2009-01-21, 21:05 | Link #1521 |
OH NO
Join Date: May 2007
Location: New York
Age: 32
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I'd rather not say, its pretty ridiculous when i think about it because it was all in a pamphlet that was left on the ground outside of the church. there was a website to go to for more information about the "Truth" then that was enough to convince me, pretty dumb isn't it? i didn't think if this was true or not and started to think that it really didn't matter that if he did exist or not i would still live on with my life
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2009-01-22, 11:50 | Link #1523 |
✖ ǝʇ ɯıqnɾl ☆
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Mortuary : D
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I just joined Church of the Dork and hope the initiation ceremony is what they advertised :worried: In all seriousness just intrigued by Bahai but as its an organized religion will turn out no better than the rest
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2009-01-22, 17:05 | Link #1525 |
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 66
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fyi, its "pagan" (not "pegan"). And actually it depends on what kind of "wiccan" you mean. Wiccan is fundamentally pagan in origin (or an attempt to reconstruct a set of ancient rural spiritual beliefs that were pretty much exterminated by Christianity)... but a lot of people blend Christian symbology and ideas into it (in error, imo).
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2009-01-24, 09:07 | Link #1527 | |
Banned
Join Date: Apr 2006
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I think what Vexx meant was that our brain continually interprets data to update our reality as we construct it. So long as personal, non rational motives don't come in its way, that's how our brain works if it's capable of doing so (I guess some intelligence is required). The fact that non rational beliefs are around doesn't mean that our theory is wrong, it just demonstrates how other motives for believing such and such can get in its way, like fear of death, or inability to accept new data that would radically change the reality you feel comfortable in. We know kids easily accept anything they are told, it's an evolutionary advantage because it enables them to cope with the environment they grow up in better. It works fine so long as we're primates hunting for food, but in modern society it can cause annoying problems, such as Bill O Reilly...and other fact haters that don't feel like letting go of their comfortable childhood realities. It doesn't mean science is completely flawless, but within the physical reality that we think we occupy, it's our best method for interpreting that world. It's the same method I use when I conclude that religion is a course of history, books that are written by humans and not by god. It's quite easy to see through that, even though the method won't allow me to be 100% certain about it. Last edited by Xrayz0r; 2009-01-24 at 19:45. |
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2009-02-06, 01:38 | Link #1529 |
Nani ?
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Emerald Forest ( yes its a real place. )
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Just saw this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAF2N...eature=channel the question at 2:00 - 2:45 sums up a lot of how I feel about religion. |
2009-02-09, 09:49 | Link #1536 | |
Please call me "senpai":)
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i was just joking. there are better things than explaining the bible in this world everyone should believe on own interpretation
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