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"Nothing to see here. His response was banal platitudes, just like everything he said on the campaign trail and since becoming PM. He probably doesn't feel strongly about anything, except strong feelings." I am not a big fan of the Tories of the last term. But at least, they had the conviction to speak against such bullshit. Suella just said that "There are no blasphemy laws in this country" when the incident of Quran being damaged caused a controversy. Keir is so weak. | |||
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"As part of Islamophobia month ..." We have a whole month to be Islamophobic? Why did nobody tell me me? I've not prepared anything. | |||
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"As part of Islamophobia month ... We have a whole month to be Islamophobic? Why did nobody tell me me? I've not prepared anything." Why not have a bacon sandwich tomorrow morning and I'll report you for a hate crime ? | |||
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"I think it's very likely Labour will pass a blasphemy law. Certainly more likely than a former DPP offering support to that poor teacher in Bateley (a Labour constituency) any word of support or solidarity." I wouldn't be surprised. This is not the first Labour MP to ask for blasphemy laws. Naz shah asked for the same a few years back. | |||
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"As part of Islamophobia month ... We have a whole month to be Islamophobic? Why did nobody tell me me? I've not prepared anything." I didn't know that either. And it's almost the end of the month. | |||
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"As part of Islamophobia month ..." "We have a whole month to be Islamophobic? Why did nobody tell me me? I've not prepared anything." "Why not have a bacon sandwich tomorrow morning and I'll report you for a hate crime ?" Bacon sandwich? Wait, have I been Islamophobic all my life? | |||
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"As part of Islamophobia month ... We have a whole month to be Islamophobic? Why did nobody tell me me? I've not prepared anything." Only a month? | |||
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"They now want to make laws so no one can take the piss out of people's make belive friends,madness" We should all accept that people have the right to believe in whatever they want, and should not be at physical risk from others because of their belief We should also accept that no one has to respect the belief itself, and any intellectual choice (and religion IS an intellectual choice) you make is open to criticism and mockery | |||
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"Nothing to see here. His response was banal platitudes, just like everything he said on the campaign trail and since becoming PM. He probably doesn't feel strongly about anything, except strong feelings." He only feels strongly about his bank account, nothing else matters to him. | |||
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"If I want to say god is a ba5tard, I can, it is called free speech and I am not giving anymore of my freedoms away for anyone regardless of skin tone religion or anything else. phew" So you don't believe in the virgin birth and think Pantera might have been the father? Interesting...  | |||
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"I don’t think many of that particular faith would, if given the choice, want the swinging community to exist, let alone have any rights. Some of them would probably want to stone us, or push us off tall buildings. They can stick their fcking blasphemy laws!" pmsl | |||
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"As part of Islamophobia month ... We have a whole month to be Islamophobic? Why did nobody tell me me? I've not prepared anything. Why not have a bacon sandwich tomorrow morning and I'll report you for a hate crime ? " Yeah, poor pig . Mmmm bacon. | |||
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"As part of Islamophobia month ... We have a whole month to be Islamophobic? Why did nobody tell me me? I've not prepared anything. Why not have a bacon sandwich tomorrow morning and I'll report you for a hate crime ? Bacon sandwich? Wait, have I been Islamophobic all my life?" And kosherphobic | |||
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"I don't understand Islamaphobia, Antisemitism, Christophobia etc. Surely those people who dedicate their lives to blind obediance of an imaginary friend, that was invented by sadistic, megalomanical men as a social control mechanism, deserve pity not hatred? " You show your ignorance re people who follow these religions. | |||
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"I don't understand Islamaphobia, Antisemitism, Christophobia etc. Surely those people who dedicate their lives to blind obediance of an imaginary friend, that was invented by sadistic, megalomanical men as a social control mechanism, deserve pity not hatred? You show your ignorance re people who follow these religions." What ignorance of others? You and others can believe what you want. I quite simply do not believe the same. There are aproaching 2,000 Gods recognised by Earth religions. There is no scientific evidence available to prove the existence of any of them. | |||
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"JEHOVAH! Who said that? Come on who said JEHOVAH? Ouch! Arrrgh! Who threw that? Come on who threw it? Are there any women here? Nooooooo." All I said was that bit of Halibut was good enough for Jehovah.... Brilliant film, summed up the absurdity of religion perfectly, Mrs x | |||
