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wurpess · Post by **wurpess** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:37 pm

DivineQueenYeiweh wrote:I like pretending I'm evil in front of Jehovah Witnesses and I love scaring them (or scarring them for life) If there is a hell I'm so going there

See, that's when being schizophrenic with voices that will usually talk on topics relevant to religion come in handy. I let them tell me what the say and start spouting what they've told me in the past, and the silly little Jehovas will usually leave. Sometimes quickly, sometimes after trying to debate with the crazy girl. lol. It makes me giggle maniacally.

Esrhan · Post by **Esrhan** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 4:08 pm

Never met him.

Nessephanie · Post by **Nessephanie** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 5:53 pm

I talked to God, she says 'yo what's up' and...she wants you to lose the gun.

Kalium · Post by **Kalium** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:10 pm

You're Jehova's Witness? I'm Cthulu's Counsel! Prepare for cross-examination!

paizuri · Post by **paizuri** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:21 pm

godix wrote:Oh, to answer the question, I'm agnostic. There may or may not be a god, I don't know. I am pretty fucking sure that if there is a god none of the religions have it right though.

Or, if God is all things to all people, every religion has it right.

Orwell · Post by **Orwell** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:58 pm

I like the Torah over the bible, so Jewish is close enough for me. I personally hate to see people define themselves by a religion or sect of belief of any kind, not just the war mongering ones. The base ideals are what should be focused on, not, god said all life is sacred, no abortions, nor any of the other shit that has been used to justify millions upon millions of dead. Do not steal, do not lie, "And do not say, I will study when I have leisure; for perhaps you will not have leisure", be industrious and live not in a state of gluttony and excessively decadent wealth. So on and so forth.

SilversLightning · Post by **SilversLightning** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:56 pm

But whatever the Torah tells you the Pharaoh didn't do it!

HE WAS FRAMED I TELL YOU!!!! FRAMED!!!!!!!!

Oh wait, wrong Pharaoh.....

guy07 · Post by **guy07** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:23 am

I don't really believe there is a god ... but i DO understand how important religion is to keeping the world in order. The concept of a 'hell' adds to the prevention of people committing 'sin' (ya know, illegal stuff) and essentially makes people easier to manipulate or control, which can be a good or bad thing. And the concept of doing good things and people going to heaven makes people want to help others. Or you can use this to scare the piss out of people and make them do whatever you want.

I guess i'm roman catholic ...well, at least my parents are, and i have to go to church as long as i live at home (which i'm not now but i have to move back soon ..). But i'm sure i'll do what most do when they turn 50 and go "zomg, i'm gona die soon ... if there's a heave, i wana go there, time for church!" ...i guess there COULD be a god ...but i don't think there is.
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SilversLightning · Post by **SilversLightning** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:38 am

Yeah I unfortunately have to agree that religions have that dark side of being able to manipulate and control people (especially if you are the 'leader' and you want them to do something for you, kinda like an evil empire) because apparently human nature is not something that is very nice to other humans.

So yeah they do have this 'hell' to scare people straight, otherwise they would be killing each other just for the hell of it. And there wouldn't be a 'civilization' but just total and utter chaos.

Not that people are very civilized in the first place...but rules given by a religion or a government seems to help if it's not to overbearing. But there are the extremes where a leader will abuse their power and use that insistute to control the world. Religion unfortunately has that possibility.

Krisqo · Post by **Krisqo** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:06 pm

DivineQueenYeiweh wrote: Not that people are very civilized in the first place...but rules given by a religion or a government seems to help if it's not to overbearing. But there are the extremes where a leader will abuse their power and use that insistute to control the world. Religion unfortunately has that possibility.

Hasn't it already started controlling the world? Look at radical Islamic Muslims. Not to say the religion tells them to blow themselves up and kill hundreds of people, but they have taken the religion and created a fear over most of the world. And the one tactic many institutions use to control large groups of people IS fear.

In a way... it reminds me of the crusades... just with the Muslims being the aggressors and not the Christians.