...that do not agree with each other (literal vs metaphor, for example), and translations of the bible into the two hundred or so languages of humanity pick and choose which words best convey the original message...and if these children make a mistake in all these myriad choices, they burn forever in hell...and if they do not choose -your- choice, you will tell them they are bound for hell...tell me of the compassionate love of you and your god for us ants.
Tell us poor, stupid ants how we have a better chance of finding heaven than we have with predicting the next winning numbers for a lottery.
Tell us why we should believe -you- have deciphered the maze and found the one, true religion? What makes -you- a genius and the rest of us so stupid?
2006-09-16 11:25:14 · 6 answers · asked by bobkgin 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There is genius and stupidity in all groups here, don't you think?
Maybe it would be more helpful to begin to focus on finding some common ground and build from there rather than trying to convert (this suggestion is for everyone on all sides of the fence). We've got a world on the brink of disaster on so many fronts and in the absence of peaceful alternatives from the religious/spiritual people...the other ones who don't even pretend to value peace will fill the void with hate filled and violent tactics. (In fact I would suggest that there is a great deal of hate and violence happening on this site currently.)
This is painful for all of us and I for one, would love to get beyond it! Can those who are able to stretch their world view please do so? Can those who cannot (or choose not to try) please at least look for some small area of agreement on which we may build? Can we come together and start being solution oriented are we going to just keep on fighting? Fighting is not LOVE.
Peace Please everyone!
Any takers?
2006-09-17 05:18:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Romans 10
2006-09-16 18:30:02 · answer #2 · answered by robert p 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't atheism just more logical then, if religion is purely based on the translations and disagreements of man?
2006-09-16 18:28:36 · answer #3 · answered by reverenceofme 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gosh, it's gotta be......... faith!
(answering from sarcasm, by the way)
2006-09-16 18:28:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's simple.Some of us have intelligence,others don't.
2006-09-16 18:30:27 · answer #5 · answered by thetdw 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, that chick who gave you your first answer...I don't like her.
2006-09-16 18:30:30 · answer #6 · answered by Starlytefairy 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