(May 17, 2012 at 1:51 pm)Godschild Wrote:(May 17, 2012 at 7:26 am)gringoperry Wrote: That line right there is the problem I have with Christianity. You know nothing of my life, yet you assume that your's is in some way superior because you are a Christian.
I have no problem arguing from the assumption, it's when it is asserted that I believe it for doing so, that it becomes unfair.
You are the on who asserted that my life is less, because of my faith in Christ. I'm only pointing out that I was once an unbeliever, now through my faith in Christ, I stand on the other side of the fence, I know the peace that exist in my life that was not there before. I see in your responses you do not have the peace in your life that is within mine, my responses use to be like yours. I did not mean that I'm better than you, what I am saying God has made me a better person. I stand on the other side of the fence looking back (hind sight) and recognize the difference in my life, a difference that I'm grateful for, which came through Christ, it's not what I did, it's what I accepted into my life.
I would not assume that you were a believer because you would engage in an argument that assumed God's existence, I may not be the brightest apple in the barrel, I however am not stupid.
Well, what your above assumption fails to account for is that my life is perfectly peaceful. In fact, life has never been better. You cite your faith as the reason that you feel at peace, whereas I cite my freedom from faith as mine. I know it's sort of off-topic but here are a few examples of problems I have with religions and people of faith, in general:
- Institutions such as the Vatican, who are so rich it's disgusting. There is no need for any religious institution to own such riches.
- The fact that many people of faith have told me I am evil; devoid of morality; surrounded by darkness (More evil); and a number of other things - not because of my deeds - but because of a lack of belief.
- Religious people who excuse the wrong actions of their brothers and sisters - often going as far as to cover them up.
- Religions that preach that God has a plan for countries/people who suffer the most; which in turn, enables many people of faith to sleep with a clear conscience, while continuing to do nothing to help.
- Religions that help ensure that homosexuals do not receive the same legal rights as heterosexuals, based on the instructions of their holy texts.
So if I appear unhappy or angry while debating with you, the above reasons are unusually playing a part in my attitude. When I am not debating these matters I am perfectly placid. The attitude I display here is not because I am bitter from the absence of God, it is the presence of people, who (despite their claims to the contrary) think they are better than me morally; intellectually; ethically or otherwise, based on the fact that they believe in a God or Gods.
