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Originally Posted by Neo
I couldn't disagree more. As I said before there are plenty of atheists who live happy, moral lives and are excited about the future. There is no sign that they are on a path to believing nothing at all.
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Exactly where do you think those morals came from? How bout those 10 Commandments? Your very being is ensconced in religion and you don't even realize it. Our greatest artistic achievements on the planet were born from man's love of God, not himself. We are at our best when we believe in more than ourselves. Love thy Neighbor was born from religion, not secular thought.
As for religin being static, that is up to interpretation and honestly your ideas about the modern state of religion and its arguments show a lack of knowledge on your side about what you are criticizing. EX. Creation: The Earth was Created in 7 Days. Well, how long is a day to God? If there were no days before the world was created, how were they measured? Most importantly, WHO CARES? You harp on the inconsequential and hand-picked specifics that have nothing to do with the modern religion. The 7 day adventist belief means almost noithing to the modern Christian who views the whole of the message and applies it to their belief.
By your logic the Mona Lisa is a horrible painting because the bitch ain't got no eyebrows.
You see the loud minority fringe of fundamentalists and then paint the entire religion that way because that is how you WANT to see religion, but you ignore the majority of Christian's beliefs and even the religions most ancient interpretations which saw the Bible a book of moral parables. I really recommend you do more research into an area that you feel so strongly about and try and look at it objectively. You are letting your dislike, and even anger at religion cloud your judgement. I'm not saying you convert to a believer of any religion, but to not see the value of religion is just absurd and shows a faulire to see the world through a large view.
FYI: I used Christianity as an example here because it is a great example of a large modern religion, not because it is my religion. It is not, I just think Jesus was a hell of a philospher.