well, stalin and mao zedong were both atheists I believe, but that wasn't their motivation, and Hitler, Bin Laden, and thousands of regional warlords were all religious to some extent. In fact, i'm fairly sure it was christians that slaughtered every man, woman, and child in Jerusalem back in the 12th century
I've got my own moral compass to steer by A guiding star beats a spirit in the sky And all the preaching voices - Empty vessels ring so loud As they move among the crowd Fools and thieves are well disguised In the temple and market place
Like a stone in the river Against the floods of spring I will quietly resist
Like the willows in the wind Or the cliffs along the ocean I will quietly resist
I don't have faith in faith I don't believe in belief You can call me faithless I still cling to hope And I believe in love And that's faith enough for me
I've got my own spirit level for balance To tell if my choice is leaning up or down And all the shouting voices Try to throw me off my course Some by sermon, some by force Fools and thieves are dangerous In the temple and market place
Like a forest bows to winter Beneath the deep white silence I will quietly resist
Like a flower in the desert That only blooms at night I will quietly resist
I think people who are religious have absolutely no concept of logic. e.g. My RE teacher thinks evolution is fake.
I'm calling your bluff. I am religious. Agnostic Christian is the best term I've found to describe me, but I have faith nonetheless. I also hold logic very dear. Your anecdotal evidence of one person who disbelieves evolution is irrelevant.
I think people who are religious have absolutely no concept of logic. e.g. My RE teacher thinks evolution is fake.
I'm calling your bluff. I am religious. Agnostic Christian is the best term I've found to describe me, but I have faith nonetheless. I also hold logic very dear. Your anecdotal evidence of one person who disbelieves evolution is irrelevant.
I agree. Atheism can be just as ignorant as religion.
If you go through the atheism idea and wish to have logic behind every tree we theoretically couldn't exist.
simple as that.
Most religions are stupid also though, but I don't care wether someone is atheist catholic jew or muslims as long as they are friendly and open it's all good.
Brother will kill brother Spilling blood across the land Killing for religion Something I don't understand
Fools like me, who cross the sea And come to foreign lands Ask the sheep, for their beliefs Do you kill on God's command?
A country that's divided Surely will not stand My past erased, no more disgrace No foolish naive stand
The end is near, it's crystal clear Part of the master plan Don't look now to Israel It might be your homeland
Holy wars
[Solo - Friedman]
Upon my podium, as the Know it all scholar Down in my seat of judgement Gavel's bang, uphold the law Up on my soapbox, a leader Out to change the world Down in my pulpit as the holier Than-thou-could-be-messenger of God
Wage the war on organized crime Sneak attacks, repel down the rocks Behind the lines Some people risk to employ me Some people live to destroy me Either way they die. they die
[Solo - Friedman]
They killed my wife and my baby, With hopes to enslave me First mistake... last mistake Paid by the alliance, to slay all the giants Next mistake... no more mistakes!
[Solo - Mustaine]
Fill the cracks in, with judicial granite Because I don't say it, don't mean I ain't Thinkin' it. Next thing you know, they'll take my thoughts away I know what I said, now I must scream of the overdose And the lack of mercy killings. mercy killings mercy killings killings!! killings!! killings!! next thing you know they'll take my thoughts away!
It's a bit foolish for him to do so, as it seems almost pointless to try and change anyone's mind about that subject. Still, religion exists without God or a god. To me, it doesn't matter if there is or is not a god as I'll still be Catholic. The teachings are more important to me than the diety, and I wish that more people thought that way. When someone grows up valuing honesty, self-control, forgiveness, tolerance, et cetera, and doesn't commit crimes, it matters so little if they believe in a god or not, because that won't necessarily make them a better or worse person.
The Pope is making a bad argument, but the message is in there somewhere. Unfortunately people have already proved morality exists in atheism.
I'm pro-Pope usually but the new guy is getting on my nerves a bit. He needs a new public relations department or something. Wasn't the Pope arguing against religion being involved in politics re: Middle East about a year ago?
As has been said numerous times... Religion and Atheism aren't the enemy. Dogma is... Fanaticism and rigidity of thought are the source of some of the world's worst ideas, and when they are put into action, well... you know the rest....
Speaking of dogma... The Pope represents a dogma that is about 2 or 3 centuries out of date....
I'm pretty sure christianity and islam have been the two main sources of death and strife on earth...
Who cares? It's irrelevant whether atheism's twentieth century 50+ million body count is greater than the cumulative Muslim and Christian slaughter over the centuries. Dead is dead, no matter what the (anti-)religious motiviation for the killing is. Whether you're on a crusade to convert, or on a crusade to destroy religions, you're wrong when you start killing people. As someone said above, the problem isn't religion, it's dogma.
The solution is for everyone to get off their high horses and let everyone else alone.
Who cares? It's irrelevant whether atheism's twentieth century 50+ million body count is greater than the cumulative Muslim and Christian slaughter over the centuries. Dead is dead, no matter what the (anti-)religious motiviation for the killing is. Whether you're on a crusade to convert, or on a crusade to destroy religions, you're wrong when you start killing people. As someone said above, the problem isn't religion, it's dogma.
The solution is for everyone to get off their high horses and let everyone else alone.
QFMOTHERFUCKENT! Sadly some groups are more prone to result to violent means.