions and also accept the possibility that they may be correct and you may be wrong whilst still feeling that those religions are blasphemous according to your own belief system.Minding our own business? Can I go all Godwin and bring up the Holocaust?
There is a big difference between the religious wars of the past and WWII. There is also a big difference between being tolerant of peoples beliefs and putting up with the evil actions of people. However, we are now leaving the scope of this thread. I would love to continue if you open a new thread.
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
The gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0812976568/ref=sib_dp_pt#reader-link
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
There is a big difference between the religious wars of the past and WWII. There is also a big difference between being tolerant of peoples beliefs and putting up with the evil actions of people. However, we are now leaving the scope of this thread. I would love to continue if you open a new thread.
Not really, your totally wrong. Now shoosh.
It isn't really a religion in the sense that no one actually believes in the existence of the FSM. It is a parody of religion designed to illustrate why faith should not inform science lessons because the "it can't be proven wrong, therefore it is an equally valid theory as anything else" argument is a falsehood.
Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
With no real followers.
When I first read that I thought you were talking about Buddhism!
Originally posted by Red Nemesis
Or an acknowledgement of the fallibility of the human psyche. If someone can be a better person by following Christian doctrine then I can think of no reason why the inaccuracy of the predictions & positions of those doctrines should be a barrier.
So basically . . . they lack conviction.