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"I don't understand Islamaphobia, Antisemitism, Christophobia etc. Surely those people who dedicate their lives to blind obediance of an imaginary friend, that was invented by sadistic, megalomanical men as a social control mechanism, deserve pity not hatred? You show your ignorance re people who follow these religions. What ignorance of others? You and others can believe what you want. I quite simply do not believe the same. There are aproaching 2,000 Gods recognised by Earth religions. There is no scientific evidence available to prove the existence of any of them. " Aside from not knowing what religious people do, can you disprove the existence of God? | |||
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"I don't understand Islamaphobia, Antisemitism, Christophobia etc. Surely those people who dedicate their lives to blind obediance of an imaginary friend, that was invented by sadistic, megalomanical men as a social control mechanism, deserve pity not hatred? You show your ignorance re people who follow these religions. What ignorance of others? You and others can believe what you want. I quite simply do not believe the same. There are aproaching 2,000 Gods recognised by Earth religions. There is no scientific evidence available to prove the existence of any of them. Aside from not knowing what religious people do, can you disprove the existence of God?" Is the done thing to be able to prove what you assert? So if you believe in a religion should you be able to prove the existence of a God rather than prove there isn't? Mrs x | |||
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"I don't understand Islamaphobia, Antisemitism, Christophobia etc. Surely those people who dedicate their lives to blind obediance of an imaginary friend, that was invented by sadistic, megalomanical men as a social control mechanism, deserve pity not hatred? You show your ignorance re people who follow these religions. What ignorance of others? You and others can believe what you want. I quite simply do not believe the same. There are aproaching 2,000 Gods recognised by Earth religions. There is no scientific evidence available to prove the existence of any of them. Aside from not knowing what religious people do, can you disprove the existence of God?" Currently there is no reliable, scientific, evidence to prove the existence of a God or Gods. I therefore do not see it is necessary for me to try and prove a negative. If you believe there is a God, or God's, where is the evidence of their existance? Please don't say millions believe because they have a religion. A God will exist, or not, whether or not there is a man made social control mechanism (e.g. religion) that supports their existence. | |||
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"I don't understand Islamaphobia, Antisemitism, Christophobia etc. Surely those people who dedicate their lives to blind obediance of an imaginary friend, that was invented by sadistic, megalomanical men as a social control mechanism, deserve pity not hatred? You show your ignorance re people who follow these religions. What ignorance of others? You and others can believe what you want. I quite simply do not believe the same. There are aproaching 2,000 Gods recognised by Earth religions. There is no scientific evidence available to prove the existence of any of them. Aside from not knowing what religious people do, can you disprove the existence of God?" I can’t disprove the existence of fairies, elves, dragons, goblins and the Easter bunny but that does not mean they do exist. | |||
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"I don't understand Islamaphobia, Antisemitism, Christophobia etc. Surely those people who dedicate their lives to blind obediance of an imaginary friend, that was invented by sadistic, megalomanical men as a social control mechanism, deserve pity not hatred? You show your ignorance re people who follow these religions. What ignorance of others? You and others can believe what you want. I quite simply do not believe the same. There are aproaching 2,000 Gods recognised by Earth religions. There is no scientific evidence available to prove the existence of any of them. Aside from not knowing what religious people do, can you disprove the existence of God? Is the done thing to be able to prove what you assert? So if you believe in a religion should you be able to prove the existence of a God rather than prove there isn't? Mrs x" One cannot prove or disprove. As there are billions who ascribe or are socialised to and into religions, I think we can afford more respect than, as a different poster stated, stating blind obedience to an imaginary friend, and (same poster?) pity them. | |||
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"Faith doesn’t require proof it shapes beliefs and behaviour through personal experience. More lack faith than have faith I would guess, but demanding proof of God’s existence is meaningless exercise to people with faith." Absobloodylutely. As someone who is spiritual but not religious, I agree. Religion comprises of rituals and rules that mankind has developed for whatever reason (such as control, patriarchy etc). Faith is heart felt, becomes part of you (or is an evolved part of you). A wonderful journey of enrichment. | |||
