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7/24/2013 7:39:13 PM
vidya is dead
7/24/2013 7:56:59 PM
7/24/2013 8:47:21 PM
7/24/2013 9:45:41 PM
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7/25/2013 1:10:54 AM
That guy was picking on Christians because he was really picking on Americans. And hating on Americans gets cheap laughs overseas
7/25/2013 4:53:54 AM
7/25/2013 8:45:43 AM
I dont follow any isms.
7/25/2013 8:50:09 AM
you don't have to follow anything to learn from itbut the tao is present whether or not you follow it[Edited on July 25, 2013 at 8:57 AM. Reason : .]
7/25/2013 8:53:41 AM
I'd rather read books about Gettsyburg.
7/25/2013 8:56:55 AM
word
7/25/2013 9:00:04 AM
BOOKS!?!?! WHAT DO THEY DO???!?!?I loosely follow Taoism, but I'm listed as an agnostic and rather take my time to learning more worldly things like particle physics and how to scratch my balls without looking like a fool in public...
7/25/2013 10:11:57 AM
at least with islamic radicals they dont like chicks on the rag, and think of them as unclean.then again they want to directly kill you, and not just stab you in the back at every turn socially...I dunno.
7/25/2013 11:05:02 AM
this is something i've genuinely struggled with more of late, figured i'd get it off my chest here somewhat anonymously...I've tried, but I just don't believe in God or any other higher power. It just doesn't make any sense to me, no matter how I try to rationalize it. I try because I've been raised in the south. I'm no redneck/hick, but I sure as hell am southern. and I love that. but everyone I know is Christian. I was raised in a Christian household. my wife is Christian. we have a 3 year old son that I'm sure will have questions about God and religion. that's what really started me off trying to "get it"... but as I grow older, I just become more and more sure that I won't ever believe in it. but I don't talk about it with anyone. no one I know (closely) will understand. but the worst part about not believing and not talking about it is that I'm afraid I will be judged more harshly by those people than anything ever. i think it's such a fundamental difference (i feel) that I'm afraid the people I love will think less of me. lately it's become more and more of a burden to bear...edit to say that I don't believe there's NOT a higher power, so I take an agnostic approach to it all. I don't dislike religion per se, and in general it doesn't offend me. anyone else feel this way?[Edited on July 25, 2013 at 5:07 PM. Reason : ]
7/25/2013 5:04:18 PM
as i've gotten older i've gotten more and more confident that there isn't a higher power. but i keep pretty quiet about it. only those very close, or those that i am sure are like-minded really know my beliefs about it. unless somebody directly asks me, i keep it to myself. it upsets my mom greatly because she's afraid we won't get to hang-out in heaven, so i try my best not to talk about it with her.
7/25/2013 5:14:38 PM
I simply can't understand how someone could actually fall for a religion... just makes me think my christian friends are less intelligent than my atheist friends.
7/25/2013 5:21:14 PM
i think most people "fall" because of tradition. and fear.
7/25/2013 5:23:06 PM
7/25/2013 5:24:57 PM
I'm Krallum and I approved this message.
7/25/2013 5:29:06 PM
^^^^^^I'm pretty much the same. Raised in the South, grew up in a very religious home, lots of preachers in the family, went to church 4 times a week. To me the whole bible story just makes no sense at all. I do talk about it with my parents but not with any other aunts/uncles. Although it's usually less of a discussion and more of them trying to convince me that they're right by using the same arguments I've already heard a dozen times. It's easier for me because I don't live near them at all and I just visit them once or twice a year. What finally made me basically tell my parents I was an atheist was because of discussing political issues with them. Their views are so filtered through their religious beliefs that I just couldn't stand to not say anything anymore. For example, when they said that Obama being elected was predicted in the bible because he is the muslim antichrist who will abandon Israel and kick off the end times, I just couldn't listen to that type of shit anymore. (note, I'm not a huge fan of Obama, but come on)I respect everyone's right to believe what they want but unlike you, I dislike religion. Raising kids to believe they are born sinners and will burn in hell, suffering immeasurably for all eternity unless they "believe" is ridiculous to me.[Edited on July 25, 2013 at 5:53 PM. Reason : ^^^^^^]
7/25/2013 5:53:02 PM
i am a christiani do not believe my religion, or anyone else's, should influence government or politics whatsoeveri believe evolution undoubtedly occurred, and do not treat the bible as a textbooki believe christians largely deserve the criticism they receive, not because of what the religion tells them to do, but how they interpret it. jesus did good deeds, led by example, and embraced the "least of these", people society shunned. too many christians just "talk the talk", their actions not actually reflecting the religion whatsoever.i'm willing to talk about my beliefs, but i never try to convert or "save" atheists. i wouldn't be telling them anything they hadn't heard...everyone has to make up their own mind.this will probably be my first and last post regarding religion on tww...flame on!
