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@marciosmg:

I dont like the way certain people make religion relative nowadays. 

They take this "it is whatever I want it to be, and if you say otherwise you are opressing me"approach and I dont like it.

ZOMG!!! You big Nazi!!! Your views are opressive!

There are a lot of religious people out there who are ignorant of their own faiths for a variety of reasons that have nothing to do with being lazy or having that approach I mentioned above.  So it would be wrong to make such affirmation about them.

Reasons such as?

Am I being clear

YEs you are, you big Nazi!



"I don't understand how someone could like Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, but not like Twilight!!!"

"Last book I read was Brokeback Mountain, I just don't have the patience for them unless it's softcore porn."

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sapphi_snake said:

@marciosmg:

I dont like the way certain people make religion relative nowadays. 

They take this "it is whatever I want it to be, and if you say otherwise you are opressing me"approach and I dont like it.

ZOMG!!! You big Nazi!!! Your views are opressive!

There are a lot of religious people out there who are ignorant of their own faiths for a variety of reasons that have nothing to do with being lazy or having that approach I mentioned above.  So it would be wrong to make such affirmation about them.

Reasons such as?

Am I being clear

YEs you are, you big Nazi!


Zombie Nazi thank you very much. I eat your brain while I opress you.

The most obvious example is lack of education. There are philosophical and theological arguments to discuss when dealing with religions.

Someone who has no education wont be able to comprehend most of it.

But that doesnt mean they have no faith or dont care about their religion.

Now, let me eat your brain so we can stop derailing the thread.



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marciosmg said:
sapphi_snake said:

@marciosmg:

I dont like the way certain people make religion relative nowadays. 

They take this "it is whatever I want it to be, and if you say otherwise you are opressing me"approach and I dont like it.

ZOMG!!! You big Nazi!!! Your views are opressive!

There are a lot of religious people out there who are ignorant of their own faiths for a variety of reasons that have nothing to do with being lazy or having that approach I mentioned above.  So it would be wrong to make such affirmation about them.

Reasons such as?

Am I being clear

YEs you are, you big Nazi!


Zombie Nazi thank you very much. I eat your brain while I opress you.

The most obvious example is lack of education. There are philosophical and theological arguments to discuss when dealing with religions.

Someone who has no education wont be able to comprehend most of it.

But that doesnt mean they have no faith or dont care about their religion.

Now, let me eat your brain so we can stop derailing the thread.

So you need higher education to know who Martin Luther was, or who Moses was? And I suppose knowing the Ten Commandments also requires a college degree right? You know, this was what this study was about, not some deep philosophical issues.

Now stand still so I can use my shotgun, you Nazi zombie you!



"I don't understand how someone could like Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, but not like Twilight!!!"

"Last book I read was Brokeback Mountain, I just don't have the patience for them unless it's softcore porn."

                                                                               (The Voice of a Generation and Seece)

"If you cant stand the sound of your own voice than dont become a singer !!!!!"

                                                                               (pizzahut451)

sapphi_snake said:
marciosmg said:
sapphi_snake said:

@marciosmg:

I dont like the way certain people make religion relative nowadays. 

They take this "it is whatever I want it to be, and if you say otherwise you are opressing me"approach and I dont like it.

ZOMG!!! You big Nazi!!! Your views are opressive!

There are a lot of religious people out there who are ignorant of their own faiths for a variety of reasons that have nothing to do with being lazy or having that approach I mentioned above.  So it would be wrong to make such affirmation about them.

Reasons such as?

Am I being clear

YEs you are, you big Nazi!


Zombie Nazi thank you very much. I eat your brain while I opress you.

The most obvious example is lack of education. There are philosophical and theological arguments to discuss when dealing with religions.

Someone who has no education wont be able to comprehend most of it.

But that doesnt mean they have no faith or dont care about their religion.

Now, let me eat your brain so we can stop derailing the thread.

So you need higher education to know who Martin Luther was, or who Moses was? And I suppose knowing the Ten Commandments also requires a college degree right? You know, this was what this study was about, not some deep philosophical issues.

Now stand still so I can use my shotgun, you Nazi zombie you!


So said higher education. Theres a lot of people in my country who havent finished elementary school.They dont know who discovered my country.

They will know Martin Luther.

