Seeker.
Warning: this gets pretty deep
First of all, I got a quick question
Do you believe that aliens come to earth to abduct people and mutilate cattle?
You probably dont, neither do i, but think about this. You believe that a virgin woman gave birth to a boy with half human, half god DNA, who walked on water, made blind people see with his spit, rose the dead, cured leapords, and rose up from the grave himself(im not bashing or being sarcastic). But aliens arent possible.
First of all i was the worst kind, a catholic
I went to catholic schools for 10 years and i kind of always accepted God and all that stuff. All i heard while i was there was "our religion is right, others are wrong" I began to think. There are thousands of religons out there, all with about the same proof as the other. Keep in mind that a 2000 year old book is not proof, considering how many times it has been revised.
Anyway, i thought, hey, belief in god is obviously just some human trait left over from our primative years. We were pack animals and there were alpha males who ran the group, like hyenas and lions. It is burnt into our instincts that we work better in numbers and that we need a powerful leader to lead us. This is why we appoint kings and presidents to do all of the thinking for us. After all, we are pretty measley creatures by ourselves.
So, back on topic. I felt my faith was holding on by a thread so i began to read the bible. After a year and a couple of months, i had read it twice cover to cover and i was more upset than ever. Look at all this stuff. Old Testament: God is vengeful and smites the entire world (except for select people: the flood) when his little "human experiment" skrewed up. He condones the hostile takeover of countries by the Jews and even aids them in some of their fights.
New Testament: God gets off his period and starts acting nice all of a sudden. All he cares about is saving the poor little sinners by sending his son to die for us.
Thats very inconsistent.
OT: An eye for an eye
NT: Turn the other cheek
Inconsistent
Jesus: why did he have to die? couldnt he have just lifted the entire city of rome off its foundation, then everyone would believe. Remember GOD CAN DO ANYTHING HE WANTS. He didnt have to convey his point through the death of a person.
The impossibility of a god: (this shit gets REEL deep)
I"ll start you off with a simple statement, then TRY to explain it.
God CANNOT act because he know the past, present, and future. If he knows the future then his actions are predetermined. He would know his choices before making them. Therefore if he exists then he knew his experiment with "Adam and Eve" (the most rediculus thing i have every heard) would fail, as well as the instance with Noah. He would have forseen the Christian persecution and the Crusades, but he still made the decision.
It's really too hard to explain, i just kind of know it in my head and i cant really write down the proper train of thoughts.
Finally, i made the decision that religion is just a way to subject yourself to leadership.
My predictions: Jesus will never come again and people will get sick of waiting for him. Christianity will die out.
Final Argument: The Bible
Although i do no believe the bible is the word of god. In my experience reading it i saw it for what it really was. Sort of a "based on a true story" type movies we have today. Do i believe a man named Jesus lived.Yes. Do i believe he was the son of god. NO
I say that i am feral because i am ambidexterous and i can mentally release adrenaline into my system at will (for short, sporatic periods of time). It works good in sports and fights. I also got shot with a .22 caliber rifle a few years back (summer camp accident) and i have never been the same since. I know you people probably dont believe me, but i really couldnt care less. Believe it or not I learned how to do that adrenaline thing in my first lucid dream 7 years ago.
Seeker, while were on that topic, i need to have a talk with you about the brain while in a dream. Maybe i'll open a thread in the lounge.
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