nothing in there that can be considered as proof for god. only david saying "The LORD is my shepherd" but how do you want to proof that god was davids shepherd?
I wouldn't define religion as brainwashing... [besides you, Mage] - If it were brainwashing other Atheists wouldn't be able to explain how they de-washed themselves!
I do not believe in any God but I don't believe that all religion is bad or that all religion has done is hold back the world. The Christian churches have (almost) always looked out for the poor. The faith of Islam has brought us our current number system and beautiful buildings all around the world.Buddhism has brought meditation and peace. Hinduism... well, I'm not really sure about them... Great food? My point is that all of the major religions have brought about important, positive changes to the world. Not all religion is bad folks.
If it were brainwashing other Atheists wouldn't be able to explain how they de-washed themselves!
Yes, it's quite easy. You just apply a little thought, and it all drains out as an, "This doesn't add up." Notice that no one takes religion at face value, save the fanatics, who are even scorned by people who believe the same as they do, because, in comparison, those fanatics show just how crazy a religion is. The only reason that not every religious person is like that is because deep down you know it doens't make sense and modify it to fit how you see the world. Hence the 40,000 different branches of Christianity...
The Christian churches have (almost) always looked out for the poor.
This is true, but in most cases they do it for the wrong reason. The must be "saved" so they decide to try and help the poor. Its great and all but it bothers me that they do it no for the sake of helping out a fellow human but they do it for themselves.
If the thousands upon thousands of cells came together by chance it would be like a cyclone going through a junk yard and assembling a 747. Therefore God does exist and in some way He created humans.
If he dont, i wouldnt be alive... And how u dare to discus this, what a shame..
There is place for discus this, name Hell. w/e
Don't you think that God would prefer true, confident followers than stupidly following sheeps? And what is best to test your faith and harden it than to discuss the matter. And I doubt that anyone was ever sent to Hell for being curious, that would go against the principle of an all-loving god.
P.S., there are other ways of explaining why you are alive, that need no deity as assumption. You may want to give them a chance, you dont even have to abandon your faith in order to get educated.
If he dont, i wouldnt be alive... And how u dare to discus this, what a shame..
Abiogenesis explains how life came into being and then Evolution takes care of the rest. Trust me, you would be alive, in fact - you are alive even though God doesn't exist. I'd much rather drag religions out into the light and call them out on the claims they makes than letting these religions grow fat and fester in the shadows and spread their greasy and diseased grip to more peoples minds with unproven and unsubstantiated claims that can change a persons entire outlook on life.
There is place for discus this, name Hell. w/e
Could you please prove that Hell exists? I've heard the claim from hundreds of people but no one has ever been able to back up the existence of a Hell - the very idea of such a place would clash against the idea of a benevolent deity.
Pardon the interruption but since when has God ever been benevolent? While I wouldn't go so far as to describe the actions of God as malevolent, flooding the Earth certainly wasn't very beneficial. Neither was the removing billions from the Garden of Eden for the mistakes of two. Two who were coerced by one of his one creations. The bible states that God created us and gave us free will, where was free will when he flooded the Earth? Where was free will when the Tower of Babel was shattered and humanity scattered to the winds? To be perfectly honest God is a hypocrite.
