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Originally posted by MysticWannabe
First of all, any claims that are made based upon any one religion are null and void as far as I am concerned. There is no evidence whatsoever to support the idea that ANY religion is correct. Major religions are perversions of original truth, distorted and molded as tools by which the elite power bases can subjugate and control the masses of uninformed, easily manipulated people.
As an open-minded skeptic, I decided to give Christianity a shot several years ago. I went to church regularly, read the Bible, and lived a life as free from "sin" as I possibly could. I earnestly prayed and sought for any sort of divine revelation that I could get. Over a year after this little experiment began, I came to the conclusion that religious beliefs are nothing more than brainwashing and self-delusion/hypnosis. I am not going to say that the various holy texts of the world are complete crap, because they are not. They all contain fragments of truth embedded in a foundation of man-made dogma.
I was forced to go to church as a child for a few years and all it did was scare me into 'believing' something that I would logically not believe in the first place. Christianity in particular is a big catch 22. The Bible teaches that through Jesus, all sins are forgiven. You can rape, steal, and even murder, but if you repent and accept Jesus as your savior, all is forgiven. But let us not forget that the one UNFORGIVABLE sin is to deny the existence of God... so in other words, Christianity is a trap. A snare. It operates on fear to keep people faithful and in line. As Richard Dawkins eloquently put it: "The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully."
Originally posted by Lost_Mind
Originally posted by MysticWannabe
First of all, any claims that are made based upon any one religion are null and void as far as I am concerned. There is no evidence whatsoever to support the idea that ANY religion is correct. Major religions are perversions of original truth, distorted and molded as tools by which the elite power bases can subjugate and control the masses of uninformed, easily manipulated people.
As an open-minded skeptic, I decided to give Christianity a shot several years ago. I went to church regularly, read the Bible, and lived a life as free from "sin" as I possibly could. I earnestly prayed and sought for any sort of divine revelation that I could get. Over a year after this little experiment began, I came to the conclusion that religious beliefs are nothing more than brainwashing and self-delusion/hypnosis. I am not going to say that the various holy texts of the world are complete crap, because they are not. They all contain fragments of truth embedded in a foundation of man-made dogma.
I was forced to go to church as a child for a few years and all it did was scare me into 'believing' something that I would logically not believe in the first place. Christianity in particular is a big catch 22. The Bible teaches that through Jesus, all sins are forgiven. You can rape, steal, and even murder, but if you repent and accept Jesus as your savior, all is forgiven. But let us not forget that the one UNFORGIVABLE sin is to deny the existence of God... so in other words, Christianity is a trap. A snare. It operates on fear to keep people faithful and in line. As Richard Dawkins eloquently put it: "The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully."
I have a tight firm grip on an oar in this boat. Are you sure you are not me posting under a pseudonym or alias? Word for word this describes my schism...
Originally posted by AliceDiggory
It would make sense that 'the greys' are demons. I have heard if you pray to God they will leave you alone and stop coming around for years or for good. I think that there are at least two types of aliens- 'the greys' and ones that want to help or they just come to Earth just to watch us. Ezekiel I believe met Aliens trying to help us, not 'the greys'.
Originally posted by SaturnFX
Anyhow, occam's razor supports the concept of alien intelligence and civilization. mathmatically it would be near impossible for us to be alone...actually, if this was an empty universe, I would quickly be converted into a deity believing religion, as only a god could account for all the results except 1 being the same.
Originally posted by WolfofWar
Originally posted by SaturnFX
Anyhow, occam's razor supports the concept of alien intelligence and civilization. mathmatically it would be near impossible for us to be alone...actually, if this was an empty universe, I would quickly be converted into a deity believing religion, as only a god could account for all the results except 1 being the same.
Occam's Razor does support alien civilizations, but it does not support the idea that said alien civilizations live in such proximity to interact with us.
Originally posted by FlyersFan
Originally posted by draknoir2
Originally posted by FlyersFan
who fail to understand the fact that there are both aliens and demons.
COMMON SENSE ... SCIENCE PROVES IT ... Both aliens and demons exist.
When exactly did science prove the existence of either?
To start with (you won't have to go much further than this)
- The Drake Equation. Google it. Proves we are not alone.
- Energy doesn't die. It changes form. Life forces change form.
Originally posted by FlyersFan
Originally posted by draknoir2
Originally posted by FlyersFan
who fail to understand the fact that there are both aliens and demons.
COMMON SENSE ... SCIENCE PROVES IT ... Both aliens and demons exist.
When exactly did science prove the existence of either?
To start with (you won't have to go much further than this)
- The Drake Equation. Google it. Proves we are not alone.
- Energy doesn't die. It changes form. Life forces change form.