GannonFan wrote:Chizzang wrote:
Think about it... Distinctly NOT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
but pretending to know something you cannot know
and thus affecting the lives of others - god told me he'd heal your cancer (for $1500 donation)
How serious is it to pretend you're a doctor or a Police officer ..?
Pretending to know what God wants has effectively changed the course of human history
and not in a good way
So acting out on your religious beliefs, in any way that could affect the lives of others, would be punishable by jail? Where does the line get drawn? It's easy to bring up someone having someone else fork over thousands of dollars for a supposed promise from God. How about building a church in a neighborhood, is that too much of an impact on people's lives who live in the neighborhood? How about a church ringing church bells during the day? Jail time for that? How about people putting Christmas displays on their yard? Jail time for that? Where do you draw the line for allowable acting out on a religious belief and not allowable?
Human beings have changed the course of human history, and not in a good way (sometimes, although many times in a good way too, but you seem to be quite the negative type). Religion is a tool for that, nothing more.
Which is ^ precisely why the overt fraud that has been perpetrated on humanity
for the last some thousands of years hides right in front of our faces - because we "honor" fraud
Fraud in the name of something sacred
To me that is the highest order of deceit - the deepest level of depravity
At least Wall Street and British Petroleum tell your their motives as they steal from you
All any Atheist or someone like me who loves the idea of God
Wants manufactured Religion to admit is just the truth - which is - that they don't know
But "I don;t know" doesn't make much money or control the minds of the feeble
Hugs
