tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25008650.post3236243441730376767..comments2023-06-18T11:58:25.550-04:00Comments on why not?: What if Christianity is a Farce?Tim Hallmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377895873260357598noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25008650.post-82000354211707168622010-01-20T11:20:38.054-05:002010-01-20T11:20:38.054-05:00Various religious sects are constantly redefining ...Various religious sects are constantly redefining and recreating their doctrine. A Methodist does not have the same doctrine as a Lutheran or a Catholic.<br /><br />So which one is correct? Well it depends on how you define correct. Is "correct" the actual historical account? Or is it what was meant to be inspired divinely? <br /><br />If you were to go the historical route you would have to prove the existence of the persons you are attempting to emulate. If you could prove they existed, you would have to prove that their experiences were actually true. Which is to say, quite impossible as there is no method of testing truth when it comes to measuring spiritual validity except on a person by person basis, which is in no way universally accurate or applicable; the whims of one person can change dramatically from another. <br /><br />If you are going the divinely inspired route, again there is no way to test that so there is no possibility to determine who is right and who is wrong. <br /><br />The other option is to believe that the religious organization (or individual) of the modern day supersedes these past teachings. But there is no way to prove that those people are correct. <br /><br />In any case it is perfectly natural to question what you have been taught. It is actually quite healthy to do so. If you never question anything, you can't say you truly believe in anything because you are never acting by your own will or rather because you were told to do it.<br /><br />Blind obedience is what most religious organizations require because as soon as you begin to question them it doesn't end and before you know it you don't require them at all.<br /><br />Make decisions based on what makes sense to you. Read diverse literature, listen to different ideas and use all of them to create your own set of beliefs. Don't just turn your brain off and go with the crowd because it was how you were raised.Existential Funkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861301324815984445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25008650.post-77523172560172251902009-12-13T20:30:18.270-05:002009-12-13T20:30:18.270-05:00Yes Christianity in 2009 is a farce--and well past...Yes Christianity in 2009 is a farce--and well past its useful use by date. <br /><br />Especially when a "liberal arts" Christian university features a psycho-pathic war monger as a "distinguished" fellow. <br /><br />The said fellow is very much entangled with, and a very loud apologist for the very real history of the church depicted in these two stark references.<br /><br />www.dartmouth.edu/~spanmod/mural/panel13.html<br /><br />www.jesusneverexisted.com/cruelty.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25008650.post-39799873632585948112009-12-10T15:29:21.211-05:002009-12-10T15:29:21.211-05:00For example, my friend has been reading the works ...For example, my friend has been reading the works of Dr. Robert Eisenman. Other authors include Jefferey Butz and Daniel Unterbrink.Tim Hallmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377895873260357598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25008650.post-40954240993780203032009-12-10T14:40:27.044-05:002009-12-10T14:40:27.044-05:00"There are scholars out there who have propos..."There are scholars out there who have proposed alternative ways of reading the New Testament, using the writings of Josephus and fragments from the Dead Sea Scrolls (and other documents)."<br /><br />Can you give examples?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com