Also, I regenerate quickly. I cant be killed.



www.jamesvandermemes.com

marciosmg said:


So said higher education. Theres a lot of people in my country who havent finished elementary school.They dont know who discovered my country.

They will know Martin Luther.

Also, I regenerate quickly. I cant be killed.

First of all most of the people in your country should be Catholic, hence Martin Luther not being an important figure in Catholicism.

Second, religious education (which is the type of education one needs in order to know their own religion) shouldn't be done in elementary schools, but in private.

Thirdly, I beleive a nuclear bomb will wipe you out (worked in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis).



"I don't understand how someone could like Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, but not like Twilight!!!"

"Last book I read was Brokeback Mountain, I just don't have the patience for them unless it's softcore porn."

                                                                               (The Voice of a Generation and Seece)

"If you cant stand the sound of your own voice than dont become a singer !!!!!"

                                                                               (pizzahut451)

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sapphi_snake said:
marciosmg said:


So said higher education. Theres a lot of people in my country who havent finished elementary school.They dont know who discovered my country.

They will know Martin Luther.

Also, I regenerate quickly. I cant be killed.

First of all most of the people in your country should be Catholic, hence Martin Luther not being an important figure in Catholicism.

Second, religious education (which is the type of education one needs in order to know their own religion) shouldn't be done in elementary schools, but in private.

Thirdly, I beleive a nuclear bomb will wipe you out (worked in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis).

OMG! They wont know who Saint Augustin or Sain Thomas Aquinus is. That is my point.

Also I meant elementary school as in school doesnt just give you knowledge. It also teaches you to think, its like "learn to learn. And do you think a lot of people can afford private schools. So you are making my point for me.

And I also have a bunker so you cant reach me. Also, you should have your brain eaten for watching such crappy movies.



www.jamesvandermemes.com

marciosmg said:

OMG! They wont know who Saint Augustin or Sain Thomas Aquinus is. That is my point.

Also I meant elementary school as in school doesnt just give you knowledge. It also teaches you to think, its like "learn to learn. And do you think a lot of people can afford private schools. So you are making my point for me.

And I also have a bunker so you cant reach me. Also, you should have your brain eaten for watching such crappy movies.

Sorry, can't help but laugh at someone who thinks those movies are crappy, but has The Naked Gun as one of his favorite films. I presume you've already eaten your own brain?

As for the education thing, you are right about school teaching you how to think, BUT, I think anyone can remember trivia like who Moses was.



"I don't understand how someone could like Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, but not like Twilight!!!"

"Last book I read was Brokeback Mountain, I just don't have the patience for them unless it's softcore porn."

                                                                               (The Voice of a Generation and Seece)

"If you cant stand the sound of your own voice than dont become a singer !!!!!"

                                                                               (pizzahut451)

sapphi_snake said:
marciosmg said:

OMG! They wont know who Saint Augustin or Sain Thomas Aquinus is. That is my point.

Also I meant elementary school as in school doesnt just give you knowledge. It also teaches you to think, its like "learn to learn. And do you think a lot of people can afford private schools. So you are making my point for me.

And I also have a bunker so you cant reach me. Also, you should have your brain eaten for watching such crappy movies.

Sorry, can't help but laugh at someone who thinks those movies are crappy, but has The Naked Gun as one of his favorite films. I presume you've already eaten your own brain?

As for the education thing, you are right about school teaching you how to think, BUT, I think anyone can remember trivia like who Moses was.

You dont know public schools in my country.

 



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marciosmg said:

You dont know public schools in my country.

 

Well they can't possibly be worse than private schools in my country.



"I don't understand how someone could like Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, but not like Twilight!!!"

"Last book I read was Brokeback Mountain, I just don't have the patience for them unless it's softcore porn."

                                                                               (The Voice of a Generation and Seece)

"If you cant stand the sound of your own voice than dont become a singer !!!!!"

                                                                               (pizzahut451)

I got 12/15

I chose Billy Graham for the last one, 'cause that's the only name I recognized. Most probably got it wrong. 
Actually, if they told you which ones you got wrong that'll be helpful... lazy bastards

Anyways, I'm protestant. 
Although, all of the things I learned for Buddhism/Taoism/Hinduism/Islam etc. come from Public school, otherwise I would only guess the Christian and Jewish questions. 



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