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My current religious teacher isn't as good as I thought
November 16, 2017 at 1:11 pm
He told us a few weeks ago about the Crucifixion and Hell. Today he told us that beyond science there is belief and that at the Eucharist the vine and bread become literally the blood and flesh of Christ. he also said that is our choice if we believe or not, but what we'll choose will have consequences.
He's still more competent than my last teacher though.
He's not a bad person, besides religion he seems to think logical. I really hate religion for what it is doing to people.
People like my mom, who follow a religion just for comfort without really believing, seem kind of selfish to me. They support this bullshit who is clearly damaging the society without any regret.
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RE: My current religious teacher isn't as good as I thought
November 16, 2017 at 1:16 pm
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(November 16, 2017 at 1:11 pm)Die Atheistin Wrote: He told us a few weeks ago about the Crucifixion and Hell. Today he told us that beyond science there is belief and that at the Eucharist the vine and bread become literally the blood and flesh of Christ. he also said that is our choice if we believe or not, but what we'll choose will have consequences. Yeah..like whether or not a modicum of self respect remains within you after having swallowed -that- koolaid. 
Quote:He's still more competent than my last teacher though.
He's not a bad person, besides religion he seems to think logical. I really hate religion for what it is doing to people.
Oh, they never are. OTOH< true evil comes with a pleasant face....I'm sure they'll get around to teaching you that when they tell you about the demons.
Quote:People like my mom, who follow a religion just for comfort without really believing, seem kind of selfish to me. They support this bullshit who is clearly damaging the society without any regret.
The message was designed to appeal to the basest element, and it's had centuries of focus groups and refinement since then. Don't blame her, blame the asshole that conned her. If cons didn't work there wouldn't be any conmen in the world.
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RE: My current religious teacher isn't as good as I thought
November 16, 2017 at 1:23 pm
(November 16, 2017 at 1:16 pm)Khemikal Wrote: The message was designed to appeal to the basest element, and it's had centuries of focus groups and refinement since then. Don't blame her, blame the asshole that conned her. If cons didn't work there wouldn't be any conmen in the world.
I know that she didn't choose to be christian and that she lived with christians all her life, but I think that people can be selfish without realising it.
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RE: My current religious teacher isn't as good as I thought
November 16, 2017 at 1:24 pm
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Sure, I'd even go so far as to suggest that most of what we do isn't consciously motivated. That;s actually how cons work in the first place. They leverage human compulsion.
The christian religion isn;t much different from an airport scam. It works on implication and reciprocity. The believer is implicated in crimes they did not knowingly commit, and then entreated to return in kind through reciprocity by the solid favor of christ in bailing them out of those very same crimes. Everybody wins..it seems like a good deal.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: My current religious teacher isn't as good as I thought
November 16, 2017 at 1:29 pm
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Murder is commonplace, even if people hear a lot about hell... And we turn a blind eye on that cancer, to stay sane... Believes are nothing compared to hell on earth which is crime and drugs.
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RE: My current religious teacher isn't as good as I thought
November 16, 2017 at 1:30 pm
(November 16, 2017 at 1:11 pm)Die Atheistin Wrote: He told us a few weeks ago about the Crucifixion and Hell. Today he told us that beyond science there is belief and that at the Eucharist the vine and bread become literally the blood and flesh of Christ. he also said that is our choice if we believe or not, but what we'll choose will have consequences.
He's still more competent than my last teacher though.
He's not a bad person, besides religion he seems to think logical. I really hate religion for what it is doing to people.
People like my mom, who follow a religion just for comfort without really believing, seem kind of selfish to me. They support this bullshit who is clearly damaging the society without any regret.
Did you ask him if you induce vomiting immediately after what would be found? Jesus flesh could be sold for a pretty penny. Of course you'd have to clean it up a little.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
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RE: My current religious teacher isn't as good as I thought
November 16, 2017 at 1:30 pm
Quote:Today he told us that beyond science there is belief and that at the Eucharist the vine and bread become literally the blood and flesh of Christ.
He's an asshole or a liar.
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RE: My current religious teacher isn't as good as I thought
November 16, 2017 at 1:36 pm
(November 16, 2017 at 1:30 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Quote:Today he told us that beyond science there is belief and that at the Eucharist the vine and bread become literally the blood and flesh of Christ.
He's an asshole or a liar.
Can he be both?
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RE: My current religious teacher isn't as good as I thought
November 16, 2017 at 1:47 pm
Sure.
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RE: My current religious teacher isn't as good as I thought
November 16, 2017 at 1:51 pm
(November 16, 2017 at 1:11 pm)Die Atheistin Wrote: He told us a few weeks ago about the Crucifixion and Hell. Today he told us that beyond science there is belief and that at the Eucharist the vine and bread become literally the blood and flesh of Christ. he also said that is our choice if we believe or not, but what we'll choose will have consequences.
He's still more competent than my last teacher though.
He's not a bad person, besides religion he seems to think logical. I really hate religion for what it is doing to people.
People like my mom, who follow a religion just for comfort without really believing, seem kind of selfish to me. They support this bullshit who is clearly damaging the society without any regret.
Belief != fact. Where's the laboratory experiments?
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