RE: Why the "There are so many interpretations of the Bible" claim is confused
October 26, 2015 at 8:50 am
(This post was last modified: October 26, 2015 at 9:53 am by TheRocketSurgeon.
Edit Reason: Man, so much with the spelling errors!
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I'm just astounded that this guy is enough of an asshole to think
1) That I don't know what a conditional or qualified statement is, or how to respond to it (especially since I DID respond - that's what the phrase "even if Christianity is true" means, asshole), and
2) That I cannot be angry at the adherents of a religion legitimately, and still have unemotional and unrelated reasons for rejecting the beliefs of those adherents.
I am a pretty calm and peaceful person, in general... at least, compared to the norm for males in my culture. That said, I'd have a hard time not choking a person who said some ignorance-plus-arrogance combination like that to me in person. Seriously, I'm not sure I could maintain control if one of these smug assholes ever whips out that "look at the Soviet Union, North Korea or Communist China to see what kind of view you're endorsing" bullshit in person. I would very likely stop bashing their skull into the table-top while screaming "ATHEISM AND COMMUNISM ARE NOT THE SAME THING YOU FUCKING NUMBSKULL!!!", over and over, only when pulled off the idiot by police.
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1) That I don't know what a conditional or qualified statement is, or how to respond to it (especially since I DID respond - that's what the phrase "even if Christianity is true" means, asshole), and
2) That I cannot be angry at the adherents of a religion legitimately, and still have unemotional and unrelated reasons for rejecting the beliefs of those adherents.
I am a pretty calm and peaceful person, in general... at least, compared to the norm for males in my culture. That said, I'd have a hard time not choking a person who said some ignorance-plus-arrogance combination like that to me in person. Seriously, I'm not sure I could maintain control if one of these smug assholes ever whips out that "look at the Soviet Union, North Korea or Communist China to see what kind of view you're endorsing" bullshit in person. I would very likely stop bashing their skull into the table-top while screaming "ATHEISM AND COMMUNISM ARE NOT THE SAME THING YOU FUCKING NUMBSKULL!!!", over and over, only when pulled off the idiot by police.
A Christian told me: if you were saved you cant lose your salvation. you're sealed with the Holy Ghost
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
