Religion!!!

[interloper]

Originally Posted by bananasinpjs

what about narrow-minded non-religious people who seem to think that all religion is bad and that religious people can be grouped into one big category?

--Joanne :P

Would you call someone narror minded if they know all religion is bad but look as each individual as an individual, not as a peon of some "sanctimonious" Religion?

Religion is for the weak. Wear your crutch like a crown.

-Preet

[PwInCeSs]

my mum is super catholic, but where you say

Has anyone else ever noticed that almost all religious people are narrow minded fools that think like a herd of sheep.

id disagree, altho my mom is very set in her ways so many ppl are these days over many a thing not just religon.... YOu here ppl saying what i quoted about rap music, raves, drugs, and teenagers in general.....
They may be believe strongly in these things and live there life supporting it, but i would not say they are narrow minded fools..... because ppl could say the same for all of us because we spend are time on a message board or go to raves etc.

[surfacing_X]

religion is NOT for me...
im my own religion lol...i dont mean to offend any one when i say this, but i hate religion...i just dont get it!! my mom totally hates the fact that i want nothing to DO WITH religion..i just dont get it...make no sense to me!!

[miss.myra]

Originally Posted by bananasinpjs

what about narrow-minded non-religious people who seem to think that all religion is bad and that religious people can be grouped into one big category?

--Joanne :P

Absolutely. I don't see a difference between a religious fantatic and an anti religion fanatic, because both of them get pretty pushy with their views, and it's unnecessary.

[interloper]

Originally Posted by wet00raver

religion is NOT for me...
im my own religion lol...i dont mean to offend any one when i say this, but i hate religion...i just dont get it!! my mom totally hates the fact that i want nothing to DO WITH religion..i just dont get it...make no sense to me!!

Word up. Cant give you any more instant karma!!!!!

-Preet

[Joanne]

Originally Posted by interloper

Would you call someone narror minded if they know all religion is bad but look as each individual as an individual, not as a peon of some "sanctimonious" Religion?

seeing as I have yet to hear a good argument for why all religions are bad, my answer would have to be yes.

--Joanne :P

[lithe]

i think religion can be a beautiful thing. people with strong beliefs in a higher being seem to have more peace than their atheistic counterparts, except where the latter have replaced god with a more modern reverential figure.

however, religion can, obviously, also be divisive.

it's narrow-minded and naive to make a blank judgment as to religion's inherent 'good'ness or 'bad'ness, considering the spectrum of what it can represent.

[lithe]

yikes, i just realized how pretentious that^ sounded. <slips out of 'essay' mode>

[trance4life]

boring

[acidic_liquid]

I think having beliefs and having faith is great. But total reliance on religion is a dangerous thing. I know of some religions out there that are more like a cult than a real organized religion. It's sad when people are so narrowly set on what their own religion preaches to them that they can't see the forest for the trees.

If your faith empowers you, helps you see things clearer, basically live life better, then I say, all the power to you. I know a lot of Christians who go to History Maker and enjoy themselves :p. However, if religion becomes your sole support and you forget to see yourself as an individual capable of providing for him/herself, but rather see yourself as nothing more but a follower of your religion, this is where the danger comes in.

[Antenna_Boy]

So if the religion aspect is such a controversy, why not scrap religion all together and work on science instead?
Can't we all just...get along?
--Antenna_Boy :mexitoke:

[Joanne]

Originally Posted by Antenna_Boy

So if the religion aspect is such a controversy, why not scrap religion all together and work on science instead?
Can't we all just...get along?
--Antenna_Boy :mexitoke:

because controversies in science are non-existent right?

--Joanne :P

[Antenna_Boy]

I am not saying that at all^

[Antenna_Boy]

we do not see scientists beating each other with beakers and test tubes just to prove that their experiments show more results do we?

[miss.myra]

Do you realize that subscribing completely to science is as bad as subscribing completely to religion?

We do not live in a black and white world.

[Antenna_Boy]

Originally Posted by miss.myra

Do you realize that subscribing completely to science is as bad as subscribing completely to religion?

We do not live in a black and white world.

It is SUCH a GREY world out there eh? :(

[miss.myra]

Originally Posted by Antenna_Boy

we do not see scientists beating each other with beakers and test tubes just to prove that their experiments show more results do we?

Oh right, sceintists never work to prove a theory or results wrong.

Tell me, is the earth still flat?

[Joanne]

Originally Posted by Antenna_Boy

we do not see scientists beating each other with beakers and test tubes just to prove that their experiments show more results do we?

hehe, you don't know a lot about science do you?

--Joanne :P

[Antenna_Boy]

Originally Posted by bananasinpjs

hehe, you don't know a lot about science do you?

--Joanne :P

I finished 3rd year of sciences at sfu..step into my office if you care to assume more of what you don't know

[Antenna_Boy]

Originally Posted by miss.myra

Oh right, sceintists never work to prove a theory or results wrong.

Tell me, is the earth still flat?

What is your point?

[Joanne]

Originally Posted by Antenna_Boy

I finished 3rd year of sciences at sfu..step into my office if you care to assume more of what you don't know

I assume that science is fallable. with anything fallable, I think there is room for controversy.

do you know how many hard-working scientists try to prove their theory, only to become ostracized and then later have it accepted after their death?

--Joanne :P

[Antenna_Boy]

Originally Posted by bananasinpjs

I assume that science is fallable. with anything fallable, I think there is room for controversy.

do you know how many hard-working scientists try to prove their theory, only to become ostracized and then later have it accepted after their death?

--Joanne :P

No, I do not know how many of the scientists try to prove their theory. Can you please tell me how many? :) Thanks.

As far as religion is concerned, I am not falling it out. I am neutral on the subject because there is so many different religions out there I am not sure which one to believe. I would have to study them all before which faith I wish to follow. So don't try and assume anything about me, especially if you want to go down the negative road ;)

[Joanne]

Originally Posted by Antenna_Boy

No, I do not know how many of the scientists try to prove their theory. Can you please tell me how many? :) Thanks.

enough to show that science isn't always black and white and controversies do occur. :) you're welcome.

and I'm not assuming that you're against religion.. I just don't think that we can rely on science for everything.

--Joanne :P

[*K*i*t*t*e*n*]

Originally Posted by Rhianna

There is nothing cooler than an open minded religous person, I think they are so rad because of how hard they are to find.

my neighbors are wikid and they are religious i used to go there every sunday to chill with them and go to church and stuff... i miss being young...

[Antenna_Boy]

Originally Posted by bananasinpjs

enough to show that science isn't always black and white and controversies do occur. :) you're welcome.

and I'm not assuming that you're against religion.. I just don't think that we can rely on science for everything.

--Joanne :P

and we cannot rely on religion for everything either..so the two must go hand in hand if there will ever be a compromise ;)