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14 days ago

They really have the true religion. They speak the truth and expose lies such as the false doctrines of the trinity, hellfire, eternal soul.... and others. They teach from the Bible. If you want to learn the Truth from the Bible, they can show it to you.
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15 days ago

YAY JESUS!!! But I'am Mormon...and our religion is the truest religion possible...please look us up and visit any time! THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS...
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16 days ago

I'm glad to be a Christian
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17 days ago

If Christians lived the message and really acted on what they say they believe; would they be in decline as they now appear to be? Christ did not come for our personal benefit, but to show us the way we should live. Not ignoring the Ten Commandments, but through his actions and his message he showed and stated that there was one great commandment that was the sum and total of them all, "That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another." found in John 13:34. The description above errs in that true Christianity is not a 'religion' which involves rituals but a relationship with God through his son Jesus Christ. I would highly recommend further personal search starting with the Bible.
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24 days ago

I think I'm agnostic, but I need proof.
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24 days ago

That Science would even get on the list and Baseball wouldn't highlights the flaws inherent in the notion of man creating things such as web lists.
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24 days ago

Review Icon abichara reviewed Science in Religions:
Science and technology are morally neutral, and as such cannot held up as religions. When I say morally neutral, I mean that its neither intrinsically good or bad. Much good can come out of science and technology, but great evil can be perpetuated using technological means. For example, nuclear energy harnessed for peaceful purposes can do great good, but in weaponized versions, it can lead to great destruction.

Science is our best attempt at explaining the natural world around us. As a practical matter, it is impossible to understand how everything in the universe works. Indeed, the more we discover, the more we realize how little we know!!! Many who deny the existence of God place enormous faith (ironically enough) in an enormously imperfect and incomplete knowledge of science. Just some examples:

1. Science cannot truly understand gravity. I recall that Einstein died while trying to find a "Unified Field Theory" and how it related to the Theory of Relativity. From at least a metaphysical standpoint, we have yet to gain a firm grasp of these dynamics. Now since gravity is such an important subject within the field of physics, and since physics is important for understanding the creation of the universe, why wager one's soul on an incomplete or poorly understood subject?

2. Science has no answers for the big existential and philosophical questions. For example, why am I experiencing my life in my body at this very point in time and not someone else's life in another body and another time? What determined that I should be me or that you should be you? What's the point of origin?

3. Why would evolution conduce to the development through "natural selection" of creatures that requires an ever intelligent conscious mind in order to function? That these biological functions should have greater metaphysical goals should give pause to those who seek to separate God from science and the processes of nature.

Science cannot act as the arbiter of moral action. How can one conceive of morality if we are all developed from the same origins and in the same manner as animals? Without God as an absolute setter of moral standards, morality becomes subjective rather than objective. It can be defined along national, ethnic or even personal lines. A thief might argue that in his eyes his desire to steal others rightful possessions is natural and therefore lawful, or a nation might argue that it is good and right to murder a large number of its citizens through a massive eugenics program. An absence of God tends to lead to moral chaos, nihilism and spiritual vacuum--all of which is the opposite of an ordered universe with easily definable criteria--everything which science seeks to explain! That in the final analysis is the end of any postmodern philosophical system.

The biggest mistake people make is separating science from God. Science is our best attempt at understand how the universe works--how its all orchestrated. Certainly we should endeavor to discover the big questions, but we must also remember that our understanding of scientific processes is fragmented, speculative, and disjointed. These are man-made theories that many times are just stab in the dark attempts at understanding processes that might be too difficult to grasp. A clear headed observation of nature reveals that there is a larger Mind at work.


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24 days ago

I suppose if your definition of religion is stripped down to something like "a belief system about the origin of man, or his purpose to which one is devoted" then atheism could probably be considered a religion.

But in my experience most atheists fall into the category by default, as a function of their refusal to accept the existence and worship of any deity, higher being or creator currently on the market. They are not devoted to this belief nor do they spend a sizable portion of their lives dwelling on the fact.

Mind you the same could be said for some people who align themselves with a particular religion too.
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30 days ago

I believe in God and feel we should live by his teachings,I have faith and trust in God.I would rather live a good life and die to find there is no God then to live a bad life and die to find there is a God! I do not judge people,you all have the right to believe how you like!
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