Protesting?? Bible fiction?? I don't get it...

Rating: 8/10 (23 May 2006)

Read this first, then listen to the audio clip that I've posted below. It's very interesting and will get you thinking.
There are a few things in life that really confuse me. Catholics and Christians say they were taught to accept and be tolerant to all religions and beliefs, but they spend their time protesting a movie where the author has announced that it's pure, fun fiction. How crazy is that! How can you protest something that is labeled FICTION?? Why, because even if it is fiction, they can't stand the fact that it's implying the fictional possibility that the Mona Lisa proves something they truly believe in to be completely wrong. I need someone to explain this to me and everyone else that agrees with me because it doesn't make sense.
Seeing people protest over this movie proves one thing, people still mistaken their religious beliefs as facts. This is no different than what's going on in Iraq. Humans NEED to understand that what they study, what they pray to, is nothing more than a belief, an ideanot a fact. It's that simple. When Mel's Jesus movie hit the big screen, I wasn't sitting at the movie theater quoting scientific facts about why religion is not correct. Besides it being a complete waste of time, I realize that what I believe in is just thata belief. Plus, I respect others and their opinions. It's not my job to change their mind or be mad because they don't believe in what I do.
It's amazing how humans have such a hard time admitting or accepting the fact or possibility that what they believe in could be wrong. Call it ego, call it ignorance, it's almost funny. I'm surprised we were able to convince people that the world actually is round amongst many other things that science has proved which has gone against popular religious beliefs. That in itself is a huge accomplishment for mankind, not landing on the moon! :)
Many Catholics and Christians were angry with the 'idea' of which this movie presented. Has it occurred to anyone that the Bible could be purely fiction as well? If you truly believe that religion is just that, a belief, you must take into consideration that your beliefs, your Bible, could all be fictional and written for control and profit. I'm not religious and have many beliefs and facts that I think support my argument. However, I can't 100% prove it so therefore I acknowledge the fact that everything I believe in about life and death could also be just fiction. The problem is when people mistaken their religious beliefs or non religious beliefs as facts. No matter how much scientific data I have that I think proves most major religions to be nothing more than a form of human control and guidance, I can not 100% prove it and yes, it could all be fictional. That's why I just live my life with an open mind. I'm a good person and at night I can sleep with a clear conscious.
Over the years, science has proved many religious facts to be wrong, and will continue to do so for many years to come. The bible can only be edited and re-written so many times folks. I've been lucky to work with some of the most advanced technologies on earth today and I'm pretty certain the real truth about life and death in general lies somewhere within advanced mathematics. Everything in life seems to always point back to math in one way or another. Actually, the real truth about life and death is probably a lot simpler and less complicated than we think it is. But humans have always been great of making simple things very complicated (usually only for profit :) ) That's for a different discussion.
One quick note, my Grandfather was one of the VPs for Arthur Gallagher, insurance company of the Catholic church. Through him I discovered that Arthur Gallagher knew about the whole 'touching little boys' issue way before it ever hit main stream media, the first happening almost 20 years ago. It's amazing how long it went on before hitting mainstream media and I was informed on how powerful the Catholic church really isnow there's a scary movie! I can't grasp the idea that people can forgive child molesters and rapist as long as they ask for forgiveness from god. The only thing they can't do is not believe in God or Jesus. I don't know about you, but that sure sounds like a great form of control and brain washing. Again, that's just my BELIEF.
It's been amusing to see what kind of fire this movie has caused. A whole forum could be created just for this one topic. If any of you (religious or non-religious) would like to be entertained for 120 minutes, download this audio file where science and religion go head to head. It's great and well worth your time. Listen to it while you work on other things. I've uploaded it for anyone to download. Discuss it here! It's a 14mb mp3 file which you listen to through putfile.com. http://www.putfile.com/evocity2006
Enjoy and always keep your mind open to new possibilities, HiTechBrad