Which Religion is the best and most worthy of your time?
Now, FIGHT!
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Which Religion is the best and most worthy of your time?
Now, FIGHT!
science
This can only end well.
im not religious and i dont think its a competition of being the best either.
spaghetti monster.
Edited by e5 (Forum Super Moderator) - Please do not post pointlessly, thanks!
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Clearly @e5; has never typed in 'Spaghetti monster religion' into google.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sian
spaghetti monster.
Nope, and I have no intention to since I know the poster understood :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Kardan
I'm not religious or anything so don't have a favourite or whatever
But it's actually a religion...Quote:
Originally Posted by e5
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gos...ghetti_Monster
:P
all religions are equal and most religious teachings ask that we respect those of others. clearly u just want to cause conflict, dont think this is worthy of debate.
my religion is better than yours if you disagree youre going to hell
Christianity - the success of Christian countries (specifically protestant) in my eyes shows it.
Ehhh if you class Deism as a religion, I guess that.
Otherwise I wouldn't like to say anything specific. I believe that Asian 'religions' (more heavily philosophy based I'm given to believe) are something that I'd want to look into and feel it worthy of my time :P
Tommism
Think it is wrong to do a debate other this; I don't think any religion is superior and everyone has their own beliefs which they are entitled to. I am Christian and I don't think that Christianity is 'better' than any other religion.
There is no better religion. They cause nothing but trouble...
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Ancient Hinduism and Buddhism tbh
Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, Confucionism
Jediism.
I think all religions are wrong. I know most people seem to disagree with me but I think they just promote segregation, people thinking they're better than others, terrorism and favouritism (in schools, etc). I can't see anything good coming from any religion.
i forgot Taoism yh that too
not that i disagree but just the good nature of some people who have religious beliefs that they might not have if they weren't religious, yes there's lots of beliefs promoting hate but not all. don't think u can generalize all religion like that or even one religion. u get good n bad in each, they interpret their religion differently. used to go to church and they were the nicest people u could meet, did charity and soup n sweets for homeless etc u do get the odd extremist but it's the same w/ people without religionQuote:
Originally Posted by Empired
That's true for individuals but it always seems to me that the bad in the religion always seems to outweigh the good people do. I think religion looks good on paper but in practice it always ends up being taken over by terrorists, bible bashers, those creepy christian child rapists or whatever who just make the whole religion look bad if that makes senseQuote:
Originally Posted by buttons
yh that's what am saying, that's a majority of people & their bad shouldn't overlook the contribution of the good people. like good stuff about religion is never put on the news, only bad stuff is hence y everyone so against it all
Even if it wasn't, the whole point of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is entirely relevant (there's about as much evidence for it than there is for God seems to be the ultimate point). That post has a point, so the moderator's edit to a relevant post is pointless - which surely is worse? Can he be sacked or disciplined for being uneducated about the Flying Spaghetti Monster? He ultimately should not get involved moderating a forum he doesn't have a clue about or even the topic that's being discussed. Sometimes moderators just seem to want to destroy discussion rather than protect it :/ It's even worse saying he has no intention - if you're that lazy don't get involved and leave the discussion as it is. It's incredibly frustrating when they do that :/Quote:
Originally Posted by Kardan
Also all religions hold the same values. What makes them different are the individual groups and people who interpret it for either their own gain or the value of the society in which they hold a position over. Religion isn't necessarily the problem, but the followers.
Apparently the edit stands because the user accepted the warning :PQuote:
Originally Posted by GommeInc
This thread is a ticking time bomb. There are those who are not going to automatically agree with others who feel their religion is right. Most believe in a religion based upon their family background, and heritage- where some believe in a religion because of what country they are from, and it's the norm to do so.
Personally, I am a Christian. I have been one since 2008, so I haven't been a Christian for that long. From living for the world, to living with a purpose- and knowing that I will be in heaven afterwards does not make me feel superior to others. I have been in the shoes of those who do not believe in God. Heck, my whole family does not believe- but it definitely is a choice.
And to those who feel that religion is to promote segregation, I am sorry; that is not how Christianity is supposed to be like, it is to bring unity to all people, accepting one another- maybe not liking what they are doing, but not to discriminate against them.
Even Christianity has had its fair share of those who thought they were listening to God's voice, and started causing segregation.
Jesus, when he was preaching, told the disciples to love one another as you love yourself. So, I do have to apologize to those who have the preconception that Christianity is a group of believers at think they are better than everyone else.
Because let's be honest; we're all sinners, I am a sinner, but there is the power of grace, and mercy from Jesus himself, that was shown that day that allowed me to stand before God.
