6th April 2003, 3:26 PM
Quote:2. Why invoke Jesus' name if you don't believe in him?
I don't get it either... why use religious swearwords if you don't believe in them...
Quote:None of us are telling you that you have to believe in God and Christ.
If you think that, I don't think we are reading the same thread...
Quote:Question: If religion were abolished, what all would that include? Don't just say religion, think about every aspect of it and tell me what it is you want to get rid of. In my mind, science is practically a religion that deals with everything but theology. It tells you how to live your life, what the best medicines are, and even what happens when you die. There's strict guidelines, rules, and theories that are held up as fact. Fact itself is regarded as almost a Godhead, the end of everything. If it's not Fact, then it's nothing.
I'd written a longer response, but lost it, so in short: unquestioning belief. Science doesn't support that idea in any way, but its at the core of most normal religions and it doesn't do anyone any good... though people which believe in it would never agree with that statement because of their unquestioning belief.