How Real Is Christianity?

Son of JayJamJah · 05-12-2009, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Shoe

There's gotta be something I can try to ridicule.

Do you have a mirror?

SATCHMO · 05-12-2009, 07:14 PM

or you could go the mature route and try to be respectful.

DearJenny · 05-12-2009, 07:18 PM

I recently discovered shamanistic paganism. Surprisingly, the rituals are pretty much the same. At full moon they sit down and share wine and bread....which is surprisingly close to the christian and catholic tradition of the blood and flesh of Christ. And pagans were around hundreds of years before Christ. That's enough to make me a non believer of everything. All religions are so similar to each other, I think the idea is there, but nobody is 100% right.

mr dave · 05-13-2009, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by CityLightsLikeRain

All religions are so similar to each other, I think the idea is there, but nobody is 100% right.

generally speaking they're all trying to explain why life exists and what happens when your body dies. languages and cultural barriers being what they are provides ample means for ideas to be lost in translation at best or interpreted as condemning and threatening at worse.

pahuuuta · 05-13-2009, 08:26 AM

ok i got a question what is the difference between like baptists, catholics, methodists, and all those other things. i mean there are some slight differences i see like catholics pray to the Virgin Mary more and baptists pray more directly to God. but other than that why do there have to be so many different names when its basically all the same thing

Whatsitoosit · 05-13-2009, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by pahuuuta

chop water and carry wood

this made me laugh.

Freebase Dali · 05-13-2009, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by pahuuuta

ok i got a question what is the difference between like baptists, catholics, methodists, and all those other things. i mean there are some slight differences i see like catholics pray to the Virgin Mary more and baptists pray more directly to God. but other than that why do there have to be so many different names when its basically all the same thing

Different interpretations lead to different beliefs lead to different denominations.
The differences that exist between their beliefs are apparently important enough to them for denominations to have sprung up.

pahuuuta · 05-14-2009, 08:13 AM

is it necessary though its not big differences though

Freebase Dali · 05-14-2009, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by pahuuuta

is it necessary though its not big differences though

Apparently it is, to them.
I'm pretty sure followers of any particular denomination don't want other denominations mucking around with their interpretations.

Shoe · 05-14-2009, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

or you could go the mature route and try to be respectful.

Haha, I was playin.

I don't like the idea of organised religion and I don't pretend to know what's gonna happen to us. But my idea is we are all connected by some energy blah blah blah but there is no higher being. Its just like this same life runs through all of us and nothing ever dies, it just changes.

05-12-2009, 07:18 PM	#503 (permalink)
DearJenny Raptor Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 1,321	I recently discovered shamanistic paganism. Surprisingly, the rituals are pretty much the same. At full moon they sit down and share wine and bread....which is surprisingly close to the christian and catholic tradition of the blood and flesh of Christ. And pagans were around hundreds of years before Christ. That's enough to make me a non believer of everything. All religions are so similar to each other, I think the idea is there, but nobody is 100% right. __________________ So here's to living life miserable. And here's to all the lonely stories that I've told. Maybe drinking wine will validate my sorrow. Every man needs a muse and mine could be the bottle.

05-13-2009, 08:26 AM	#505 (permalink)
pahuuuta Craziest Thing Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: New York Posts: 459	ok i got a question what is the difference between like baptists, catholics, methodists, and all those other things. i mean there are some slight differences i see like catholics pray to the Virgin Mary more and baptists pray more directly to God. but other than that why do there have to be so many different names when its basically all the same thing __________________ *He Who Makes A Beast Out Of Himself Gets Rid Of The Pain Of Being A Man*

05-14-2009, 08:13 AM	#508 (permalink)
pahuuuta Craziest Thing Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: New York Posts: 459	is it necessary though its not big differences though __________________ *He Who Makes A Beast Out Of Himself Gets Rid Of The Pain Of Being A Man*

05-12-2009, 07:14 PM	#502 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	or you could go the mature route and try to be respectful.