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"I don't understand Islamaphobia, Antisemitism, Christophobia etc. Surely those people who dedicate their lives to blind obediance of an imaginary friend, that was invented by sadistic, megalomanical men as a social control mechanism, deserve pity not hatred? You show your ignorance re people who follow these religions. What ignorance of others? You and others can believe what you want. I quite simply do not believe the same. There are aproaching 2,000 Gods recognised by Earth religions. There is no scientific evidence available to prove the existence of any of them. Aside from not knowing what religious people do, can you disprove the existence of God? Is the done thing to be able to prove what you assert? So if you believe in a religion should you be able to prove the existence of a God rather than prove there isn't? Mrs x One cannot prove or disprove. As there are billions who ascribe or are socialised to and into religions, I think we can afford more respect than, as a different poster stated, stating blind obedience to an imaginary friend, and (same poster?) pity them." The best explanation I have heard to explain the proclivity of large sections of humanity to believe in a God (aka an imaginary friend) is, even as adults, we need a "parent" to guide us. Darwin would argue that, in the early years of humanity, the children who ignored their parent's advice and guidance did not survive long. Yet, in their late teens, these young adults are cast off into the world and expected to find their own way. Even now there is much we do not know, there are many circumstances we do not know what to do, we often need guidance; so religion provides us with an answer in return for our acceptance of their Laws. Pray to God for guidance. Religions, all religions, were created by men with the prime intention of using the faith in God (aka Father) of their followers as a lever to acheive the aims of the leaders of the religion. I do not decry people who have faith. That is their choice and there is no doubt it provides a nice mental safety blanket for many when they contemplate their own death. Their faith however does not prove the existence of a God, only that they believe there is one. | |||
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"I don't understand Islamaphobia, Antisemitism, Christophobia etc. Surely those people who dedicate their lives to blind obediance of an imaginary friend, that was invented by sadistic, megalomanical men as a social control mechanism, deserve pity not hatred? You show your ignorance re people who follow these religions. What ignorance of others? You and others can believe what you want. I quite simply do not believe the same. There are aproaching 2,000 Gods recognised by Earth religions. There is no scientific evidence available to prove the existence of any of them. Aside from not knowing what religious people do, can you disprove the existence of God? Is the done thing to be able to prove what you assert? So if you believe in a religion should you be able to prove the existence of a God rather than prove there isn't? Mrs x One cannot prove or disprove. As there are billions who ascribe or are socialised to and into religions, I think we can afford more respect than, as a different poster stated, stating blind obedience to an imaginary friend, and (same poster?) pity them. The best explanation I have heard to explain the proclivity of large sections of humanity to believe in a God (aka an imaginary friend) is, even as adults, we need a "parent" to guide us. Darwin would argue that, in the early years of humanity, the children who ignored their parent's advice and guidance did not survive long. Yet, in their late teens, these young adults are cast off into the world and expected to find their own way. Even now there is much we do not know, there are many circumstances we do not know what to do, we often need guidance; so religion provides us with an answer in return for our acceptance of their Laws. Pray to God for guidance. Religions, all religions, were created by men with the prime intention of using the faith in God (aka Father) of their followers as a lever to acheive the aims of the leaders of the religion. I do not decry people who have faith. That is their choice and there is no doubt it provides a nice mental safety blanket for many when they contemplate their own death. Their faith however does not prove the existence of a God, only that they believe there is one. " I had to find my own way from the age of 9. I'm living proof some of us are better off without parents (and religion). You can have belief WITHOUT religion. | |||
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"An ancient Greek once said the gods were the invention of the ruling elite to keep the peasant in the fields in their absence. Always thought that was a good way to look at it. Mrs x" ..or the opium of the people | |||
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"I don't understand Islamaphobia, Antisemitism, Christophobia etc. Surely those people who dedicate their lives to blind obediance of an imaginary friend, that was invented by sadistic, megalomanical men as a social control mechanism, deserve pity not hatred? You show your ignorance re people who follow these religions. What ignorance of others? You and others can believe what you want. I quite simply do not believe the same. There are aproaching 2,000 Gods recognised by Earth religions. There is no scientific evidence available to prove the existence of any of them. Aside from not knowing what religious people do, can you disprove the existence of God? Is the done thing to be able to prove what you assert? So if you believe in a religion should you be able to prove the existence of a God rather than prove there isn't? Mrs x One cannot prove or disprove. As there are billions who ascribe or are socialised to and into religions, I think we can afford more respect than, as a different poster stated, stating blind obedience to an imaginary friend, and (same poster?) pity them. The best explanation I have heard to explain the proclivity of large sections of humanity to believe in a God (aka an imaginary friend) is, even as adults, we need a "parent" to guide us. Darwin would argue that, in the early years of humanity, the children who ignored their parent's advice and guidance did not survive long. Yet, in their late teens, these young adults are cast off into the world and expected to find their own way. Even now there is much we do not know, there are many circumstances we do not know what to do, we often need guidance; so religion provides us with an answer in return for our acceptance of their Laws. Pray to God for guidance. Religions, all religions, were created by men with the prime intention of using the faith in God (aka Father) of their followers as a lever to acheive the aims of the leaders of the religion. I do not decry people who have faith. That is their choice and there is no doubt it provides a nice mental safety blanket for many when they contemplate their own death. Their faith however does not prove the existence of a God, only that they believe there is one. I had to find my own way from the age of 9. I'm living proof some of us are better off without parents (and religion). You can have belief WITHOUT religion." Belief without religion is not uncommon. It exists for the same reason. | |||
