How can you not be christian?

[Blitzkrenia]

I tossed a coin, and it was face-up, so I'm not a Christan.

[Fantasy Encounter]

Why don't I believe? Because I believe in a quantum universe. If everything that makes up the universe follows quantum mechanics, as opposed to macrophysics (like us), who's to say that the Universe itself follows it? I think that there is no beginning and end of the time, just the universe in cycles (contracting, expanding, contracting, etc. - blueshift, redshift, blueshift, etc.)

Actually, recent observations have shown that the universe's expansion is actually accelerating, so the chance of a contraction is close to nil.

[GodlessSouls]

I tossed a coin, and it stayed on its edge, so I'm God.

[Karsol]

I tossed a coin, and it stayed on its edge, so I'm God.

Hail.

[Kushtor]

I tossed a coin, and it stayed on its edge, so I'm God.

My friends, we have a miracle.

[Treznor]

I tossed a coin, and it stayed on its edge, so I'm God.

My friends, we have a miracle.

Or a trick coin. Same difference.

[Dumb Ideologies]

I tossed a coin, and it stayed on its edge, so I'm God.

That's nothing. When I tossed a coin it transformed instantly to a wafer with "hi, I'm Jesus" written on it.

[Self--Esteem]

I tossed a coin, and it stayed on its edge, so I'm God.

That's nothing. When I tossed a coin it transformed instantly to a wafer with "hi, I'm Jesus" written on it.

Meh. Poor trickery.

When I tossed a coin it transformed into 9 billion more coins.

[UnhealthyTruthseeker]

Now for the absolute dick answer. How can I not be a Christian? Simple, I'm literate.

[Geller]

Why? because i'm an apatheist. (an apatheist is someone who considers the question of the existence of gods as neither meaningful nor relevant to his or her life. wikipedia)

[Communist Balkania]

If you think about it, Christianity is just a different form of the Jewish religion, since Jesus taught all Jewish beliefs and was Jewish himself.

[Agadar]

I tossed a coin, and it stayed on its edge, so I'm God.

My friends, we have a miracle.

Or a trick coin. Same difference.

You can't prove it was not a miracle.

Followers of GodlessSouls: 1
Atheists and worshippers of false gods: 0

[Farnhamia]

If you think about it, Christianity is just a different form of the Jewish religion, since Jesus taught all Jewish beliefs and was Jewish himself.

Until that guy from Tarsus got involved. Then it changed radically. Since that happened within 10 years of the Crucifixion, the point of Christianity's Jewish origins is moot.

[UberWeegeeia]

Because it's corrupt.
Why?
Oh, let's see...
1: It takes in billions a year, doesn't pay taxes, yet always needs a little more money.
2: Remember that back in the day, you could pay the church to forgive a sin?
3: The Crusade, they just wanted a city, a SINGLE CITY.
4: Must I mention how annoying the ones who claim everything is satanist?

[Manahakatouki]

I can not because I worship someone else at the moment! Someone so kick ass awesome that even Jesus himself pees his loinclothe when his name is called! He is....

Chuck Norris.....

[Self--Esteem]

If you think about it, Christianity is just a different form of the Jewish religion, since Jesus taught all Jewish beliefs and was Jewish himself.

I only wish someone would have told this bigoted stupids in the 19th and mid 20th century.

[El Nationo]

His noodlyness laughs at this.

One, has not been touched by his noodly appendage.

Even better question:
How can you not be a Pastafarian? His noodlyness does not approve of this, no-one expects the FSM Inquisition!
There's more proof that his noodlyness exists, as the below graph clearly demonstrates.

As you can see the less of the prophets there are, the higher the temperature.

[Manahakatouki]

His noodlyness laughs at this.

One, has not been touched by his noodly appendage.

Even better question:
How can you not be a Pastafarian? His noodlyness does not approve of this, no-one expects the FSM Inquisition!
There's more proof that his noodlyness exists, as the below graph clearly demonstrates.

As you can see the less of the prophets there are, the higher the temperature.

Ah another believer! But did you know that the Spaghetti Monster made Pirates in the form of Chuck Norris (Bearded Men who do what they want)

[Bavungria]

man i love how most of the anti-religious people diss Christianity and any other religion on this thread but they spazz out when a religious person says i will pray for you or argue agaisnt there arguments.

[The Corparation]

I read the Edda, a "Pagan" book. That's how I found out that the Bible is a copycat work. Their whole idea of the Rapture aftermath is a 1:1 copy of the fight between Thor and the Fenris Wolf, just with Jesus and the Anti-Christ in their stead.

