[Crimson Dynamo]

There are around 4200 religions around the world and even in each one there are hundreds if not thousands of interpretations like catholics, protestant etc

But which one do you think is the right one as they cant all be right?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ual_traditions

[Firewire]

wicca

[Mokka]

You did not just start this thread... it can lead to no good

but my answer is they are all wrong

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Mokkajava

You did not just start this thread... it can lead to no good

but my answer is they are all wrong

and which is the wrongest?

[Mokka]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

and which is the wrongest?

Is wrongest a word? oh, it is!!!
I always assumed wrong was wrong.
Religion is wrong, or having a set of beliefs that makes you 100% right if you believe in them and everyone else wrong if they don't is wrong. People are fluid, humanity is fluid, and human nature is fluid. Trying to box these into one belief system or another can't work and hasn't worked since the inception of religion.

[user104658]

We figured out in a thread yesterday that it is, perhaps surprisingly, Scientology.

[Nedusa]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

We figured out in a thread yesterday that it is, perhaps surprisingly, Scientology.

Yes.... I agree looks like we've all been fooled an Scientology is actually the only true faith......

[the truth]

Christinaity. The rest are either watered down versions , weak immitations or simply inferior.

[Livia]

I guess there's only one way to find out for sure.

[Ninastar]

Originally Posted by Livia

I guess there's only one way to find out for sure.

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[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Chaos

ffFFFFFFFFFIIIIIIIIIIIGHHHHTTTTTTT

hang on

they have been doing that for 5000 years

and Livias one has previous

[Livia]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

hang on

they have been doing that for 5000 years

and Livias one has previous

In our defence, we've spent the last 5000 years either being oppressed or escaping from places.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Livia

In our defence, we've spent the last 5000 years either being oppressed or escaping from places.

That sounds rubbish! I think this is why you don't recruit, Livia. You gave up centuries ago because "Join us! You get to be oppressed, AND escape from places." just wasn't selling. Those pesky Christians with their namby-pamby-holdy-handsy magician and those damned door-to-door hard-selling Jovvus Whitnesses were just too hard to compete with. Judaism is a vintage thing, for the more discerning customer. You want to be a Jew? You seek it out yourself! And you had better be bloody sure about your decision.

...I've made myself want to be a Jew now I think. Damn it.

[kirklancaster]

Moved to new thread

[Josy]

Everyones own religion is true to them, that's all that matters.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Josy

Everyones own religion is true to them, that's all that matters.

If this thread goes on for a hundred pages this will still be the truest post.

[Mokka]

Originally Posted by Josy

Everyones own religion is true to them, that's all that matters.

Originally Posted by Livia

If this thread goes on for a hundred pages this will still be the truest post.

If only it were true... but that is my point about religion. None of them are only personal, and all of them include a need to convert others to your point of view and to condemn those who are not of the same religion as you.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Mokkajava

If only it were true... but that is my point about religion. None of them are only personal, and all of them include a need to convert others to your point of view and to condemn those who are not of the same religion as you.

All of them? Well that's not true.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Mokkajava

If only it were true... but that is my point about religion. None of them are only personal, and all of them include a need to convert others to your point of view and to condemn those who are not of the same religion as you.

My religion doesn't actively recruit and I have never condemned anyone for their beliefs or their lack of them - except Leather Trumpet, he's fair game.

[Mokka]

Originally Posted by Livia

My religion doesn't actively recruit and I have never condemned anyone for their beliefs or their lack of them - except Leather Trumpet, he's fair game.

While I have no idea what religion you claim, and I can believe that you personally have never condemned someone else for their differing beliefs, the design and construct of a religion is faith that the core beliefs of it are the truth, and by saying what you believe is true over anyone's differing beliefs, your religion is putting all others in the category of the condemned by its own doctrine.

"It's true to me that god exists and that if I don't believe in him I go to hell after death" is saying that those not in my religion and belief system are condemned

[the truth]

Originally Posted by Mokkajava

If only it were true... but that is my point about religion. None of them are only personal, and all of them include a need to convert others to your point of view and to condemn those who are not of the same religion as you.

how many times has sometime tried to convert you to Christianity in the past decade Im guessing none...whereas atheists try to preach their anti Christian hatred and brainwash people with their doctrine of hate at far more regular intervals in public places too

[user104658]

Originally Posted by the truth

how many times has sometime tried to convert you to Christianity in the past decade Im guessing none...whereas atheists try to preach their anti Christian hatred and brainwash people with their doctrine of hate at far more regular intervals in public places too

Jehovah's Witnesses are technically Christians so... the answer to this, for anyone, is clearly going to be "several million".

I've also been accosted by quite a few Mormons, though they tend to just grab you in the street rather than come to your door. I've seen a handful of Street Preachers in the center of Glasgow, too, wailing about damnation and the like. So I'd imagine all major cities have their share.

I can't say I've ever encountered anyone "preaching atheism in public", to be fair

[Mokka]

Originally Posted by the truth

how many times has sometime tried to convert you to Christianity in the past decade Im guessing none...whereas atheists try to preach their anti Christian hatred and brainwash people with their doctrine of hate at far more regular intervals in public places too

OMG... well it started in elementary school with the me being the only child in my class that had never taken first communion up until I left the catholic system for public school in Secondary education...

Then when I was in secondary ed... a number of my friends attended a church youth group... so I went along at first and every time I attended I was given the "speech" about accepting Christ or go to hell etc.. etc..

My young mind fell victim and then it became not enough to be a believer but now we were indoctrinated into converting our friends and going out on missionary trips to save the others...

And now, I spend my time deflecting the inlaws from programming my children in this same manner by arming them with general facts about all religions and a sense of self awareness that they don't need a god to save them because they are not guilty, or automatically sinful just for breathing.

Aside from that.... yeah Jehovah's Witnesses

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Josy

Everyones own religion is true to them, that's all that matters.

That is a really great answer.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Josy

Everyones own religion is true to them, that's all that matters.

and that would be fine if, like believing in say Klingons, it was a personal matter and not something that l in out schools and in our politics

I am afraid its not all that lovely dovey and anodyne


Look at how young disillusioned men, who dont get enough sex or dates, become radicalised and then commit mass murder to punish people who dont share their religious views.


The fact that people think they are right and others are wrong is front line major problem for mankind right here, right now

and in vfact ISIS probably tow that line the most