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"What happened to respect for others beleaf in something or nothing. " Who is disrespecting whom? Not on here. God is a figment of the imagination of those with faith; so is imaginary. It is, however, still very real to them and they are entitled to respect. It is my opinion that atheists in general give people of faith more respect than followers of different religions give each other. | |||
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"What happened to respect for others beleaf in something or nothing. " You can respect the individuals right to believe, you don't have to respect the belief itself if you find the belief unsavoury | |||
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"What happened to respect for others beleaf in something or nothing. Who is disrespecting whom? Not on here. God is a figment of the imagination of those with faith; so is imaginary. It is, however, still very real to them and they are entitled to respect. It is my opinion that atheists in general give people of faith more respect than followers of different religions give each other. " You are a paradox: you advocate for respect towards others who think differently, yet you still judge them.  | |||
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"What happened to respect for others beleaf in something or nothing. Who is disrespecting whom? Not on here. God is a figment of the imagination of those with faith; so is imaginary. It is, however, still very real to them and they are entitled to respect. It is my opinion that atheists in general give people of faith more respect than followers of different religions give each other. You are a paradox: you advocate for respect towards others who think differently, yet you still judge them. "I do not judge them. I apply logic. I have never seen, or seen scientific evidence of the existence of, faireys, goblins or elves so I think they are imaginary. People are entitled to believe they exist though. Their choice. | |||
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"I do not judge them. I apply logic. I have never seen, or seen scientific evidence of the existence of, faireys, goblins or elves so I think they are imaginary. People are entitled to believe they exist though. Their choice. " ************************************** Goin' home late last night Suddenly, I got a fright Yeah, I looked through a window and surprised what I saw Fairy with boots are dancin' with a dwarf, alright, now . Yeah, fairies wear boots and you gotta believe me Yeah, I saw it, I saw it, I tell you no lies Yeah, fairies wear boots and you gotta believe me I saw it, I saw it with my own two eyes, alright, now (  )  | |||
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"I don't understand Islamaphobia, Antisemitism, Christophobia etc. Surely those people who dedicate their lives to blind obediance of an imaginary friend, that was invented by sadistic, megalomanical men as a social control mechanism, deserve pity not hatred? You show your ignorance re people who follow these religions. What ignorance of others? You and others can believe what you want. I quite simply do not believe the same. There are aproaching 2,000 Gods recognised by Earth religions. There is no scientific evidence available to prove the existence of any of them. Aside from not knowing what religious people do, can you disprove the existence of God? Is the done thing to be able to prove what you assert? So if you believe in a religion should you be able to prove the existence of a God rather than prove there isn't? Mrs x One cannot prove or disprove. As there are billions who ascribe or are socialised to and into religions, I think we can afford more respect than, as a different poster stated, stating blind obedience to an imaginary friend, and (same poster?) pity them. The best explanation I have heard to explain the proclivity of large sections of humanity to believe in a God (aka an imaginary friend) is, even as adults, we need a "parent" to guide us. Darwin would argue that, in the early years of humanity, the children who ignored their parent's advice and guidance did not survive long. Yet, in their late teens, these young adults are cast off into the world and expected to find their own way. Even now there is much we do not know, there are many circumstances we do not know what to do, we often need guidance; so religion provides us with an answer in return for our acceptance of their Laws. Pray to God for guidance. Religions, all religions, were created by men with the prime intention of using the faith in God (aka Father) of their followers as a lever to acheive the aims of the leaders of the religion. I do not decry people who have faith. That is their choice and there is no doubt it provides a nice mental safety blanket for many when they contemplate their own death. Their faith however does not prove the existence of a God, only that they believe there is one. I had to find my own way from the age of 9. I'm living proof some of us are better off without parents (and religion). You can have belief WITHOUT religion. Belief without religion is not uncommon. It exists for the same reason. " BS mine exists because of my journey. Not me explained it perfectly. In fact mine is science based... | |||
