Archive for August 2006

Aug292006

So Many Religions To Not Choose From!

If so many people believe different things, how can they all be right? How can a “good” Christian be going to the same heaven as Hitler? In his mind, he was doing his god’s work. Believers of the Christian heaven and hell (let’s say, for instance) are all going heaven. The ones who are told they are going to hell (or say it casually about themselves) don’t really believe in those fables. In the Jewish religion, there is no hell spoken of explicitly. We’re all chosen! (Just closeness or distance from “god”.) So then everyone is automatically considered good and then what’s the point of these heaven and hell tales. Religions vary on this and have yet to make any sense. Some people believe if you don’t accept Jesus as your own personal savior, you are going to hell. And that’s the end of it. So if I’m a good, caring, individual who volunteers at homeless shelters and then there is a Christian who stole some money (as an example), he has preferential treatment?

Aug232006

Religion as a Guide: A Laughable Idea

I want to drive a simple point home: the idea that religion is a guide. I’m mostly referring to individuals who will argue “religion is a guide” to defend their religious beliefs against the atheist. I could not think of a statement further from the truth. Let’s examine “immoral”.