23rd April 2003, 9:30 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Darunia
Again, you're making this an atheist vs. all organized religion war. You cannot do that, because none of those religions are similar in so much as they're one. You're suggesting that they're all credible, honest, true religions, which is impossible, because they all have different beliefs. That just goes to show you how false religion is...like I said, a bunch of bratty children wanting things their own way. A truely honest person who will never lie is about as rare as anything; does that mean it's not better to be truly honest? Ideals aren't always common, and neither is the truth, but that doesn't change what it is.
Which is why I only infer Judaism, Christianity and Islam, because even though these three religions have some rather fundamental differences with each other, they are all born from the same root and share many, many common beliefs. I almost never even mention other religions like Hinduism or Shintoism because they have almost nothing in common with the others and therefore I can lend no creedence to them. And I agree on how organized religion often gets messy, but organized religion is a creation of Man. Faith is not. Whatever differences Jews, Christians and Muslims have, we all believe in the same God.
Quote:I'm not sure just why I'm so gung-ho against religion...perhaps because from my perspective, it'd be better for humanity to abandon such an ancient and shallow concept. On the other hand, religion is a fragile fabric which keeps billions of simple-minded idiots happy...they believe that if they sin, they'll be punished by a diety. Maybe that alone merits religion should continue. And I don't think I'm better than anything, I have a VERY low self esteem since my girlfriend dumped me and I was fired from my job 3 months ago, WHICH IS WHY ALL I DO IS COME HERE TO POST!
Well, from my perspective Atheism is a shallow concept that seeks to pacify simple-minded people who want to believe that they are the center of the universe and that there is no higher power than them. To accept Atheism is to believe that there are no consequences for your actions in life. I can see how that might sound liberating to people. Atheism is the easy way out.
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