Quote Originally Posted by Koh Musu
Most christians base their beliefs on what people tell them, and not by interpreting the bible for themselves. I mean, I have, and it's alot more metaphysical and actually kind of like buddhism and shintoistic structure. Kind of like, Jesus represents us, humanity, the sons and daughters of the earth who exist to allow the unity conciousness to see through our eyes. Stuff like that.

Maybe it's self brainwashing, maybe it's really how we should live.
Most christians, jews, atheists, buddhists, muslims, hindus, etc base their beliefs on what people tell them. Unless YOU'RE a scientist out there interpreting your OWN findings, fossils, etc, than a belief in evolution is entirely based on the same faith as christianity. You're probably right, I've found that in the christian world there are few whome have the desire to really study why/what they believe. The same goes for atheists though too. Atheists have books that tell them "look what people have found", and they base their system on that. Christians base their beliefs on books that claim to be of divine origin (under direction of God)...now to believe that the bible is God's true word would mean that whatever "humanity" thinks it knows, if it goes against what the Lord says than we can't possibly have got it right. This may be "blind faith" to some, but if I'm going to believe in the bible, a book that claims to be the source of all knowledge and wisdom, than you can see why I take the word of God over the word of man.

Of course the world and it's questions make more sense when God shows us. People say that you shouldn't look to organized religion, but that is because they don't believe in evil. If we are fallen people, as the bible claims, than we have no way of talking to God, save through his terms. Where would we possibly learn of these terms of agreement? I would assume he'd have some way of letting us know, and he has through inspiring people throughout history. This history has been played out, and written down and at last through God's incarnation into a man do we possibly have a means of communication. That's where the bible is theologically flawless. It's too unpredictable...it has that twist to it that "real" things tend to have.
Pyramidsonmars Reviewed by Pyramidsonmars on . Rebirth through atheism We built our beliefs around others, our parents, our siblings, friends, and tv, unfortunetly. I think it would just be human, to cleanse ourselves of what we think we know, believe nothing, then learn and take in your own information and base your beliefs on that. Most christians base their beliefs on what people tell them, and not by interpreting the bible for themselves. I mean, I have, and it's alot more metaphysical and actually kind of like buddhism and shintoistic structure. Kind of Rating: 5