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Christians
Topic Started: Nov 26 2008, 09:15 PM (653 Views)
+Reaver	Dec 4 2008, 06:57 AM Post #46
Troll Posts: 8,603 Group: Advisor Member #47 Joined: June 9, 2005	Moonlight Knight Dec 3 2008, 08:41 PM Y'all aren't in disagreement. >_> Which is why I told him what he had said makes sense? Wind Sword To say that religion is a tool in every case, one has to necessarily believe that none of the existing religions are true. If the Bible is true after all, religion isn't a tool, its just believing something that's true. The answer to "Why am I religious" essentially boils down to "It's true". In our world, it is naive to objectively look at every religion and claim that one in particular has all of the answers and worships an existing god in the proper fashion. Obviously if you are religious, you see your religion as true: but that's exactly why it can be used as a tool for whatever purposes one desires. For example, even if Hitler didn't believe his anti-semitism I would assume that he used the religious argument to appeal to those of the faith with a religious argument because some people legitimately thought they were doing the Christian (I want to say Protestant) thing. Wind Sword Not to engage in a pointless "Who Killed More" debate, but Mao, Stalin and Pol Pot killed roughly 37 million in the name of state sponsored atheism and collectivism. I'd be willing to guess that's a higher number than Christianity managed in two millennia. Atheism tends to be the religion for the arrogant. Don't ask me how it happens, but it seems like you get atheists that more often than not act like they're decision not to believe in God is perfectly logical [it isn't]. No religion has the 100% guarantee: not Christianity, not Atheism, not Jainism, etc. I would be inclined to agree with you, although I don't care about body count. Wind Sword And of course, being the excuse and the cause are entirely separate. I'd venture that many of the Christian atrocities would have occurred in the absence of Christianity. I 100% agree. WInd Sword You've effectively proved that some secular motive played a part. The quote you provide says zero about the Dar-al Islam, trade, commerce, or anything like that. And isn't gaining material wealth one of the largest secular motives? If the crusades have a secular edge to them, what part of attacking a rich trade network does not fit this definition? Wind Sword That's still only circumstantial. Yes, there was financial gain from controlling the Muslim trade routes. That doesn't mean it was the reason. O. J. Simpson saw financial gain from the interest generated when his wife died. I'd hardly call that his motive. In the end, the obvious, self-preservation and OJ being a wife-beating bastard, outweigh the less likely, trade routes and money. Primary motive? Maybe not. Although you severely underestimate the power of money if you think that in the case of the Crusades and your example money wasn't on the forefront of their mind.
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Twilight Reaper	Feb 9 2009, 05:14 PM Post #47
Posts: 6 Group: FEFFer Member #2,231 Joined: February 5, 2009	Captain Bravo Nov 26 2008, 09:31 PM The "crazy, creationist, arrogant" types are among the kind I'm talking about. Well I am not Christian but Muslim. It is normal in every religion to have a minority of followers of a particular faith to express their views in extreme fashion. I am afraid these extreme ideas do indeed tarnish the reputation of religion and then the public begin to stereotype. Followers of a particular faith, must understand it is acceptable to present your views but in a manner as such not to offend or cause discomfort for the public. End of the day, a religion is for an individual to follow and being too extreme in your religious views will lead to forcing others to accept your point of view. From what I learnt, all religions do not teach us to go around and force religious ideology upon others. Everyone has free will to choose whether to follow a particular faith or not. Those who you describe as ''crazy, creationist, arrogant'' are those types of individuals who tarnish a religion reputation. I think it is very important to uphold a religion's true status and not be tarnished by these extreme individuals. This could result people into stereotyping and discriminating those who follow a particular faith. Religion plays a role in society whether some people follow it or not, therefore everyone should try at least get the correct perception of that religion so that it does not cloud their judgement. Edited by Twilight Reaper, Feb 9 2009, 05:20 PM.



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