Organized religion isn't for me. I simply do not believe in all of the core "teachings" of any of the major religions. I also doubt that very many people really do. I also think that conservative, narrow minded members of ANY religion who would wish to force their beliefs upon me (AHEM, creationism) are the worst kind of dangerous.
So...I'm not anti-religion, I'm anti-people :) On 7/24/06, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I take back what I said; I really thought you were anti-religion. > > On 7/24/06, G Money wrote: > > > > > > Wow - I'm on the totally opposite side. I don't think religion does a > > > thing to keep people "moral"; especially because it's not compulsory! > > > The only people who go to church are volunteers - After all, we live > > > in a secular society. We could totally eliminate religion and it > > > wouldn't change a thing (except maybe prevent a few murders, child > > > rapes, etc.) > > > > > > Totally eliminate religion, and who knows what you'd have. 90% of people > > believe in a higher power. Suddenly change a fundamental belief of 5+ > > BILLION people....and you don't think it would change a thing? > > > > Can I get a "bullshit", reverand? > > > > Religion provides only 2 things: > > > > > > 1.) Comfort when pondering one's purpose in infinity. > > > 2.) Culture. > > > > > > This is an arrogant affront to millions upon millions of terrific people > who > > use religion as a basis for leading a good life. Just because you and I > are > > so fucking superior that we don't need religion to lead quality lives, > lets > > not make ourselves into the bad guys by belittling those who do with > > statements like "Religion provides only 2 things....". > > > > Gruss.......you really disappointed me with that remark....tell me you > were > > just being flippant. > > > > Jesse Ventura once famously said that religion was for the weak minded > > > - maybe. And I know that it adds a lot to many people's lives. But > > > from where I sit: God, please protect me from your followers. > > > > > > My dad is one of the most thoughtful, intelligent, reasonable, and > purely > > GOOD people I know in this world. He's also religious. Religion is for > the > > weak minded, huh? > > > > I think i'll just pretend you never made this post, Gruss. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:211747 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
