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~~subversion~~ · **religious contradiction -** 12-01-2005, 07:59 PM

You don't have to be religious to be religious. I'm not, but I am.

Why does religion have to be such a sticky issue? Religion is just a metaphor, that's all it is. We should be able to take what we need from religion and leave what we don't.

Is there a good reason that we can not be righteous? Righteous does not mean "of religion." Think about the true definition of righteousness. Righteousness doesn't have anything to do with religion, it just means rightfullness. Don't you think the TOE is the perfect definition of something that is righteous? Don't you think we should be able to consider the TOE righteous without having to be religious? I'm not religious per se, but I do think that somethings are righteous, especially the TOE and whoever will discover it.

Is there not reason that we can not have faith? Isn't faith just another word for optimism? Can we have faith in optimism without having to construe that as faith in god?

By realizing that religion is not science, must we destroy such great ideas as rightfullness and optimism? I think rightness and optimism are concepts with a good scientific basis. What do ya'll think?

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~~subversion~~ Banned Status: Offline Posts: 562 Thanks Given: 0 Thanked 4x in 4 Posts Join Date: Apr 2005 Rep Power: 0	religious contradiction - 12-01-2005, 07:59 PM You don't have to be religious to be religious. I'm not, but I am. Why does religion have to be such a sticky issue? Religion is just a metaphor, that's all it is. We should be able to take what we need from religion and leave what we don't. Is there a good reason that we can not be righteous? Righteous does not mean "of religion." Think about the true definition of righteousness. Righteousness doesn't have anything to do with religion, it just means rightfullness. Don't you think the TOE is the perfect definition of something that is righteous? Don't you think we should be able to consider the TOE righteous without having to be religious? I'm not religious per se, but I do think that somethings are righteous, especially the TOE and whoever will discover it. Is there not reason that we can not have faith? Isn't faith just another word for optimism? Can we have faith in optimism without having to construe that as faith in god? By realizing that religion is not science, must we destroy such great ideas as rightfullness and optimism? I think rightness and optimism are concepts with a good scientific basis. What do ya'll think?