Great observations, roscosera! I'm sure you realize that a lot of the people who have been trashing that article and me as well for posting a link to it are just disgruntled Christians.
i stupidly started replying to really old posts. i got about 8 pages into the thread and remembered that it is a completely useless argument to have.
it is an interesting conversation to have with my best bud over a few spliffs.... he believes in god and i dont.
but having this conversation with starngers on the internet turns ugly pretty quick.
i still shake my head when i see the arguments put fourth by some people...ridiculous!!!
here is the big difference though.....
i dont believe in god... but if i saw some miricle take place... something like some of the shite in the bible....
...like if i saw some hairy guy making bread and fishes multiply and handing them out to the needy... i would change my mind.
i would love to believe that there is a higher force at work. someone who will look after me as long as i live a life of moral good.and if i ever get any tangible evidence to support it, i would believe.
but these believers will never concede or entertain the possibility that maybe there is an agenda for people to believe in god.
if some people can get rich off it, then there is a motive, no matter how noble the belief of the vast majority is.
but to be honest reading this thread pissed me off.
...and hey, we love 1... how are ya? what part of ireland are u from?
have you ever seen "the house of prayer" in mayo...????
..its basically this con woman up in mayo who has enriched herself by preying on the naeimhity of a lot of old people in that area. she has something like 3 big houses and a rake of luxury cars etc.
mother teresa... now there was a good person. no question about her motives cos she had nothing.
religion is evil imo