Quote from: daluzman123 on March 31, 2014, 09:24:50 PM
Priests are disgusting pieces of trash that most if not ALL of them have some sort of "fetish" towards little boys.
What? That isn't inherently true in any way, shape, or form. There are
some priests that are pedophiles, but a vast majority of them are not bad people.
Quote from: daluzman123 on March 31, 2014, 09:24:50 PM
Churches are money hungry whore-houses.
Most churches are actually not very greedy. Sure, maybe the mega churches that require you to pay a tithe are greedy; however, the reality is that most churches get just enough money to get by. They have to pay rent and other utilities. That stuff doesn't pay for itself.
Quote from: daluzman123 on March 31, 2014, 09:24:50 PMALWAYS changing.
What? The Bible itself doesn't change. The reason why the Bible might seem like it's changing is because different people have different interpretations. Yes, the fact that people cherry pick from the Bible and try to use these out-of-context examples in politics is a bad thing. However, any book will have a number of different meanings to different people.
Quote from: zomniethe4 on March 31, 2014, 06:23:03 PM
religion is useless
Maybe to you it is. It is to me, too. However, that does not mean that religion is useless to other people. Some people need to believe in something to make their lives worthwhile. Some people need a source that gives them rules to live by. That's just how they are. People are different; it's that simple. Even though these people need a book to live their life in a moral way may seem foolish to you, it does not detract from them being good people.
Quote from: Pokeh on March 31, 2014, 09:22:26 PM
people hold to theories a whole lot too. it doesn't seem scientific (ironically) to put so much faith in to theories like evolution and the big bang theory
The word
theory is used in a different context within the scientific community. A scientific theory is a well-substantiated explanation of the natural world that can be represented with a model. These theories are more-or-less fact (at least to our knowledge as of now) since countless experiments are executed in order to test the viability and reliability of the model. If the model is proven inaccurate, the model is modified to explain an additional set of criteria, or the model is scrapped for a new one.
Quote from: Allie on March 31, 2014, 09:09:46 PM
I simply believe those who have faith are only lying to themselves, and if those who live by it are idiots.
Some of the most intelligent people I know live by the Christian doctrine. Let's just say that my friend I have in mind has a 2250 SAT score, has never gotten below an
A, is involved in several programs, and is doing research at a top university. That's really unfair discrimination because you're judging people on something that proves little about their intelligence instead of judging them on their accomplishments.
Keep in mind that I am agnostic.