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There are so many discussions regarding the 'truth' of the Bible. The righteousness of Christians. The loving nature of the Christian interpretation of God.
This list just struck my funny bone. I am not trying to start a fight, only share the other side (this is why I didn't put it in religion). Really though, when you read the list, there is a certain valid point to some of the hypocrisy, isn't there?
10 - You vigorously deny the existence of thousands of gods claimed by other religions, but feel outraged when someone denies the existence of yours. 9 - You feel insulted and "dehumanized" when scientists say that people evolved from other life forms, but you have no problem with the Biblical claim that we were created from dirt. 8 - You laugh at polytheists, but you have no problem believing in a Triune God. 7 - Your face turns purple when you hear of the "atrocities" attributed to Allah, but you don't even flinch when hearing about how God/Jehovah slaughtered all the babies of Egypt in "Exodus" and ordered the elimination of entire ethnic groups in "Joshua" including women, children, and trees! 6 - You laugh at Hindu beliefs that deify humans, and Greek claims about gods sleeping with women, but you have no problem believing that the Holy Spirit impregnated Mary, who then gave birth to a man-god who got killed, came back to life and then ascended into the sky. 5 - You are willing to spend your life looking for little loopholes in the scientifically established age of Earth (few billion years), but you find nothing wrong with believing dates recorded by Bronze Age tribesmen sitting in their tents and guessing that Earth is a few generations old. 4 - You believe that the entire population of this planet with the exception of those who share your beliefs -- though excluding those in all rival sects - will spend Eternity in an infinite Hell of Suffering. And yet consider your religion the most "tolerant" and "loving." 3 - While modern science, history, geology, biology, and physics have failed to convince you otherwise, some idiot rolling around on the floor speaking in "tongues" may be all the evidence you need to "prove" Christianity. 2 - You define 0.01% as a "high success rate" when it comes to answered prayers. You consider that to be evidence that prayer works. And you think that the remaining 99.99% FAILURE was simply the will of God. 1 - You actually know a lot less than many atheists and agnostics do about the Bible, Christianity, and church history - but still call yourself a Christian.
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11. jesssp (1223) | 11 months ago | I love that list, I suppose you could have put a twelve line disclaimer on there outlining which particular type of Christian you are referring to but I think most of us figured it out on our own.
A friend of mine summed up the attitude of this type perfectly one day when we got into a conversation that revealed she didn't believe in dinosaurs. When asked about fossils and DNA and all that other evidence she simply said "I don't like to think about it". There ya go.
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lvaldean (937) | 11 months ago | I have a few friends like that, course I am originally from the Bible Belt (South Texas).
I always wondered how some people could be brilliant in so many areas of their lives but then walk around with blinders on. Finally, well someone just summed it up for me....
You got to have faith, woohoo, you got to have faith.
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12. thebeaddoodler (2765) | 11 months ago | Ah yes, I know many who at least one of these apply to. I'm probably one and just can't see it in myself. It is amusing, but should make us take a closer look at why we believe what we believe.
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lvaldean (937) | 11 months ago | It is not my intention to ask why, only to point out some of our oddities or hypocrisy when it comes to Religion. Not faith, not spirituality...but religion.
I separate these by the way. I know many people who profess Christianity, that is a belief in the Risen Christ, who do not adhere to a denomination; that is a man made religious affiliation or church. I buy that a person can have a personal epiphany and form a personal relationship with God. In fact I believe that is the basis of spirit and soul.
I think religion is what f's it all up for most of us.
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13. BlueGoblin (1386) | 11 months ago | 9.) Catholics neither accept nor deny evolution. Catholics don't embrace biblical literalism like evangelical Christians. http://atheism.about.com/... Are you even aware of Georges Lemaître???? Google- use it!
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lvaldean (937) | 11 months ago | Do you think the list is about Catholics?
If you answer yes to that question I would have to ask you why that is.
If you answer no then I would have to ask why the bit of trivia, as interesting as it is.
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| 14. megsgem (97) | 11 months ago | My parents were not religious but I sought it out and read the bible many times...mainly the study versions. In college I studied the bible and again as an adult have read many things about God and other Gods as well. i am not sure if the Bible is just a fairy tail but i believe that science is closer to the truth then a book of stories written a long time ago. Your list is so true and I know Hitler was a christian and look what he did! Conversations with God by walsh made the most sense to me until he said Bush (W)... would be remembered a hero....that floored me.....I like the idea of us all having a piece of god within us....and that we are here to experience life...the good the bad and the grey too....I like to practice the golden rule and am interested in others belifs and respect them.
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lvaldean (937) | 11 months ago | I was told non-Christians could not have either morals or ethics. I thought that was interesting. Someone else on these boards tells a similar story about their father.
Yet many non-Christians live very moral and very ethical lives.
Then there is a very interesting observation that must be made, the Ten Commandments, well they were not given to Christians; they were originally given to Moses who had never heard of either Christ or Christianity.
