Definition Of Religion.

[Procrustes Stretched]

Religion: misunderstood mythology.

Mythology: other people's religion.

What is it you do not get about IT?

The virgin birth, the ressurection, the christ (as opposed to jesus),..

 

[Avatar4321]

I always thought the definition of religion was:

1 a : the state of a religious <a nun in her 20th year of religion> b (1) : the service and worship of God or the supernatural (2) : commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance
2 : a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices
3 archaic : scrupulous conformity : conscientiousness
4 : a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith

Virgin birth is a myth? Scientists can duplicate it in a lab, why is it so difficult to concieve of?

 

[JBeukema]

I always thought the definition of religion was:

1 a : the state of a religious <a nun in her 20th year of religion> b (1) : the service and worship of God or the supernatural (2) : commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance
2 : a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices
3 archaic : scrupulous conformity : conscientiousness
4 : a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith

Virgin birth is a myth? Scientists can duplicate it in a lab, why is it so difficult to concieve of?

There are no documented cases of parthenogenesis in humans. That aside, the Virgin Birth was a lie made up by 2 of the 4 NT writers because they failed to understand scripture and mistranslated 'woman', 'maiden', and 'young woman' as 'virgin' (a different word) in their attempts to construct the Messianic Myth.


http://www.usmessageboard.com/religion-and-ethics/85079-jesus-was-not-the-messiah.html#post1423411

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

I always thought the definition of religion was:

1 a : the state of a religious <a nun in her 20th year of religion> b (1) : the service and worship of God or the supernatural (2) : commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance
2 : a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices
3 archaic : scrupulous conformity : conscientiousness
4 : a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith

Virgin birth is a myth? Scientists can duplicate it in a lab, why is it so difficult to concieve of?

Not difficult to conceive of. Religion is myth. When people take mythical stories and try to read them as historical facts---we get that special feeling of being the chosen people.

Jesus went in body up to heaven? Where is heaven exactly? Up in the sky? Below in the bowels of the earth? Isn't heaven an otherwordly place of the mind?

 

[Truthmatters]

4 : a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith

Not all religion is myth.

You can believe in facts as your religion.

 

[Cecilie1200]

Religion: misunderstood mythology.

Mythology: other people's religion.

What is it you do not get about IT?

The virgin birth, the ressurection, the christ (as opposed to jesus),..

What is it YOU don't get about the facts that no one asked you, no one cares what you think about their beliefs, no one needs to justify their beliefs to you, and no one needs your frigging permission to believe what they want?

Why are you so obsessed with the need to tell people what to think? Get a life.

 

[John Lemmon]

Religion is when reality takes a hike.

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

Religion is when reality takes a hike.

tee hee hee so true.

 

[amiam*]

Religion: misunderstood mythology.

Mythology: other people's religion.

What is it you do not get about IT?

The virgin birth, the ressurection, the christ (as opposed to jesus),..

That's one way of looking at it. I prefer my definition. Everyone has a religion, if you define religion as a set of axioms that an individual adheres to. Belief in god is not required. ergo: there are as many religions as there are people living. Even JB has a religion.

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

4 : a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith

Not all religion is myth.

You can believe in facts as your religion.

really? how can facts be ones religion? myths and symbolism would be needed, no?

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

Religion: misunderstood mythology.

Mythology: other people's religion.

What is it you do not get about IT?

The virgin birth, the ressurection, the christ (as opposed to jesus),..

That's one way of looking at it. I prefer my definition. Everyone has a religion, if you define religion as a set of axioms that an individual adheres to. Belief in god is not required. ergo: there are as many religions as there are people living. Even JB has a religion.

are you confusing a simple belief with a religion?

 

[Truthmatters]

not under the definition above.

There are religions that do not include gods

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

not under the definition above.

There are religions that do not include gods

religions that do not include gods? the concept of a higher power is universal in cultures where a god was needed to explain things.

what kind of a religion has no creator or higher power; gods?

 

[xsited1]

Religion: misunderstood mythology.

...

That explains liberalism.

 

[Truthmatters]

Yeah because your team did so well these last few years huh?

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

not under the definition above.

There are religions that do not include gods

Oh I see. You are confusing axioms with dogma or tenets of faith?


Do you think a philosophical view is a religion or are you using the term religion in a more generalized way, meaning you are speaking of apples where oranges are in season?

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

Religion: misunderstood mythology.

...

That explains liberalism.

It is kind of weird to see somebody laugh at their own jokes as much as I do.

thank you

 

[Truthmatters]

I always thought the definition of religion was:

1 a : the state of a religious <a nun in her 20th year of religion> b (1) : the service and worship of God or the supernatural (2) : commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance
2 : a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices
3 archaic : scrupulous conformity : conscientiousness
4 : a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith

Virgin birth is a myth? Scientists can duplicate it in a lab, why is it so difficult to concieve of?

Read the 4th definition

 

[John Lemmon]

The virgin birth is easy to surmize: maybe mary was getting ass fucked and some jizm dribbled down into her snatch?

 

[Hawkins]

Science -
the discovery of natural rules, a process driven by faith, followed by formulation, while data are used in experiements to test and to falsify the formulation.

Religion -
the exploration into the realm where human knowledge (including science) is futile about. It is about a quesiton that human with their knowledge and science can never answer, and the question is,

What will you be after death, does soul exist?