Your Religous Views

[Legionmaster]

It's logical, really. Think about it, would you believe all of the stories you hear in there happening today and coming from any other source? Be honest. Probably not.

Granted, you take science on good faith. You don't actually do the experiments yourself, let alone read all the experiments done by others.

[Malchik]

Well, like I said, I don't know all the complexities on the evolution subject.

In my biology books it always said that (in simplified terms) that humans were evolved forms of apes.

That itself is incorrect. Apes and humans share a common ancestor. Humans did not evolve directly from modern apes.

Humans are apes, no matter how you want to argue it. Ape is a blanket term for all things hominoidea.

It's like saying mallards came from ducks.

[GojiFan]

Well, like I said, I don't know all the complexities on the evolution subject.

In my biology books it always said that (in simplified terms) that humans were evolved forms of apes.

That itself is incorrect. Apes and humans share a common ancestor. Humans did not evolve directly from modern apes.

Humans are apes, no matter how you want to argue it. Ape is a blanket term for all things hominoidea.

It's like saying mallards came from ducks.

Of course, I just mentioned them separately to make the explanation easier to understand.

The Bible states that the punishment for sin is death. That because every man is both born in a corrupted sinful state and because we choose to disobey God, the punishment for that is death which was brought into the world as a result of the original sin of Adam and Eve.

Are you trying to say that every person who dies has sinned? Or are you saying that if you sin you die?

[johnmathew44]

In my opinion religion is not a solid topic. NO religion is wrong. the things with different religions is that different cultures throughout time have identified them in different ways. but they do have one thing in common, they all have gods or a god the only different thing about them is that every culture has different names for them. as long as we behave a certain way here on earth we will have a spot where ever it is that we deserve to be.!!! but that only my opinion

[anguirusnut94]

I look at it in the sense that as most religions say "Our God is the TRUE God", that we can't all have the TRUE GOD, so God's actually been trying to get us all back to the way we used to be (if you go by the idea of the Tower of Bable- probably spelled that wrong), where we all worked together for the glory of Man and for the greatness of God, and all this war and crap is him weeding out the strong from the weak.

[DrKaiju1954]

Religion is something that really comes down to who you are and what you believe in.I will say I am a Christian and that if you take the Bible at face value,without studying it and finding the deeper meanings,yes it does sound very far fetched but it does add up if you do look at it enough and search.However,its something that comes down to faith,faith that what you believe in is true.I suppose when it all comes down to it,Christians,Atheists,everyone,has faith.

[Jomei]

f you take the Bible at face value,without studying it and finding the deeper meanings,yes it does sound very far fetched but it does add up if you do look at it enough and search.

I think your post gave me an ulcer.

Anyway, I think "belief without evidence or in spite of it" is a better definition of faith. It's not really fair to say that both the people who believe in Zeus and those who don't can equally be said to have "faith." Not believing in something for which there is no good evidence isn't really an act of faith--it's just parsimonious.

[Legionmaster]

I think your post gave me an ulcer.

I have them right now, and they're still better than having Robin Williams's sweaty gorilla arms.

[Mitchal]

I really don't think old testimate is a good place to look for morals.

[DrKaiju1954]

f you take the Bible at face value,without studying it and finding the deeper meanings,yes it does sound very far fetched but it does add up if you do look at it enough and search.

I think your post gave me an ulcer.

Anyway, I think "belief without evidence or in spite of it" is a better definition of faith. It's not really fair to say that both the people who believe in Zeus and those who don't can equally be said to have "faith." Not believing in something for which there is no good evidence isn't really an act of faith--it's just parsimonious.

Sounds crazy,doesn't it?I was an atheist for a few years but I started reading the Bible and really looking for the answers to questions that I had and I was pleasantly surprised.I can't expect it'll work with everyone,I gave it a chance and I was rewarded for my curiosity.

[Crocodile]

Jomei you raised a good point, about the thin line between Theology and Mythology. People take the former seriously, the latter doesn't get taken seriously anymore. That's really the only difference between the 2 really.

Go back to the Viking days, and Thor wasn't myth. He was real to the Vikings. Not just a hero to tell tales of between battles. Same for Zeus, Ra, Quetzalcoatl, etc.

[HeiseiGodzilla117]

There actually are still people who believe in the Germanic deities, Croc. Asatru, Odinism, etc. I don't think it's viewed exactly the same way, but that religion still exists in small groups scattered about.

[Malchik]

Try explaining Hinduism to a Christian and they'll see as whacky as any other Mythology. Of course, swap perspectives and it'll seem just as ridiculous to the person with different beliefs.

And yeah, some people still believe in Thor, Zeus, Amun, etc., but they are such a minority.

[BigBaragon]

I pray to my own testes. I pray for extended virility and fortitude....

[SuperSaiyan4Godzilla]

Try explaining Hinduism to a Christian and they'll see as whacky as any other Mythology. Of course, swap perspectives and it'll seem just as ridiculous to the person with different beliefs.

And yeah, some people still believe in Thor, Zeus, Amun, etc., but they are such a minority.

So, there is one God that presents himself as many different avatars.

A God with many faces.

A God with 33 million expressions.

A pantheistic god.

[MaxRebo320]

I believe that Godzilla died for our sins. I also believe that Gamera and Mothra will protect us when needed.

(Atheist really)

[Gojisan866]

Agnostic. Honestly, I've tried to look for any signs of some kind of God, but having found none, I'm not real quick on jumping on the belief that there's some guy up there watching us.
But hey, if there is, great. Still doesn't explain that damn evolution thing.

[Mitchal]

Why doesn't God just kill the Devil?

[wataru]

Why doesn't God just kill the Devil?

Same reason there's not 'cure' for cancer, AIDs or HIV - there's no profit in it.

[Legionmaster]

Why doesn't God just kill the Devil?

Same reason there's not 'cure' for cancer, AIDs or HIV - there's no profit in it.

Or because there's no reasonable scientific way to cure genetic or viral diseases. :/

I mean, how do you explain the erradication of smallpox and polio then?