NecroManiac wrote:
Well actually the fact that you wear all that jewelry in the first place might be something to analyze... -Judge me by, you mean
No actually I meant analyze...judgement seems to be your thing!  You cannot "analyze" me by a single sentence. What you would be doing is judging me by it. Analyzation requires concrete knowlage of facts to be valid, everything else is judgment. And don't worry, I'm not above judging myself, so at least we're even.
Huh? Guess you haven't had any psychology classes... but I wasn't analyzing your one sentence.. I could analyze you from every statement you've made on this thread... on this website for that matter.. And analyzation in no way requires concrete knowledge... if it did, the analyzation would be unnecessary for the facts would speak for themselves. The whole point of analyzation is to come up with a theory as to why something is the way it is....
but that being said, Christianity has survived the years, survived rock music, and survived their own bad deeds... I'm sure it will survive your criticisms also... -kinda like greek mythology does . I'm not alone mind you, and i'm not attacking christianity in particular, just organized religion.
Wow, I didn't know Greek mythology had a church and a billion followers... where have I been.. /sarcasm mode off  Sorry, I did not mean to sound so vauge. What I ment was, don't asume that all things are eternal, just because they're the things you know. That saying goes for me too, but anyways, I was just pointing out the fault in your logic.
I in no way assume that Christianity is eternal because its what I know, nor did that statement come close to representing that fact. I pretty much can read and research back in history.. that its been doing pretty good in the eternal business all by itself...
Torture and death sentences have also survived trougout the ages despite my critisisim, and I have no illusion that they wont continue after my death, but so will sceptism and atheism, and all those things, good or bad, are older than christianity. And as for rock music...... The devils music? "survived?" I just love how Christians Bash their own inventions 
Wow, I also didn't know that torture and death sentences were only connected to religion.. -The point was not discrediting religion, but pointing out that bad things also presist. And I mentioned Atheism too. A philosiphy that contradicts your belief just as much as your belife contradicts my philosiphy. I was just trying to ilustrate were I was comming from.
The bad things persist in people.. The faith itself does not sponsor torture or death.
I believe everyone has a right to believe in what they believe... -Me too. But contradictionaly, that is not what your religion teaches.
Hardly, my religion teaches "Judge ye not, least you be judged".... -Well, I admit there are some good bits, but you realy have to search for it troughout the hatred and the contradictions in your beloved book. It also says: Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth, and that seems to be the prevailing philosiphy troughout it's chapters, and not just in the old testament.
If you're referring to the Bible... it was written by many different people. If you haven't notice, it seems humanly impossible to see anything the same way as someone else. Thats just human nature. So it leads to contradictions.. However, I don't agree that the teaching of an eye for an eye or tooth for a tooth prevails in the New Testament by those who followed Christ's teachings.
I am a Christian..and I attend church. However, I live with and love a Jewish man... and I attend temple with him. I support him in his faith every way I can, and he does the same for me. So whatever you believe in, is just fine by me... -Yet you replied to me on the basis that I was wrong and "anilyzed" me by a single sentence.
Incorrect actually... you replied to me first, with an assumption regarding Greg Lake's faith. I merely responded to your assumption on someone you do not know. -Yet you used the words "Analize" Actually I used the word analyze.. and only on your remarks of how many religious symbols you wear in jewelry. And again, analyze means to examine or explore... judge means to critique or evaluate.
And no, your not a christian, and I would go as far as saying that the majority of the people that belive them so today are not. At least, not int the way their scriptures preach to them. Same with Jews mind you.
I have a feeling you don't know enough about the Christian or Jewish faith to make such a judgemental statement. You have a tendancy to really "be the pot calling the kettle black".. -I used to be a devout christian, and have both read the christian and the jewish bible. It was the start of my mythological fascination, just as it was the start of my alianation from organized religion.
Devout faith takes more than reading the Bible. Also understanding the Bible takes a lot more time and research than I'm sure you put in. Maani here probably has spent quite a lot of time researching the Bible. When it comes to explaining how the Bible works... I leave that up to him.
And actualy, I find it to be a good thing. It's a "progression" in the right direction. But that is my personal point of view, take it as you will.
Guess we'll have to! -Thanks for at least showing interest in it. Best regards to you and your husband.
Thanks... He had his first Christmas this year.. actually we celebrated Christmakah.... He bought me a tree.. and I bought him a beautiful menorah.... |