Comments on: Creeds of Death http://www.wayofthemind.org/2005/08/29/creeds-of-death/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:41:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: A Reply to An Open-hearted Christian Reply to Atheism (part 2) » Way of the Mind http://www.wayofthemind.org/2005/08/29/creeds-of-death/comment-page-1/#comment-2566 A Reply to An Open-hearted Christian Reply to Atheism (part 2) » Way of the Mind Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:04:38 +0000 http://www.wayofthemind.org/?p=42#comment-2566 [...] Note, by the way, that out of the 3 best known philosophies which state that our lives are not our own, 2 of them (fascism and communism) have been thoroughly acknowledged as evil by Western societies, having been responsible for wars, purges and genocide. That should tell us something… Take hunger for example. You can provide for your hunger because you have money to buy food. You have money to buy food because you have a decent job. You have a decent job because you’ve acquired a skill. You’ve acquired a skill because you were able to learn that skill from someone else. At any one time in this chain of events, your fortune could have crumbled and you might not have acquired that skill which makes you useful. All goodes we have are provided by God. [...] [...] Note, by the way, that out of the 3 best known philosophies which state that our lives are not our own, 2 of them (fascism and communism) have been thoroughly acknowledged as evil by Western societies, having been responsible for wars, purges and genocide. That should tell us something… Take hunger for example. You can provide for your hunger because you have money to buy food. You have money to buy food because you have a decent job. You have a decent job because you’ve acquired a skill. You’ve acquired a skill because you were able to learn that skill from someone else. At any one time in this chain of events, your fortune could have crumbled and you might not have acquired that skill which makes you useful. All goodes we have are provided by God. [...]

]]> By: Saving Souls » Way of the Mind http://www.wayofthemind.org/2005/08/29/creeds-of-death/comment-page-1/#comment-363 Saving Souls » Way of the Mind Mon, 13 Feb 2006 11:19:18 +0000 http://www.wayofthemind.org/?p=42#comment-363 [...] Indeed, Christianity tells us not to become too “attached” to this world. This life, according to devout Christians, doesn’t really matter. Happiness or sadness, joy or suffering, are irrelevant: life is just a binary test, to decide whether your soul is saved or not. (Here, there’s a division: some Christians, mostly Protestant, believe that we are saved by faith alone, while others (mostly the Catholics) believe it’s faith and good works as well.) [...] [...] Indeed, Christianity tells us not to become too “attached” to this world. This life, according to devout Christians, doesn’t really matter. Happiness or sadness, joy or suffering, are irrelevant: life is just a binary test, to decide whether your soul is saved or not. (Here, there’s a division: some Christians, mostly Protestant, believe that we are saved by faith alone, while others (mostly the Catholics) believe it’s faith and good works as well.) [...]

]]> By: Forces for good? » Way of the Mind http://www.wayofthemind.org/2005/08/29/creeds-of-death/comment-page-1/#comment-308 Forces for good? » Way of the Mind Sun, 08 Jan 2006 12:38:42 +0000 http://www.wayofthemind.org/?p=42#comment-308 [...] I completely agree with him - the Abrahamic religions, at least, are creeds of death - and the problem is not that people don’t follow them perfectly, but that they follow them to the logical conclusion. Please go there, and read it in full - it’s long, but worth it. But don’t forget to come back here. [...] [...] I completely agree with him - the Abrahamic religions, at least, are creeds of death - and the problem is not that people don’t follow them perfectly, but that they follow them to the logical conclusion. Please go there, and read it in full - it’s long, but worth it. But don’t forget to come back here. [...]

]]> By: Kanzentai http://www.wayofthemind.org/2005/08/29/creeds-of-death/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Kanzentai Thu, 08 Sep 2005 05:21:50 +0000 http://www.wayofthemind.org/?p=42#comment-116 Oh, I think I can remember at least ONE ;) "they believe that happy people are deluded, and that the BoDs are doing them a favor by shattering their “illusions” early, by teaching them about the “real world”." ;) Oh, I think I can remember at least ONE ;)

“they believe that happy people are deluded, and that the BoDs are doing them a favor by shattering their “illusions” early, by teaching them about the “real world”.” ;)

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