[Typhoid]

These arguments are pointless.

When we (agnostic/athiest) ask the religious people questions, they just end up quoting the Bible, or going back to something about the bible. Like a safety net or something. They cannot encompass a life without a higher power, because they have been brought up with it.

We cannot encompass a life with their God, because we have not grown up with it(for the most part)

Which brings me back to religion being Geographical.

Christianity is basically a North American and European thing.
Muslim is Middle Eastern.
Shintoism is mainly Asian.
Buddhist is Asian.


Do you notice something here?

Each continent basically has its own friggin religion. And dont even start with Africa being Christian, because its being forced on them, they have no choice at all.

Look at it this way, ( if your religious) take your beliefs right now. Think about them. Now think if you would think of those beliefs if you were born in Iraq with 2 Iraqi parents, who also have Iraqi parents. I dont think you would be all too Christian. You wouldnt read the bible. Or believe in your now form of God.

How many Middle Eastern born people are Christian?
How many North Amrican people (meaning white and black, not middle eastern or asian immigrants) are born Shintoist or Muslim?

I agree with everything Drop has said. Every single word...exept the part where he pissed off Joiess.

Faith is blind. There is no proof to a god existing. And dont say "the Bible is our proof" because No, it isnt. Prove to me that the bible wasnt written by people hopped up on shrooms or weed or hallucinagens. Prove it wasnt written by crazy people. Prove it wasnt the Idea of a king to get people to not start an uprisal. You cant.

And yes, what about the Torah? There truly cannot be 2 literal Holy Books. But wait...the Torah was written before the Bible, so it must be truer than the Bible.

Religion has become a fad. Thats all it is. To some of you it gives hope and meaning in your tiny insignificant miniscule lives that after your meaningless existance there is something more for you. But to others it is a fad. Look at California. Look how many people have been "converted" to Buddhist, and those other Asian religions. Does this mean that most of the upper rich class of California believs in it?

How many rock stars and singers and actors, directers, stage hands whatever firstly thank god when they win an award? Now...yuo cannot tell me that every single one of these people believs in god. No, they dont. Its good for face value.

I dont think Jesus, or God or whoever apparently decides if we go to heaven or not, would care if you belive in what they tell you to believe in. I believ as long as you follow the 10 commandments, your fine. And dont say "oh, so you are religious!" Because no, the 10 commandments are friggin common sense.

I believ if there is a god, he wouldnt care if we think hes real or not, as long as we are a good person. I mean, if he is real and we go to heaven, he would have all of eternity to rub it in our faces right?

But really, what kind of lord would care if you believe in him or not? It sounds like one of those attention starved toddlers that will piss you off unless you pay attention to them and constantly look at them. And if you dont pay attention to that toddler, he will "put you through hell" and destroy things in your house. Anything to get your attention.

And one last question, what religion were the people who said the world was going to end in the year 2000?


EDIT: Basically Religion is an organised cult. Thats all it is. And Holy wars, to me, are the funniest things ever. Its a fight to see whos imagionary friend is better.

But yes, I believe there is a higher power, but not God, in any form. Like Drop said, I dont think any book, or our minds can encompass him. We can barely encompass our own existance.