RE: Angry Atheists and Anti-Theists
December 27, 2018 at 5:45 pm
(This post was last modified: December 27, 2018 at 5:46 pm by tackattack.
Edit Reason: clarity
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sex is only mentioned in the bible around 70 times and hunger around 20. Love is mentioned 300+. Not that I'm an advocate for word counting as a reference, context is important. Perhaps your biases inform your focus?
It does attract people in need of help. A lot of people do find help and comfort in it. People also look for justifications for their bad behavior in it and find it. We all have a tendency to see what we want to see.
If it's old and outdated, what makes it less valuable? I believe anyone who studies the past in any field would disagree with you. Even science is based on previously proven science.
In regards to me, I don't believe in luck.
It does attract people in need of help. A lot of people do find help and comfort in it. People also look for justifications for their bad behavior in it and find it. We all have a tendency to see what we want to see.
If it's old and outdated, what makes it less valuable? I believe anyone who studies the past in any field would disagree with you. Even science is based on previously proven science.
In regards to me, I don't believe in luck.
"There ought to be a term that would designate those who actually follow the teachings of Jesus, since the word 'Christian' has been largely divorced from those teachings, and so polluted by fundamentalists that it has come to connote their polar opposite: intolerance, vindictive hatred, and bigotry." -- Philip Stater, Huffington Post
always working on cleaning my windows- me regarding Johari
always working on cleaning my windows- me regarding Johari