Rediscovering Christianity

[ComradeMeow]

I've met some pretty hot christian babes...

Did you spank them?

[Zen Badger]

What if Tolkien lost his faith and rewrote the Bible and sold it as a work of fiction?

It would then actually make sense and you could sympathise with the hero.

[Elskidor]

Poor Tolkien

[CapnAwesome]

Regardless of what the others say. I find the bottom concept of Jesus social compassion and what not, very good. He basically a middle eastern Buddha in a lot of respects, religions are all aspects of the human psychology. They all hold qualities that we had to manifest into people so we can better share and understand ourselves. Religion is like an imaginary friend, great to reflect on however eventually the fantasy has to end and you need to grow up and realize that imaginary friend was you. *My opinion anyway*

I don't really get what's so great about Buddha and doubly uncertain that Buddha preached social compassion.

[Polaris]

If more of the atheists here acted like how Christians are supposed at act during the Gospels, then you guys would be a on a roll. Since so many don't, it gives moderate Christians such as myself a significant boost.

[Mudhammam]

If more of the atheists here acted like how Christians are supposed at act during the Gospels, then you guys would be a on a roll. Since so many don't, it gives moderate Christians such as myself a significant boost.

[ComradeMeow]

If more of the atheists here acted like how Christians are supposed at act during the Gospels, then you guys would be a on a roll. Since so many don't, it gives moderate Christians such as myself a significant boost.

Oh goddammit here we go again. Moderate Christianity is like moderate pacifism or moderate serial killerism. It just doesn't make sense.

[jesus_wept]

Regardless of what the others say. I find the bottom concept of Jesus social compassion and what not, very good. He basically a middle eastern Buddha in a lot of respects, religions are all aspects of the human psychology.

Tbh I don't find Jesus or Buddha's "social compassion" to be very good. Both of them basically tell people to be peasants and live in poverty, forever. Had they urged people to end poverty and make the world a better place for all I might find them compelling, but all they really offer the true believer is poverty and misery. Imo their teachings have been a curse on normal people because of this, and a blessing for their rulers.

[FreeTony]

If more of the atheists here acted like how Christians are supposed at act during the Gospels, then you guys would be a on a roll. Since so many don't, it gives moderate Christians such as myself a significant boost.

If more of the Moderate Christians here acted like how the Fundamentalist Christians are supposed at act during the OT, then you guys would be a on a roll. Since so many don't, it gives Fundamentalist Christians such as myself a significant boost.

[ComradeMeow]

Regardless of what the others say. I find the bottom concept of Jesus social compassion and what not, very good. He basically a middle eastern Buddha in a lot of respects, religions are all aspects of the human psychology.

Tbh I don't find Jesus or Buddha's "social compassion" to be very good. Both of them basically tell people to be peasants and live in poverty, forever. Had they urged people to end poverty and make the world a better place for all I might find them compelling, but all they really offer the true believer is poverty and misery. Imo their teachings have been a curse on normal people because of this, and a blessing for their rulers.

What is funny is that Siddhartha Gautama allegedly came from a well to do family.
The thing about poverty was carried over from Hinduism by the way. The notion that a beggar has more life than a wealthy person. I find this to be absurd of course.