The way I just saw it from both sides is that free masons are either a cult or an organization. However, if we go back in years, it was created by mathematical/scientific minded people, and the church (catholic) would suppress these people. The church has always suppressed any ideas that...
It's already going on. Some countries are better than others on that end.. Personally, if anybody touches my daughter, they better run dang fast. Some countries they SELL their children..
Is god looking at our minute to minute, there is a purpose for everything? Debate Religious Debate about...
Agreed Fantome.. I have not seen "God" come down and tell anyone to go to any war. Once we have a video tape of that, then anything god says will be justified. Till then, it is immoral in my human eyes to kill anyone whatsoever. However, it is in human nature to do so and if a person takes up a...
I see religion as a way for folks to believe in something. Anything. Think about it.. Just about every civilization has had some kind of religion. It is a way of keeping people in line with some guidelines. Back when there was no electricity and so forth, you would get a tooth ache, and the...
I now believe that religion is the earliest form of government. "Everyone believe in this and follow this leader"
It's a way of taking control of the masses by propaganda. Give me a 100% undeniable piece of evidence that ANY religion has truth to its god, and I will bow down to my knees and beg...
Well, this is the first time I hear of the Tanakh and I might check it out. All I knew was the new testament though I didn't even read it since I was brought up in a different way. I always thought the bible in general was a guide book for folks who didn't know what was right or wrong on their...
Well, now that I am getting educated, the original testament didn't even speak of any hell. So, I now consider hell a fabrication of human minds that wanted to scare others into staying with the church. I guess this is a christian topic instead of an all around religious debate.
I just wonder...
TheKnight, thank you very kindly for the info. It lights up my mind a great deal. :)
So, from what you are saying, the original testament did not contain lots of what is in the bible now a days am I correct? Would anyone agree that the bible has been altered and edited over and over and over in...
Yes but 2/3 of the planet are christians or islamists so that's why I said that. Sorry for putting them into one big bowl. Like "TheKnight" said, I don't think god would send people to hell SOLELY for not believing. If there is a god, I think that all you need to do is to be a good human and do...
Wow. Myself, my parents brought me up explaining that everything was made by the universe and I didn't even learn about religion until I went to school. So, If I would have died when I was a young child, I would have gone to hell? Simply because I was totally unaware of god?
I mean, I know this...
I agree that lust can mean many things. Lust for life is a very good example. There is nothing wrong with that. What I think lust as a bad thing can be and why Christians preach against it, is to prevent lusting for 'sexual" desires or 'power'. Lust for life, love, success, etc.. are fine. But...
Then comes the question of military not playing fair and dressing up as civilians to kill your country men and women. Some people even dress up mentally challenged people with bombs and put them in civilian markets and such to cause terror..
So, what do you do if the army against you is hidden...
I believe in evolution and if you look at humans, we are fast taking over and literally eating the world to death. So, it might be evolution's way for humans to kill each other as a way of population control..
Of course, it would suck to be on the death end of the deal, but, humans being the...
Ok ok I'm new here and obviously don't know the finer points of all religions. Forgive me as I am not trying to be a smart mouth. This is an honest question comming from a person who doesn't believe in any god. However, I am very very interested and respectful of religious people.
That being...
Find a loop-hole in your religion. It's what most religions do if some essentials are forbiden (IE on the 7th day you can't do such and such but what if you have a medical emergency and need electricity to save your life!).
If it says you can't use your hand, use something like a fleshlight...
There are many religions where if you don't believe in "X" god you will go to hell. So, if that is the case and lets assume that it is, will people who have never heard of these religions go to hell?
Example is amazon tribes who have no religion and have never even been in contact with the...