Religion Disagreements/Agreements

[Illidan]

lol. Also: Terrorists are people who are brainwashed to think that they will be rewarded with 72 virgins if they kill themselves and kill people who do not worship god.

Actually terrorists are usually just extremists. It doesn't have to just apply to Muslims though, so the 72 virgins thing is dumb to bring up.

A lot of religious conversations have seem to come up in my life lately, and I guess it would be okay to share my thoughts on this whole issue.

To me, God and Satan aren't actually two different physical entities. It's not like when you die you'll go to heaven or hell, or anything for that matter. So, to me, God and Satan are just the two sides of your personality. God could be the representation of the good you show to others, while Satan the bad.

I guess it's more a spiritual thing, really.

Everything I want to do, feel the need to do, or actually need to do should be entirely up for my decision. I don't worship anything as a higher being than myself, and I don't see someone less fortunate to be any bit lesser. We're all people, and I don't believe we should have to resort to following the rules of something we're not going to ever be sure exists.

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[Sket]

Actually terrorists are usually just extremists. It doesn't have to just apply to Muslims though, so the 72 virgins thing is dumb to bring up.

A lot of religious conversations have seem to come up in my life lately, and I guess it would be okay to share my thoughts on this whole issue.

To me, God and Satan aren't actually two different physical entities. It's not like when you die you'll go to heaven or hell, or anything for that matter. So, to me, God and Satan are just the two sides of your personality. God could be the representation of the good you show to others, while Satan the bad.

I guess it's more a spiritual thing, really.

Everything I want to do, feel the need to do, or actually need to do should be entirely up for my decision. I don't worship anything as a higher being than myself, and I don't see someone less fortunate to be any bit lesser. We're all people, and I don't believe we should have to resort to following the rules of something we're not going to ever be sure exists.

I meant like the muslim terrorists that people know of.

[sir dooble]

Sir Dooble is taking everything I want to say and wording it better.

:c Sorry.
Well, at least our views are out there.
I'm going to bed soon anyway, you can get a word in then. :P

People think I'm Jewish because I'm really white in real life because my mother is Irish.

Mm. As far as I'm concerned, that's a terrible form of stereotyping, to stereotype people to religions by their skin colour.
Especially considering skin colour comes from genetics that are in turn produced from your environment, whereas religion comes from you upbringing and can change at any time.
There's nothing to stop you from getting a Canadian Sikh or a Chinese Jew.
Nationalities and skin colour shouldn't be connected to religion. (Although, in certain countries, it's quite easy to generalize correctly, say if you were to go to Israel, the large majority of people would be Jewish.)

[Sket]

:c Sorry.
Well, at least our views are out there.
I'm going to bed soon anyway, you can get a word in then. :P
Mm. As far as I'm concerned, that's a terrible form of stereotyping, to stereotype people to religions by their skin colour.
Especially considering skin colour comes from genetics that are in turn produced from your environment, whereas religion comes from you upbringing and can change at any time.
There's nothing to stop you from getting a Canadian Sikh or a Chinese Jew.
Nationalities and skin colour shouldn't be connected to religion. (Although, in certain countries, it's quite easy to generalize correctly, say if you were to go to Israel, the large majority of people would be Jewish.)

It's easier then asking someone their religion. 

[Sebster 105]

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:c Sorry.
Well, at least our views are out there.
I'm going to bed soon anyway, you can get a word in then. :P

Nonononono, I'm glad.

It's easier then asking someone their religion. xD

And that's what I think is part of the problem.

[sir dooble]

It's easier then asking someone their religion. xD

True, but it's a lot riskier to offend someone that way.
Last thing you want is a punch in the face for calling someone out for being a certain religion because of their skin colour.

[Sket]

.Nonononono, I'm glad.And that's what I think is part of the problem.

I mean the respectful people who don't just assume and actually check to make sure.

[*Magick* Mage]

:c Sorry.
Well, at least our views are out there.
I'm going to bed soon anyway, you can get a word in then. :P
Mm. As far as I'm concerned, that's a terrible form of stereotyping, to stereotype people to religions by their skin colour.
Especially considering skin colour comes from genetics that are in turn produced from your environment, whereas religion comes from you upbringing and can change at any time.
There's nothing to stop you from getting a Canadian Sikh or a Chinese Jew.
Nationalities and skin colour shouldn't be connected to religion. (Although, in certain countries, it's quite easy to generalize correctly, say if you were to go to Israel, the large majority of people would be Jewish.)

"Jewish" is also an Ethnicity, not just a religion. :o

[Tom Gunn]

Well, anyhow no matter what you can't completely remove religions.

So I'm not going to bother what the other person thinks. I have a life I need to live.

Have fun guys.

[Littledude]

"Jewish" is also an Ethnicity, not just a religion. :o

to prevent people from being confused I like to refer to the ethnicity as Hebrew.

[Wizard]

hi there.

Well, anyhow no matter what you can't completely remove religions.

So I'm not going to bother what the other person thinks. I have a life I need to live.

Have fun guys.

I disagree, I think that in the future religion will be restricted to deism due to the availability of all information and new information.