I agree with Raoul's suggestion that man created God, not vice versa. Moreover, the Bible is pure science fiction, it's influence a horrific demonstration of the immense power of storytelling.
My feeling is that the burden of proof lies with the beleivers. I don't need to prove to myself that God doesn't exist, but to accept the opposite I need more than a pulpit-pounding con-man screaming at me on Sunday-morning television. Mass sing-alongs don't really sway the argument either.
Have I looked for God? Yes. He ain't there. In a way, I no longer even want to beleive, because if He does exist, he's one evil, mean-spirited SOB. Jesus, otoh, may well have truly existed, and may have been a wise and good man. But the son of God? C'mon. There's medication for that kind of delusion.
Anyone who hasn't read Sagan's "Demon-Haunted World" would be doing themselves a favor by securing a copy and partaking of true wisdom, rather than the constant stream of self-serving superstition that gets spewed by organized religion. The only prophet they're really interested in is spelled differently.
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- Curious about correlation between political beliefs and religion here
- Agnostic here
- Why is this on Flame?
- Conservative Christian.
- re: I believe that:
- Is there a correlation?
- Liberal Jew
- Well, this is "Flame". One thing you ought to know, Art.
- Atheist
- re: Atheist
- re: Curious about correlation between political beliefs and religion here
- Agnostic, and the voice of the hard (non religious) right on these boards. (n/t)
- Agnostic & Moderate
- Believer - more Buddhist than Jewish, was raised Roman Catholic. (n/t)
- agnostic
- Agnostic
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