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Originally posted by snowman
Peoples religions are not fairytales. Your statement is an insult to religious people and shows a total lack of respect for others. It is one thing to make an argument that there may or may not be a god, but like calling a black guy a ni..gr is an insult and a lack of respect for that person, the same goes for issuing insulting statements about religion. Religion is a very serious subject for most people and needs to be respected.
Again, as to evolution, since Catholics happen to believe in evolution, why do you make statements that they do not? Many Christians believe in evolution and see no conflict with their religion, at least the majority that understand their religion. You seem to be just trying to stir the pot and make trouble where there is none. Why else the continual spewing of insults about religious people? Maybe you have some problems of your own to resolve?
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I can see why RPKESQ calls religion a fairytale. That is my opinion as well. Here are three reasons why I feel this way.
First, all you really have to go on is word of mouth. The gospels were written some years or decades after the fact, and then they were copied by scribe after scribe, and then translation after translation. Who knows what was misunderstood, copied wrong, or deliberately changed. For example, there is an ancient Hebrew word for “father” that does not have the literal meaning that our word does. It’s more of a “mentor” type person. Perhaps that’s what Jesus meant when he said god is my father. We just don’t know. Yes, there are some historical truths in the bible. That’s about the only hard evidence there is. I say so what, there are historical truths in Star Trek as well.
Second, the whole story is full of reasonable doubt. Perhaps Jesus was just unconscious and didn’t die on the cross. There is a line in the Koran that said it wasn’t Jesus that got crucified. Perhaps it was some other guy. Perhaps he walked on ice, or a mirage, instead of water. And I don’t even need to say what reasonable doubt applies to the virgin birth. What happened there is so obvious I’m flabbergasted that the story has survived all these years. I guess some people are just gullible for that kind of thing.
Third, the story is not even logically consistent with itself. Jesus died for your sins, but wait, he’s still alive! God gave his only son, but wait, god has his only son! And then the whole free will thing: god knows who the chosen ones are, yet you are supposed to have free will to choose.
Fairytale might not be the best word to describe this, but it comes pretty close.
I have a theory why religion exists. I’ve posted it before. It meets normal, human psychological needs. But I won’t repeat that post here. I’ll save it for another post or thread.