[Jason]

http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/pol...e-religon.html

Come on mods get on it

[smueske]

This whole thing saddens me from top to bottom. What the hell is the world coming to if you want to kill someone over the name of a fucking teddy bear?

Extreme views in any religion -- including Christianity -- do nothing but promote violence and exclusion, IMO.

[distressed_romeo]

You know, I do wonder what the next religion to declare war against the rest of the planet will be in a few hundred years...

Can you imagine Scientologists deciding to annihilate the non-believers?

[JJ Rodriguez]

I wouldn't worry too much about Scientologists doing anything. Anyone dumb enough to believe what they believe is NOT a threat. I mean honestly, I find most religion silly (I don't mean to offend any religious folks here, that's just how I feel) but honestly, take 5 minutes to listen to the basis of their religion, and you'll see what I mean. I hate to say shit like that because it makes me seem really prejudiced against a religion, but Scientology is a joke created by a science fiction writer.

[distressed_romeo]

Originally Posted by JJ Rodriguez

I wouldn't worry too much about Scientologists doing anything. Anyone dumb enough to believe what they believe is NOT a threat. I mean honestly, I find most religion silly (I don't mean to offend any religious folks here, that's just how I feel) but honestly, take 5 minutes to listen to the basis of their religion, and you'll see what I mean. I hate to say shit like that because it makes me seem really prejudiced against a religion, but Scientology is a joke created by a science fiction writer.

...And yet can you imagine what the initial reaction to the prophets of most major religions (mentioning no-one specific ) must have been thousands of years ago...

'Oh, that guy's just been out in the sun too long. Everyone will have forgotten about him in a couple of weeks...'

Never underestimate humankind's potential for delusion and gullibility...

[noodles]

Originally Posted by Jason

http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/pol...e-religon.html

Come on mods get on it

Both threads are so long now that they would have to be merged. Interesting discussion is occuring along separate paths in both threads, so I have just let it go.

[noodles]

Originally Posted by JJ Rodriguez

I wouldn't worry too much about Scientologists doing anything. Anyone dumb enough to believe what they believe is NOT a threat. I mean honestly, I find most religion silly (I don't mean to offend any religious folks here, that's just how I feel) but honestly, take 5 minutes to listen to the basis of their religion, and you'll see what I mean. I hate to say shit like that because it makes me seem really prejudiced against a religion, but Scientology is a joke created by a science fiction writer.

I have always maintained that if a new idea that was as well though out as the major religions of today was presented to just about anyone with half a brain, they'd laugh in the face of the presenter. There are far too many holes and a stunning lack of factual basis for the ideas presented by Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

People follow religion because they are indoctranated into it at an early age. Why do you think all three religons stress the importance of the family unit and worship with your children? If you kept a child completely isolated from religion until they were an adult, and then tried to introduce them to the concept, they would laugh at you as if you told them Santa Claus was real.

Personal belief/faith is one thing, since it involved introspeciton and coming to terms with your palce in the world. Organized religion is nothing more than overgrown cults that are used by the powerful to control other people. I don't believe for one minute that half of these extremist Muslim clerics actually believe what is spewing from their mouths.

I don't rely on ancient medical science. When I get sick, I go to a doctor who graduated from medical school. I don't rely on the ancient view of the celestial bodies, since I know that the earth is round and revolves around the sun. Why should I follow ancient religious teaching, written by people with a small fraction of our knowledge of the natural world? I find the three major monotheistic religions of our day as laughable as a contemparary follower of said religions would find his neighbor if he found out he was sacrificing bulls to apollo to get the sun to rise in the morning.

[Jason]

Originally Posted by noodles

Both threads are so long now that they would have to be merged. Interesting discussion is occuring along separate paths in both threads, so I have just let it go.

I know was just busting balls

[oompa]

Originally Posted by distressed_romeo

You know, I do wonder what the next religion to declare war against the rest of the planet will be in a few hundred years...

Can you imagine Scientologists deciding to annihilate the non-believers?

the types of religions that are popping up most frequently are introvert religions, meaning they focus on yourself and not others (like buddhism or hinduism), many of them are bordering to plain philosophy. yet, the single most growing religion is islam.

the chances of an introvert religion starting wars isnt very likely since they in general dont bother that much with others, while extrovert ones has the benefit of calling other religions blasphemy etc. these are mainly of course christianity, judaism and islam. denominations within these three might be even better candidates for declaring war on the world.

[InTheRavensName]

I think she asked for it when she went to work in that shithole...

just my view, and I don't condone the response, but honestly I think people who go to work out in these type of countries take their life in their hands...