Theology

[Cal427eb]

Yeah, pointlessly provoking festering worms is always fun.

In this case.

What a great mentality.

[SpreadEagleBeagle]

Jesus was Jewish.  Most jewish people look pretty white.




Unless you subscribe to the theory that white jewish people stole the jewish label from black people.

Maybe these days due to Russian/Ukranian Jews, European Jews etc. they look white. But back in the Jesus days when all Jews were Semitic people (which includes Arabs as well), Jews did not look like the Jewish people you see in parts of NYC or even modern Israel. People in that region back then looked either Middle-Eastern or North-African. So the chances of him being a blonde/blue eyed surfer dude is pretty damn slim (just like the possibility of him being a sub-Saharan black person). In other words he would've defenitely been considered some kind of "person of color", i.e. not "white", if he lived today.

As a mythical person however he could/cab be of any ethnicity out there. The "funny" thing though is that the increasing Western imprint and influence on Christianity and the world over the last 800+ years has made the interpretation of good ol Jessie Godson as white the dominating and most widespread one.

Sorry about the OT.

[Kimarhi]

Wasn't really trying to argue that he was white just that he wasn't black either. 

Middle Eastern is a happy medium in which bronze skin actually applies.

[The1PerfectOrganism]

Yeah, pointlessly provoking festering worms is always fun.

In this case.

What a great mentality.

You take me far too seriously.

You can laugh and poke fun at anyone.

[BANE]

Yeah, pointlessly provoking festering worms is always fun.

In this case.

Haha come on now that's the weakest insult ever.

[KirklandSignature]

http://www.atheistmemebase.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/207-Lets-stop-arguing-with-fundies.jpg

I agree with this one.

I hate this....what if it takes another 1,000 years for Christianity to blow over?

[The1PerfectOrganism]

Then it will. *Shrug*

[Cal427eb]

Yeah, pointlessly provoking festering worms is always fun.

In this case.

What a great mentality.

You take me far too seriously.

You can laugh and poke fun at anyone.

I don't take anything seriously, unfortunately.

http://www.atheistmemebase.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/207-Lets-stop-arguing-with-fundies.jpg

I agree with this one.

I hate this....what if it takes another 1,000 years for Christianity to blow over?

What if nobody gives a f**k?

[Sabby]

I've said this in the past, but it bears repeating. Religion is not something that will just 'go away'. It doesn't fade and die over time, and you can't muscle it out either. The only way to remove Religion (or more accurately, reduce it to a harmless form of personal worship) is to improve the quality of the population.

Improve the living conditions, opportunities, happiness and the overall intelligence of a people and the need for superstition disappears. That's how you get rid of Religion, by making the world better.

Kirkland, from one Antitheist to another, I think you really need to rethink some of your positions.

[KirklandSignature]

Yeah, pointlessly provoking festering worms is always fun.

In this case.

What a great mentality.

You take me far too seriously.

You can laugh and poke fun at anyone.

I don't take anything seriously, unfortunately.

http://www.atheistmemebase.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/207-Lets-stop-arguing-with-fundies.jpg

I agree with this one.

I hate this....what if it takes another 1,000 years for Christianity to blow over?

What if nobody gives a f**k?

That's great....let humanity get held back even more longer. f**k that bullshit.

[Predator Queen]

I do not know if this is the most appropriate place for this but whatever.  I honestly do not know what my system of belief is anymore.  Like its all over the place.  I am not religious, I was raised in a Christan household but it never stuck with me and after the various realizations I denounced it in my early teens.  Then I became wiccan but I am not faithful to it much anymore. But I still enjoy it but I will not let it run my life.  I do believe in ...something but I also believe in science and logic.  But my views and ideals are mostly (at least I think) atheist.  I do believe that Christianity and most other big name religious are a problem despite what they say.  They hinder some types of progress and it does piss me off.  But then again I have my own system of believes that stem from various places such as wicca.  I still believe in supernatural things, but i believe in evolution and the big bang. What am I?  I am sorry if this made no sense I guess this was kinda a vent.