The Golden Rule, yep and another observation is that this rule exists in some form in nearly every single society.
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darkjedi (4380) | 11 months ago | Ahhh the good ole if your not christian your just evil and have no morals or values at all. Just love that. Have a great story about that lol. Im pagan, been pagan for about 9 years. Moved out of my parents house, ended up having to move back in, first thing my fundie parents said to me was that I had to go to church or else I would be kicked out. Yeah hadnt even been home 24 hours yet. Well not soo bad, knew most of the people since I was a kid since raised like that. But in that time, I went to college, met a girl on icq, who lived in Austin Tx btw lol, who was also pagan. Lived in a pagan house hold, which was oh so great lol, but I was going to move there after I graduated to be with her, and her roommates said I could live there rent free until I was able to find a job. Well when everyone at church found out. They were all oh they must be such great christians, must really fear the lord, blah blah. Um what? Excuse me? What only christians can be nice and all that? I dont think so.
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darkjedi (4380) | 11 months ago | Oh and they live in california lol.
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lvaldean (937) | 11 months ago | Austin is the best. Of course I have to say it was actually better back in the 70's when I was there. There was a different feel to it back then.
It does take all kinds doesn't it?
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15. meeandnotyou (937) | 11 months ago | First of all GREAT LIST!
I do not ascribe to any set of beliefs but myown and as such I do not have all of the shallow minded crap clouding my judgment and thoughts. One of the beliefs that I have that I consider my GREATEST is the belief in an OPEN MIND!!!
I think that if more people were able to get past all of the "Window Dressings" (dogma and creed) there would be so much peace in this world as almost all religions are based on LOVE for others as yourself.
Well I have said enough for now .
HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!
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lvaldean (937) | 11 months ago | Couldn't agree more, that is why I think the list is so funny. It is based on the window dressings.
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16. LadyWinter (183) | 11 months ago | I laughed at this list first of all so thanks!
I think anyone offended might see something of themselves to be offended about....I mean people of other religions are made fun of all the time...People say they sacrifice babies, eat their pets, run around having naked orgies, call up shapeshifting demons and have tea with them....this list is pretty tame in my opinion lol!
Sorry to hear about your star....but really what kind of life is it anyway if we never speak for fear of what others think? lol
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lvaldean (937) | 11 months ago | As to the star, well such is life; when you poke the bears you must expect that they will chase you around and punish you.
I am glad that you enjoyed the list. I also think it is funny and suspect that those that don't find something of themselves in it. Most of us don't like to laugh at ourselves.
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17. darkjedi (4380) | 11 months ago | Anyone that has mommyboo, irish, mykl, and a few others as friends is a damn cool person so incoming friends request hehehe. Irish and mommyboo can vouch for me:D.
Lol I know the site you found that on:D:D I found it a while back and read it to my girlfriend, and posted it on a pagan site, with adding pagan to the atheists and agnostics part lol.
I completly agree with that and think its damn funny and right on hehehe.
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lvaldean (937) | 11 months ago | Yeah it is one of my favorites for doing research. Although much of it is tongue in cheek, there is some great easy to access information on it. Since I often get into Bible arguments, and do writing on the subject it is in my subject area look-up.
Unlike some of, my dear, I will approve you instantly.
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lvaldean (937) | 11 months ago | I am glad you enjoyed.
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19. tarachand (2294) | 5 months ago | Religion is one of the most brilliant of human ideas and achievements, control of others with the intangible!
The basic intention of each religion is peace, law and order for its adherents at the price of acceptance of certain conditions. The intention could have been either to supplement the strongest person's authority - generally the ruler as well to control him/her when required, but it was basically to bend the junta to do the bidding of a chosen few who had the might to enforce the fact that they were right, offer protection at the cost of some of the individual's freedoms.
Most religions, even the youngest and the least mature ones among the major religions -Islam and Christianity, were conceived when a lot of what makes sense today due to advancements in science and technology, was unexplained and hence attributed to a higher power. A lot of rituals were built around the unexplained to make the religion palatable and accepted
Times were tough, and might was the only right, human life, especially that of the other person who faced the point of the sword or spear was cheap and had little or no value.
Human gullibility was exploited to the maximum by the rulers and their cohorts and often controllers, the priests.
Over millennium, humans having their own agenda have exploited others and hence most have gained infamy with non-adherents of those religions.
Every religion has many loopholes, many inconsistencies, and it not just that the Bible alone is full of many absurdities- every book of a major religion is full of such things - be it the books of the Hindus, or the Jews, or the Muslim.
No offense intended, just sharing my thinking, and if I seem to have gone off at a tangent to some extent, well, there is a lot more that could be said on this particular matter................
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lvaldean (937) | 5 months ago | Very serious thoughts for what was always intended as light fun. I suppose you would have to go back a year to see what prompted this posting.
You didn't offend by the way.
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