Afraid NOT

Quoted by lilblam:

One problem. Who is to judge if the person is all of a sudden a BETTER person or WORSE? To me, anyone who ever believes anything, becomes a "worse" person. No exceptions! Let me elaborate. Worse, not in terms of good or bad. Worse in the sense of ignorance. They are now more ignorant than before. The more you believe, the less you know, and vice versa.
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Everone can certainly judge in a case by case basis.

If someone was a real j*** off, then they found "god", or Jesus or Allah or The Energizer Bunny, and transformed that person into something inherently "better" than what they were before, then they can certainly be judged. If Osama all of a sudden had a vision of world peace by watching "BARNEY", and claims everyones favorite purple dinosaur has bent sent here for that same purpose, quits terrorizing people, sells his AK-47 and goat and starts preaching "peace and brotherhood", wouldn't you say he has "changed for the better"?

Originally posted by nathraq
If belief in the Energizer Bunny as "god" makes someone a better person, leave 'em alone. As long as they do not attempt to shove their beliefs down anyone else's throat, then who care's?

Majestica, we can debate religion till the end of time, or the arrival of the messiah, whichever comes first, with no result. But you go girl, stick with what you believe in.
But on the other hand, don't try to force your beliefs on someone else. You probably won't get the desired results.

What do you suppose the purpose of this thread is? She preached, then asked if I had any thoughts. Well, I sure did.

[Edited on 1-8-2004 by Satyr]