Who's going to win the Religion: Real or fake thread?

[grrrrlpower]

If it is to be perfect it must be cleansed of the filth.

Then why are you introducing more filth to it? If your posting is any indication, you have made a net negative contribution to Christianity during your brief membership.

[giblets]

Then why are you introducing more filth to it? If your posting is any indication, you have made a net negative contribution to Christianity during your brief membership.

Because he's filthy?

[Elok]

Okay, "expressing disapproval of the people he was speaking to" was sort of implied there. He said "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites," not "Ooh, you have a big phylactery, aren't you just too spiffy. Sure you're not compensating for something there?"

Hey, Firefox spellcheck recognizes "phylactery!" But not "spellcheck," oddly enough...

[Imran Siddiqui]

If you can't seen the irony in there being more joy in heaven over one sinner repenting than in ninety-nine righteous persons not needing repentance then you clearly do not know what irony is.

Clearly you know more than just about every Biblical scholar.

[Wezil]

Why is it religious people are always arguing over what the word of god actually means?

I would think a supreme being would do better with clarity.

[grrrrlpower]

Why is it that the recently converted know ten times more about religion than those who have been religious for their entire lives?

[Elok]

Ten times is a bit of an exaggeration, but the existing disparity is due largely to what they call convert's zeal. When you've lived with your religion your whole life, you tend to take it for granted, not go digging in as much.

[Kidlicious]

Why is it religious people are always arguing over what the word of god actually means?

I would think a supreme being would do better with clarity.

It's not direct communication. So anyone can say "that's not sarcasm." I just don't know why people would want to do that.

[Elok]

It's not direct communication. So anyone can say "that's not sarcasm." I just don't know why people would want to do that.

If you're going to scorn questions that are obviously just being asked for sheer dickishness' sake, you really ought to do it consistently.

[Wezil]

It's a fair question.

Hundreds (if not thousands) of different faiths, many with internal schisms would seem to indicate god is a very poor communicator.

[Elok]

Yeah, and if there were only one Christian faith you'd chide us for disagreeing with Muslims, and if it was just mono- and polytheists you'd rag us over that. If there were only one single religion in the entire world you'd switch tactics and roll your eyes at our complacency, how we all think exactly alike and never wonder if JesuAllaBuddhBrahma maybe meant something else than what the priests tell us to think. You don't care how we think, you're just looking for something to make fun of. It's a stacked deck, and I see no reason to play. Have fun with Kid.

[Wezil]

You miss the point. The fact there are christians and muslims is an example of what I am talking about. Are they really worshiping the same god in the end or would your position be that there is only one real faith and everyone else is wrong?

Besides, what could one possibly make fun of christians about?

[Nikolai]

Nobody will win.

[OneFootInTheGrave]

Dashi will win

[Nikolai]

His victory will result in his destruction.