Why are the Protestant/Catholic views any less weird than the Mormon views?

Question

Sorry to tell you but they are just as weird. There is no God.

OK....maybe slightly less weird - but still damn weird.

Answer 1

because Mormon views came about in the 19th century when we knew not to be afraid of the dark as much as we were back in the beginnings of Christianity (and protestant belief is nothing but a modification of Catholicism - it doesn't change the basic story and mythology).

Golden plates of Moroni? Lunacy, pure and simple.

Answer 2

There are multiple reasons they are less wierd. Mainly, because Protestant/Catholic views have been around much longer and are sort of the Gold Standard. Because a majority of the World who are Christian believe these views, anything contrary to them will be considered blasphemous and wacky. I also think a big part of it is that many of the Protestant/Catholic sects don't really talk much about stuff that the Mormons do, e.g. what is life like after death, what happens to those who don't have a chance to learn of Christ, what was life like before mankind came to Earth, etc. These major groups have interpreted the Scriptures one way and anything contrary to their interpretation is incorrect.

Now, from an oustider, I would agree that all religion can seem pretty crazy, and rightfully so, because it is all based on faith. My wife is agnostic and thinks I'm completely lost/brainwashed/wacky, and that is her right, but it is also everyone who believes in Christianity to do so, as subjective and unprovable as it may be. Any faith could be torn apart using the logic of man, but I find no reason for doing so, because religion is personal. We should all just respect each other and value individualism.

Without being disrespectful, transubstantiation has always tripped me out a little.

Answer 3

Only those practicing a particular religion will view other as weird. Hence you view all of the above as weird I think some people would view you as weird just because you believe that there is no higher poser or God.

Answer 4

Well, you are correct that they are all equally weird. But their weirdness does not necessarily prove or disprove whether there is a God.

God is conceptual, always, and open to individual interpretation. Even among members of any of these groups, their individual conceptualization of God varies dramatically, if they are honest with themselves.

You can paradoxically and simultaneously belive in God while you disbelieve in God. It doesn't matter what stand you take: if God is really God, then God doesn't depend upon our belief or understanding to exist.

Also, God prefers not to tell us directly. But the indirect evidence of God, if you choose to conceptualize a God, is abundant: Nature is filled with awesome power and beauty. Humans and animals are infinitely marvelous.

Letting everyone have the God 'of their understanding' is the American Way, including no God, at all.

Answer 5

I think atheists are people of great faith.

They believe the entire wonderful universe came into being all by itself from the smallest subatomic particle to the the most immense galaxy to the amazing complexity of the human mind to the love between a mother and child.

I don't have that much faith. It is much more plausible and easier to believe that God is behind it all.

Even if you do not believe in God, I do know that God believes in you.

With love in Christ.

Answer 6

What is the established objective benchmark for weirdness that you are using to grade beliefs? What entity produced and authorized this particular benchmark?

Answer 7

I find myself asking this a lot. I've been both LDS and Protestant, and both have some ideas that seem really odd from the outside...
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Answer 8

Psalms say "The fool in his heart says there is no God".
Protestant views follow scripture,Catholic and Mormon follow man-made traditions and that is sad.

Answer 9

Indeed. Both sets of beliefs are completely illogical, the number of wives you might have in the afterlife really doesn't make a difference.

Answer 10

One thing is the Mormon belief that upon the death of a Mormon man (worthy) he goes to his own planet, and is elevated to the status of god....Another ,Jesus is the brother of Lucifer,another yet, God was once a living and breathing man .....