should i start my own religion?

[kloth]

LOL! Aren't we all?

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i don't know, but i have been called dog before.

 

[kloth]

If you do, it's probably not going to get any more popular than the Temple of the Vampire

not if i don't have gothic chicks running around my grand castle. a temple would be too small.

 

[kloth]

I'm not seeing the point of difference...



So, the posters disagreeing with me on RF could be demons? I am starting to warm to this religion of yours.



Christian Science?

you don't have to see, just follow with blind faith if anything, or just for fun.

and yes they could be demons...or you could be. who knows?

it's not a science really. i do use some christian reflection to make it easier to understand with their common words though.

 

[Sha'irullah]

You should become a Man of the Word like Noah Webster!

 

[Muffled]

I believe you can start a religion but it won't be right religion.

I held sunday school for my kids and any friends that happened to be visiting at home for a while. It didn't seem to help much but I am sure a few unchurched kids got to hear a godly message at least once in their lives.

I may have entertained the idea of starting a religion but I am pretty sure it would not have pleased God. So instead I do my best to accomodate myself with existing religions.

 

[Muffled]

why quit drinking kool-Aid over that? or was it the sugar dose?

Jim went mad with power. i won't have that problem.

Everyone thinks that until people start cheering for you and telling you how great you are. Having people willing to follow unquetioningly is also pretty heady stuff.
What kind of defenses do you have to keep yourself grounded and not caught up in the rush?

 

[RJ50]

No doubt most religious people, whatever their faith, think they have the 'right/true' religion! There is no evidence any religion has the 'truth' of the matter.:no:

 

[lewisnotmiller]

it's not a science really. i do use some christian reflection to make it easier to understand with their common words though.

Actually, I was making a semi-serious point. There is an existing religion called Christian Science. I thought they had a belief that hell was not a physical place, but a state of mind, and that you would ascend to heaven. Upon a little reading, it seems they see heaven and hell both as states of mind rather than actual places.

Anyways, I thought their view of the afterlife sounded similarish to yours. But seems perhaps not after all.

 

[The Sum of Awe]

No doubt most religious people, whatever their faith, think they have the 'right/true' religion! There is no evidence any religion has the 'truth' of the matter.:no:

I bet EVERYONE thinks most of their opinions are correct.

 

[Breathe]

No doubt most religious people, whatever their faith, think they have the 'right/true' religion!

Funny, I feel the same way with non-theists.

Plenty of theists are open to many roads one destination, though.

 

[Terrywoodenpic]

it would be very hard to think up a version of religion that no one has thought of before.
I would just select from one of those.

 

[kloth]

You should become a Man of the Word like Noah Webster!

maybe i should...i don't know who this noah guy is though.

 

[kloth]

I believe you can start a religion but it won't be right religion.

how would you know it wouldn't be the right religion? you only know the basics.

unless by right you mean wrong. then i have to agree with you. :yes:

 

[kloth]

Everyone thinks that until people start cheering for you and telling you how great you are. Having people willing to follow unquestioningly is also pretty heady stuff.
What kind of defenses do you have to keep yourself grounded and not caught up in the rush?

perhaps heady stuff for you and most others, but not me. i have a wall inside me.

my defense is warning myself and just knowing better. it's really not hard to just not get ahead of yourself and stay in control and watch your surroundings.
most people i believe only show optimism for the future or just don't consider it because they pretty much live in la la land. i know people and myself enough to keep the power real and stay that way.

 

[kloth]

No doubt most religious people, whatever their faith, think they have the 'right/true' religion! There is no evidence any religion has the 'truth' of the matter.:no:

i never said it was true. but my religion will be the best and not just some typical self proclaimed ego talking.

 

[Sha'irullah]

maybe i should...i don't know who this noah guy is though.

Noah Webster is the creator of Webster's Dictionary He is the creator of 'The Word"

 

[kloth]

Noah Webster is the creator of Webster's Dictionary He is the creator of 'The Word"

oh yeah, Noah, i remember now. i thought jesus was responsible for the word. nevermind.

 

[I.S.L.A.M617]

Need the Word? I "Noah" guy


.....Nothing? Tough crowd...

 

[lewisnotmiller]

Need the Word? I "Noah" guy


.....Nothing? Tough crowd...

lol...gave me a chuckle.
Although I was more the tough crowd at the end than the 'joke'. Sounded like something I'd post.

(erm...sidenote, you might want to see a shrink. Anyone posting something even vaguely sounding like me most likely requires a professional.)

 

[Sha'irullah]

(erm...sidenote, you might want to see a shrink. Anyone posting something even vaguely sounding like me most likely requires a professional.)

Ahhh that explains the foil hate your wearing! :yes: