Religion.

[Omni]

No one has lost their cool.

I already deleted them, way before you posted.

[iPink.Daniel]

I already deleted them, way before you posted.

 

Unfair, I didn't get to read it :(

 

Anyone, back on topic. Religion. Simply no. It's merely a belief created thousands of years ago. My theory is that (and this comes from my vague knowledge of Ancient History I am studying) that the Egyptian Pharoahs created diety's giving their citizens in their rightful mind that their ruler was a "god" trapped in human form, this dragged on for dynasties and is/was eventually manipulated into what we know today as: Religion.

 

The Egyptian rulers believed themselves to be divine and righteous.

[Dim]

Unfair, I didn't get to read it :(

 

Anyone, back on topic. Religion. Simply no. It's merely a belief created thousands of years ago. My theory is that (and this comes from my vague knowledge of Ancient History I am studying) that the Egyptian Pharoahs created diety's giving their citizens in their rightful mind that their ruler was a "god" trapped in human form, this dragged on for dynasties and is/was eventually manipulated into what we know today as: Religion.

 

Science was created thousands and thousands of years ago to.

Religion was 'invented/thought of' way before the egyptians...

The prehistoric men made holy statues and buried the ones who died, as an example.

[Jay]

I don't feel like writing a novel, but I'll just outline some thoughts I have...

 

Religion was created to keep peace and order - most people make this inference. Christianity says that if you commit sins, you will not be granted access to Heaven (or that's what I got from it). So therefor, it's a sense of "be good, or else." It was generally created to instill a fear of a higher power to keep people civil. Naturally, you cannot have power without corruption, so along came the heads of the church, etc.

 

What I'd like to know is why believers, if they truly are loved by god, cannot speak to him directly themselves, and require religious figures to be the messengers of god.

 

I wonder if priests really believe they are doing the work of god.

[Dim]

I don't feel like writing a novel, but I'll just outline some thoughts I have...

 

Religion was created to keep peace and order - most people make this inference. Christianity says that if you commit sins, you will not be granted access to Heaven (or that's what I got from it). So therefor, it's a sense of "be good, or else." It was generally created to instill a fear of a higher power to keep people civil. Naturally, you cannot have power without corruption, so along came the heads of the church, etc.

 

What I'd like to know is why believers, if they truly are loved by god, cannot speak to him directly themselves, and require religious figures to be the messengers of god.

 

I wonder if priests really believe they are doing the work of god.

 

God isn't a man with a beard in a red gown, or however he gets described in the bible.

he's not something rational like humans. He's not a father of all man who watches over us and waits for us in heaven.

it's more than that.

[Phillip]

God (in Catholicism) is supposed to forgive all. Beats me.

[Phillip]

not really, i want to know where you got that because it sounds like your making a whole bunch of ********

 

quote your source

Sunday school.

 

I was taught that even if you commit murder, you can reconcile all your sins and be forgiven and you'll be welcome to "heaven".

[Phillip]

you obviously got taught by a retard then or your just a retard

 

theres more to than just being forgiven

You can't prove that there is a god, and I can't prove that there isn't.

 

Also, you have to say some prayers that the priest tells you to say for your penance.

[Dim]

You can be forgiven, but you must pay for your actions before you can be.

Get your facts straight andallo.

 

It's not easy to go straight to heaven after you die

[Phillip]

You can be forgiven, but you must pay for your actions before you can be.

Get your facts straight andallo.

 

It's not easy to go straight to heaven after you die

Sure, just say 3 hail mary's and 4 our father's.

[Dim]

Sure, just say 3 hail mary's and 4 our father's.

 

No.

 

Ever heard of the story beatrix of the middle ages.

 

Maybe american catholics turned all around to make it more easy for them, I've been catholic for almost 17 years in a country that has been catholic since ******* Charles the Great

[Phillip]

No.

 

Ever heard of the story beatrix of the middle ages.

 

Maybe american catholics turned all around to make it more easy for them, I've been catholic for almost 17 years in a country that has been catholic since ******* Charles the Great

So explain it to me.

[Dim]

So explain it to me.

Explain what? It's easy, when you commit a sin you will be forgiven but you must show dedication to be forgiven and you must pay for your sins.

 

In the middle ages you could pay a fine to the church to be freed of your sins, you could help other people, vast, ...

 

Noone does it anymore though, were not a very religious country, less than america

[Phillip]

Explain what? It's easy, when you commit a sin you will be forgiven but you must show dedication to be forgiven and you must pay for your sins.

 

In the middle ages you could pay a fine to the church to be freed of your sins, you could help other people, vast, ...

 

Noone does it anymore though, were not a very religious country, less than america

Tell me, why do you believe in a religion? How can you know that there's a god. "Faith" is not a valid answer.

[Dim]

Tell me, why do you believe in a religion? How can you know that there's a god. "Faith" is not a valid answer.

 

I don't believe in a religion like the mainstream, seriously go figure things out for yourself.

What I could tell you doesn't count for anyone but me

[Phillip]

What I could tell you doesn't count for anyone but me

 

Exactly. So shut the **** up.

[Dim]

Exactly. So shut the **** up.

 

Lol

 

All these frustrations

[Phillip]

Lol

 

All these frustrations

Shut the **** up.

[Dim]

Shut the **** up.

 

Meditate and drink green tea

[Phillip]

Meditate and drink green tea

Shut the **** up.

[Dim]

Shut the **** up.

 

You can just not live that negative way and you know what I mean, Hey make way for the positive day

[Phillip]

You can just not live that negative way and you know what I mean, Hey make way for the positive day

Shut the **** up.

[Omni]

im asian but im catholic

 

my great great great aunt or something was canonized by the pope so shes a saint apparently :)

Canon?

[Phillip]

Religious people are deemed crazy.

[Phillip]

so are athiests who likes **** being rammed down their throats. see what im trying to do there? Cause problems for absolutely no ******* reason, just like you always seem to do.

I'm not atheist.