There's probably no god...

[yorkie_chris]

G2D what manner of christianity are you on about? If you blindly believe stories then you're a fanatic. When I was at school and going to church in early life I was taught about the good samaritan etc. ... like I say, stories to teach morals.

Originally Posted by vixis

That is interesting because I think you are totally wrong, and from a scientific viewpoint not a religious one - it has been proven, unfortunately through neglected children cases, that "knowing right from wrong" has to be taught, it is not something we are "born" with - so, IMHO, following the commandments and being a person my mother would be proud of (incidentally, she is still remote-nagging me from NZ but hey lol) is my code of conduct. But I will be the first to acknowledge that this is taught behaviour.

What sort of level are we talking about here? Right from wrong when it comes to killing or a sense of boundary and possession?

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

G2D what manner of christianity are you on about? If you blindly believe stories then you're a fanatic. When I was at school and going to church in early life I was taught about the good samaritan etc. ... like I say, stories to teach morals.

I think it's safe to say very few Christians have actually read the bible. Check out the First Testament. Perhaps the most disgusting piece of fiction ever created. This vengeful, hate-filled bully of a god would stop at nothing to prove he was not to be messed with. Whether this involved genocide, or asking someone to kill their children; it's all in there.

Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

I think it's safe to say very few Christians have actually read the bible. Check out the First Testament. Perhaps the most disgusting piece of fiction ever created. This vengeful, hate-filled bully of a god would stop at nothing to prove he was not to be messed with. Whether this involved genocide, or asking someone to kill their children; it's all in there.

This is true. Not nice. Got to say the true "Christians" Ive met (a lot I went to a CofE school) weren't imo nice people. They were opinionated elitist and small minded. Maybe that's what being a true Christian who believed the (good?) book exactly?

(please note im not saying all are like that... but the vast majority I have met are.)

[yorkie_chris]

New testament overrides old, and we're on about christians not jews.

They are not christians they just think they are. I have met good and bad from people who label themselves as that, and those that do not.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=J-tJKP1bWFw

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

New testament overrides old...

Matthew 5:17: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets [of the old testament]: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

- Jesus

But then he was Jewish, does that mean he's not christian but just thinks he is?

Either way he's kind of an authority on the subject isn't he?

[yorkie_chris]

Well you obviously know more about it than me, but Jesus is portrayed as being merciful, compared to the brutality shown in parts of the old testament (that's what I mean by overriding it). And I believe that good people who call themselves Christian should follow that example. Belief in God or not, that to me is what religion gives to society.

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

New testament overrides old, and we're on about christians not jews.

And science overrides the New testament (Or should I spell it teste-ment, as it's all such balls )

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Well you obviously know more about it than me, but Jesus is portrayed as being merciful, compared to the brutality shown in parts of the old testament (that's what I mean by overriding it). And I believe that good people who call themselves Christian should follow that example. Belief in God or not, that to me is what religion gives to society.

Jesus was actually a pretty funky, nice guy. I wish the pope would his autobiography and quit assisting Africa turn in to a hospital ward. He'll be having a go at gays next ...

Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

Jesus was actually a pretty funky, nice guy. I wish the pope would his autobiography and quit assisting Africa turn in to a hospital ward. He'll be having a go at gays next ...

He he yes, blind faith gives you aid's. Should be a slogan you think?