baptistcpl · 70-79, M
...i had much the same experience...but you might try reading just the first part of the new testament matthew mark luke and john when jesus was doing all the teaching and it is pretty simple and pretty powerful ideas for living life and loving others...i feel like god had 3 watersheds 1) garden of eden he and man walking and talking simple (then man messed that up and several books and hundred of pages of confusion) 2) 10 commandments 10 rules simple (man immediately cant deal with that simplicity and screws that up and more books and hundreds of pages of mans rules and confusion) 3) jesus comes sums up religion into a 1 simple statement love god, love your neighbor as yourself (man messes that up with more books and hundreds of pages of additional rules)...the pattern is god tries to keep it simple and we just can't deal with how easy it is just love him and love each other and ignore the church of big business that tells you different, takes your money and tries to control your life with their contrived controlling rules
suzie1960 · 61-69, F
@baptistcpl
.but you might try reading just the first part of the new testament matthew mark luke and john when jesus was doing all the teaching
So you advocate ignoring nearly all of "god's word". What Jesus is supposed to have said was just copied from other belief systems so we may as well ignore the whole bible.
baptistcpl · 70-79, M
...well that is one way of putting it...i just found those 3 watersheds to be a simplified bible and simplified rules of being a good person...and you're right that is shared with other belief systems...and they, much like Christians, go astray when their leaders elaborate on gods simple truths, lol...trust me i feel your pain and don't share much of these thoughts with my christian friends because they just wouldn't understand
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suzie1960 · 61-69, F
@walabby I know. I was surprised at what I found when I studied the bible. It soon became obvious that it was just cobbled together from older religions, that's one of the reasons it's full of contradictions.
It works like any scam, relying on ignorance at the fact that nobody reads the small print. I have to admit, it's been very successful in deceiving a lot of people over the years.
It works like any scam, relying on ignorance at the fact that nobody reads the small print. I have to admit, it's been very successful in deceiving a lot of people over the years.
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HuckleberryFriend · 26-30, F
I feel sorry for you. Hope your new point or view give you piece
suzie1960 · 61-69, F
Some of them are.
HuckleberryFriend · 26-30, F
@suzie1960 Yes yes. I understand. And sometimes they are the reasons why some baby believers became unbelievers
PhoenixPhail · M
(For more explicit information), have you seen the movie, "Zeitgeist"? It explains the inception of Christianity.
Here is an excerpt:
[media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcMDNE4g7Bo]
Here is an excerpt:
[media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcMDNE4g7Bo]
HannibalMontanimal · 26-30, M
You sound bitter
suzie1960 · 61-69, F
@HannibalMontanimal Not really. I just feel sorry for those who fall into the same trap as I did.