Since I do believe in copyrights and intellectual property rights, I cannot believe in the Bible.

So you're saying that a book from Norway was the basis for the bible? The first half of the bible is copied straight from the Torah (Show me proof the ancient hebrews had contact with Norway) , the writers of the new testament would probably have been romans who probably hadn't heard of Norway. As for revalations, thats a crazed man on an island tripping in the first or second century, I doubt he ever heard of Norway. Most religons creation legends are almost identical though.

[Sagatagan]

man i love how most of the anti-religious people diss Christianity and any other religion on this thread but they spazz out when a religious person says i will pray for you or argue agaisnt there arguments.

Hey, go ahead and pray for me. It seems sort of patronizing and asinine, but go ahead and do it. It's your prerogative. By all means, argue against my arguments. I don't expect to have my views go unchallenged.

[South Norwega]

I read the Edda, a "Pagan" book. That's how I found out that the Bible is a copycat work. Their whole idea of the Rapture aftermath is a 1:1 copy of the fight between Thor and the Fenris Wolf, just with Jesus and the Anti-Christ in their stead.

Since I do believe in copyrights and intellectual property rights, I cannot believe in the Bible.

So you're saying that a book from Norway was the basis for the bible? The first half of the bible is copied straight from the Torah (Show me proof the ancient hebrews had contact with Norway) , the writers of the new testament would probably have been romans who probably hadn't heard of Norway. As for revalations, thats a crazed man on an island tripping in the first or second century, I doubt he ever heard of Norway. Most religons creation legends are almost identical though.

Not to mention the fact most of the Edda Poems (if not all) seem to have been composed after the bible...

[Sagatagan]

I read the Edda, a "Pagan" book. That's how I found out that the Bible is a copycat work. Their whole idea of the Rapture aftermath is a 1:1 copy of the fight between Thor and the Fenris Wolf, just with Jesus and the Anti-Christ in their stead.

Since I do believe in copyrights and intellectual property rights, I cannot believe in the Bible.

So you're saying that a book from Norway was the basis for the bible? The first half of the bible is copied straight from the Torah (Show me proof the ancient hebrews had contact with Norway) , the writers of the new testament would probably have been romans who probably hadn't heard of Norway. As for revalations, thats a crazed man on an island tripping in the first or second century, I doubt he ever heard of Norway. Most religons creation legends are almost identical though.

I disagree. Many religions have very different creation stories. Compare the norse creation story to the Abrahamic one. Compare the Enuma Elish to Native American ones. I'd say that religions from the same area tend to have similar creation myths. On the first comment in this quote thread, though, I'd have to say: Revelations and Ragnarok are not *that* similar. There are some pretty significant differences there, and the main similarity is the battle theme, which is a common theme across cultures.

[Bavungria]

man i love how most of the anti-religious people diss Christianity and any other religion on this thread but they spazz out when a religious person says i will pray for you or argue agaisnt there arguments.

Hey, go ahead and pray for me. It seems sort of patronizing and asinine, but go ahead and do it. It's your prerogative. By all means, argue against my arguments. I don't expect to have my views go unchallenged.

i do not expect to have my views unchallenged either but i do expect some reasonable, discreet and serious arguments. I do not want to argue agaisnt something ridicules like i flipped a coin ( unless it is true) so i do not believe i God or religion is gay. those arguments seem like they are just clogging the thread and not producing any productive arguments. that is all i am saying

[East Petlotetl]

Alright. I didn't read the rest of this thread, so don't blame me if I repeat someone else.

I understand that Religion is your philosophy, or way to go through life being happy, but let me tell you why questioning your own philosophy is a vital part of understanding it.

Let's go through a thought experiment. Let's say that one guy once told me not to think about what could have happened better in my past, and I immediately use this as my philosophy without question. This makes me a little happy. But soon, by following this philosophy and not thinking about the past, I don't learn from my mistakes. I decide to ignore this, since I am so fanatically devoted to my philosophy and don't even dare to question it. This is my mistake. If I were to analyse this way of life, I would find that it's point is that there is no use in wasting time thinking about things that upset you. This means that I can still think about what could have been, as long as it's not a waste of time, i.e. to learn from my mistakes. Therefore, questioning your philosophy, or, "having a lack of faith", as some people might call it, leads to progressions in the pursuit of happiness. If you want a more relevant example, question one of the many philosophies religion offers, like not having sex before marriage, find it's point, and follow it.