Who am I talking about? pt. 2

[needtogetaas]

the most interesting part to me though, is that all of these gods were worshipped LONG BEFORE the advent of Christ.

So what this says to me, is that when people went to write the Bible (remember, it was written by men) they borrowed HEAVILY from other gods and other stories.

Its also shown that these other stories were based on things like the sun and the stars.

So Christianity is a derivation, or a collaboration of many ancient beliefs.

Yet despite all of this, people STILL take it literally!

Do you agree that Mithra, Krisha, Dionisys, and others were NOT born of virgins right? Its pretty apparent that no one was born of a virgin, but it makes a great story for a god. Same goes for Jesus.

None of them were raised from the dead.

None of them performed "miracles."

na I dont see it like that and i never will.the thing is once some one believes 99.99% of the time no one or no thing will ever make them ever really make them stop believing.you can make threads or talk to a believer till you're blue
in the face and 99.99% of the time your just going to be bashing your head against a brick wall so why waste so much of your life doing it.why put so much time into it lestat that what I really want to know...your not making even a pin head size of a deference yet you put so much time reading about it,talking about it,making threads about it,thinking about it,letting it consume
you thoughts and there for consume your life as I said before.you always tip toe around this one as I sespect you will do again but really why waste your
time when its doing nothing at all but consume you.think about that.

 

[Lestat]

na I dont see it like that and i never will.the thing is once some one believes 99.99% of the time no one or no thing will ever make them ever really make them stop believing.you can make threads or talk to a believer till you're blue
in the face and 99.99% of the time your just going to be bashing your head against a brick wall so why waste so much of your life doing it.why put so much time into it lestat that what I really want to know...your not making even a pin head size of a deference yet you put so much time reading about it,talking about it,making threads about it,thinking about it,letting it consume
you thoughts and there for consume your life as I said before.you always tip toe around this one as I sespect you will do again but really why waste your
time when its doing nothing at all but consume you.think about that.

I don't see it as a waste of time. I don't think searching for truth is ever really a waste of time, even if the truth isn't whjat you wanted to hear.

My goal isn't to change your mind, this generation is pretty much a lost cause as far as that is concerned, but as we make progress as a society, we will only be doing ourselves a favor by educating each other in history and the origins of many of our beliefs.

Do you know what a myth is? Something that is widely regarded as the truth, but is not factual. By definition, many people will regard religious myths as truth and I am ok with that, but I will not stop trying to spread truth at every available opportunity.

Your statement sounds very ignorant. No disrespect bro, but just because you believe in something, doesn't mean you should stick your head in the sand and pretend that the rest of the world doesn't exist.

I feel like I've grown as a person through my self education and reading. I could spend that time getting drunk or something else far less productive I suppose, but instead I continually try to expand my knowledge of the world, not limit it.

 

[needtogetaas]

bump

 

[Lestat]

lol @ bumping a thread already at the top of the page! thanks bro!

 

[needtogetaas]

I don't see it as a waste of time. I don't think searching for truth is ever really a waste of time, even if the truth isn't whjat you wanted to hear.

My goal isn't to change your mind, this generation is pretty much a lost cause as far as that is concerned, but as we make progress as a society, we will only be doing ourselves a favor by educating each other in history and the origins of many of our beliefs.

Do you know what a myth is? Something that is widely regarded as the truth, but is not factual. By definition, many people will regard religious myths as truth and I am ok with that, but I will not stop trying to spread truth at every available opportunity.

Your statement sounds very ignorant. No disrespect bro, but just because you believe in something, doesn't mean you should stick your head in the sand and pretend that the rest of the world doesn't exist.

I feel like I've grown as a person through my self education and reading. I could spend that time getting drunk or something else far less productive I suppose, but instead I continually try to expand my knowledge of the world, not limit it.

well if you look at it like that it is better then some things you could be doing with your time.and at least you do show a large entrust in finding something.it shows you are looking trying to find something.maybe stop looking out side yourself and look inside every once in a wile...I dont stick my head in the sand bro I do here every thing you say but its more then just what is written in a book some where for me.its a part of me that I cant ignore.I dont know all the answers but I do know and feel very strongly that there is a god.in fact I feel it so strongly that no amount of any thing could ever change it.
I know its hard to understand for you but thats just the way it is.

 

[Lestat]

well if you look at it like that it is better then some things you could be doing with your time.and at least you do show a large entrust in finding something.it shows you are looking trying to find something.maybe stop looking out side yourself and look inside every once in a wile...I dont stick my head in the sand bro I do here every thing you say but its more then just what is written in a book some where for me.its a part of me that I cant ignore.I dont know all the answers but I do know and feel very strongly that there is a god.in fact I feel it so strongly that no amount of any thing could ever change it.
I know its hard to understand for you but thats just the way it is.

I don't feel that way about anything bro, look at history, we are constantly growing, learning new things about ourselves and the world. That book was written by men, put together by other men, and has been translated and re translated by men. Its certainly not something I'd call infallable, and I don't think much of it applies to today's world.

 

[needtogetaas]

I don't feel that way about anything bro, look at history, we are constantly growing, learning new things about ourselves and the world. That book was written by men, put together by other men, and has been translated and re translated by men. Its certainly not something I'd call infallable, and I don't think much of it applies to today's world.

the book its self ant even much of what I am talking about....I am just saying how a feel about there being a god.

 

[Lestat]

the book its self ant even much of what I am talking about....I am just saying how a feel about there being a god.

that's the thing, I totally can appreciate that man. I know it feels great. I know its inspiring. I know it can bring a wealth of GREAT things to you and your family! It can be an inspiration to you, bring you peace of mind, give you strength, something to hold onto.

BUT

All of that doesn't make it any more or less true. It can be 100% effective, yet 0% true.

The problem is that for some people, believing that it is true, makes them behave very badly, its happened in the past and will happen again.

My goal would be to find a way to get all of those great benefits I listed above WITHOUT having to believe in fairy tales. It has to be possible. You should be able to get all of those things out of life without having to say "yes, I believe the earth is 10,000 (roughly) years old" "yes, I believe homosexual are immoral" "yes, I believe that if YOU don't believe what I believe you are going to hell."

 

[bluepeter]

the book its self ant even much of what I am talking about....I am just saying how a feel about there being a god.

It is a huge leap from believing in a god and practicing organized religion.

 

[Lestat]

It is a huge leap from believing in a god and practicing organized religion.

agreed