[–] LexOrandiLexCredendi 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
[–] Maddmartigan 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
Romans 2
28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
29 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
Revelation 3
9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
[–] feral-toes 3 points -1 points 2 points (+2|-3) ago
The stuff that is true is the social teachings. Uphold taboos against fornication, adultery, and divorce, and society will thrive. But if that is the core of Christianity (core as in "for real", rather than inspiring story) then Christianity in UK and USA is dead.
The other big problem is that Darwinism is true. The ancestors of humans, millions of years ago, were animals. Some evolved to become Chimpanzees (still animals). Others evolved to become humans, not animals. But natural selection doesn't have a ratchet, and if it has a sense of direction, it is a feeble thing, too weak to save us.
Without eugenics, humans will likely evolve back into animals. The cities will be abandoned and overgrown. Space aliens might turn up one day, too late to meet humans, and they will notice various species, Chimpmanzees, Gorillans, etc, and try to work out whose distant ancestors had a civilization and lost it.
With eugenics, well, humans are too stupid to do it right, so, err, probably still a disaster, just a different one. I'm feeling pessimistic tonight.
Meanwhile Christians have notions that we don't have to bother about eugenics. Some Christians think that species are separately created and fixed, so there is not a problem. Others think that Christ will return in under a thousand years; there is not enough time for humans to evolve back into animals before God turns up and fixes everything. Still others think that God made every-one equal, in some strong sense, so there is no variation for natural selection to select from (crazy, but shrug).
We need a religion that is inspiring. It also has to be true enough to believe. So it will have to embrace Darwinism and eugenics. It will also need to be humble enough to take a cautious and gentle approach to eugenics least we promptly cause the disaster we are trying to avoid.
With its twin faults of being dead and being false, Christianity has little to offer.
[–] SirNiggsalot 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Evolution is false. Things don't magically become something else over " millions " of years.
[–] feral-toes ago
The evolution of dogs has been much faster. The agricultural revolution wouldn't have been revolutionary if it had taken millions of years. Things change.
[–] thebearfromstartrack 2 points -1 points 1 point (+1|-2) ago
FAITH. Faith that ONE day we WILL be segregated from EVIL. NO hope otherwise (God). Evil ALWAYS wins. For me, I DO NOT want to EXIST (evil wins) if I HAVE to coexist with evil for eternity. FAITH. Get it? FORGET the allegory and hyperbole. FOCUS on the core message...GOOD and EVIL....CHOOSE one. Period. Pop quiz. Evil is everywhere, making good look stupid to the young. FAITH. TRUTH = good, LIES = evil. Start THERE. CHange your WORLD.
Nope. Methodist by birth. USED to be Catholic, but great grandfather left the church because they wouldn't bury his protestant wife in a catholic cemetary because she was still alive. Distinguished intlellectuals, ALWAYS striving, NEVER played nigger ball because...niggers.
[–] NotHereForPizza 3 points -2 points 1 point (+1|-3) ago
Oh boy... I could really let you have it, but I'll explain what I've been given instead.
Yeshua was a prophet. He got the light-bringer archetype. The pope recently said Yeshua was not divine. This isn't true. But, not because of the bullshit trinity model all of the mystery Religions and the underbelly of the Abrahamic Religions use. Instead, Creator, of which we are all apart, is in all life.
See, Yeshua was just like Prometheus, just like Soloman, just like Atlas, Horus/Osiris, the Buddha's, etc. And, yes, even just like what you know as "Lucifer". Lucifer is supposedly the original light bringer. The light-bringer is murdered each iteration. Why? To stop the furthering of the archetype.
See, there are certain people acting on behalf of the ruler of this realm to shade the light. They don't want the truth to be unveiled. These people work day and night, never tiring, to demote and downplay any potential for the truth, the light, emerging.
What's the truth? Gnostics were sort of right. Buddhists, Taoists, and other Easter similar religions were all pretty right (they just had a weird... and ambiguous... perspective). Even some elements of Christianity manage to get some parts right: "The Kingdom of God is within you." "The Truth will set you free" etc.
The truth is the majority of what Christianity was suppose to be is lost. Each of the prophets (their words, not ours) have seen the same pattern. They show the world the truth about ascending and that anyone can do it, they are murdered for it and then a huge following erupts as a result of their having been murdered. Each of them "rise on the third day" (or a similar scenario) because they are murdered and then a following appears. These people seek to mimic each iteration. This pattern has unfolded many times.
Want to know something no one else is capable of telling you in a place like this? Our "souls" are iterated, much like Buddhism suggests, each life time. Each time this happens, we return with no memory. The way to escape this cycle is through ascension. With this in mind, understand that the total world population doesn't change. The only changes to the population of this plane are changes brought on by escaping, ascension. Now, knowing what I've just given you, listen to this shit: there are no new iterations of the Mayan civilization. Those people are all gone. There are new no iterations of many Egyptians. Those people are all gone too. The Buddha's, Yeshua, King Arthur and many more, were all able to escape.
Now, the big question you're probably wanting to ask is, "okay, enlighten me Mr big brains. How do I escape?" it's simple. You let go.
[–] NotHereForPizza 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Your ego.
I'm still here because I refuse to leave without you all. Maybe one day, after you're all freed from the vices of this world, I'll continue my own journey. Until then, I'm staying here until Jupiter makes another round, at the very least.
[–] SirNiggsalot ago
What strain u smoking bro ?
[–] Nosfewratsjews 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
Sounds like the love of money.
[–] EpiPendemic 2 points 0 points 2 points (+2|-2) ago
I am going to decide soon in the next few years or so but I think I am going christian just because I prefer a world with christianity over one without it. I do think that christian/western values are the foundation for a lot of greatness.
My grandparents taught sunday school and I went to that church more days that not for a brief part of my childhood. then a lapse for years no church then I went to baptist church by myself for a bit as teenager for about a year. long story short I had a terrible childhood and then terrible health issues for a decade as an adult..now Everything has settled for me and life is good and I am in a place where I can focus on true happiness and growth and not just living.
slavery has been abolished for almost for entire planet & age of consent for marriage is generally now ~16YO instead of 11YO - I think these are evolved christian values.