Is religion just imaginary friends for adults?

[stek]

No, there doesn't. Is it so hard to believe that things happen for no reason?

Well they don't, do they? Explain?

[jmo21]

The dictionary definition of God is “a supernatural creator and overseer of the universe.” Included in this definition are all deities, goddesses and supernatural beings. Since the beginning of recorded history, which is defined by the invention of writing by the Sumerians around 6,000 years ago, historians have cataloged over 3700 supernatural beings, of which 2870 can be considered deities.

So next time someone tells me they believe in God, I’ll say “Oh which one? Zeus? Hades? Jupiter? Mars? Odin? Thor? Krishna? Vishnu? Ra?…” If they say “Just God. I only believe in the one God,” I’ll point out that they are nearly as atheistic as me. I don’t believe in 2,870 gods, and they don’t believe in 2,869.

A quote from Ricky Gervais I quite like.

I'm quite an open minded person, each to their own and all that.

The problem is, there are many believers who choose not to keep it to themselves.

[BrilloPad]

Do you honestly believe in creationism, in the Old testament, Abrahamic god kind of way?

When I become a Catholic in 2008 I was told it was a story not meant to be taken literally. So the Catholic church does not believe in it. If any Christian takes the Old Testament literally they are in trouble. Mind you I am not sure about Revelation either.

[Ketchup]

When I become a Catholic in 2008 I was told it was a story not meant to be taken literally. So the Catholic church does not believe in it. If any Christian takes the Old Testament literally they are in trouble. Mind you I am not sure about Revelation either.

Can i ask why you decided to become a catholic?

[MyUserName]

When I become a Catholic in 2008 I was told it was a story not meant to be taken literally. So the Catholic church does not believe in it. If any Christian takes the Old Testament literally they are in trouble. Mind you I am not sure about Revelation either.

Why are you not supposed to take it literally?
Are there other parts of the bible which the catholic church agrees are not real?

[BrilloPad]

Can i ask why you decided to become a catholic?

We went to get baby bp baptized and I really enjoyed it - we became regulars. 5 years later its still one of the best parts of my week. I very much enjoy the piece and calm. Obviously its better if baby bp is at home! The priest is afraid (literally) of adults but very good with children. He has been very good with the twins. Especially the elder boy who has autism. At school he is treated like an outcast (at year end we are taking a complaint to ofsted). At church he gets responsibilty and responds well to that. It has got baby bp into the local catholic primary school who are brilliant with him.

As mentioned on my iron man blog, the church has been very supportive of me through a difficult few years. s58 is only part of it. Hence I did my iron man to give a little back.

Churches have changed - you should give them a try. There are some non-christians there (I have a few stories I could tell) but on the whole, for me, its been very positive.

[BrilloPad]

Why are you not supposed to take it literally?
Are there other parts of the bible which the catholic church agrees are not real?

Science supplies the how - the church supplies the why. The new testament is certainly supposed to be taken literally - except revelation.

The Catholic church now admits persecuting Galileo was a mistake. And so was letting abusive priests get away with it.

[sasguru]

So by your own logic, you are not a happy person since you just insulted me, and spend most of your time on CUK insulting others? It's incredible how you're able to tie yourself up in hypocrisy and contradiction within two consecutive posts.

Where's the hypocrisy and contradiction?
I'm quite happy insulting morons like you. I find it amusing and it makes me content
On the other hand, your religion, FWIW, surely urges you to be kind to people and not call them pricks and losers, no? You should burn in hellfire for such behaviour.

HTH.

[Platypus]

When I become a Catholic in 2008 I was told it was a story not meant to be taken literally. So the Catholic church does not believe in it. If any Christian takes the Old Testament literally they are in trouble. Mind you I am not sure about Revelation either.

Right.... so the OT is now more of an inconvenience?

I think you'll find that for the majority of the last 2000 years, Christians have believed the OT.

That bad naughty vengeful God of the OT is not very appealing to modern people, so let's just say it isn't literally true anymore. Amen.

[Ketchup]

We went to get baby bp baptized and I really enjoyed it - we became regulars. 5 years later its still one of the best parts of my week. I very much enjoy the piece and calm. Obviously its better if baby bp is at home! The priest is afraid (literally) of adults but very good with children. He has been very good with the twins. Especially the elder boy who has autism. At school he is treated like an outcast (at year end we are taking a complaint to ofsted). At church he gets responsibilty and responds well to that. It has got baby bp into the local catholic primary school who are brilliant with him.

As mentioned on my iron man blog, the church has been very supportive of me through a difficult few years. s58 is only part of it. Hence I did my iron man to give a little back.

Churches have changed - you should give them a try. There are some non-christians there (I have a few stories I could tell) but on the whole, for me, its been very positive.

I agree churches provide a useful role in society, but i find that by being a religious building it is very exclusive. I do a bit of voluntary work for a mental helth charity which operates through a church. The NHS waiting list in my area for certain types of care (CBT, NLP) is over 6 months, so a voluntary group was started, people won't go as it is run by a christian group