I'm not especially religious. I believe Jesus died for me, etc. and I believe that God made the universe, but I'm also a scientific person. I keep copies of Stephen Hawking books in my bookdrawers, and I've done some research into various fields of science.
What I'm trying to get across here, is how openminded is the general Christian community? I understand that people don't like confiding in things non-Christian because they fear God and suppose that doing such things is sinful, but unless you open your mind and enhance your perspective of the world, how can you connect with so many other people?
How does a Muslim feel? A Buddhist? So many different ideals, morals, ethics, desires, perspectives, goals, and yet I feel that we don't even consider them. We consider ourselves elevated.
Look at Christianity from an Atheist perspective. They see Christianity as a bunch of folk tales, similar, in format, to Native American folklore (how the sun is made <-> how the world was made). Even if what they believe is wrong, their ideals should be considered! Why shouldn't we consider the opinions of the people around us? How many of you actually know that the 72 virgins thing isn't true for Islamic? How many of you know the concept of space-time, the curvature of space, and the Big Crunch? How many of you know the 8 steps to enlightenment?
What I'm saying is that there are SO MANY different ways to look at the world. Even if you follow one path, at least trying to UNDERSTAND what other people believe unlocks a new world of empathy, compassion, and understanding.
The Crusades, and every other "holy war", everything like that, is all started on religion's grounds. Theology has dominated and taken the lives of millions upon millions. Why is this? Because the other side is 'evil'? No. Because people choose not to understand each other. No religion (except Satanic religions) are truly 'evil', because even things like wicken, islamic, buddhism, hinduism, christianity, judaism, etc. all promote ideals for morals that human beings should follow in order to live happy lives. Why, then, do we only look on other religions or ideals with spite? Why does the general Christian community close their minds to the voices of the world?
Even though God warns against false prophets, and faltering from the path, why can't we strengthen our bonds with people by understanding them?
Please discuss.
What I'm trying to get across here, is how openminded is the general Christian community? I understand that people don't like confiding in things non-Christian because they fear God and suppose that doing such things is sinful, but unless you open your mind and enhance your perspective of the world, how can you connect with so many other people?
How does a Muslim feel? A Buddhist? So many different ideals, morals, ethics, desires, perspectives, goals, and yet I feel that we don't even consider them. We consider ourselves elevated.
Look at Christianity from an Atheist perspective. They see Christianity as a bunch of folk tales, similar, in format, to Native American folklore (how the sun is made <-> how the world was made). Even if what they believe is wrong, their ideals should be considered! Why shouldn't we consider the opinions of the people around us? How many of you actually know that the 72 virgins thing isn't true for Islamic? How many of you know the concept of space-time, the curvature of space, and the Big Crunch? How many of you know the 8 steps to enlightenment?
What I'm saying is that there are SO MANY different ways to look at the world. Even if you follow one path, at least trying to UNDERSTAND what other people believe unlocks a new world of empathy, compassion, and understanding.
The Crusades, and every other "holy war", everything like that, is all started on religion's grounds. Theology has dominated and taken the lives of millions upon millions. Why is this? Because the other side is 'evil'? No. Because people choose not to understand each other. No religion (except Satanic religions) are truly 'evil', because even things like wicken, islamic, buddhism, hinduism, christianity, judaism, etc. all promote ideals for morals that human beings should follow in order to live happy lives. Why, then, do we only look on other religions or ideals with spite? Why does the general Christian community close their minds to the voices of the world?
Even though God warns against false prophets, and faltering from the path, why can't we strengthen our bonds with people by understanding them?
Please discuss.