How about a respectful religious vs non-religious discussion?

[Guy Gardener]

This thread? I thought this one was a spin off of that one.

Maybe? I'll take you word for it. I'm not paying too much attention. This is a thread in which I might easily say something awful by accident. I do that, almost continuously.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

"All of this has happened before and all of it will happen again."

That's from the sacred scriptures.

 

[stardream]

Maybe? I'll take you word for it. I'm not paying too much attention. This is a thread in which I might easily say something awful by accident. I do that, almost continuously.

We've learned to make allowances.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

"All of this has happened before and all of it will happen again."

That's from the sacred scriptures.

The joke would be on us if that was true..... Now where is that last crashed Raptor?

 

[CorporalCaptain]

Are you all really interested in a 'respectful' discussion of these things? If not it seems the title of the thread should be changed to 'what I find dumb about religion', something that I have no problem with but then you hardly need my permission for that. Just asking...not challenging.

I'd like to think I've been very respectful in my posts in this thread. But as one of "you all," you're saying that I haven't been?!?

 

[JeffinOakland]

You can't really talk about religion without talking about why most nonreligious people think religion is silly.

 

[JWPlatt]

Ever watch a silent video of people dancing? It looks kinda silly, right? It's like that.

 

[JeffinOakland]

Ever watch a silent video of people dancing? It looks kinda silly, right? It's like that.

what do you mean?

 

[JWPlatt]

Atheists who think religion is silly see it as dancing to nothing.

 

[JeffinOakland]

Atheists who think religion is silly see it as dancing to nothing.

gotcha

 

[Guy Gardener]

The joke would be on us if that was true..... Now where is the Rapture?

FTFY.

 

[JeffinOakland]

Atheists who think religion is silly see it as dancing to nothing.

what I meant was most atheists see religions as making little to no actual sense

 

[JWPlatt]

Neither does dancing without music. Or with music, for that matter.

 

[JeffinOakland]

Neither does dancing without music. Or with music, for that matter.

my point derived from religions making no sense...yours derived from believing in what isn't there

 

[JWPlatt]

Dancing makes sense? The beauty of it is that I meant both your point and mine simultaneously.

 

[JWPlatt]

Dancing makes sense? The beauty of it is that I meant both your point and mine simultaneously.

Edit: Oops, duplicate due to suddenly sever lockup and multiple clicks - backup time?

 

[JeffinOakland]

Dancing makes sense? The beauty of it is that I meant both your point and mine simultaneously.

coolio

 

[Guy Gardener]

Anyone can dance if there is music.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

You can't dance if you're a cylon they don't dance

 

[Trekkin]

Except in Caprica.