Would you like Religion gone from the world ?

[Shadz69]

No.

Atheists who claim to 'know' that God doesn't exist are as banal, facile and cunty as religious people who claim to 'know' that God does exist.

I pity both sides equally.

Agreed.

I'm passive agnostic.

I don't know, and don't particularly care. I'm either going to hell, or I'm not going to exist. Neither sound particularly enticing.

'When I'm lying in my bed, I think about life and I think about death and neither one particularly appeals to me' Morrissey.

Only the living get the luxury of these thoughts its amazing each of us are here at all.Enjoy it for what it is ya only get one unless you are Hindu or Buddist.

 

[chestervegasblue]

Good framework to bring kids up in until they are old enough to decide for themselves

What?

Never ,ever,would i think it is right to bring up my kids to believe that if they did wrong (as all kids do ,or try to do) that they will spend eternity in hell for it.
That is a fucked up way of raising kids.

Here's my, openly Christian perspective.

That is not the gospel. It's not about condemnation, it's all about grace. Religion is what is wrong with Christianity. So many see Christians like the Pharisees who were around in Jesus' time; people who hover around sinners pointing out what they're doing wrong. This "holier that thou"/hating attitude is still exhibited by a large number, which breaks my heart because it does resonate with Jesus' character or purpose. And the arrogance that comes with it is sickening; almost as if some are saying, "look at them, they'll get their just desserts on judgement day".

Guys, the Bible tells me that I shouldn't believe in Universalism (everybody will be saved), but I really, really hope that there's a mystery yet to be discovered and I'm wrong about that.

As regards bringing up children, if interpreted correctly then Christianity is an excellent foundation for family life.

 

[Bluemoon115]

No.

Atheists who claim to 'know' that God doesn't exist are as banal, facile and cunty as religious people who claim to 'know' that God does exist.

I pity both sides equally.

Agreed.

I'm passive agnostic.

I don't know, and don't particularly care. I'm either going to hell, or I'm not going to exist. Neither sound particularly enticing.

'When I'm lying in my bed, I think about life and I think about death and neither one particularly appeals to me' Morrissey.

Life appeals to me.

Just not death.

 

[SWP's back]

Yes . . . most definitively yes indeed. Including all other ridiculously weird misconceptions like superstitions (eg. touching wood for luck[!]) and all that stupidly trite birth sign bollox that seems to adversely affect the feeble minded.
Oh, and the rip off practice of reading tea leaves, crystal ball gazing, communication with the dead (he he he) and any other form of nonsense whereby one person prays on another's poor mental state by fooling them into paying good money to hear a load of old shite.

So basically your saying all belief in anything??

No - he is saying all belief in superstition.<br /><br />-- Mon Jul 11, 2011 5:48 pm --<br /><br />

No.

Atheists who claim to 'know' that God doesn't exist are as banal, facile and cunty as religious people who claim to 'know' that God does exist.

I pity both sides equally.

There has been a very long thread which debated this.

Agnostis/Gnostic/Atheist/Theist

It's safe to say that a monotheistic abrahamic god does not exist, I am gnostic about that.

Whether there is a "God", can never be answered though.

 

[Anonymous]

I'm very disappointed by this thread.

I responded on page 1 to say that yes I would like all religions and other such nonsense wiped away but I note that the nutters are still spouting their tripe.
I expected a result. Please think, before posting future such threads, that you should only make an offer if you can deliver it thereafter!

 

[nijinsky's fetlocks]

I'm very disappointed by this thread.

I responded on page 1 to say that yes I would like all religions and other such nonsense wiped away but I note that the nutters are still spouting their tripe.
I expected a result. Please think, before posting future such threads, that you should only make an offer if you can deliver it thereafter!

Yeah,Markt85 - get your shit together.
Most of us want religion gone,so get the fuck on and abolish it.
You have until ten tonight,after which time I don't expect to see a church standing.

 

[SWP's back]

I'm very disappointed by this thread.

I responded on page 1 to say that yes I would like all religions and other such nonsense wiped away but I note that the nutters are still spouting their tripe.
I expected a result. Please think, before posting future such threads, that you should only make an offer if you can deliver it thereafter!

Yeah,Markt85 - get your shit together.
Most of us want religion gone,so get the fuck on and abolish it.
You have until ten tonight,after which time I don't expect to see a church standing.

Leave them standing. They make nice places for looking at. Well the old village ones do at any rate.

 

[i kne albert davy]

World would be a far better place if we got rid of them god bothering tossers like that Mother Teresa woman,Isaac Newton and Louis Pasteur useless all of em.Get some good atheists in charge good examples Being good old Adolph and Uncle Joe Stalin at least we wouldn't have to worry about god then we'd all know whether he existed or not.

 

[SWP's back]

World would be a far better place if we got rid of them god bothering tossers like that Mother Teresa woman,Isaac Newton and Louis Pasteur useless all of em.Get some good atheists in charge good examples Being good old Adolph and Uncle Joe Stalin at least we wouldn't have to worry about god then we'd all know whether he existed or not.

OOh how we could all play that game!!

Except you'd lose.

 

[nijinsky's fetlocks]

World would be a far better place if we got rid of them god bothering tossers like that Mother Teresa woman,Isaac Newton and Louis Pasteur useless all of em.Get some good atheists in charge good examples Being good old Adolph and Uncle Joe Stalin at least we wouldn't have to worry about god then we'd all know whether he existed or not.

Well done,Einstein - Isaac Newton was an antitrinitarian who believed that the worship of God was a sin,and Hitler was brought up in the Roman Catholic faith,and was educated in a monastery.
Other than those minor errors,great work.