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Create a new monotheistic religion instead of clinging to the past of Abraham

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Create a new monotheistic religion instead of clinging to the past of Abraham
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RE: Create a new monotheistic religion instead of clinging to the past of Abraham
June 17, 2018 at 4:45 pm
(June 17, 2018 at 4:42 pm)MysticKnight Wrote:
(June 17, 2018 at 4:40 pm)Chad32 Wrote: Yeah, so everything is a god, and as always which god should be valued most will vary wildly from person to person. I guess my favorite god is Mom. She's the best.

Yeah, when you don't worship God, and value many things pretty much the same, you are polytheistic.
Can't argue with that. I love many different things. Myself, my family, food, my house, and certain hobbies.
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RE: Create a new monotheistic religion instead of clinging to the past of Abraham
June 17, 2018 at 9:53 pm
(June 17, 2018 at 9:37 am)Kaloomi Wrote: But how about this, why not make a new religion that is about heaven and hell...

No; I see no purpose whatsoever in indoctrinating people to believe such ludicrous things.

Monotheism is also profoundly boring, religion-wise.  Even in the time before I realized that my brain was incapable of generating religious faith, I found polytheism vastly more interesting.
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RE: Create a new monotheistic religion instead of clinging to the past of Abraham
June 18, 2018 at 12:10 am
The only real reason the typical person needs with a god is that the person wants eternal life and the only way to get it is to have a deity that offers it. If a person isn't concerned about existing forever then he has no need for a god. Since I have no current desire to exist forever as some sort of ghost I have no need for any deity.
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RE: Create a new monotheistic religion instead of clinging to the past of Abraham
June 18, 2018 at 4:11 pm
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RE: Create a new monotheistic religion instead of clinging to the past of Abraham
June 18, 2018 at 6:41 pm
Bahai? Sihkism. I mean there are lots of non-Abrahamic monotheisms out there. But it's all pointless. I don't know why you'd think Atheists would want to create a new monotheism. A new one won't be any more true than the Abrahamic ones.
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RE: Create a new monotheistic religion instead of clinging to the past of Abraham
June 18, 2018 at 6:44 pm
Bahaism is a particularly loopy sub cult of shiite islam.
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RE: Create a new monotheistic religion instead of clinging to the past of Abraham
June 18, 2018 at 6:45 pm (This post was last modified: June 18, 2018 at 6:46 pm by Kitan Etos.)
(June 18, 2018 at 6:44 pm)Khemikal Wrote: Bahaism is a particularly loopy sub cult of shiite islam.

There's this whole Bahá'í movement happening on a particular religious debate forum, and it's ridiculous. In all honesty, it's only reason for finding such a stronghold is due to the gullibility of the members there. It's sad.
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RE: Create a new monotheistic religion instead of clinging to the past of Abraham
June 18, 2018 at 11:00 pm
I didn't really know much about it, but it definitely is abrahamic. Sihkism isn't though. I guess that's the largest non-abrahamic monotheism
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RE: Create a new monotheistic religion instead of clinging to the past of Abraham
June 18, 2018 at 11:30 pm
(June 18, 2018 at 6:41 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: Bahai? Sihkism. I mean there are lots of non-Abrahamic monotheisms out there. But it's all pointless. I don't know why you'd think Atheists would want to create a new monotheism. A new one won't be any more true than the Abrahamic ones.

Kind of pointless to create a monotheism unless you can recruit a god to work the room.
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