<BLOCKQUOTE><HR>originally posted by billyman
damn it can't you people see! every one of you is right!! don't believe me? ask any one of you. go to any person who's beliefs differ ever so slightly than yours and they're are right your wrong and vice versa. hey, fallow your religion the best way you know how and be happy with it. you shouldn't have to argue about it. hell none of you can win anyway!
Catholic, Jewish, Baptist, Pentecostal, etc.., holy wars in middle east(how long has been going on, what, like, forever.) and guess what every body has god on their side, EVERY BODY HAS GOD ON THEIR SIDE,
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I beg to differ. How can you compare christianity (for example) to hindu? How can you even compare the likeness of the two gods. Now, those of you that know me, know that I dont really believe in much of anything, but I am searching for the "truth" And YES, there has to be an absolute truth out there. Will I find out what that is? I hope so, but I doubt it. But I wont give up (maybe the searching is just as much fun as finding it..? who knows http://www.thehypertribe.net/ubb/smile.gif). But, take those two religions for example. As different as night and day. I'll just use one example of many. Their view of women.
Now, some of you may have heard me say it before, but, I'm gonna say it again. Most "true, hardcore" hindu view women as equal to dogs. If a man cheats on his wife, no big deal...but, if a woman cheats on her husband....he can kill her and most people would think him right for it. Men can beat their wives, but women have to be the perfect example of humility. And what's worse? their "RELIGION" condones it. Christianity may say "women submit to your husbands" but the bible also says that women are supposed to be treated with respect, love, and treated in the most utmost way.
So dont tell me it is the same. There are various other quirks, many that are proven in the way that 99% of the country lives, that are just as ridiculous and hurtful for people....i.e. - cows are regarded as almost equal (if not equal) to gods. People STARVE while cows walk the streets. COWS are treated better than human fucking beings. Heaven forbid you run over a cow, if you are lucky enough to own a car, in india. You better high tail it the fuck out of there, cause you could be in some deep shit. And it isn't just hindu and christianity. Other religions, when compared, and looking at the "nature" of the god shown in them, is different as night and day. Anyone who says differently, hasn't looked deep enough, hasn't studied those religions enough. When I say this billyman, I mean no offense to you, please dont take it that way.
A religion is following a set of beliefs. some of those beliefs may be similar, but the majority aren't. Yes, many all believe in a "god" of some sort. But those "god's" differ in to many ways to say they are similar. So dont say that "everything is just the same thing, bundled differently" cause that is the biggest, most stupid load of bullshit that I know.
Now, am I going to force my beliefs on anyone? No. am I going to condem someone for believing something? That depends. If it cause's hurt to others, if it causes people to die. YES. Do you realize what you are saying?
If you are to hold with what you say, then you are saying that a god that condones KILLING people because they are of a different race or 'sexual orientation', or because they aren't white, is the same as the god that condones love, and say's "let EVERYONE come to me." And yes, Nazi's, skinheads, KKK, they all believe that their "god" condones that sort of thing. Hell, that is one of the MAIN reasons why they do what they do (except for some of those white trash, intolerant idiots...but even their beliefs come from an ingraining of intolerance from parents most of the time, and if you trace it back, it will lead right to religion.) You are saying "if they believe it, let them believe it..it is all the same." BULL SHIT.
I'm all for letting people believe what they want to believe. Good for them. I myself, will still search for that absolute truth that is out there, and I wont be satisfied believing something cause it makes me "feel good" or cause it allows me to do certain things, or because "I've always been raised like that." Dont sit and be complacent with what you are in. If you think you know the truth, then fucking follow it, but stick to it, and keep studying it, and digging into that. Keep digging, but as soon as you find evidence of contradictions, or lies, of someone trying to blind you, or hinder you, or if it doesn't follow one basic right: To treat others with respect, and to not harm the innocent, then fucking ditch it, and start searching again. FUCK COMPLACENCY.
"of course that's just my opinion, I could be wrong...no, wait, fuck that. I'm not wrong." http://www.thehypertribe.net/ubb/biggrin.gif
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[This message has been edited by rage (edited 05-28-2001).]