[Cvalda]

I do not know if this is the most appropriate place for this but whatever.  I honestly do not know what my system of belief is anymore.  Like its all over the place.  I am not religious, I was raised in a Christan household but it never stuck with me and after the various realizations I denounced it in my early teens.  Then I became wiccan but I am not faithful to it much anymore. But I still enjoy it but I will not let it run my life.  I do believe in ...something but I also believe in science and logic.  But my views and ideals are mostly (at least I think) atheist.  I do believe that Christianity and most other big name religious are a problem despite what they say.  They hinder some types of progress and it does piss me off.  But then again I have my own system of believes that stem from various places such as wicca.  I still believe in supernatural things, but i believe in evolution and the big bang. What am I?  I am sorry if this made no sense I guess this was kinda a vent.

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[Sabby]

What am I?  I am sorry if this made no sense I guess this was kinda a vent.

I believe you answered you're own question earlier.

But then again I have my own system of believes that stem from various places such as wicca

Everyone forms their own beliefs and morals, some just choose to credit them to something else, and end up having a lot of extra baggage sneak in along with that. Finding a name to credit your beliefs has never been important, what's important is keeping good standards of information to make sure you adopt beliefs for good reasons.

[maledoro]

Jesus was Jewish.  Most jewish people look pretty white.

Since "Jewish" is a religious descriptor and not an ethnic one, anybody could "look Jewish". The ones who "look pretty white" are of families who had emigrated from European countries rather than from the Middle East. In the (alleged) time of Jesus, Jews were pretty much in the Middle East. (Sorry, I read SBE's response after writing this.)

Did you by chance take anything that helped you shed the shackles?

Are you taking something now?

I do not know if this is the most appropriate place for this but whatever.  I honestly do not know what my system of belief is anymore.  Like its all over the place.  I am not religious, I was raised in a Christan household but it never stuck with me and after the various realizations I denounced it in my early teens.  Then I became wiccan but I am not faithful to it much anymore. But I still enjoy it but I will not let it run my life.  I do believe in ...something but I also believe in science and logic.  But my views and ideals are mostly (at least I think) atheist.  I do believe that Christianity and most other big name religious are a problem despite what they say.  They hinder some types of progress and it does piss me off.  But then again I have my own system of believes that stem from various places such as wicca.  I still believe in supernatural things, but i believe in evolution and the big bang. What am I?  I am sorry if this made no sense I guess this was kinda a vent.

1. You're spiritual.

2. You're eclectic.

3. Who cares? Labels are too confining and overrated.

4. You're you.

5. You may be agnostic.

6. Any one of the above.

7. Any combination of any of the above.

8. All of the above.

[Predator Queen]

Jesus was Jewish.  Most jewish people look pretty white.

Since "Jewish" is a religious descriptor and not an ethnic one, anybody could "look Jewish". The ones who "look pretty white" are of families who had emigrated from European countries rather than from the Middle East. In the (alleged) time of Jesus, Jews were pretty much in the Middle East. (Sorry, I read SBE's response after writing this.)

Did you by chance take anything that helped you shed the shackles?

Are you taking something now?

I do not know if this is the most appropriate place for this but whatever.  I honestly do not know what my system of belief is anymore.  Like its all over the place.  I am not religious, I was raised in a Christan household but it never stuck with me and after the various realizations I denounced it in my early teens.  Then I became wiccan but I am not faithful to it much anymore. But I still enjoy it but I will not let it run my life.  I do believe in ...something but I also believe in science and logic.  But my views and ideals are mostly (at least I think) atheist.  I do believe that Christianity and most other big name religious are a problem despite what they say.  They hinder some types of progress and it does piss me off.  But then again I have my own system of believes that stem from various places such as wicca.  I still believe in supernatural things, but i believe in evolution and the big bang. What am I?  I am sorry if this made no sense I guess this was kinda a vent.

1. You're spiritual.

2. You're eclectic.

3. Who cares? Labels are too confining and overrated.

4. You're you.

5. You may be agnostic.

6. Any one of the above.

7. Any combination of any of the above.

8. All of the above.

What am I?  I am sorry if this made no sense I guess this was kinda a vent.

I believe you answered you're own question earlier.

But then again I have my own system of believes that stem from various places such as wicca

Everyone forms their own beliefs and morals, some just choose to credit them to something else, and end up having a lot of extra baggage sneak in along with that. Finding a name to credit your beliefs has never been important, what's important is keeping good standards of information to make sure you adopt beliefs for good reasons.

Thank you both so much.  I feel a ton better also I think I will use that word from now on.  Eclectic.