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this doesn't seem backward to you?
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It's not what the majority of the world's Christians (i.e. Catholics) believe. |
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That is one of the largest reasons why I am an agnostic. I just really could not buy into that viewpoint at all. There are religions that don't hold that to be the case (anytime karma comes into play, really), but I've never really gone far enough down that path to know if it's for me or not.
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I put it rather simplistically; there are traditional Christian ideals (fruits of the Spirit) that a Christian should develop in time, but reaching some arbitrarily chosen human ideal isn't an end unto itself.
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Contributing to the happiness and well being of others should be the only end. All the rest seems tacked on in order to make you believe you need something that you really don't.
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I couldn't care less about BVS' "respect". Instead of actually keeping up with an argument, he goes into hiding, then throws around little comments when nothing of substance is being discussed. Worst poster on the site.... second worst
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I realize that. It doesn't matter to me either way if you want my respect or not, I'm just trying to point out to you that your arrogance is really unwarranted in these types of discussions. You just lack the knowledge. What iron horse is to a science thread you are to a thread on religion.
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I think I know who the first worst poster is. Schloop-a-Doop must really hate atheists, they're so negative all the time. |
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Yeah, this has gone way off topic, into the land of religious semantics that I absolutely cannot stand. I actually used to frequent a Christian forum until I realized that the shit they argued about on there was so insignificant they might as well have blown the bandwith on GIFs of paint drying.
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I find semantics to be tedious as well.
I pointed out the difference between Protestant and Catholic thought/belief in this instance because I think it is central to the debate. When you consider major world religions on the whole, the majority of believers actually do not believe that they are saved by belief alone. I think even a person like Jive who is not at all religious would probably recognize that there is a significant difference between believing in grace and karma...not that I'm implying that one has resulted in a better world here on earth than the other. Sadly. |
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And if it's not hiding maybe stay the fuck out instead of popping your little head back in after the topic changes. Funny that you have no time when you're asked direct questions, but all the time in the world to shit on easy targets like Indy. And lets be honest, you post in FYM probably more than anyone else. You've got plenty of time |
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That wasn't any kind of slogan, you had a major tenant of Christianity flat out wrong, it had nothing to do with semantics. There is a big distinction made in Christianity between sin and good.
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I think most people try or strive to be good most of the time. And that is something that is innate and unrelated to religious practice or dogma. |
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