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Originally posted by arpgme
reply to post by UnifiedSerenity
Maybe Christians are scared of being killed by a new religion because they have a guilty conscience. They forced everyone to convert to their religion, killing people of other religions, even natives who had inferior technology. Yet, force THEIR beliefs into the government, and they wanted the bible in schools. They still claim to be "victims" though. They are "victims" whenever they can't gain control, and not allowing The Christian to control everything is called "Religious Prosecution" in their eyes.
If it is true that "you will know them by their fruits", then New Age seems MUCH more loving and peaceful than Christianity.
What can be more loving than a religion that believes that We are all made of light so we are all Brothers and Sisters with Everything that exists. God is a White Light of Love? And serving Love is Serving God? It is Compassion. It is something that transcends religion. Luckily, New Age doesn't have a bible to rationalize the destruction of others - so if there IS a sect that believes in killing the "in evolved" then that has NO basis on the religion since it says God is Love and we are all One.
Originally posted by UnifiedSerenity
I have shown that the very ones preaching such unity and oneness intend and desire to kill off those who will not adopt their brand of faith and beliefs.
Originally posted by Garkiniss
Originally posted by TinfoilTP
...shrinking of brain cavity is NOT examples of going from simple to more complex form, in fact some of the traits shown here can be said to be doing the opposite.
NO evolution by definition, you proved yourself wrong again.
Wrong again. When comparing bonobos and chimpanzees, bonobos are considered the more evolved species as they are less aggressive and better at complex problem solving (especially in a social aspect) than chimps are, yet bonobos have considerably smaller brains than their cousins.
The "big brain = big intelligence" argument is quickly losing footing as new studies come out every year.
For instance; recent studies have revealed that it is a brain's underlying organization and molecular activity at its synapses (the communication junctions between neurons through which nerve impulses pass) that dictate intelligence, not the size of the brain.
Originally posted by greavsie1971
Interesting thread op.
Ignore atheistJesus, he should really try concentrating on things he/she likes rather than getting upset with other peoples beliefs. Totally intolerant of others beliefs and insulting you at every opportunity. Says a lot more about him/her than you. Seems like a very sad person.
S+F
Originally posted by AthiestJesus
I agree the liars are all around , all religious beliefs need to be seen as what they are ... a mental illness .edit on 30-7-2013 by AthiestJesus because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by AthiestJesus
All Christians are brainwashed , your post has shown that you too are brainwashed .... making excuses for murder is one thing , but to deny the history of Christianity has anything to do with Christians is another .
Astounding , truly f******* astounding ..... bravo .
Originally posted by TinfoilTP
If Bonobos are more evolved then why are there still chimps? There must be millions of years between the large chimp brain and the small bonobo brain. If there are big brained chimps, there must be big brained humans still alive as compared to todays brain size, since according to evolution, humans came from the monkeys, and both of the monkey brain size examples are still here today. So where are the big brained dumb human examples?
This is f'n comical.
Originally posted by ElohimJD
Originally posted by AthiestJesus
I agree the liars are all around , all religious beliefs need to be seen as what they are ... a mental illness .edit on 30-7-2013 by AthiestJesus because: (no reason given)
And how would you "cure" my mental illness?
Some others who feel the way you do have suggested they should die or evolve beyond their debilitating "illness".
Not that your contributions are constructive, with a user name AtheistJesus you could care less what christians think.
God Bless,
Originally posted by BlueMule
Originally posted by UnifiedSerenity
I have shown that the very ones preaching such unity and oneness intend and desire to kill off those who will not adopt their brand of faith and beliefs.
What, don't you believe in unity and oneness? After all, God is one.
*I* believe in unity and oneness, and yet I don't intend or desire the death of those who will not adopt my brand of faith and beliefs.
God is one! The goal of Christianity is unity with God. Unified bliss.
Unity with God is a mystical experience. A transpersonal experience. An experience that transcends old age and new. There, I've just preached unity and oneness without calling for anyone's death.
How 'bout that?
Originally posted by undo
this is kind of a side topic related to the op.'
not everything "new" or all newly revealed "secrets" will be bad, at least, according to scripture. for example, the 7 thunders in revelation aren't revealed till the time of the end. it says knowledge would increase. in fact, the book of revelation is about revealing. this doesn't mean that we should accept everything new, but it also doesn't mean that everything new is inherently bad or evil.
Originally posted by Wyrdnews
Not all people Christians accuse of being 'New Agers' are for the current trends and changes either though. There are plenty of pagans for instance that reject the 'new age' crap and would sooner support Christian ideals rather than the liberal loony new-age brigade.
Trouble is, the Christians are xenophobic about anything which goes against their book, and they've made a rod for their own back by being so arrogant about being the 'one true path to salvation'.
Originally posted by TinfoilTP
You need fairy dust to show man evolving. Man is the same today as ever, no proof of ever evolving.
Looking at human fossil evidence for the past 200,000 years, Lahr looked at the size and structure of the bones and skulls found across Europe, Africa and Asia. What they discovered was that the largest Homo sapiens lived 20,000 to 30,000 years ago with an average weight between 176 and 188 pounds and a brain size of 1,500 cubic centimeters.
They discovered that some 10,000 years ago however, size started getting smaller both in stature and in brain size. Within the last 10 years, the average human size has changed to a weight between 154 and 176 pounds and a brain size of 1,350 cubic centimeters. Read more at: phys.org...
- The human brain has decreased by about the size of a tennis ball over the past 30,000 years.
- Evolution may be making our brains leaner and more efficient.
- The same phenomenon can be observed in domestic animals compared to their wild counterparts.
Human brains have shrunk over the past 30,000 years, puzzling scientists who argue it is not a sign we are growing dumber but that evolution is making the key motor leaner and more efficient.
The average size of modern humans -- Homo sapiens -- has decreased about 10 percent during that period -- from 1,500 to 1,359 cubic centimeters (91 to 83 cubic inches), the size of a tennis ball.
Originally posted by UnifiedSerenity
This issue I am showing is what the foundation of some of the most widely held new age beliefs really intends. New age is a broad brush, and they intended it to be used as such so they could hide behind terminology.
Originally posted by UnifiedSerenity
The New Age unity as espoused by theosophists and astrotheologists is not born out of love but hatred and therefore it's fruit is rotten.