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Hardships in life, insanity, etc.
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Ugh...I really hate this line of thinking. It's part of the reason I'm a feminist.Brick Tamland said:Herr Shyguy said:The point of life is to have tons and tons of sex.
Exactly. The point of organized religion is so that members of one faith can reach out to one another and support each other in times of need. Have you never been inside a church? They are always running donation drives and such for people in need. If the religion was individualized, that wouldn't happen. There are also mission trips funded by the church and staffed by the church that go out to help with disaster relief. Organized religion brings much more good than bad.Herr Shyguy said:Now now, that's uncalled for. Organized religion brings a lot of people peace of mind.BLT said:If you are in a relationship with god, tell me what his opinion is on organized religion, the silliest thing on Earth!
BLT said:Let's see what organized religion also does:
- Start wars
- Commit sex crimes against children
- Incite violence
- Other terrible things
I think not having these things in exchange for somebody's peace of mind is worth the trade.
If you need organized religion to have a peace of mind, you probably need to see a psychotherapist. (Not that that's a bad thing)
That would be the fault of extremists. Contrary to popular belief, Islam is not evil. In fact, at least 90% of the Muslims on Earth are peaceful people. It's the 10% who are extremists and decide to kill others that give the rest a bad reputation. There will always be evil people out there who find that religion becomes a great tool for evil, just as can be a great tool for good as well. Take Hitler for an example. He incited all of Germany to rise up and purify themselves of the Jews and other peoples in the name of Christianity.BLT said:I think I'd have to disagree there.
Insanity can be linked with organized religion.
For example, we can say Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was insane, but it was still his religion that told him to blow up *bleep*.
Remember Stalin, the greatest mass-murderer in modern history? The Soviet Union was pretty anti-religious IIRC.BLT said:What or who incites people to do violent things more than religion?
That's not supposed to be chauvinistic, the reason for life is to pass on your genes to the next generation. The easiest way to accomplish that is through sex.Dr. Javelin said:Ugh...I really hate this line of thinking. It's part of the reason I'm a feminist.Brick Tamland said:Herr Shyguy said:The point of life is to have tons and tons of sex.
I disagree; there are plenty of insane atheists.BLT said:Insanity can be linked with organized religion.
Stalin-era Soviet Union can be likened to a religion.Herr Shyguy said:Remember Stalin, the greatest mass-murderer in modern history? The Soviet Union was pretty anti-religious IIRC.BLT said:What or who incites people to do violent things more than religion?
You can't have it both ways! I think almost anything that two or more people agree on or follow can be seen as a religion.BLT said:Stalin-era Soviet Union can be likened to a religion.
Any large organization can be likened to a religion, that doesn't make it true.BLT said:Stalin-era Soviet Union can be likened to a religion.
No. Stalin-era Soviet Union can be likened to a religion because of the propaganda and the cult of personality he developed.Herr Shyguy said:Any large organization can be likened to a religion, that doesn't make it true.BLT said:Stalin-era Soviet Union can be likened to a religion.
Stalinism had a personality cult, but that's not a true cult. Technically, you could say the revere of Stalin was a cult, but Kim Il-sung is still revered after his death, which is usually the difference between a cult and a religion. North Korea is more like a religion than Stalinism.BLT said:No. Stalin-era Soviet Union can be likened to a religion because of the propaganda and the cult of personality he developed.Herr Shyguy said:Any large organization can be likened to a religion, that doesn't make it true.BLT said:Stalin-era Soviet Union can be likened to a religion.
I wouldn't say a large organization like United Nations or the Women's Tennis Association could be likened to a religion.
Did you love it when he said that religion filled the void of modern science?Mutsuki Minase said:I love that explanation.
Sin, of course.BLT said:What or who incites people to do violent things more than religion?
I might just sig this. Seriously? One of the 10 commandments is "Thou shalt not commit murder."BLT said:Is it a sin to kill people? The Bible doesn't think so.
BLT said:Did you love it when he said that religion filled the void of modern science?Mutsuki Minase said:I love that explanation.
Mason said:*before modern science in explaining the world
Nationalism, racism, etc...BLT said:What or who incites people to do violent things more than religion?
agreedPlumber said:The Bible was not written all at once, so of course it's inconsistent. In the Old Testament God is one scary mofo, in the New Testament he mellows out.
Speaking of that...how can homosexuality still exist? I mean, if someone can't pass on their homo genes, then how could anyone possibly be born gay/lesbian? Logic says it's their choice, and I really don't know why anyone would choose to.Mutsuki Minase said:...even sex with the same gender
In the Bible, god orders people to die.Dr. Javelin said:War is not murder as long as there is a reason for it. World War I was murder because it didn't accomplish anything except death. World War II was not murder because we had to fight back against Hitler.
So find an instance where people killed without God's orders and weren't punished.