What do you consider to be the most bizarre beliefs you've ever heard?

Question

OTHER THAN beliefs or lack of beliefs about the existence of a god (if that's your answer, pick the second most bizarre, please).

Also, I'm talking about a single beliefs, not an entire belief system or religion.

For example, "Having sex with a virgin can cure AIDs", or "Noah got billions of species on to one boat," qualify.

"Christianity," or "Islam," or "Scientology," don't.

Thanks.

Prophet Dawkins - like I said, specific beliefs. Which beliefs within Christianity are the most bizarre to you?

Answer 1

When one of my friends got married at the good-and-ready age of 38, she solemnly informed her grandmother: "Grandma, I took your advice."

"What advice was that, dear?"

"You told me never to knit socks for a man because if I did he would never marry me. So I didn't, and now I'm married."

"Well, of course, dear."

Answer 2

Had a dream some years in the past and by way of this dream i became walking down a highway that had previous black and white residences on one component and actually modern on the different. the line became cobbled. A church bell rang and that i circled to seem at this church on the tip of this street. 2 years after this dream I went to stay in Germany and one sunday morning became walking down this highway and felt somewhat dejvu and a church bell beginning ringing as quickly as I circled i observed each and every of the residences and shops and that they have been same to my dream even the church. unusual eh. i've got had some goals the place i eventually visited the area in my goals.

Answer 3

People who take ancient texts like the Bible literally. Even the people who wrote the Bible knew that, for instance, the story of the Tower of Babel was merely a parable. Scientology's got this thing about an evil alien xemu who lived 70 million years ago -- that's pretty wacky too.

Answer 4

The belief that all cultures are inherently the same, none are better than the other. This has caused many foolish beliefs to fester into pop culture, causing a lot of men to actually think loud obnoxious women like Bette Midler and Rosie O'Donnell are attractive.

Answer 5

The category of beliefs that leads people to conclude that the creator of the universe will find a parking space for them on demand. The whole notion that THEY will win any zero-sum game because God will make it so.

CD

Answer 6

That there is a record for every human that has ever lived on the astral plane called the akashic records. I think I believe it too. I would like to look at mine.

Answer 7

I'd have to say transubstantiation. I mean it's just weird. They say OK have a wafer and some wine, now we're gonna turn it into flesh and blood? Isn't that called cannibalism?

Answer 8

That there's a secret handshake to get into heaven.

Um, God ought to know whether you deserve in or out, regardless of handshake. What if you get nervous and forget?

Answer 9

Any supernatural belief is bizarre because there is absolutely no evidence of supernatural acts in this world. That and any belief that depends on 'faith'.
Oh and racism. I hate that crap.

Answer 10

The Big Bang theory. If man came from monkey's and man exist today why do we still have monkey's

Francine

Answer 11

Well, scientology's guy in the volcano thing IS pretty weird... sorry... then I'll have to go with...

american indians are direct decendents of jewish immigrants...