Bloody Christ

[aviolentrage]

Comments

Impressive!

[rallium]

I have to first note that I am truly impressed by how you are setting such positive goals and mindsets for yourself

Re: Impressive!

[aviolentrage]

Actually, I do want to be told that many of the "facts" I grew up with are untrue--at least to a point. That's why I study philosophy: it interests me that so many things we all take for granted could actually false. Maybe that's because I've also maintained that I can have a perceived schema and a theoretical explanation for all those perceptions, and the two didn't necessarily have to agree at all times.

And as for the guy at my work, I don't know. It seems to me that if he actually thought I'd take offense to or would refuse to accept his religious views, he wouldn't have taken the time out to bring them up and explain them with that "this is a great insight of mine" tone he took on.

such a thoughtful joe

[spunkymonkey]

It seems to me that sometimes people who oppose religion actually organize themselves against those organizations specifically... which seems entirely hypocritical. Those who would see religion of all kinds completely eradicated would be committing the same crime against humanity as those who would promote their god above all others.
And then you take a step back, and I can't see it being any other way. I don't blame any of them for their actions, for following some ordered rules. Everyone wants to be right, I suppose, and as far as evangelism goes, believers have a responsibility to breed more believers.

But in harmony with your last paragraph, knowing that you're right isn't the same as being right. It's up to each of us whether we'd rather prepare ourselves for a rumored afterexistance or choose our own course and see where exactly it takes us.

Re: such a thoughtful joe

[aviolentrage]

Either way you're choosing your own course, really, and yeah, that course could technically be wrong, but I don't think it's fair to imply that Christians aren't living their own lives.

Re: such a thoughtful joe

[spunkymonkey]

Heh, I'm such a horribly slanted person. And I know it shows. In a certain light, though, a Christian's life is not his own. Subconsciously I think I want to steer people away from that, even though I say I respect any decision made by anyone.