Some relatives of mine began attending a Bible study class at church. They've been Christians for some 40-60 years or somewhere in that range. In a discussion about that class, they told me that they were surprised and frightened by some of the Old Testament. There's a lot of angry God business in the Old Testament. I found it to be quite humorous that these people could be Christians their whole lives without reading the book they base their entire lives (and afterlives) on. Why the fuck do people consider themselves to followers of a religion without reading the text of that religion?
I love religious people who don't know a damn thing
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Urshilikai
Veteran X
people are sheep
orbital 123
Veteran XX
Most people are, yes, in fact, all people are to varying degrees. That is our nature, but how does this apply to religious beliefs?
It seems to me that these days Christianity is in the minority. Most people I meet these days are not Christian, and not religious at all in fact. I guess you could say they are being sheep as well.
I would argue that those who are religious in many western nations are not sheep at all.
Urshilikai
Veteran X
you also live in canada
What changed your mind to stop believing?
orbital 123
Veteran XX
Yes I do, and we aren't a very religious society on a national level. Although people say they are religious in polling, how they live their lives, and what they do to show that faith tells another story.
orbital 123
Veteran XX
I was tired of organized religion. Which is why I am not involved in organized religion anymore, and will never be.
Urshilikai
Veteran X
hence why your views are warped
how the fuck do you manage to twist the logic that those who blindly adhere to a prescribed faith are NOT sheep
Hurricane Harold
Veteran X
So you've made two arguments which do not follow in any way from the rest of your post. Do you care to support them?
orbital 123
Veteran XX
how the fuck do you manage to twist the logic that those who blindly adhere to a prescribed faith are NOT sheep
What basis do you have to argue that anyone who follow a religion is following it blindly?
orbital 123
Veteran XX
Which arguments are those?
SirBatesAlot
Veteran X
I've never read the bible. Always seemed too long. I've read and listened to parts of it though.
That's what most people do. I just don't understand the idea of being sure that one book contains the answers to this life and the next without reading the whole book.
I didn't actually read this thread but it sounded like a good place to put this cool pic i found.
ROTFLMAO!
Hurricane Harold
Veteran X
The ones that I quoted.
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They're conclusions rather than fully-formed arguments, I guess, and completely lack any sort of logical justification. It makes no sense.
Christians are asleep now.
Most churches, even the pentecostal ones, barely touch on the truth these days, and people are searching for the real thing but not finding it. I'm sure most of you can see this. It boils down to finding the church with the most enlightening pastor now, but no churches really cut it anymore.
Or you can be like some denominations that pride themselves in knowledge of scripture, but it isn't accompanied by the supernatural. The bible spoke of these times:
foreign countries are going through revival now, but not us. Something is wrong here.
Most churches, even the pentecostal ones, barely touch on the truth these days, and people are searching for the real thing but not finding it. I'm sure most of you can see this. It boils down to finding the church with the most enlightening pastor now, but no churches really cut it anymore.
Or you can be like some denominations that pride themselves in knowledge of scripture, but it isn't accompanied by the supernatural. The bible spoke of these times:
foreign countries are going through revival now, but not us. Something is wrong here.