While religion is not supposed to cause segregation, it almost always does. I have no problem with people if they want to be a Christian or whatever, but I really don't like it when they shove it in my face. (I do actually mean shove it in my face, like the man in town who keeps telling everyone that they're going to hell but that's okay.) I know that's not what Christianity and other religions are about but it always ends up with the believers wanting more people to join the faith and they'll do some weird things to make that happen.. Actually, saying that, atheists seem to spend a lot of their time trying to make religious people see the "gaps in their faith" or whatever..Quote:
Originally Posted by Bikini
It's always going to be a never-ending battle between religions. There are some who take "preach the good news" to the negative, and there are some people here where I live that are like that and it makes me sad because that's not Christianity should be portrayed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Empired
In the end. It is a personal choice whether to believe in a religion. The more someone shoves a religion in your face, the least likely you are to even consider looking into it.
Although there's not a lot of people who even want to talk about religion, but everyone has an opinion :P
if religious people are trying to promote good then i really don't think it much of a problem, maybe a little annoying but no reason for atheists to begin to pick apart their religion and discriminate against themQuote:
Originally Posted by Empired
its only problematic once they preach that their way is the only/right way eg homosexuality is wrong yaddyyaya
honestly doesn't bother me religious people askin if i would listen to their beliefs bc I know many of them believe and ARE doing right, like i mentioned before with them giving free food to homeless, raising money for charity et
stupid debate
who r u to decide which religion is best?
No, yeah, I can't actually remember my original point now. Basically I don't mind when people want to tell me about their faith but I think standing on a box in the middle of a market square is a silly place to try and attract more followers. People are busy and in a rush and you're just going to annoy them, which will actually make them less likely to want to see life from your perspective in the first place! On the other hand, I've had a friend come up to me before and talk to me quietly about how faith found them and I found that really nice. It didn't make me want to be religious but it did make it easier for me to see where she was coming from and why she believed if that makes sense :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Bikini
So yeah.. I suppose it's not religion that bothers me at all, it's just how people act. I think it's really silly to try and preach to a load of people who aren't listening. Faith should be a personal thing to share with people you want to help, it shouldn't be shoving leaflets in peoples' faces and shouting at them in my opinion :P Like I've said before, I know only a few people actually do things like that but they do it so often and on more than one occasion I have actually been chased by them until I get into a shop because they "just want ten minutes of my time". It just puts everyone else who does good for Christianity, etc in a bad light :(
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Originally Posted by buttons
to me asking what religion is the best is like asking what skin colour/ethnicity is the best.
Dragga trying to cause more arguments, as per usual.
"Which religion is most worthy of your time?"
What kind of question is that?
this thread isn't even worth my time.
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Originally Posted by Viba
Um excuse me mister moody, but I created this thread for these people to debate (basically fight it out) tyvm.
Anyways, I feel that no religion is the best, not to say im not Spirtual, but I believe in MYSELF, not someone else (some god or deity thingy) to do things for me.
Heres one of the many sayings I've heard, and I really like is this one.
"Dear World,
Religion is like a penis. It's fine to have one and it's fine to be proud of it,
but please don't whip it out in public and start waving it around...
and PLEASE don't try to shove it down my child's throat.
Sincerely, tired of hearing your religious guff"
So why would you want people to fight over who has the best penis?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dragga
why is this dry loser quote still being used it's not like it's quirky or something it makes you look like a passive aggressive atheist with an agendaQuote:
"Dear World,
Religion is like a penis. It's fine to have one and it's fine to be proud of it,
but please don't whip it out in public and start waving it around...
and PLEASE don't try to shove it down my child's throat.
Sincerely, tired of hearing your religious guff"
This "nobody dictates what I do but ME" lark is getting very old very fast. Religion is no more or less a means of creating and maintaining ideologies than anything else in your life. Just because religion may be dying out in some areas of the world does not mean that you are living a life free from prods and pokes in the direction that is deemed correct. The cult of the individual is on the rise and the self and our interactions with others are laced with notions of the sacred. God may be dead for some but , as Nietzsche put it, "his shadow still looms" - without faith in a higher power we get people like you and Hitler that take it upon themselves to act Godly and dictate how others should lead their lives! :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Dragga
Kinda tired of armchair sceptics that know little-to-nothing about religion itself other than that which is presented to them through outlets with their own agendas piping up about how religious institutions are full of whackjobs that let the word of a God dictate their every move. You watch/read the news, you obey the law, you go to school and you will eventually enter the labour market. We are all chained in this cave together.
The ritual denunciation of God and His teachings by atheists is just as dogmatic as anything any religious text will 'teach'. Stop generalising by banding all Christians (as well as seemingly all religious folk) together and making assumptions about their faith/interpretations of texts written thousands of years ago. Too often are those that followed religion regarded as ignorant and this is simply something that should not come into it.
Since we're using vacuous/meaningless quotes to back up our points, here is one from Francis Bacon:
" It is true, that a little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion."
and another from somebody else:
"Atheist's don't exist. If you ask anyone why they are an atheist they will proceed to explain their religion of non belief."
The church of the flying spaghetti monster.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._Appendage.jpg
They cause nothing but trouble... and society.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danny.R.H2012