tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15349502.post7087719081265009552..comments2023-04-25T07:49:51.672-07:00Comments on Building Biblical Pillars: Wishing Meets RealityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15349502.post-9836750201936621062010-07-04T02:31:12.624-07:002010-07-04T02:31:12.624-07:00Mr. D,
I'll admit that i'm prone to make m...Mr. D,<br />I'll admit that i'm prone to make mistakes. I took an epistemology class and received a D because I did not turn in my assignments. I'm not the only one though, and your mistake is assuming that I believe all religions are equal. I think that is a romantic concept, but some religions do hold more power over the masses than others. I do however, believe that all Humans are created equal. That we all have the potential to do good, to help one another and to be the change we want to see in the world. When you say that these people were "saved" simply because they believed God, I ask what did god tell them? Let's discuss religious War shall we? If The Bible says "Thou Shalt Not Kill" how can anyone justify the approximate 1.5 million killed during the Crusades? I believe God wants the best for his children, like any good parent, and even problem children deserve forgiveness. If one does not believe God then maybe, just maybe, they'll be forced to save themselves.Eugenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08055804216097395891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15349502.post-62527602502265579742010-07-03T20:21:34.258-07:002010-07-03T20:21:34.258-07:00Dracon,
You are making a serious philosophical mis...Dracon,<br />You are making a serious philosophical mistake. See methodological solipsism in Wikepaedia. Do you really want to state that all beliefs are equal in validity? Surely you would allow that some beliefs are so silly as to be false on the face, whether or not people find them useful. <br />Before Christianity, people were saved just as they are now: they believed God. Abraham believed God and it was counted to him as righteousness.If you do not believe God, what will save you?Patrick Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01378787861424242251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15349502.post-23612823533968403022010-07-02T23:52:43.593-07:002010-07-02T23:52:43.593-07:00Although much of what The Bible says is literal tr...Although much of what The Bible says is literal truth, a good portion of it should be taken with a grain of salt. The key to any relationship is tolerance. We need to accept that some people do not believe the same things that we do, and that their beliefs are just as valid (if not more so) than our own. Belief is useful for finding joy and fulfillment in our lives, and people have been using belief for thousands of years, even before the birth of Christianity. I think even God would forgive a heretic for not believing in Him if said heretic had good reason to doubt Gods existence.Eugenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08055804216097395891noreply@blogger.com