(November 8, 2017 at 10:56 am)Harry Nevis Wrote:(November 8, 2017 at 10:35 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Sin is simply the Christian way of saying "immoral act". Surely you think those exist?
It is NOT "simply" a way of saying "immoral act". It comes with all the bullshit and the baggage of religion. You believe morals come from god. They don't. So it is in no way the same.
(November 8, 2017 at 10:44 am)SteveII Wrote: How in the world do you get that something was "gotten wrong"?? It was you who got something wrong!
Here's a tip: every word in the Bible has been taken into consideration in developing doctrine. You (Harry Nevis) are not going to be able to take down any doctrine with what little knowledge you have or can look up on your atheist anonymous support sites. You don't have the skills.
Take down doctrine?! Not my job. If you've swallowed the pill, it's unlikely reason or facts will persuade you otherwise. It's and emotional investment on your part.
*You can't seriously tell me that all christian agree on all translations of the bible.**
* Bold mine
Christian sects, denominations have a lot they don't agree on, as well as theology they sometimes can't even agree on what bible to use, some disagree on the story of creation itself, some don't even believe in free will which seems so important to this discussion. And yet others go to war over differences.
As an ex Christian I can tell once you are so deep in, and having studied (read imprinted upon your mind) the bible it takes a long time to disentangle yourself from it, the ease with which people can accept outrageous fantastic beliefs as truth astounds me now, you only have to look at the middle east for that. The mind can be de programmed though (in some cases), but none of us wants to give up what we call truth, at least not easily.
Once you are on the outside of a religious belief and you begin to see and look at things how they are without the religious filter on everything, then the world truly does become wonderful and science springs to life, I understand now when I watch such things as Blue Planet, and The Wonders of the Universe how exciting it to study and understand as a free person.
'Those who ask a lot of questions may seem stupid, but those who don't ask questions stay stupid'
