The Paradox of Power....

[Bad Wolf]

As long as there is hardship and difficult times for human beings, the less critical, less analytical people will be drawn to religion. It's very likely that the catholic church will last a very long time because of this. However, if everything to do with christianity was destroyed, every bible, every church, every painting etc and all memory of it was wiped from human minds, it would never be rediscovered.

[robvalue]

Totally. Even 1-2 generations without indoctrination would probably be enough for it to fold.

[Believer21u]

As long as there is hardship and difficult times for human beings, the less critical, less analytical people will be drawn to religion. It's very likely that the catholic church will last a very long time because of this. However, if everything to do with christianity was destroyed, every bible, every church, every painting etc and all memory of it was wiped from human minds, it would never be rediscovered.

Fabulous 



If christianty didn’t exist
1. No relationship with God
2. No Path to heaven
3. Don’t have a true aim and purpose in life
4. No inner Peace and Joy
5. No Reconcillation
6. No Forgiveness of sins
7. No Freedom
8. Don’t have a healthy body and mind
9. No knowledge,understanding and wisdom about God and Life

[downbeatplumb]

As long as there is hardship and difficult times for human beings, the less critical, less analytical people will be drawn to religion. It's very likely that the catholic church will last a very long time because of this. However, if everything to do with christianity was destroyed, every bible, every church, every painting etc and all memory of it was wiped from human minds, it would never be rediscovered.

You see the same pattern time and again. In hard times people cling to easy answers for things, easy hope and easy scape goats. The easy hope often being religion the easy scape goats them evil immigrants. And lets not forget in the pantheon of religions christianity is a johnny come lately.

[Aoi Magi]

As long as there is hardship and difficult times for human beings, the less critical, less analytical people will be drawn to religion. It's very likely that the catholic church will last a very long time because of this. However, if everything to do with christianity was destroyed, every bible, every church, every painting etc and all memory of it was wiped from human minds, it would never be rediscovered.

Fabulous 



If christianty didn’t exist
1. No relationship with God
2. No Path to heaven
3. Don’t have a true aim and purpose in life
4. No inner Peace and Joy
5. No Reconcillation
6. No Forgiveness of sins
7. No Freedom
8. Don’t have a healthy body and mind
9. No knowledge,understanding and wisdom about God and Life

If christianty or <placeholder for any bullshit woo> didn’t exist
1. No relationship with God [prove your imaginary friend exists, then prove I want a relationship with it]
2. No Path to heaven [Prove heaven exists]
3. Don’t have a true aim and purpose in life [Conning people is NOT a "true aim and purpose"]
4. No inner Peace and Joy [Prove it]
5. No Reconcillation [...with what?]
6. No Forgiveness of sins [...da fuck? what sin?]
7. No Freedom [...maybe not in korea or syria, but here we do have a healthy amount of freedom, your free speech would be a good example]
8. Don’t have a healthy body and mind [Why? My doc keeps me pretty healthy, as for mental health, I am not sure if you should speak on that]
9. No knowledge,understanding and wisdom about God and Life [Why the heck would I need knowledge and understanding of your imaginary friend?]

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

If christianty didn’t exist

That phrase is problematic from the start. ALL religions 'exist'. I think what you meant to say is 'If Christianity weren't true'. But let's carry on.

1. No relationship with God

Oh, don't be daft. People can have a relationship with God with or without Christianity. That's what imaginary friends are for.

2. No Path to heaven

Paths to heaven are no more difficult to find than are paths to The Emerald City, or to Hobbiton.

3. Don’t have a true aim and purpose in life

See, this is what makes all religionists (except possible Unitarians, Jedi and Wiccans) sanctimonious bigots. The notion that someone can't have a 'true aim and purpose in life' without adhering to your own idiotic and imaginary guidelines is anathema to both common sense and to the evidence at hand.

4. No inner Peace and Joy

See response to #3.

5. No Reconcillation

I've got about as much need and reason to be reconciled with God as I have with Father Christmas.

6. No Forgiveness of sins

I don't sin, so this one doesn't matter much.

