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Sorry, I'm siding with Vanilla on this, BS. Though you have inventive and collective insight on particular topics, treading over topics with bullshit really doesn't fall into the category of whatever is being shared. Show us something amazing instead of something we'd see out of General Discussion/Chatterbox.

Religion has been a long-debated topic with credible progress on achieving a greater understanding of human interaction and understanding. Sure, we don't all believe the same things, but we all have one thing in common: we're not really long for this world, and even worse, we might have less than what we assume we'll have. That is why we share and debate.

As for actual beliefs and terms I expect everybody to understand, I have a respect for reincarnation. If I recognize you or your friend, and I've never met you in my entire life, I believe you/your friend and I have been friends in a past life. That's how one of my friends and I met and still talk.

I would like to believe in the Universal Father Figure, if only because I have felt a lack of presence in this life. It's nothing personal that I can't bring myself to conform to the Christian belief system. No, I don't trust the Christians and anybody who lives to conform to an Omnipotent presence beyond reason, or anybody dangerously close to that description.

I'll treat them as I want them to treat me, but that's only out of some displaced fear that one day they could rule the world and destroy me. Paranoia from two different sources: Political and Religious.

I understand there are really nice Christians out there. I'm a friend to many of them. It's their rulebook I don't like.

Almost any thread concerning religion that has people of different religions is a bash other people's religion thread. This is to keep the topic out of every other thread so we can get on with things, since Samhann and BS (I like it when things have double meanings) had the discussion going on in quite a few threads and it was getting tired.

Also, I'd like to point out that 1. Atheism isn't a religion so it can't really be BS and 2. I wish I could believe in some religion or something because it would be nice to believe something happens after we die. But just because something is nice doesn't mean it's true.

(ps. that image wouldn't load for me ;-; )

Even though there are plenty of these on Christians, some/alot of athiests still got butthurt over this. (it's from deviant art 3nodding credit goes to Vawn-O-the-Dawn heart )

r they tha kind dat tipe lik dis?

Of course this is a Horror guild, that's why I put religious discussion in the chatterbox. No one needs to bash any religion, but I can certainly share my views on why/why not I think a religion is based on something true, and why/why not the majority of the religion in questions followers are respectable people and/or true to their chosen religion. I think having a separate thread where people can discuss it is beneficial because not only does it keep these views from clogging up all of the other threads, but it gives us an appropriate outlet for all the things we may want to say on the subject.

That said, like it says in my profile, I don't judge people based on their religion, what you believe is up to you. I can judge a religion however, without meaning anything to people who believe it. My boyfriend believes there is some god because things couldn't exist without one. That's fine and dandy and doesn't take away from our relationship.

In closing, while I hope you don't feel offended by the opinions in this thread, because they aren't directed towards you (from what I can get from your posts, you're not a bad person and even pretty fun). However, we are entitled to discuss the matter here so if it does offend you, you just don't have to visit this thread.


(See BS? Just because you don't agree with someone doesn't mean you have to make a d**k of yourself. People with differing opinions can indeed get along! It's like magic!)

If every Christian interpreted it that way, there would be so much less hate for the religion. The commandments are some guidelines to live by, but it's when you get further into the texts of the old testament that you see where these people are coming from.

Apparently we get along as long as I'm willing to be insulted (called stupid, ignorant, full of fear/hate...please read your first few posts in this thread again) for being faithful.
It's this shocking lack of tolerance, really, this is laughable. If you go back and look over my previous posts, you'll find that I NEVER said being an atheist was stupid/bad/whatever. I poked fun by pretty much parroting what someone else was saying to me in a slightly different manner at one point, but that's hardly the same thing.
Anyways, I won't be arguing this point any further. I've decided that I don't want to be a part of a community where tolerance is only preached when that tolerance is for the majority viewpoint only.

It warms my heart really. Because this isn't like Blinded thinks it is. Its not tolerance for the majority(like most religions zing!) But its no tolerance for failed outdated ideas. It is no tolerance against intolerance!

The times, they are a changing. Soon yes there will be intolerance for religions and lies that ruin our lives. And those who did the segregating will be segregated. Hate against the useless! And one day all will be right with the world.

Kill all humans, they are ineffective *Beep* *Beep*

crying Brings tears to my eyes.


Until then, whatever man ride the walrus.

Well, Someone is right. And eventually we'll all find out who is. Or maybe no one is right, and the truth is something none of us could ever phathom! Like we really all just live in one giant fish tank in the world's largest aquarium or something crazy like that. Now that would be awesome.