tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16223849.post8171009472630122125..comments2023-03-26T00:59:48.271-07:00Comments on The Angry Tiki: Shouldn't you try before you buy?Simonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15995741186393767934noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16223849.post-31169457630478746992007-09-28T12:55:00.000-07:002007-09-28T12:55:00.000-07:00HAVE QUESIONS ABOUT THE BIBLE THAT YOU WANT ANSWER...HAVE QUESIONS ABOUT THE BIBLE THAT YOU WANT ANSWERED?<BR/><BR/>COME CHALLENGE OUR BIBLE ANSWER SQUAD!<BR/><BR/>www.interruptthesilence.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16223849.post-1191186619328421102007-09-28T12:54:00.001-07:002007-09-28T12:54:00.001-07:00Hi! I forgot to reply, earlier. My first reaction ...Hi! I forgot to reply, earlier. <BR/><BR/>My first reaction to the try before you buy method is that for those who obviously don't use it, it'd defeat the purpose of what religion means to them and that is having faith. I think this prevents people from straying from what they have been brought up with. <BR/><BR/>I agree that religion is not necessary for a god to exist, but people seem to like Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16223849.post-36535831641753920092007-09-28T12:54:00.000-07:002007-09-28T12:54:00.000-07:00Another excellent entry. You always seem to put in...Another excellent entry. You always seem to put into "blog" so well the crap I spend a lot of time thinking about, but could never type out coherently. <BR/><BR/>The hometown analogy is perfect. Even people who travel will often still come back to the conclusion that the area where they grew up is somehow best. It takes more than just a holiday somewhere for most folks to be truly objective aboutAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16223849.post-63245342221679347022007-09-28T12:53:00.003-07:002007-09-28T12:53:00.003-07:00God created us in his image, and look what a bunch...God created us in his image, and look what a bunch of shits we are. <BR/>Yeah, if the Christian types got it write I think I might prefer to see what this devil has got goin' on, I mean he rebelled against the big authoritarian power structure, much like Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin and all those crazy party boys yeah? <BR/>I'm thinkin' Satan and I might get along pretty well.<BR/><BR/>If the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16223849.post-79974581223553170812007-09-28T12:53:00.002-07:002007-09-28T12:53:00.002-07:00You as may well start your own religion, Kathleen....You as may well start your own religion, Kathleen. That's more or less how they all started anyway. I think might be right about atheism requiring effort. I'm way into it! I am lazy too though, so I guess it's fascinating enough to hold my attention.<BR/><BR/>As for 'Down Under', I can attach an MP3 clip to the blog if you like. Then it will be real, and not just in your head. I don't think you'dSimonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15995741186393767934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16223849.post-5610683972499163302007-09-28T12:53:00.001-07:002007-09-28T12:53:00.001-07:00These two quotes pretty much sum everything up for...These two quotes pretty much sum everything up for me:<BR/><BR/>"If it turns out that there is a God, I don't think that he's evil. But the worst that you can say about him is that basically he's an underachiever." -Woody Allen<BR/>"I do not care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members."- Groucho marx...a classic and probably overused quote, but it's so true.<BR/><BR/>I really Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16223849.post-2049998169534549292007-09-28T12:53:00.000-07:002007-09-28T12:53:00.000-07:00Every variety of God that I have been told about (...Every variety of God that I have been told about (usually by weirdos on Greyhound buses) strikes me as so vindictive and mean. Even if I believed in their existance, I'm not sure I would want to worship such a nasty, petty being as the God I read about in Jack Chick pamphlets. I have suffered enough at the hands of real bullies, why would I want to take part in elevating the status of a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16223849.post-54845707788174752042007-09-28T12:52:00.002-07:002007-09-28T12:52:00.002-07:00I could have written that Simone........ it just w...I could have written that Simone........ it just would have lacked your eloquence!<BR/><BR/>My beef with religion has always been that the tolerance they preach is based on whether or not you follow their belief and value structure and the big one, if god, which ever one you subscribe to, is essentially our 'father' and loves all of us..... there wouldnt be a hell cause we would all be forgiven Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16223849.post-59407017692573902422007-09-28T12:52:00.001-07:002007-09-28T12:52:00.001-07:00hey simone,interesting views, some i agree with, o...hey simone,<BR/><BR/>interesting views, some i agree with, others i dont. I think theres more to a belief or a religion than just simply choosing or believing in one; there is heaps of information about all of them, and especially the history of them - its kinda interesting, the internet is a great medium for this sorta stuff too.<BR/><BR/>peace,<BR/><BR/>Luke<BR/><BR/>p.s. come check out my blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16223849.post-35720986350674376982007-09-28T12:52:00.000-07:002007-09-28T12:52:00.000-07:00The earth is flat?The earth is flat?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16223849.post-73635810359327748882007-09-28T12:51:00.001-07:002007-09-28T12:51:00.001-07:00Oh -- I'm reading through this and I see plenty of...Oh -- I'm reading through this and I see plenty of errors I completely missed.<BR/>Ehehe... ignore the weird bracket things -- I had to type this up on Word (because my internet packed up and I had to save what I'd already written) and it messed up my HTML coding.<BR/>Also -- the sentence "And there is that Genesis should be read in this way" -- change that to "And there is no hint that Genesis Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16223849.post-80286101835796106132007-09-28T12:51:00.000-07:002007-09-28T12:51:00.000-07:00Simone, your points are perfectly valid. I'll try ...Simone, your points are perfectly valid. I'll try to address as many as I can:<BR/><BR/>"One huge logical flaw which the Bible does not address is that why so many things in nature are deformed, retarded or destined for extinction. If it were a perfect God who designed all this, he's really asleep at the wheel."