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Yes yes yes, i know what it is im doing here: most likely turning a good portion of the guild against me, or bathe me in a bad light, but this is something i often argue about and can raise good points.

So ok, here it is! I feel that religion (Christianity mainly since i technecally am one) is wong on most, if not all of it's views.
I happen to be an athiest, going to a catholic school. As you can imagine this can bring about some fun situations XP I argue a lot in R.E class (religious education.)

So what are your views on the matter? If you say why you think nd why you think it then id be happy to dispute it and give my own opinions on the matter.

But its a bit unfair to not really start the topic, so ill just state this to begin:

I think that christianity is incorrect and often gives out the wrong signals and contradicts itself continually. Am i wrong?

Haha, actually... I'm a born-again Christian myself, but I've been to many churches, so this should be enlightening for us both.

I actually graduated from a Lutheran High School in Cleveland, and our resident pastor drove me NUTS!
He would waste and hour and half in religion class to try and tell us that Martin Luther's written works would one day be added to the back of the Bible....

It was such a waster of TIME!! gonk scream scream



ANYways, what's the biggest problem you find in Christianity?

Christianity constantly contradicts itself and can come up with terrible things and veiws.
Kakashi mentioned the bible being false, that in itself is probably true. If not totally then it is still full of holes and mistakes.

HEY EVERYONE! BIG CLAP FOR MATTEA! ^^ *claps* blaugh

ok here is something i will throw out there


there are all these different religions but yet their holy books pretty much all say the SAME THING as the next one.

Also all these religions have a different "God" figure thus how can you be sure that your religion is the correct religion to follow and gain access heaven or hell.... many people go around denouncing religions just to boost on religions populatrity

( Sorry about being brutal at the get go but i have had the same dabate in my Medieval studies class and thrashed my teacher so im going to see how you all fair........but i still love you all the same....well maybe...jp)

lmao go mattea

I actually think most religions started out innocently, but as they grew powerful, they started to abuse their powers to controll others, after all, they're all just human and nothing other than humans. 3nodding

It's hard to build up a religion, but not impossible.
Considering that it was hard to keep writings alive back then, the bible can't be correct, also it has most likely been through alot of changes in history.
I've never really read the Bible, but all the common talk about Jesus, turning walking on water, healing blind and turning water into wine, not likely to happen. A reason why they write such things? To make him differ from ordinary people, exaggerations about him so that people go "Whoa" when reading the book, and we all know that people back then could be stunned by many things. Jesus, if he existed or not, he was most likely exaggerated, it's easy to make someone else appear powerful in writing, but it's hard to make yourself do as you'd appear selfish and unreliable for writing about yourself.

So, why not create this character named Jesus, he can be the son of God and be able to do all kinds of neat stuff...

The part about killing Jesus is simply to make the reader feel sympathy, that he died for a good cause, that kind of finish could make anyone appear like a saint. At the same time throwing dirt at Romans. Who cold heartedly nailed him on a cross.
Most likely a reflection of how Rome were against christianism.
and ofcourse, the Bible shouldn't have a sad ending, Jesus resurrects to give the believers some hope.

In the end it isn't about who's the most truthful, it's about who gets the most believers. Christianism succeeded mostly because everyone was considered equal, which made it popular among the majority of peasants and workers back in those days. Which wasn't all too popular among the kings and rich rulers, a king being equal to a peasant? Not an appreciated thought among those who had status.
So they had to bargain, priests got the "approval of God" to announce that kings/emperors were chosen by God and that way, they could keep their power, nobody would like to mess with someone chosen by God, right?
Religion, a powerful tool of power that controlls the unwitting.

I'm glad that my parents didn't raise me religiously, or I might have grown up to be a blind unwitting believer aswell. It's scary how parents can affect someone so much, is it not? I surely won't raise my own kids with any kind of belief and if they get introduced to it in school, I'll conflict it.
One good thing about christians is that they're bound to be nice though, but the lack respect for non-believers, and I wouldn't want my kids to grow up worshipping something that isn't true. I want them to be free thinkers and be able to find their own inner peace without a pre-set religion sect with teachings about fairytales.

There you have my major thoughts on Christianism. I don't believe in any kind of religion though as they're mostly tools that take advantage of the believers. If I were to choose one religion that I don't see as very bad it would be buddhism though, it can hardly be considered a religion as it's non-theistic and mainly a philosophy. Something to keep for yourself, not worshipping a God but instead focus on yourself with meditation and finding inner peace.

If I had to choose a religion it would be buddhism, but the case is that today I don't have to choose one, I'm free to be without a religion or philosophy and I do sometimes meditate for inner peace, mostly as a stress reliever. I don't think meditation should be labelled with a religion though, it's like labelling the consumption of wine to be Christian. To me, meditation is a neutral action such as sleeping.

I'm just not the kind of person who'd believe in something others made up. Rather would I create my own that appeals to me, and then keep it to myself.

I really doubt that my children would decide to believe in a religion, but I suppose you never really know, I'd make sure they know everything there is to know about the religion first though, good and bad, then if they're still interested, then I'd respect their decisions, showing that they can think for themselves would make me proud, to realise their own mistakes would make me even prouder. Not saying that joining a religion is a mistake, but degrading yourself to a level under something else, God or saint is a limitation of your capabilities.

I'd consider myself as my own God, because only I have the power to decide how my life will turn out, and it is my own decisions that will determine if things go well or not so well. If I lack skills I have myself to blame for not practicing enough, and if I want something done properly, I do it myself, rather than relying on others, for then I have myself to blame if things doesn't turn out the way they were meant to, and easier would it be to correct the mistakes, as I was around when they were made since I was the one who made the mistakes myself. That's my way of life. I'd say I'm a man of responsibility for my actions. I have no need for a religion and I hope my children won't be in need of religion either, but instead be able to act on their own and think rationally, making their own decisions.