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Originally posted by Daradon@Jan 3 2005, 06:47 PM
As for your comment about Christianity going hand in hand with common sense and science. Well, I will admit, there is lots of common sense in many religions. But Christianity is far from the top of the scale. Maybe you should research some Buddism or Taoism before making such a claim. And don't even get me started on Christianity going hand in hand with science. The church put Gallieo under house arrest, and have persecuted countless scientists, thinkiners, philosophers, artists and people who could have added so much to our society.
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Daradon,
first of all, thanks for the kind words, you have no idea how big the smile is on my face at the moment. If *some* people could just understand what I said in that post, we all might be a bit better off. (note that *some* is not directed at anyone in particular)
However, (there's always a however)
I disagree with your quote above. There is a difference between Christianity and the church. I believe Christianity goes hand in hand with science, logic, and common sense, however the church (be it whichever, you're reffering to Roman Catholic above) can differ, as well it's run by humans, and humans aren't perfect.
I find it kind of funny that I know Roman Catholics that argue until they're blue in the face that gay marriage should be legalized, and I know United followers (a church that accepts gay marriage) that argue until they're blue in the fact that it shouldn't be.
I don't think it's fair to brand all forms of Christianity with something some
people did several hundred years ago.
Does religion = common sense + science + logic? I dunno, but I like to believe so, even if it hasn't been proven yet.
But I just wanted to make the distinction between religion (or in this case Christianity, I know I've been using the two words interchangably and they aren't) with "the church"