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Luz_Briar - the part I have a problem with is when religious folks confuse
a belief in the mythologies their religion is based on with the quality of a person.
posted by
gomedome
on October 2, 2008 at 7:28 PM
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we need myths, as human beings.but it's obnoxious of some people when they try to 'convert' you, even if they're intentions are good.
posted by
Luz_Briar
on October 2, 2008 at 3:10 PM
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FineYoungSinger - Perhaps which is not mythology?
posted by
gomedome
on October 2, 2008 at 12:11 PM
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Perhaps it's not mythology.
posted by
FineYoungSinger
on October 2, 2008 at 11:32 AM
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Xeno-x - it's those infernal so called "eternal truths"
In centuries past, when doctrine was challenged by discovery, it was easier to just silence the discoverer. As we arrived in the modern world, our collective knowledge base had broadened exponentially and along the way, the so called eternal truths became more and more difficult to reconcile. Today the strategy utilized to maintain the validity of religious beliefs is different than in past centuries. We now have legions of people attempting to change reality to reconcile their beliefs, with the lengths they are willing to go to, rather astonishing.
The segment of the creationist camp that attempts to sell mankind and dinosaurs as contemporaries is a prime example.
posted by
gomedome
on October 2, 2008 at 10:14 AM
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it's because the Church refuses to budge on these issues
thought the world was round once
thought the earth was the center of the universe and interred Galileo for discovering differently.
has trouble disposing of myths.
like the Shroud of Turin, or celibacy.
one is certainly a product of 13th Century, yet they put it out as the actual burial shroud. It is one of these useless artifacts that has nothing to do with the Gospel (if we want to call it that)
the other is a product of various imaginings of monastic strictures, works for some, but not for the majority -- does more harm than good -- more harm than anybody knows.
and yet, these are ironclad parts of the belief.
doesn't matter the religion or the segment of the religion, the matter is the same. hold fast to myth no matter the evidence to the contrary, as if such will make firm the faith.
I think when Hebrews said "Faith is evidence . . ." what was meant is that if evidence doesn't support an item of faith then that item hinders faith.
posted by
Xeno-x
on October 2, 2008 at 6:30 AM
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