Very "religious" people… (toxic, men, girls, problems)

[Basilide]

Originally Posted by Green_Mountain

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Now that is arrogance.

[cindersslipper]

I think ALL individuals who follow ANY religion are borderline insane.

This makes for an interesting debate with your average American who believes that only the mentally ill misuses guns.

[Nanny Goat]

It's not whose religious or what religion people believe in, it's the thinking that they've got "the answer." I'm sure we all think we have "the answer" in small/large ways of how to live life, but most people feel that we should keep that to ourselves.

[mateo45]

Originally Posted by Yeledaf

What can I say? I don't let other people bother me as much, I guess. Personally, I live in a very conservative part of the country, and the religious "zealots" just don't bother me as much as those who would consign them to some sort of (figurative) hell of ignorance. Or something. As I posted, we all have (with apologies to Joseph Campbell) mythological metaphors to live by. I just can't bring myself to hate Christians because they have committed themself to one which is somewhat bizarre.

Apparently some "zealots" are both "irony-challenged" and have troubles with reading comprehension, since it's been clearly stated that this ain't about proselytizing just by overly religious "christians".

[micC]

I find that if I know about someone's religious beliefs from the outset, it is easier to then respect them However, if I assume that they are irreligious like me after getting to know them a bit, then learning of their religious beliefs puts a serious dent in my respect for that person.

Since I've been a non-believer my entire life, with little direct exposure to personal religious practice in my formative years, my default assumption has always been that 'sensible' = atheist. Therefore, when I hear that they are religious, it makes me feel that I've completely misjudged their character and intelligence.

[Yeledaf]

Originally Posted by mateo45

Apparently some "zealots" are both "irony-challenged" and have troubles with reading comprehension, since it's been clearly stated that this ain't about proselytizing just by overly religious "christians".

Okay, okay. I get you. But there is a troubling analogy at work here. Just as the observation is often made that those who rail most angrily at homosexuals may be doing so out of a repressed tendency in that direction, so might one question whether the more virulent folks seem to be in their hatred of Christians (or religious people generally), the more suspect they may be of harboring an inner need for the certainty and comfort of spiritual direction. Just saying.

[Howard Roark]

There are very smart people into religion. I'm an atheist and I'm not excusing them. But by "smart," they have great technical skills but they put aside their use of reason on Sundays and pretend the way to knowledge is faith.

I don't understand how someone can keep a sane mind by denying reality.

[cindersslipper]

It's human nature to want to believe in a diety.

Some of us however are just so relentlessly logical that we simply can't even entertain the thought.

There's no blame to be allocated, either way.

Personally I believe in some sort of higher power, but whether its Jesus or Mohammed or Buddha or even just some undiscovered magnetic forces, I would not presume to know, nor would I trust anyone who claims to.

Which brings the point - there is a MASSIVE difference between Religion (word of man) and Spirituality which is far more personal and unique.

[Howard Roark]

Originally Posted by cindersslipper

there is a MASSIVE difference between Religion (word of man) and Spirituality which is far more personal and unique.

I get spiritual with music. There are some artists who just take me to another world. I'm very logical and do not claim to have faith. I don't. I just want to imagine sometimes I'm elsewhere in a surrealistic but incredible place.

[shanv3]

God Bless America..