23rd April 2003, 9:18 AM
Quote: religion is a fragile fabric which keeps billions of simple-minded idiots happy
So now every religious person is an idiot? I smell stereotyping. Most religious people believe what they do because they're the beliefs they were taught since birth. Hell, if their parents didn't tell them otherwise, they'd probably still think Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy are real when they grow up.
Quote:a bunch of bratty children wanting things their own way.
If I wrote my religion my way, lying would be okay under certain circumstances, revenge would be acceptable with certain limitations, and humanity wouldn't have to be punished for eating the forbidden fruit when Adam and Eve were the only ones to do that. But I can't have it my way, so I've just accepted what the Bible says. It's like the law: it'd be slightly different if I was in charge, but I'm not, so I'm just going to obey it.