Religion general

I should really start listening to Chapo  

@Zincy  

 
Or “demons”

I’ve read the Bible several times in my life. And NO WHERE did I find anything suggesting the world is only 6000 years. The Bible is rather discreet about such detail. I don’t know where you Englishian speaking folks got that idea from. But I’m pretty sure those wrote these passages had a WAAAY different time measurement system than what we modern folk use right now. And who can be so sure that many details werent warpped throughout the ages through countless translations, and numerous reinterpretations between peoples?
 
But yes. I do believe Creationism coincides with evolution in a weird way. Just that their interpretation is rather archaic. For most ancient cultures and their religions, the world seems to be created out of something by some deity, or “hatched out of an egg” for example. To them the world is likely as old as they were able to begin counting, drawing, write, and speak. Keep records or even bothered to record in some shape or form.
 
They also didn’t have any concept of sciences that would include radio carbon dating and such. Many of those supposed “historical records” were often written centuries later than the supposed time of when alleged events took place, by ancient scholars told to write by their superiors. “Historical records” that contain numerous gaps in details that are often filled in with added things to the writers or their superiors’ liking. I would say the scholars had to come to a consensus on the designated date when everything allegedly began on.

Two Cardinals blamed “the homosexuality agenda” for the recent crisis of abuse in the catholic church.
 
I wish I was making that up.
 
This is what happens when you tell hormonally charged sentient beings that they’re not allowed to have sex.

@Zincy  
Only crisis and abuse is people ignoring the cause and effect nature of the universe to put faith in human culture.
 
If i can be sencire, blindly listening to ones ancestors/ parents on issues that violate physical nature is incredibly dumb, destructive, and perfectly inline with human learning.
 
Religion is the result of following your parents failures.
 
Homosexuality on the other hand has rational causes as supposed purposes, religion by definition disregards reality, and realities assumed causality

@Selaphiel
 
I’ve seen my personal belief described as God being “the Great Watchmaker” in that He created everything, in all its extreme complexity, and just kinda let things run as they may, including evolution.

@YetAnotherBrony  
Neat belief. I have something similar, in which God created the basic principles and fundamentals that make up the universe as its laws, and let things run on its own. From planets being formed, stars being born and to the creation and evolution of life.
 
“God has no free will” is a term I believe religiously.

@Scrabbleman
 
It’s easier to believe in god than free will in this case.
 
Then I wonder what is a god without a free will.

@Ninji  
A God without free will is like a giant tree that holds an island together, in the middle of nowhere. The island being the entire universe/existence.
 
It exists, it does its job and nothing more than that. You don’t talk to the tree, you don’t cut it down, you can take its branches to make other stuff but in the end, you’re still confined on that island the tree is holding together. Sooner or later, those branches would degrade and become part of the tree again.

@Scrabbleman  

 
That’s a bit tricky to wrap one’s head around.
 
If God has no free will, who controls Him?
 
Does that being have free will?
 
Is it turtles all the way down?

@Scrabbleman
 
@YetAnotherBrony
 
It’s like Azanoth, the Blind Idiot God who accidentally dreamed the universe into existence.

Ever think about how lots of parts of the Bible are really, really messed up?

@YetAnotherBrony  
No one controls Him. He just does his thing, and nothing else. Like a robot.
 
You don’t think about the person who created the robot, because the robot created everything. It just exists to do its thing.

@Zincy  

 
I find it ironic how it is always the groups who keep telling others to refrain from sexual pleasures to be the most rampant offenders of such.  
And it isn’t just restricted to religion either.

@Zincy  

 
One does NOT accidentally the universe.  
Perhaps we’re a mistake too. That would make a perfect fanfic.
 

 
 
@TheHappySpaceman  

 
Abrahamic religions are more metal than most give credit for.

@Selaphiel  
Particularly every time God “tests” humans to prove their devotion to him, I always find myself not wanting to side with God.
 
See: The Book of Job, the Great Flood, Abraham and Isaac.

@Zincy  
Does the church not allow them to masturbate too either?

Like, okay, here’s my deal: I don’t feel comfortable worshiping a god that kills, manipulates, and mentally breaks people just to make sure they love him. That’s some Stockholm syndrome BS right there.
 
If you’re into that, good for you, I guess, but that sort of thing just ain’t my bag.

@Maximum Edge Reborn
 
Yes, its against catholic faith to masturbate. Just as it is to use a condom.
 
Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life has a wonderful song about why.

@TheHappySpaceman  
Hey.  
Don’t deride entire religions just because a bunch of people misinterpret some contentious passages in our religions for their nefarious ends.  
People are flawed, okay? All religions have their fucked up moments. But a lot of them gain acceptance in the first place because people saw them as great guidance to their lives. And for many, it worked. Of course, overtime religious orders become corrupt and misappropriated.
 
@TheHappySpaceman  
God works in weird ways.

I believe one of the main reasons why Abrahamic religions catch a lot of flak from anti-religious groups more than others is because of how widespread say Christianity is. Christianity is synonymous with the term “religion” in the west. The more widespread the religion, the more widespread their influence and issues seem to become.  
But trust me. When it comes of “normality”. Christianity ain’t that bad on the grand scale of things compared to some of the more… how should I say it? … “backwater” religions. In fact, Christianity was part of the reason why the west became so great.

@Selaphiel  
Dude, in fairness, I did say, “If you’re into that, good for you.” I’m not bashing people who are religious; different things work for different people. I’m just explaining why I, personally, can’t get into that.
 
Like, a lot of things about the Bible really rub me the wrong way.

@TheHappySpaceman  
Fair enough.  
Believe what you wish to believe.
 
Personally, I’m not exactly on terms with some teachings from the Bible. But for the most part, it’s okay. They’re basic morality stuff.

@Zincy  
Damn that’s horrible they might as well have them lob off their genitals if they’re that strict then also meant have to look that song up on YouTube what it’s called?