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by **mark lewis** » Sep 20th, '10, 15:02

About time you arrived Reverend Browning. It really isn't fair that I should be left on my own to fend off the unbelievers.

by **bmat** » Sep 20th, '10, 15:10

Eshly wrote:Gary: I am not an expert in Buddhism, but I think the fact you own a computer undermines it somewhat.

Faith is generally used as a word to describe something you believe but you cannot know, for example:

"How do you know he didn't sleep with her?"

"..Emm, I just took his word on faith."

And finally: No, we do not have to be careful about insulting the beliefs of others. Unless they are Muslim in which case we need to do it over the internet, because doing it in public gets you killed. But we can insult the Christians all we like, what are they going to do, hold a fate?

Ofcourse you need to critisize religions and their Gods. The pope is currantly in Britain and the UN had to recently make the Vatican a regocnised country in order to give him diplimatic immunity. Without it, he would have been arrested for perversion of the cause of justice and been given several years in jail. Unfortunetly justice never happens in this world.

You do need to openly critisize peoples thoughts, especially if they are dangerous, evil or stupid.

Odd, I really did like you up to this point.

by **Lady of Mystery** » Sep 20th, '10, 15:12

Why does this same arguement have to come up time and time again? Why can't we just respect each other's views?

I've always thought that the person who attacks other people for having a belief is no better than the evangelist who constantly forces their belief down the throat of others.

We all see the world in a different way and we all believe different things, just because a person believes in a god or higher power, it doesn't make them simple or gullible. We're all individuals and we're all entitled to believe what we chose without having to justify it to anyone else.

by **tomterm8** » Sep 20th, '10, 15:19

Lady of Mystery wrote:Why does this same arguement have to come up time and time again? Why can't we just respect each other's views?.

I think it is because beliefs often threaten other people’s worldviews. For example, there are five major world religions, and if any of them are actually right, that means billions of people are wrong.

Bottom line is that other cultures and beliefs are a threat to some people. Just IMHO.

by **Mandrake** » Sep 20th, '10, 15:51

and on those two notes of reason.....

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