<BR/><BR/>It's here that I strongly recommend you read the first chapter of the Bible Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16223849.post-43105871580834311362007-09-28T12:45:00.001-07:002007-09-28T12:45:00.001-07:00Four corners of the earth has become an expression...Four corners of the earth has become an expression, obviously taken from the Bible. Jen, there is no point trying to outdo one another with Bible quotes because it is endless. If the document were as clear in it's message as you say, why is it not straightforward? Because it is the word of many people and their opinions and that is why it does not follow one path. The thing you and anyone has to Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15995741186393767934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16223849.post-19291139497075145972007-09-28T12:45:00.000-07:002007-09-28T12:45:00.000-07:00Oh, Simone --- The book of Isaiah is one of the mo...Oh, Simone --- <BR/>The book of Isaiah is one of the most deeply symbolical and powerful books in the Bible, written by the prophet Isaiah -- even the first verse of Isaiah tells the reader that the book was a vision -- and not a lecture on whether the earth is flat or not. <BR/>The entire book of Revelation is a dream --- an extremely difficult dream predicting the last days of earth, in which Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16223849.post-57050921077871785792007-09-28T12:44:00.000-07:002007-09-28T12:44:00.000-07:00It's true that evolution was always the explanatio...It's true that evolution was always the explanation I accepted for how we came to be, but as you know, many Christians believe in it as the way in which God executed the master plan. That's specifically what I was taught and I accepted it. So my non belief didn't stem from that, but I understand how when taking the Bible literally, it would have to.<BR/><BR/>I know perfectly well that Christ Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15995741186393767934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16223849.post-84244599901021930822007-09-28T12:43:00.002-07:002007-09-28T12:43:00.002-07:00Yes - you got me. I strongly believe it comes dow...Yes - you got me. I strongly believe it comes down to evolution vs. creationism -- because these are the only two options which attempt to explain how the world came to be. Either it came about naturally or supernaturally. There is no in-between. No one can truly be agnostic without leaning more towards one side over the other. Both sides completely contradict each other.<BR/><BR/>Simone, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16223849.post-23641145517931306282007-09-28T12:43:00.000-07:002007-09-28T12:43:00.000-07:00Creationists seem to think that the entire debate ...Creationists seem to think that the entire debate rests on creationism vs evolution. I told someone recently that I arrived at atheism before thinking much about evolution at all. There were a gazillion other things that led me away from belief and evolution was not one of them. I plan to start documenting them, because when I first say that, you tend to assume I didn't think about anything. But Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15995741186393767934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16223849.post-85965801946829064012007-09-28T12:42:00.002-07:002007-09-28T12:42:00.002-07:00Contrary to popular belief, it doesn't take very l...Contrary to popular belief, it doesn't take very long to look into all the 'creation vs. evolution' religions.<BR/>There are only three modern-day religions which are based upon the foundation that God created.<BR/>All the other religions of the world -- buddhism, hinduism, satanism, atheism, religious science, liberal christianity, liberal islam, liberal judaism, humanism etc, etc -- have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16223849.post-23938388554621976782007-09-28T12:42:00.001-07:002007-09-28T12:42:00.001-07:00Yeah, you really hit on something, Aaron. Science ...Yeah, you really hit on something, Aaron. Science is constantly looking for answers and changing with new information and discoveries, but religion is bogged down in it's traditions and rituals, regardless of whether or not they are still relevant or make a lick of sense. The Bible says the earth is flat. I guess we can be grateful for the letting go of that notion. But still with the chestnuts Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15995741186393767934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16223849.post-5242403829497687852007-09-28T12:42:00.000-07:002007-09-28T12:42:00.000-07:00Simone, have you even tried to accept Jesus as you...Simone, have you even tried to accept Jesus as your personal Lord and - just kidding.<BR/>What I find most amusing about religion is the fact that all of these people follow words and traditions drummed up thousands of years ago when PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE A FREAKING CLUE ABOUT ANYTHING. It's like these wedding shows I watch on television which almost always feature some sort of faith-based ceremony.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16223849.post-36079840281624560152007-09-28T12:41:00.000-07:002007-09-28T12:41:00.000-07:00I've been to hell. Hell is Paul Van Dyke spinning ...I've been to hell. Hell is Paul Van Dyke spinning at Gaint while sweaty shirtless frat boys on E with whistles surround you gyrating and blowing said whistles, soaking you with their smelly fratboy sweat. While asian kids with binki's and Micky Mouse hands dance in the background, and you can't get out.... you can't get out.... you can't... I suggest everyone accept Jeeeezusssus, befor they end Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16223849.post-63581680597434754092007-09-28T12:40:00.001-07:002007-09-28T12:40:00.001-07:00I much agree. I call myself a Christian with athei...I much agree. I call myself a Christian with atheistic tendencies, but no one KNOWS anything. Who is anyone to say that the spiritual experiences of others aren't valid? I think it's important to question everything until convinced of something, and even once you're supposedly convinced, to know that nothing is certain.<BR/><BR/>I think hell might be like Sartre put it - "Hell is other people." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16223849.post-36339318985523590282007-09-28T12:40:00.000-07:002007-09-28T12:40:00.000-07:00I agree 100%, and I also was just listening to tha...I agree 100%, and I also was just listening to that same Elton John greatest hits album.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16223849.post-78567487464406657662007-09-28T12:39:00.000-07:002007-09-28T12:39:00.000-07:00you are so right! i wrote a cool intelligent comm...you are so right! i wrote a cool intelligent comment back...but it got lost... and i feel silly reiterating it again.<BR/><BR/>but you are right. and i may comment again tomorrow, when i cool off at the frustration of this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com