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"I don't understand Islamaphobia, Antisemitism, Christophobia etc. Surely those people who dedicate their lives to blind obediance of an imaginary friend, that was invented by sadistic, megalomanical men as a social control mechanism, deserve pity not hatred? You show your ignorance re people who follow these religions. What ignorance of others? You and others can believe what you want. I quite simply do not believe the same. There are aproaching 2,000 Gods recognised by Earth religions. There is no scientific evidence available to prove the existence of any of them. Aside from not knowing what religious people do, can you disprove the existence of God? Is the done thing to be able to prove what you assert? So if you believe in a religion should you be able to prove the existence of a God rather than prove there isn't? Mrs x One cannot prove or disprove. As there are billions who ascribe or are socialised to and into religions, I think we can afford more respect than, as a different poster stated, stating blind obedience to an imaginary friend, and (same poster?) pity them. The best explanation I have heard to explain the proclivity of large sections of humanity to believe in a God (aka an imaginary friend) is, even as adults, we need a "parent" to guide us. Darwin would argue that, in the early years of humanity, the children who ignored their parent's advice and guidance did not survive long. Yet, in their late teens, these young adults are cast off into the world and expected to find their own way. Even now there is much we do not know, there are many circumstances we do not know what to do, we often need guidance; so religion provides us with an answer in return for our acceptance of their Laws. Pray to God for guidance. Religions, all religions, were created by men with the prime intention of using the faith in God (aka Father) of their followers as a lever to acheive the aims of the leaders of the religion. I do not decry people who have faith. That is their choice and there is no doubt it provides a nice mental safety blanket for many when they contemplate their own death. Their faith however does not prove the existence of a God, only that they believe there is one. I had to find my own way from the age of 9. I'm living proof some of us are better off without parents (and religion). You can have belief WITHOUT religion. Belief without religion is not uncommon. It exists for the same reason. BS mine exists because of my journey. Not me explained it perfectly. In fact mine is science based..." Or rather, includes elements of science. What about scientists who believe? | |||
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"What happened to respect for others beleaf in something or nothing. Who is disrespecting whom? Not on here. God is a figment of the imagination of those with faith; so is imaginary. It is, however, still very real to them and they are entitled to respect. It is my opinion that atheists in general give people of faith more respect than followers of different religions give each other. " It's true the three Abrahamic faiths are toxic and quarrelsome. Have we benefitted much from all that Middle East hocus pocus in reality? Personally I don't think so. The originating region is hardly an examplar of good human behaviour. Our forebears in N.Europe were wiser. They worshipped the Sun, Moon and Mother Nature, and why not? Happy Yule. | |||
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"What happened to respect for others beleaf in something or nothing. Who is disrespecting whom? Not on here. God is a figment of the imagination of those with faith; so is imaginary. It is, however, still very real to them and they are entitled to respect. It is my opinion that atheists in general give people of faith more respect than followers of different religions give each other. It's true the three Abrahamic faiths are toxic and quarrelsome. Have we benefitted much from all that Middle East hocus pocus in reality? Personally I don't think so. The originating region is hardly an examplar of good human behaviour. Our forebears in N.Europe were wiser. They worshipped the Sun, Moon and Mother Nature, and why not? Happy Yule." I think they had more fun...Gods and followers. | |||
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"An ancient Greek once said the gods were the invention of the ruling elite to keep the peasant in the fields in their absence. Always thought that was a good way to look at it. Mrs x" There are religions without personal God | |||
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"An ancient Greek once said the gods were the invention of the ruling elite to keep the peasant in the fields in their absence. Always thought that was a good way to look at it. Mrs x There are religions without personal God" There aren't, there are no God's, that's my belief anyway, Mrs x | |||
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"In fact mine is science based..." "Or rather, includes elements of science." Nonsense. Science and belief are fundamentally incompatible. It's perfectly possible for a scientist to have some sort of faith. Science can't explain everything. But it isn't possible to apply scientific principles to faith. A rigid application of science to faith just results in the negation of the faith. An improper application of science just results in woo. | |||
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"In fact mine is science based... Or rather, includes elements of science. Nonsense. Science and belief are fundamentally incompatible. It's perfectly possible for a scientist to have some sort of faith. Science can't explain everything. But it isn't possible to apply scientific principles to faith. A rigid application of science to faith just results in the negation of the faith. An improper application of science just results in woo." Some sort of faith? Is that the same as true faith, or just belief dressed differently? Science doesn’t stop because of faith, it evolves and can be enhanced or even challenged by it. Faith and science need not be incompatible, but applying scientific principles improperly to faith reduces both to something they’re not meant to be. | |||
