Meh gave up listening to "read the bible" ages ago, mostly once I heard "the church" removed 21 books from it (Gospel of Mary for instance, and an entire section called the Apocrypha) due to them "contradicting" to much (and then latter branding the bible with "do not tamper with the bible" disclaimer).Also I refuse to accept the believe or burn in hell doctrine.The only thing going for Christianity is the hot bitch's attending church, but they don't put out......so yeah kinda moot point there.The lost section of the bible before the reformation. http://www.thelostbooks.com/kjvtoc1615.jpg
A lovely piece on QI where Stephen Fry talks about the bits they decided to leave out of the bible. The whole clip is worth watching, but the bit I am referring to is from 2.45
But probably the biggest thing I dislike about Christianity is the ignorance of most of the followers. Most have no idea the history of their religion, what preceded it, the political environment it evolved in, how it came about, why they believe it, and why it is so popular. To me blind faith is kinda abhorrent.
Part Two: Addressing Atheism: Three Failed Arguments In the book Hitchens cites atrocities committed under the Khmer Rouge as an example of crimes against humanity perpetrated by atheist states (skulls of victims shown).In Chapter 9, Hitchens contends that the claim that religion is a source of conflict is a "cruel factual misunderstanding",[15] and that a number of conflicts, including The Troubles and the Arab–Israeli conflict, were not motivated by religion but tribal in nature and disputes over territory
3. Does sharia apply only to religious matters?No. Sharia governs all aspects of life, from relations between men and women to ethics in business and banking. Some aspects of sharia have become part of modern legal codes and are enforced by national judicial systems, while others are a matter of personal conscience. Entirely secular law is not an option under a classical interpretation of Islam, experts say. "In Islam, there is no separation between the secular and the sacred. The law is suffused with religion," says David Powers, a professor of Islamic law and history at Cornell University.
Legislation that would make it illegal for those under the age of 17 to marry is in serious peril after strong opposition from some of Yemen's most influential Islamic leaders.
Where's Rice gone?Looks like: Science - Over 9000Religion - 0
Give him about 3 days...
Where's Rice gone?
Full credit for him even making a show tbh, one wiff of Christian blood and you atheists start foaming at the mouth
I shall have to have a listen, unyielding despair should be the norm for an atheist
I don't think he was, he was very subtle if so. Most of the poes i've seen have been much more troll-like and confrontational. But you never know.
Sounds appealing.
That man is the product of causes which had no prevision of the end they were achieving; that his origin, his growth, his hopes and fears, his loves and his beliefs, are but the outcome of accidental collocations of atoms; that no fire, no heroism, no intensity of thought and feeling, can preserve an individual life beyond the grave; that all the labors of the ages, all the devotion, all the inspiration, all the noonday brightness of human genius, are destined to extinction in the vast death of the solar system, and that the whole temple of man's achievement must inevitably be buried beneath the debris of a universe in ruins -- all these things, if not quite beyond dispute, are yet so nearly certain that no philosophy which rejects them can hope to stand. Only within the scaffolding of these truths, only on the firm foundation of unyielding despair, can the soul's salvation henceforth be safely built.
Oh sorry guys! i totally forgot about the thread. Huge apologies to Ape for not replying sooner, my mistake.
