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Intelligently redesigning Christianity
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RE: Intelligently redesigning Christianity
(March 5, 2015 at 10:54 pm)Drich Wrote: Actually Christianity is doom to remain 'broken' if atheism gets to determine the 'fix.'

Why? Because at its core Biblical christianity at least speaks in absolutes and can not compromise. Unlike Buddhism and many other religions. In fact the only redemption a Christian can ever hope for is in Christ, therefore can not be redeemed/fixed.
Changing your Bible's so-called absolutist terms is the easiest thing in the world; actually, you would think you, as a Christian fundamentalist, would of all people know just how easy it can be done considering your god supposedly troubled himself to compose 27 "new testament" books spelling it out for you: you take an old scripture that has for centuries meant one thing for a group of people, and you reinterpret it to mean something totally new.

For example. Psalm 104 is clearly written as an ode to God's goodness by marking the order in the world. Hebrews 1 takes it and applies it to Jesus so that the author of that work can legitimize his new Christian doctrines to his reluctant Jewish audience. See how easy that is? We can take "Christ" as an allegorical principle for self-sacrifice and the collective benefits that are reaped when each person works for the good of one another. I'll let you and your fellow Jesus nutters take it from here though, I don't want to doom the project before it begins.
He who loves God cannot endeavour that God should love him in return - Baruch Spinoza
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RE: Intelligently redesigning Christianity - by Drich - March 5, 2015 at 10:54 pm
RE: Intelligently redesigning Christianity - by dyresand - March 6, 2015 at 12:54 am
RE: Intelligently redesigning Christianity - by Mudhammam - March 6, 2015 at 5:08 am
RE: Intelligently redesigning Christianity - by vorlon13 - March 5, 2015 at 10:59 pm
RE: Intelligently redesigning Christianity - by Nope - March 6, 2015 at 9:20 am
RE: Intelligently redesigning Christianity - by comet - March 6, 2015 at 9:26 am
RE: Intelligently redesigning Christianity - by Pizza - March 6, 2015 at 2:49 pm
RE: Intelligently redesigning Christianity - by Pizza - March 6, 2015 at 11:32 pm

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