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Of course I'm not forcing you to do anything if you don't want to, but seriously, what have you got to lose? Five seconds of your life?
...people have worshipped the earth/nature for thousands and thousands and thousands of years but okay (and for particular parts of nature, pretty much forever).
The fact that people worship something or believe something doesn't make it true. Many children believe in Santa Claus (or your local variety tale of gift-giving, such as Sinterklaas where I live) but that doesn't ensure the existence of Joulupukki.
and hitler, because he's god's child!
(i'm crossing the line but w/e)
(i'm crossing the line but w/e)
Technically I'm Catholic but I disagree with the church on everything. My main beef is that people assume that religion is the main factor in getting into heaven; by that logic you could be the nicest person in the world, but if you're Muslim, you're going to hell. That is incredibly stupid.
Not scientifically, perhaps. But one of the reasons I hate proselytism is because everyone needs different beliefs -- like the natural world, only diversity can save religion. My beliefs aren't necessarily right for you, and vice versa. If it can inspire and sustain someone, then that's more important than what is or isn't staring them in the face.
We don't need different beliefs for the sake of having diversity, that's nonsense. We don't need to have ten colours of cars for the sake of having them either. We need beliefs that are correct, or, in case there are not enough facts, a theory that is supported by evidence. Make up as many of these as you will - but a belief without evidence is like a limp man without crutches. Creativity for new ideas is only useful when you don't know what you're dealing with. If you don't need it, having a different belief for the sake of it is just pointless rebellious guff.
I find it hard to imagine that the Big Bang could have occurred naturally.