7/25/2013 8:32:13 PM
on the contrary, I find you an entirely reasonable human being
7/25/2013 8:42:08 PM
I don't find belief based on faith "reasonable" in the least, but that's just me.I think the message of Jesus (believe in me and love me with all your heart without a single shred of evidence that I exist or be tortured infinitely) is massively more abhorrent than any of the Old Testament bigotry. Justifying for anyone that faith is virtuous is insanity.
7/25/2013 10:04:37 PM
^Well fuck you then, if you're gonna be like that.
7/25/2013 11:23:49 PM
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7/26/2013 5:39:07 PM
http://www.upworthy.com/best-explanation-of-religion-i-have-ever-heard-and-im-practically-an-atheistI'm Krallum and I approved this message.
8/6/2013 2:32:54 PM
^^I though it was pretty well documented that Jesus actually existed, and was crucified? He just wasn't birthed from a virgin, nor was he the son of god
8/6/2013 2:35:43 PM
Israel never existedI'm Krallum and I approved this message.
8/7/2013 10:26:17 AM
^^^what a moron. it is not scientifically proven that god exists, therefore he is endangering our progress of rational thought.seriously, how dare he teach a message of love and self-improvement.[Edited on August 7, 2013 at 10:58 AM. Reason : .]
8/7/2013 10:58:21 AM
i dont believe in christianity but my ex wife and 8 yr old daughter do. ex wifey was pissed when i told my daughter there is no santa clause last year. i feel that it's wrong to lie to your kids but it really should be a decision both parents make so i have been avoiding talking about it with my daughter. there doesnt appear to be a good solution
8/7/2013 5:34:50 PM
8/7/2013 8:47:46 PM
doesn't your existence pretty much destroy atheismI mean likewe can totally see that you registered on TWW 11 years ago, oh Holy one ]
8/7/2013 8:50:23 PM
^^Will Durant (an agnostic and pretty brilliant man) on the "Jesus never existed" theory
8/7/2013 11:20:19 PM
By that same rationale, Gilgamesh, Hercules, and King Arthur all are likely to exist.I think I'll go with actual historical evidence instead of someone's gut feeling that you happen to agree with.I'm not saying it's impossible that a person named Jesus didn't lead a jewish cult in 1st century Judea, I'm just saying there is a strange dearth of evidence that he did or that he was actually anything more than a cult leader.[Edited on August 8, 2013 at 7:39 AM. Reason : .]
8/8/2013 7:37:03 AM
8/8/2013 7:48:29 AM
The most damning thing to me is the fact that no one wrote about him until at least 40 years after his death. Doesn't seem likely that Jesus existed at all.
8/8/2013 8:13:08 AM
8/8/2013 8:32:56 AM
there is only one true god, and he demands your worship in the form of $35
8/8/2013 8:39:38 AM
8/8/2013 8:56:33 AM
I'm not "hostile" to the idea, just stating the facts as they exist. Thanks to thousands of years of white people saying "yeah, he existed" it's taken as a de facto fact that he at least was a person, but the evidence just isn't there.
8/8/2013 9:08:53 AM
but i just posted two pieces of evidence
8/8/2013 9:14:32 AM
Yawn.Both Josephus and Tacitus are evidence of early Christians, not Jesus himself. People talking about Jesus a century after his death is not evidence that he was a real person.And that truly is my point. Josephus and Tacitus are the best (and essentially the only, you're not breaking out Pliny the Younger?) extra Biblical accounts for Jesus and they're lousy.[Edited on August 8, 2013 at 9:37 AM. Reason : .]
8/8/2013 9:37:03 AM
They actually both mention Jesus specifically (or Christ)
8/8/2013 9:43:33 AM
It appears that Josephus (born 37 AD) wrote about Jesus in 94 AD and Tacitus (born 56 AD) in 116 AD. Neither were even alive at the time of Jesus' death. I find it hard to use their writings as hard evidence for his existence.
8/8/2013 9:46:48 AM
did someone call Jesus a cult leader?
8/8/2013 9:53:59 AM