Your religious affiliation, or lack thereof, and why?

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

Nope.

Considering the number of devils I call on, I guess I am omnicultural.

You're omni alright.

[Dyakovo]

He is more real in the sense that an author is more real than its story.

That's because stories are fiction, not reality..

Rather like the bible...

[Persica Prime]

That's because stories are fiction, not reality..

Rather like the bible...

That's because nobody back then thought to title it Morality for Dummies.

[Sun Wukong]

Rather like the bible...

That's because nobody back then thought to title it Morality for Dummies.

The thing reads like Game of Thrones...

Only, you know, boring. Who would have thought you could make begetting seem tedious?

[The Eastern Antarctic State]

The topic is Your religious affiliation, or lack thereof, and why?

[Washington Resistance Army]

The topic is Your religious affiliation, or lack thereof, and why?

And religious things are being discussed.

[The Eastern Antarctic State]

People are just calling the bible stupid things, not really discussing there religious affiliation

[Washington Resistance Army]

People are just calling the bible stupid things, not really discussing there religious affiliation

They're discussing the Bible and it just so happens most of us find it an absurd and stupid collection of writings.

[Neutraligon]

People are just calling the bible stupid things, not really discussing there religious affiliation

They're discussing the Bible and it just so happens most of us find it an absurd and stupid collection of writings.

Oh I find it worse then that considering the morality that is in the bible.

[Conscentia]

That's because stories are fiction, not reality.
Saying something is more real than reality makes no sense. It is not possible to be more real than that which defines realness.

I'd say God defines realness. He is the source of reality. He is the most real being. Our reality is something he imagines.

So we aren't real?
And what's a "God"?

[The Eastern Antarctic State]

They're discussing the Bible and it just so happens most of us find it an absurd and stupid collection of writings.

Oh I find it worse then that considering the morality that is in the bible.

Love one another as I have loved you?

[Antirome]

Oh I find it worse then that considering the morality that is in the bible.

Love one another as I have loved you?

As a fellow Christian, I can tell you now, this well not end well.

[Neutraligon]

Oh I find it worse then that considering the morality that is in the bible.

Love one another as I have loved you?

You can transfer guilt to a scapegoat. That's essentially what the entire Jesus story was.

[Antirome]

Love one another as I have loved you?

You can transfer guilt to a scapegoat. That's essentially what the entire Jesus story was.

That's one way of reading it, but many denominations treat you as still being culpable for your actions. Hell, as a Catholic, I can tell you we're sorry all the time.

Like right now. I'm sorry for contradicting you, I'll not do it again. I'm awful.

[Washington Resistance Army]

Oh I find it worse then that considering the morality that is in the bible.

Love one another as I have loved you?

Instead of God just fixing a problem he has to sacrifice someone to himself as a loophole for laws he made that he knew would fail. Gj God.

[Australian rePublic]

Orthodox Christian
My own phylosophies and personal experiences

[Sun Wukong]

Oh I find it worse then that considering the morality that is in the bible.

Love one another as I have loved you?

He killed a ladies children because she was a slut and a pagan. That's some pretty S&M style love there. I think I'll go without.

[Neutraligon]

You can transfer guilt to a scapegoat. That's essentially what the entire Jesus story was.

That's one way of reading it, but many denominations treat you as still being culpable for your actions. Hell, as a Catholic, I can tell you we're sorry all the time.

Like right now. I'm sorry for contradicting you, I'll not do it again. I'm awful.

Really, as far as I can tell as long as you believe in Jesus, regardless of your actions you will go to heaven, while if you do not believe regardless of your actions you will go to hell. I mean seriously god sacrificed himself to himself to solve a problem he created with rules he created, and then said unless you praise me for said rather useless sacrifice you will not go to heaven.

[The Jasminia Islands]

Fairly liberal Anglican. I think that religion has to be something you work out for yourself so I don't like it when people try to tell others what to believe. And I don't understand why some Christian don't like Muslims and LGBT people. We're all brothers and sisters.

[Dyakovo]

The topic is Your religious affiliation, or lack thereof, and why?

How about that... You managed to read the thread title.
Now, do you actually have anything to contribute?

[Antirome]

That's one way of reading it, but many denominations treat you as still being culpable for your actions. Hell, as a Catholic, I can tell you we're sorry all the time.

Like right now. I'm sorry for contradicting you, I'll not do it again. I'm awful.

Really, as far as I can tell as long as you believe in Jesus, regardless of your actions you will go to heaven, while if you do not believe regardless of your actions you will go to hell. I mean seriously god sacrificed himself to himself to solve a problem he created with rules he created, and then said unless you praise me for said rather useless sacrifice you will not go to heaven.

Good works are also necessary for salvation, at least if you're not Protestant/Reformed. The Epistle of James emphasises good works, for example.

[Sygneros]

And who has truth? Christians? Hindu? Buddhist? Muslim? Because for all these people, there's a brand of truth in what they believe, and it's not the same for all.

Just because you're not sure who has the truth doesn't mean truth doesn't exist. Something is true, and other things are wrong, even when we don't know which thing is true and which ones are wrong.

If everyone holds the same fundamental beliefs, those beliefs can be either true or false.

If they are true, then there should be no problem. How can you run into trouble due to believing the truth?

So the only way society could plunge into major issues when everyone holds the same beliefs is if those beliefs are false. But then this isn't an argument against everyone believing the same thing, it's just an argument against people (few or many) believing false things.

What if the truth, Absolute truth, is beyond out grasp?

[Neutraligon]

Really, as far as I can tell as long as you believe in Jesus, regardless of your actions you will go to heaven, while if you do not believe regardless of your actions you will go to hell. I mean seriously god sacrificed himself to himself to solve a problem he created with rules he created, and then said unless you praise me for said rather useless sacrifice you will not go to heaven.

Good works are also necessary for salvation, at least if you're not Protestant/Reformed. The Epistle of James emphasises good works, for example.

However even with good works, someone who denies Jesus cannot go to heaven.

[Britannic Realms]

I'm an Anglican.

[Neutraligon]

Just because you're not sure who has the truth doesn't mean truth doesn't exist. Something is true, and other things are wrong, even when we don't know which thing is true and which ones are wrong.

If everyone holds the same fundamental beliefs, those beliefs can be either true or false.

If they are true, then there should be no problem. How can you run into trouble due to believing the truth?

So the only way society could plunge into major issues when everyone holds the same beliefs is if those beliefs are false. But then this isn't an argument against everyone believing the same thing, it's just an argument against people (few or many) believing false things.

What if the truth, Absolute truth, is beyond out grasp?

Then we keep trying until it isn't.