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"In fact mine is science based... Or rather, includes elements of science. Nonsense. Science and belief are fundamentally incompatible. It's perfectly possible for a scientist to have some sort of faith. Science can't explain everything. But it isn't possible to apply scientific principles to faith. A rigid application of science to faith just results in the negation of the faith. An improper application of science just results in woo. Some sort of faith? Is that the same as true faith, or just belief dressed differently? Science doesn’t stop because of faith, it evolves and can be enhanced or even challenged by it. Faith and science need not be incompatible, but applying scientific principles improperly to faith reduces both to something they’re not meant to be. " Badly phrased. When I said "some sort of faith", I was trying to be non-specific about which God they might choose. I meant that a scientist can have a faith or belief just like anyone else. | |||
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"In fact mine is science based... Or rather, includes elements of science. Nonsense. Science and belief are fundamentally incompatible. It's perfectly possible for a scientist to have some sort of faith. Science can't explain everything. But it isn't possible to apply scientific principles to faith. A rigid application of science to faith just results in the negation of the faith. An improper application of science just results in woo." You've made huge assumptions there. I'm not on about principles of research. | |||
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"An ancient Greek once said the gods were the invention of the ruling elite to keep the peasant in the fields in their absence. Always thought that was a good way to look at it. Mrs x There are religions without personal GodThere aren't, there are no God's, that's my belief anyway, Mrs x" There are religions like Jainism, some schools of Buddhism, some schools of Hinduism, some western mystic schools of thought, which don't have personal Gods you are supposed to worship. Their focus is more on nature of reality and consciousness. | |||
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"In fact mine is science based... Or rather, includes elements of science. Nonsense. Science and belief are fundamentally incompatible. It's perfectly possible for a scientist to have some sort of faith. Science can't explain everything. But it isn't possible to apply scientific principles to faith. A rigid application of science to faith just results in the negation of the faith. An improper application of science just results in woo. Some sort of faith? Is that the same as true faith, or just belief dressed differently? Science doesn’t stop because of faith, it evolves and can be enhanced or even challenged by it. Faith and science need not be incompatible, but applying scientific principles improperly to faith reduces both to something they’re not meant to be. " Agreed! Science is a method of trying to understand reality. It depends on some axioms which we take on faith. Religions follow a completely different set of axioms which makes them hard to reduce one into the other. Sure some religions try to make predictions about empirical reality and have fucked up big time. But there are religions all around the world which don't do that. | |||
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"Blasphemy laws, what next bring back the Spanish inquisition and Salem witch trials" Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition. | |||
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"Blasphemy laws, what next bring back the Spanish inquisition and Salem witch trials Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition." | |||
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"Blasphemy laws, what next bring back the Spanish inquisition and Salem witch trials Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition." Just the Spanish flu... oh wrong forum | |||
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"Faith doesn’t require proof it shapes beliefs and behaviour through personal experience. More lack faith than have faith I would guess, but demanding proof of God’s existence is meaningless exercise to people with faith. Absobloodylutely. As someone who is spiritual but not religious, I agree. Religion comprises of rituals and rules that mankind has developed for whatever reason (such as control, patriarchy etc). Faith is heart felt, becomes part of you (or is an evolved part of you). A wonderful journey of enrichment." Think it was George Bernard Shaw who said many people go looking for God and unfortunately find religion | |||
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"that's Nietzsche fucked then" I could make a crack about his sister here....... | |||
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"Faith doesn’t require proof it shapes beliefs and behaviour through personal experience. More lack faith than have faith I would guess, but demanding proof of God’s existence is meaningless exercise to people with faith. Absobloodylutely. As someone who is spiritual but not religious, I agree. Religion comprises of rituals and rules that mankind has developed for whatever reason (such as control, patriarchy etc). Faith is heart felt, becomes part of you (or is an evolved part of you). A wonderful journey of enrichment. Think it was George Bernard Shaw who said many people go looking for God and unfortunately find religion " Ooh I like that. | |||
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