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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:47 pm Post subject: |
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From : Ztikks
Date : Monday, February 17, 2003 7:22 AM
I can't actualy remember what the original question for this thread was, so I'll just give my opinion on what religon is/means to me.
The specifics of any religion, to me at least, are mainly irrelevant, it is the overall world view that they give that is important, all the texts are simply a way of getting that across in a way that people can relate to. So in that sense, I beleive that it makes very little difference who/what you are or where you come from, if you can agree with the overall beleif system then why does it matter whether the central characters in the religion are human, dragon or whatever.
While I don't follow a religion as such, I do have beleif. I don't think I have the language to define this properly, but when times are hard, it is alwasy there, something I can cling to, possibly the only guaranteed thing in my life that I know will always be there as long as I want it to be.
Well, I think that's about it for me,
Ztikks.
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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From : Dyaminda
Date : Monday, February 17, 2003 7:43 AM
| Quote: | a message dated 2/16/03 4:57:29 PM, Luxatos JLazula writes:
Mankind? Christianity preaches that He sent His son to save *all*
who would believe in Him and accept salvation. I don't want this to
escalate into a religious debate, though. I never intended it to. |
I'm not wanting to debate, only to try to understand.
I think that traditionally the *all* has been accepted to mean all of humanity. "God" created "Man" in his image. "Man" was given dominion of all
the Earth, etc. This type of reference is endless in the Christian Bible.
From what you are saying, Christians should then accept any who would come to this acceptance. Even dragons, whom they seem to traditionally believe to be demonic, evil beings.
I wonder how many churches would really welcome us, knowing what we are, without trying to change us? Without trying to convince us that we are not what we know ourselves to be? I wonder how many would be willing to expand this to otherkin, or other races of the universe?
Eventually we may see.
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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From : Nargus StreamWarrior
Date : Monday, February 17, 2003 10:53 AM
For me, I do belief in Nature, the Way of the Universe. Few years ago, I doafraid that when I died, who will continue my website? What will happen tome next? And what will I be reborn as, if any? But I think I'm starting to/put it down/ (umm..is it correct word? I'm not great in english). I afraidof dead much less than before. It's just the way of the universe, the way oflife. Not mean to any insult but...I, and we all in fact, are just ananimal, no difference from all other animals and living being in the world,and universe. This somehow make me feel good; even in this human body inthis human world, I still be part of the Nature, however it may be, I stillbe a part of a variable of the Balance equation which affects the wholeuniverse...and the True Dragon still be in my soul...things come and pass,empires rise and fall, species born and dead...I know I'll one day go backto the Great Dragon, or great spirit of the Nature I call, after I couldfinished the task I've been set upon...whatever it may be, I do not sureof about it as yet, but...I know one day I'll be able to finish it, howeverlong it may take. Perhaps, hundreds or thousands of years, but that's notthe problem anymore as that day will come at last...
"One drop of water could fill the ocean" a rule of the Dinotopia said. Don'tknow how it related to this topic, I just like to said *smile*
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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From : Dracnoor
Date : Monday, February 17, 2003 11:42 AM
| Quote: | Dyaminda wrote:
I wonder how many churches would really welcome us, knowing what we are, without trying to change us? Without trying to convince us that we are not what we know ourselves to be? I wonder how many would be willing to expand this to otherkin, or other races of the universe? |
I believe that following the original definition of the word "Christian" (that is to say, "Christ-like") would make such acceptance possible. However, I also know that history is rife with examples of Christianity (as well as other religions, to be truthful) being misappropriated as an excuse for bigotry and intolerance.
Thus, the satirical comment,
"Lord, save me from your followers."
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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From : Dragon
Date : Monday, February 17, 2003 11:48 AM
Uh Dracnoor - how are you 100% certain aliens didn't write the bible?
O_o
Care to show me evidence their? |
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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From : Furusato
Date : Monday, February 17, 2003 6:44 PM
Lhosreiff wrote in Monday, February 17, 2003 12:29 AM:
Dragon wrote:
Uh Michael - how are you 100% certain aliens didn't write the bible?
O_o
Care to show me evidence their?
(Care to show me evidence it's true at all? I would die laughing if we one day found out that the bible was written by a drunk idiot with nothing better to do... anyway. * )
Wasn't there an important document that WAS written by drunk idiots? I heard it was the American Constitution. My rambling Gov't teacher mentioned that... Pretty funny.
As for the Bible, it's been rewritten so many times, it doesn't matter who originally wrote it because their words have all been changed!
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