[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

This is what I stated 'allowing many to be total flakes in the vain hope that the cloak of religion is enough to cover any and all flaws.

I said many not all. I also said people like that didn't I?

I believe religions are institutions of power and greed like many organisations and run like a business.
I also think they are a cover for those who don't have the godliest of intentions too...Not all you understand, just to clarify.

No, you insinuated that religions were specifically CREATED for those flaky followers. Not that all of their followers were flaky.

I questioned that to clarify and you then responded with "Bingo!".

You still haven't answered my follow up question of why religions want these flaky people and not the devout ones?

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

No, you insinuated that religions were specifically CREATED for those flaky followers. Not that all of their followers were flaky.

I questioned that to clarify and you then responded with "Bingo!".


You still haven't answered my follow up question of why religions want these flaky people and not the devout ones?

'Yeah, let's create a religion with strict moral codes and some even with clothing and food restrictions' This is what I said bingo to, it's pretty much what I was thinking.

Again ..I said many not all. I also said people like that didn't I? Not all obviously but I think it is exploitative imo.
Generationally then you have a devotion to the religion but not god, the need to be recognised as one of many guises supersedes the main objective.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

'Yeah, let's create a religion with strict moral codes and some even with clothing and food restrictions' This is what I said bingo to, it's pretty much what I was thinking.

Again ..I said many not all. I also said people like that didn't I? Not all obviously but I think it is exploitative imo.
Generationally then you have a devotion to the religion but not god, the need to be recognised as one of many guises supersedes the main objective.

No. You've not answered why these religions are designed for the flaky ones?

Why they purposely create rules simply for them to be broken by the flaky people.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

No. You've not answered why these religions are designed for the flaky ones?

Why they purposely create rules simply for them to be broken by the flaky people.

They are organisations of social control, they have set rules some people like rules, they have leaders some like to be lead and they have community ( as long as you remain within the remit of the religion on the surface you're fine) many also like this.

Those rules are then bent, stretched, re written,re imagined or simply broken at will. As long as it's either seen to be acceptable by established church leaders or other recognised religion advocating organisation (government) that's fine.
Or you keep it to yourself.