Amen! :D You took the words right out of my mouth. I believe that everyone has a freedom to religion/relationship with anything/anyone. Extreme scientists always tick me off, because they're always like "Science did everything! Even if we can't prove it! You can't prove science didn't do that!" (ex: the big bang theory or hurricanes/for Hurricane Katrina there was proof God did it/was there) Extreme "Christians" are the same too, "Well, I can jump off a bridge and God will save me!" Yea, ok there's a possiblity that someone can survive a fall like that; but God doesn't need to PROVE Himself to anyone. Like how the Romans and Satan tempted Jesus to get off the cross/jump off the top of a temple.
I'm a saved Christian, and I have nothing against taking excedrin for my mingraines or advil for cramps. I like the way modern science has...hmmm how will I say it..."relaxed" our lives compared to decades/centuries ago. I'm definitely in the middle somewhere of the two extremes.
There are also crazy fanatics on the science side. Messing with singularities and cloning and whatnot. What the fak is wrong with people? I'll tell you what, they don't believe in Xenu or Cthulhu or however that's spelled. OMG, why did I even bring these weirdos up? (._.')
Eh.. I'm not religious... maybe there is a God, maybe not. I have no say in that. These people reminded me of some church in West Virginia that dance with poisonous snakes because in the bible is says "And they shall take up serpents". .... Some are quite literal I guess.
Think of it this way, it's evolution at work, all the dumb ones will die beause they didn't go to the hospital when they got gangrene, so the intelligent ones can continue :D
did a quick google search and it is story. heres one version of it. i hope you get what im trying to say. for those people that are really thickheaded i would tell them this story. :(
There was a man whose farm was located on the banks of a flood-swollen river. As the water rose, a neighbor drove up in a Jeep, urging him to leave before the farm was flooded.
"Oh, no," said the man confidently, "God will save me."
The water rose higher, and the man was forced to move into the second story of the farmhouse. A police boat soon came, and the officers called for the man to hurry and get into their boat.
"Oh, no, that won't be necessary," the man insisted. "God will save me."
Finally the house was completely engulfed in water, and a Coast Guard helicopter swooped in to rescue the man, now perched on the roof. Again he refused. Just then, a huge wave of water swept over the house, and the man drowned.
When he got to heaven, he stormed at the Lord, asking WHY God had let him die when his faith had been so strong.
"What do you mean?" asked the heavenly Father. "I sent a Jeep, a boat, and a helicopter ... and you wouldn't budge!"
from what i have been taught you should never be on any extremes. always in the middle- balancing the two. :/
these people are probably not even faithful just thick headed and with some need to prove that God exists. i forgot the story but there is story in the bible or was it an anecdote (i really dont recall) where these individuals jump into a danger of some sorts, people pass by and offer them help but they refuse saying God will save them. they of course drown/die and they ask God why didn't he save them. he in response tells them that he did indeed sent people to save them but they had refused it.
Keya
Shadows Goddess (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 09/07/10 | Reply
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Amen! :D You took the words right out of my mouth. I believe that everyone has a freedom to religion/relationship with anything/anyone. Extreme scientists always tick me off, because they're always like "Science did everything! Even if we can't prove it! You can't prove science didn't do that!" (ex: the big bang theory or hurricanes/for Hurricane Katrina there was proof God did it/was there) Extreme "Christians" are the same too, "Well, I can jump off a bridge and God will save me!" Yea, ok there's a possiblity that someone can survive a fall like that; but God doesn't need to PROVE Himself to anyone. Like how the Romans and Satan tempted Jesus to get off the cross/jump off the top of a temple.
I'm a saved Christian, and I have nothing against taking excedrin for my mingraines or advil for cramps. I like the way modern science has...hmmm how will I say it..."relaxed" our lives compared to decades/centuries ago. I'm definitely in the middle somewhere of the two extremes.
Knowmad
Scarecrow (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 09/07/10 | Reply
There are also crazy fanatics on the science side. Messing with singularities and cloning and whatnot. What the fak is wrong with people? I'll tell you what, they don't believe in Xenu or Cthulhu or however that's spelled. OMG, why did I even bring these weirdos up? (._.')
Knowmad
Scarecrow (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 09/07/10 | Reply
@noirassasin:
That story was freaking awesome! What, did he expect a divine light from the sky to teleport him onto dry land? Crazy fanatics. :/
corn
I'm a veggie, dawg (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 09/05/10 | Reply
Eh.. I'm not religious... maybe there is a God, maybe not. I have no say in that. These people reminded me of some church in West Virginia that dance with poisonous snakes because in the bible is says "And they shall take up serpents". .... Some are quite literal I guess.
Think of it this way, it's evolution at work, all the dumb ones will die beause they didn't go to the hospital when they got gangrene, so the intelligent ones can continue :D
noirassasin
Compulsive Dreamer (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 09/05/10 | Reply
did a quick google search and it is story. heres one version of it. i hope you get what im trying to say. for those people that are really thickheaded i would tell them this story. :(
There was a man whose farm was located on the banks of a flood-swollen river. As the water rose, a neighbor drove up in a Jeep, urging him to leave before the farm was flooded.
"Oh, no," said the man confidently, "God will save me."
The water rose higher, and the man was forced to move into the second story of the farmhouse. A police boat soon came, and the officers called for the man to hurry and get into their boat.
"Oh, no, that won't be necessary," the man insisted. "God will save me."
Finally the house was completely engulfed in water, and a Coast Guard helicopter swooped in to rescue the man, now perched on the roof. Again he refused. Just then, a huge wave of water swept over the house, and the man drowned.
When he got to heaven, he stormed at the Lord, asking WHY God had let him die when his faith had been so strong.
"What do you mean?" asked the heavenly Father. "I sent a Jeep, a boat, and a helicopter ... and you wouldn't budge!"
noirassasin
Compulsive Dreamer (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 09/05/10 | Reply
from what i have been taught you should never be on any extremes. always in the middle- balancing the two. :/
these people are probably not even faithful just thick headed and with some need to prove that God exists. i forgot the story but there is story in the bible or was it an anecdote (i really dont recall) where these individuals jump into a danger of some sorts, people pass by and offer them help but they refuse saying God will save them. they of course drown/die and they ask God why didn't he save them. he in response tells them that he did indeed sent people to save them but they had refused it.
:/
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