Quote Originally Posted by Candnloveweed420
ya i am aware of the whole thing with pope john paul thing, but what he did was "recognize" the Big Bang as a possibility.

oh, and anyways, call it a "Big Bang" or whatever you like, but I meant "Big Bang" as the creation of the world by a chemical reaction, and not by a higher power. i mean i guess you can call God's creation of the world as a Big Bang, but i meant the Big Bang to mean no God.

But ya, i get u
Not to be a stickler, but it wasnt a chemical reaction that caused the Big Bang lol. It was a quantum gravitational reaction. It is what caused chemical reactions to take place.

And... see... this is what I absolutely hate about Catholicism and all Christian religions... You have such a narrow-minded view on what God is. You believe what you are taught by the people who believed what THEY were taught. Blind, unquestioning faith, sure its a nice thing but... *sigh* its so impractical. You have the idea that God is a monotheistic sentient being. Perfect in every way, yet according to doctrine and scripture he displays traits of vengance and jealousy. Not only are those imperfect human traits, but they are very negative ones to possess. Any perfect being would not flood the world because people didnt believe in him. Thats bullshit.

Im not trying to use these examples to dissuade you from believing in God. Im trying to use them to encourage you to ask what "God" really is. Dont just accept what your priest, parents, and congregation are all telling you.. they are just repeating the same shit they were brainwashed into believing because its easier that way. Religion is just another societal structure aimed at controlling the people. Sure its way more positive in the short run than say, Communism. But when you take into account the fact that Religion has been hampering science and the progress of our species for thousands of years, then things begin to change.

"God" can be something different than the Christian view of an all-powerful sentient being that judges us all, and controls our destiny, past and future, without changing the essence behind it all. The idea that we cannot understand the infinite wisdom of God is thousands of years old, and extremely detrimental to our future. The civilizations thousands of years ago could not understand it because they had no fucking clue what the fuck was going on. Any new scientifical data that went against their teachings was considered blasphemous, and people were hanged for it. Then, when it was proven years later beyond a doubt, they tried to backpedal. TRY to understand... dont just dismiss it as impossible.. actually give it a fucking shot, search for yourself instead of just being a slave to the profits of the higher echelons of religion.