I wouldn't say disturbing...that's a kind of strong word. I would say more...hmm...skeptical.
Stripped of supernatural claims, religion is basically a bunch of stories and parables. Some might say it is for lessons worth learning but having gone over the bible pretty extensively I can pretty much come to the conclusion that there's nothing in it that has any lessons that have any application in a modern society. Maybe if we had more of an in-depth analysis of Jesus' life, sure. But if you strip away the supernatural, Jesus himself becomes an absolutely repugnant, egomaniacal psychopath who advocates division and strife being waged for his own ego's benefit, and a man completely devoid of any respect for secular laws, again for the sole sake of stroking his ego and fantastic delusions.
Grene, I think you are an atheist in the making. It may not be now or in the next year even but you'll find eventually that convenience will bring less and less comfort and eventually you'll find that there are too many questions and too few answers to be found in religion.
I could be wrong, of course, it may never happen, but...it's very likely that it will, is all I am saying. You are a logical man from everything I've seen and, hell, far more sensical than any other Christian here. You'll come to the conclusion eventually, I think.
Stripped of supernatural claims, religion is basically a bunch of stories and parables. Some might say it is for lessons worth learning but having gone over the bible pretty extensively I can pretty much come to the conclusion that there's nothing in it that has any lessons that have any application in a modern society. Maybe if we had more of an in-depth analysis of Jesus' life, sure. But if you strip away the supernatural, Jesus himself becomes an absolutely repugnant, egomaniacal psychopath who advocates division and strife being waged for his own ego's benefit, and a man completely devoid of any respect for secular laws, again for the sole sake of stroking his ego and fantastic delusions.
Grene, I think you are an atheist in the making. It may not be now or in the next year even but you'll find eventually that convenience will bring less and less comfort and eventually you'll find that there are too many questions and too few answers to be found in religion.
I could be wrong, of course, it may never happen, but...it's very likely that it will, is all I am saying. You are a logical man from everything I've seen and, hell, far more sensical than any other Christian here. You'll come to the conclusion eventually, I think.
