Religious vs Not Religious

Of course we ridicule the Aryan empire because of what they did. And they did use the Bible for their own ends, but just because someone as evil as Hitler used the book to twist Germany around does not make it evil, it just makes him evil. Whoever did something like Hitler did is not a true Christian, not even close. The Bible, no matter what you may think, is a violent story promoting the hardest thing we humans can really hope to accomplish. Peace. The entire Bible can show the horrible things that happen when we fight each other, and so we must strive for peace. Now, onto your other things. "Why would you want to attach your name to a book that says humans are Not equal, that promotes sexism, that is full of violence?" Ah, excuse me, but the Bible never did say that Humans were not equal, and any sexism to be had already existed in so many other cultures, it didn't matter. I think I explained once before that these beliefs were necessary for the time as everybody who spoke differently was often punished. But now that we are in a greater society, we can shed these beliefs and promote freedom for all. Yes it is violent, but the whole book is one big lesson to reach us about violence's horrors. "Why would you want to be involved with a cult that belittles scientific work, that inhibits scientific research because of nothing more than being uninformed about a blastocyst!" Dude, we are not in the 1600's anymore. Most religious people have accepted the use of mainstream science fact. It's not that much of a problem these days. "Why would you want to be part of an organization that is interested in teaching children in publicly funded schools that dinosaurs and humans lived together, and that the Earth is only 6,000-10,000 yrs old? Its happening today in 2013 in America!" If the majority of Christians have accepted the Evolution theory, then the organization mostly opposes creationism, not support it. And of course the school's will refuse them. It's not like they're forcing them to. "Shame, is all religious humans should feel. Disgust, and embarrassment for worshiping a supernatural being that authorized slavery, that condoned killing women and children for petty BS." Have you even read the Bible? The Bible never had anything about supporting slavery. Have you ever heard of the Exodus? What innocent women and children were killed? Pride, for religion, is what I feel, and no matter what your religion, people of earth, hold it high! "There is no virtue in religious faith, its gullibility, its fake, its childish, and its disgusting. Its people who want to be "right" instead of understanding what we have evidence for in the 21st Century." How long are you going to pull this "All religious people believe in Creationism" shtick? How many times do I have to explain to you that most of us have accepted mainstream science fact. Get it through your thick skull! Also, you seem to be focusing on the Creationism Christianity branch of things. This argument is for all religions. You would do well to remember this. "Religious faith is a human weakness, and those enlightened enough to know this have been quiet for far too long." My God gives me strength in the face of uneducated and ignorant people like you, and just as you speak out, so will I. "Western Europe treats the god of the bible like we treat Zeus. Places like Denmark for example are 75%-80% Non religious, and they have far less violence than the good ol' religious folks here in the USA." I didn't know Denmark, (Nice place by the way), took up the entirety of Western Europe. You gonna make assumptions like that, you need evidence. Plus, you act like Religion is the sole cause of fighting when it is clearly not. "If there were real men in the United States around 100 yrs ago that didn't walk on egg shells, we wouldn't be having this conversation right now!" ...Uh egg shells...Yeah. "So to the future, You're Welcome, for men like me are not the quiet (b)(i)(t)(c)(h)(e)(s) of yesterday." Ha, that's rich. What a Man of outspokenness you are, simply ranting and trolling on a debate website without any intelligent argument. Maybe you should stay quiet, save yourself the embarrassment. "If you truly are concerned with understanding the universe and life, and not just concerned with being "right", you will shed religion like a cicada does its old body and research and search for more meaningful answers than those written about in the 1st century." Again with the science thing. I think you know my argument for this one by now. "My posts scream of mockery, ridicule and contempt. Your posts speak of nothing other than whining, and stomping your feet wailing "Stop picking on me." Well, I wouldn't say the same thing for you, with all you are doing is whining about religion. "Either all religions are wrong, all are right, or the most arrogant and idiotic answer, "only mine is right" A valid point! But in some Hindu beliefs, we apparently all worship the same God under different names. Spooky and interesting. "You are a 21st century human just like me, why did I see the ridiculous nature of religion as a child, yet you and countless billions of other humans suckle from the tit of religion?" Maybe you are just an odd one? "I was raised with two loving parents who never divorced, I have 3 brothers and nobody was abused, I grew up religious, yet I decided to question things and you decided to take the intellectually lazy route and say "god did it" Good for you, truly. And I'm glad you questioned things. It seems you found what you truly believe in. "There is no historical proof of Jesus's resurrection. There is no historical evidence of any of religious tripe, yet countless humans intellectually tap out and remain mentally bankrupt." Well of course not! The mystery and awe of it would be lost if we had proof of it. As God has mentioned many times in the Bible, keeping faith in him is at the top of his list, no matter what odds they faced. "The reason that I unleash ridicule and contempt on religion, is because like the Aryan nation, its what religion deserves." Shouldn't you be saying I ridicule Christianity, because that seems to encompass your entire idea of Religion. There are others out there too. And what, did Jesus take your wallet or something? "The sheer divisiveness and destructive nature of religion is so apparent, it seems one must try to ignore it, and that is disgusting." We do not ignore, in fact, we all do well to remember it. We take the evils from the past as a lesson to fix our problems and build a better future.A lot of Religions today are very different from the days of the past. "There are 1.6 million homeless children in the USA. ABC news reported in Jan 2013 that 20-40% of them are LGBT who were kicked out of the home by inept piles of DNA who were ashamed of their creation." Well, that certainly sucks for them, but I don't see how religion had anything to do with it. "If humans need an outdated, unproven and ridiculous book to gain morality, they are nothing short of a ball and chain dragging mankind down as we strive to advance to a higher standard." Again, not all religions have a bible sir. I am arguing on behalf of all of them. The Bible is a tool to teach those without a way in life The Way. No matter what you say, hundreds of millions look to this book for guidance. "There are countless intellectuals, scientists, and other enlightened humans who, although not as politically incorrect and brash as me, agree that religion is a poison." Ah, you said you are politically incorrect. That explains it. Enlightened, yeah right. "Your incessant whining is not a deterrent, your uncomfortable responses make it clear deep down you know as a 21st century human a man never lived in a whale." Uncomfortable? I think I've been calm the whole time. And I know that he didn't live in a whale. He was only there for three days. Do to lack of letters I'll have to cut this short.