Do you have a religion?

[TheKillerMonkey]

I don't, I don't know what to believe. I'm more or less extremely confused. Muslims, Christians, Jews, Wiccans, Pagans, try and throw their beleifs on me and I'm extremely confused, I don't know what to follow.

I'm agnostic currently. One thing that confuses me is, if an God or Gods existed, wouldn't he/they make themselves known and show us the true religon?

You?

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[Infrared Beverage]

Me, no.

If i had to choose one to follow though it'd be Buddhism. It's a pretty agreeable way of life in my view.

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[Dragonsthrone]

God does make himself known through the Bible. Regaurdless of what some people think, there are no contradictions, and that fact, along with it being written by 40 people shows the supernatural.

[Dre Crabbe]

quote:Originally posted by Dragonsthrone:

Regaurdless of what some people think, there are no contradictions,

Care to elaborate, dimwit?

[Dragonsthrone]

Some people think the Bible contradicts itself, but all of the contradictions can be refuted. im not sure how much more clear i can make it.

[Apoxyus]

Are you sure they have been refuted? I'm sure they have not all be refuted.

As for being written by 40 people, just further shows how fake it really is. That is why there are contradictions, and why the bible will take steps in one direction then it will go off on different stories. THE BIBLE IS THE BEST FICTION BOOK EVER WRITTEN.

If you wanna pick a religion, I suggest you look at all of them before deciding. Don't let the christians thrown their bullshit in your face.

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[crazed_hamster]

quote:Originally posted by Dragonsthrone:

God does make himself known through the Bible. Regaurdless of what some people think, there are no contradictions, and that fact, along with it being written by 40 people shows the supernatural.

If it was written by forty people all at the same time without access to the others' writings, then yes, it could be deemed as supernatural. But written by forty people over a period of thousands of years, most, if not all with access to the writings of those before them... hmmmm, you're right, it is supernatural. God be praised, I've seen the light. Forgive me for having ever doubted the veracity of your existence, My Saviour, this proves that you are real.

hmmmm.... seeing this overwhelming evidence, I think I'll go fucking Pentecostal, then I get to scream and writhe and twitch and display signs of absolute insanity, all through the power of God.

[Adrenochrome]

No. I'm an atheist.

[NeoIceshroom]

I'm a Pagan, among other things. In my beleiƒs, the reason why my gods and goddesses choose not to make their presence known to most people is because people do not live in harmony with nature. Besides, they don't need us, we need them. I don't think a god or godess that needs to be beleived in is doing things right.

[ChaosSlayer]

quote:Originally posted by Dragonsthrone:

God does make himself known through the Bible. Regaurdless of what some people think, there are no contradictions, and that fact, along with it being written by 40 people shows the supernatural.

Okay, for one, the bible that you read at night is not the same one that was accepted hundreds of years ago. Before Gutenberg invented the printing press, every book had to be handwritten. The people that copied these books were often lazy and abbreviated things or would remove or alter parts or add in their own beliefs. Sometimes, the scribes would put stories they had heard or examples they thought were more clear in the margin. When the copy was passed down, it was put in the text as if it were originally there. Also, there's the language thing. If you ever played telephone as a child, you know that a simple and strightforward message can be completely changed after a few repetitions. Also, go onto a good translation website and translated a simple phrase a few times? The meaning becomes convoluted beyong comprehension. If you ask someone who did not have the context of the original sentence to interpret the sentence, you will probably get something completely different.

Also, read my posts on "Question about Noah's Flood".