7. No Freedom

When everything you do, everything you say, everything you think is done for the upfront purpose of currying favour with God, then you've got a funny definition of the word 'freedom'.

8. Don’t have a healthy body and mind

So...all Christians are healthy of body and mind? There are no Christians with cancer or dementia? Gosh, that'd be so great if it were true.

9. No knowledge,understanding and wisdom about God and Life

I know as much about God as anyone (nil = nil). I feel I know a good deal more about life than people who only read things they already agree with.

Boru

[Bob Kelso]

As long as there is hardship and difficult times for human beings, the less critical, less analytical people will be drawn to religion. It's very likely that the catholic church will last a very long time because of this. However, if everything to do with christianity was destroyed, every bible, every church, every painting etc and all memory of it was wiped from human minds, it would never be rediscovered.

Fabulous 



If christianty didn’t exist
1. No relationship with God
2. No Path to heaven
3. Don’t have a true aim and purpose in life
4. No inner Peace and Joy
5. No Reconcillation
6. No Forgiveness of sins
7. No Freedom
8. Don’t have a healthy body and mind
9. No knowledge,understanding and wisdom about God and Life

• There's one now? One that can be demonstrably displayed?
  
• ^
  
• Bullshit. This is one of the more annoying bits of theistic sayings. Life is what you make of it.
  
• ^
  
• Of what? To put a spin on an old Hitchslap; how dare a creator make us ill and command us to be well?
  
• ^
  
• Again; bullshit. 
  
• Plenty of people outside of your faith bubble do. 
  
• I think we can all do with less of your god thanks.
  

[Homeless Nutter]

[...]
7. No Freedom[...]

People who live under the thumb of an invisible dictator should never use the word "freedom". It's beyond laughable...

[I_am_not_mafia]

If christianty didn’t exist
1. No relationship with God

No relationship with an imaginary being. God cannot even be defined. No evidence that a God can even exist because it would violate the laws of thermodynamics.

2. No Path to heaven

No evidence that heaven exists and no reason to believe it can or how it could because it would violate the laws of thermodynamics and is conceptually nonsensical.

3. Don’t have a true aim and purpose in life

Not true. Plenty of non-religious people have an aim and purpose in life. They get to choose what the purpose of their life is, not have it chosen for them.

4. No inner Peace and Joy

Not true. Plenty of people who are not Christians have inner peace and joy.

5. No Reconcillation

Reconcillation from what?

6. No Forgiveness of sins

Sins are another undefined nonsensical concept, meaning only a crime against an imaginary being that cannot exist.

7. No Freedom

Freedom from what?

8. Don’t have a healthy body and mind

Not true. No evidence that Christianity prevents any form of physical or mental illness. In fact the contrary American Psychological Association To Classify Belief in God As a Mental Illness

9. No knowledge,understanding and wisdom about God and Life

No delusion.

[Believer21u]

1. No relationship with God [prove your imaginary friend exists, then prove I want a relationship with it] (you prove why me he dosen’t exist first)
2. No Path to heaven [Prove heaven exists] (prove heaven dosen’t exist first)
3. Don’t have a true aim and purpose in life [Conning people is NOT a "true aim and purpose"] (You tell me of what’s you purpose and aim)
4. No inner Peace and Joy [Prove it] (proof is me,believers have a peace and joy in God)
5. No Reconcillation [...with what?] (you tell me can't be bothered to explain research it e.g google it)
6. No Forgiveness of sins [...da fuck? what sin?] (that's sin)
7. No Freedom [...maybe not in korea or syria, but here we do have a healthy amount of freedom, your free speech would be a good example] (freedom in God)
8. Don’t have a healthy body and mind [Why? My doc keeps me pretty healthy, as for mental health, I am not sure if you should speak on that] (Our health suffers when we worry or cover up our wrong actions. But once on the correct path in life there is often a physical spin-off. Our bodies can benefit from improved health, and even dramatic healing can occur when we put our faith in Him and use His authority over sickness.)
9. No knowledge,understanding and wisdom about God and Life [Why the heck would I need knowledge and understanding of your imaginary friend?]
(to not go to be tormented in hell).