Date: 1:03 am Fri Oct 13, 1995 Number : 83 of 201 From: Algorhythm Base : BOMB_Net - Programming To : Temujin Subj: Re: hmm
T> Not bad. T> That is true, But WHO'S Ethical and moral values do we as a group go by? I'd argue that there is a common group for everyone. In every religion to some extent there are the same common beliefs, except for the minute details, such as rituals and no-no's....but look in every major religion you will see stuff like "respect your parents"...."treat others like how you want to be treated..."don't be selfish"...."don't kill"...stuff like that. That is all a common thread between the religions. It is sad to see that so many people argue about the trivial matters, like who's religion could beat up someone else's...when essentially the message is the same, only the medium is different. Whether you watch the X-Files on a Sony TV or a Panasonic one is no difference, you're still watching the X-Files...as a result, religious morals are all the same even if the way they're taught are different.
T> the greatest sins to another. Trying to go in the middle between the 2 T> extremes seems logical HOWEVER it just doesn't work, such as everyone Of course it doesn't. The exact reason why there are so many problems in society is that people try to solve problems by taking a median approach, when one group is right wing and the other left. What people have to realize is that there is ALWAYS going to be a contradication in beliefs. That is what makes us better than any other creature on earth...our ability to think for ourselves. Asking to take that away means to undermine the human race. People just have to realize that they just should stick to their guns but keep their ears open enough to hear what others are saying.
T> extremes seems logical HOWEVER it just doesn't work, such as everyone T> accepting the Gay life style in its entirety is okay, but in exchange T> abortion is to be outlawed forever. That's because people are shunning religion...religion is VERY difficult to follow....it's much easier to say "I'm an atheist, this is how I am" and live that way.
T> I mean you basically have science on one side, and religion on the other. T> Both defying one another. Honestly, they're not. Science is an explanation of how natural phenomenon happen in life. Religion is the dictation on our spiritualism and how we shoudl treat others. They don't contradict each other because they aren't even talking about the same thing. Granted, all religions have explanations for the original occurances...such as the creation of earth, etc etc, and science undermines that. But those things are meaningless in Religion in the sense that they are unimportant to how we should treat one another and ourselves. Science does NOT tell us how to treat one another and that's why people try to escape to it. Because it's a lot easier to follow (See point above). I find it ironic and sad in a way when people say they don't believe in religion because of science....they are so completely different. It is only the trivial, the meaningless, where science and religion contradict each other. The important part of religion, how to treat other people and yourself, is still intact. And last time I checked, no science text book or bunsen burner told you how to do that.