[ARCHIVED DEBATE] A Civilized Debate on Religion

[Menassa]

Passover is Jewish...

Roses are red
Violets are bluish
If it weren't for Jesus
We'd all be jewish

That's trueish.

[Big Jim P]

Roses are red
Violets are bluish
If it weren't for Jesus
We'd all be jewish

That's trueish.

Sorry. I could not resist. You might say the devil made me do it.

[New Colorado Republic]

I didn't say a word about Christians in that post.

Perhaps you are familiar with my posting history and know I dislike Christianity, or perhaps you're projecting. I certainly didn't make any blanket statement (here or elsewhere) that all Christians are evil. That was your baggage that you brought into the thread.

All Religion = Christianity
Just as
All Soda = Coca-Cola

Go read a book and retake elementary school

[Nazi Flower Power]

I wish all soda was coca-cola. Coke is awesome. Especially the kind they make for Passover with the yellow caps. I guess they do that for the Christians...

Passover is Jewish...

That's the joke.

[The New Sea Territory]

There is no such thing as a civilized debate on NS....much less one over religion.

[Hakio]

There is no such thing as a civilized debate on NS....much less one over religion.

Seems to have gone well so far.

[Menassa]

All Religion = Christianity
Just as
All Soda = Coca-Cola

Go read a book and retake elementary school

Profound.

[Nazi Flower Power]

Passover is Jewish...

And upcoming.

That is why I had Passover Coke on my mind. I saw it in the store the other day.

[Nazi Flower Power]

All Religion = Christianity
Just as
All Soda = Coca-Cola

Go read a book and retake elementary school

When you open your heart to Jesus, he will bless you with the power to recognize sarcasm.

[Hakio]

Go read a book and retake elementary school

When you open your heart to Jesus, he will bless you with the power to recognize sarcasm.

This is my new favorite line ever said here.

[Menassa]

And upcoming.

That is why I had Passover Coke on my mind. I saw it in the store the other day.

It is the creme de la creme.

[Nazi Flower Power]

That is why I had Passover Coke on my mind. I saw it in the store the other day.

It is the creme de la creme.

I love the way it tastes, but it seems to go flat a little faster than regular Coke.

[Menassa]

It is the creme de la creme.

I love the way it tastes, but it seems to go flat a little faster than regular Coke.

The miracle of passover, the soda stayed bubbly for eight days.

[Nazi Flower Power]

I love the way it tastes, but it seems to go flat a little faster than regular Coke.

The miracle of passover, the soda stayed bubbly for eight days.

That would be awesome if it did.

[Reformed Revolutionary China]

As a follower of Buddhadharma, the existence (or non-existence) of a creator is irrelevant to my decision-making.

[Risottia]

To me, the very concept of "deity" is totally unrelated to anything real.

[Risottia]

Religion, however, is a different matter. Religion is a label for one's beliefs, and not necessarily beliefs in god, nor does it require a god.

That said, for the sake of greater clarity, "religion" is ONE of the possible labels for one's beliefs. Not every belief is a religious one.

[The Archregimancy]

All Religion = Christianity
Just as
All Soda = Coca-Cola

I wish all soda was coca-cola. Coke is awesome. Especially the kind they make for Passover with the yellow caps. I guess they do that for the Christians...

Personally, I would secretly write an anathema on all soda into the canons of the Ecumenical Councils, and purge it from the lives of the devout.

But I'm a killjoy that way.


Sort of related, though... here in the Gulf, Vimto is - weirdly - the Ramadan iftar [daily fast-breaking feast] drink of choice. It's consumed in prodigious quantities during Ramadan.

[Benuty]

To me, the very concept of "deity" is totally unrelated to anything real.

Well depends on your concept of reality.

[Estormo]

All Religion = Christianity
Just as
All Soda = Coca-Cola

I wish all soda was coca-cola. Coke is awesome. Especially the kind they make for Passover with the yellow caps. I guess they do that for the Christians...

Cherry Coke master race.

[Estormo]

To me, the very concept of "deity" is totally unrelated to anything real.

And not everyone has to believe in what you believe.

[Sun Wukong]

To me, the very concept of "deity" is totally unrelated to anything real.

And not everyone has to believe in what you believe.

What a fatuous thing to say. Why is it when the subject turns to religion people feel the need to relentlessly point out that difference of opinion is possible, as though that were being argued?

[Seriong]

And not everyone has to believe in what you believe.

What a fatuous thing to say. Why is it when the subject turns to religion people feel the need to relentlessly point out that difference of opinion is possible, as though that were being argued?

On the atheistic side:
In response to the hell argument
On the theist side:
In response to the "theists are insane" argument

[Risottia]

To me, the very concept of "deity" is totally unrelated to anything real.

And not everyone has to believe in what you believe.

Exactly.

It would be a bit difficult, considering how I harbour no beliefs.

[Seriong]

And not everyone has to believe in what you believe.

Exactly.

It would be a bit difficult, considering how I harbour no beliefs.

I know you're going to play some word games, but how do you what no beliefs?