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Originally posted by Crymsyn@15 Hours Ago
...which just helps my theory that the Bible was written about the time of the printing press by the Vatican so they could control the world's population.

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:S That theory has barely any ground.

At the time of the printing press it was the Catholic Church was most corrupt hierarchically (people could buy their positions, and hold more than two). But in its corruption, the Catholic Church was not trying to 'control' the worlds population. It moved inward, that is why ignorance flourished throughout Europe. Town Priests were not educated in Latin, which was the language of learning and of the Church, so they had to mumble the words during their masses; with that being so they too did not know the deep meaning of the rituals and sacraments.

So essentially, the Church was alienating its supporters in its greed for wealth. They exploited it with the use of 'indulgences' which was literally a 'ticket to heaven' (per se, it has deeper meaning) that people could purchase because of their ignorance.

The indulgences sparked a controversy which ultimately led to the Protestant Reformation

The bible couldn't have been written at that time period anyway, because if that were
case, then I guess Desiderus Erasmus' didn't really compile Greek and Byzantine manuscripts into his version of the bible, and that he just had a really cool dream and woke up and said, "Hey I think I will write the Bible today!" or maybe the Dead Sea Scrolls was written by someone who thought it might be a good joke a few thousand years later?

Krazee, I wasn't saying that the bible DOES contradict its self.. but think logically here: If 30 different people wrote down a bunch of stories that are all intertwined, but the 30 people don't know each other, wouldn't you think that the book would be contradicting? That's the point I was getting at.

As far as "all the crap" in the bible.. look at it. It IS crap.

yes but thats the point. you think it would be contradicting because of the 30 authors but it isnt. i guess you could go ahead and say well then yea only 1 dude wrote it and said there were 30 authors

whether your religious or not there are some good points in the bible that would make the world a better place. just common sense stuff but some people dont have it
the bible was also made so you could interpret and apply it to your own life. society is a lot different than it was 2000 years ago

Then, by all means, read The Satanic Bible. It's full of good points that are common sense stuff... you can also interpret it and apply it how you wish to your own life. I'd rather take indulgence over abstinence, anyway.

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Originally posted by xlevix@4 Days Ago
yes but thats the point. you think it would be contradicting because of the 30 authors but it isnt. i guess you could go ahead and say well then yea only 1 dude wrote it and said there were 30 authors

whether your religious or not there are some good points in the bible that would make the world a better place. just common sense stuff but some people dont have it
the bible was also made so you could interpret and apply it to your own life. society is a lot different than it was 2000 years ago

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Of course you, who lives by the bible, would think that it makes the world a better place.

well i personally dont find joy in greed, lust, murder, and other things of that sort.
but i'm sure if i were born in a world where these things were the norm i would be a-okay with it.
but i wasnt and in my reality i find these things to be wrong and damaging to society.

by all means show us some other way you think the world could balance and bring forth happiness to all. after all thats what religion is supposed to do, right? or just to ease one's mind of the emptiness of their meaningless lives?

the bible asks us for blind faith in god... which seems like a huge risk, but i have uncovered more truth than i would have ever known with that one book.
i have faith. faith in the bible and the pure goodness in this world. forgive me if you see this as such a burden to others

bible's good stuff man. what is says in a few sentences...: First of all. God loves us. no matter what he is there and cares. be careful tho. its not like a big old fat santa claus guy that runs around doing good deeds. he is a jealous God and will test people's devotion frequently. love God with all your body, mind and soul. love each other as He loves us. the stereotypes for what being religious and a christian or whatever do not convey what being a follower really is. whether or not you believe that God loved us so much that he sacrificed a part of himself to save us from death you should ask yourself one question:

Where would you be if you died right now?


the idea that the spirit should be stopped by the mere failure of the physical vessel is unfounded and illogical.

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Originally posted by xlevix@7 Hours Ago
well i personally dont find joy in greed, lust, murder, and other things of that sort.
but i'm sure if i were born in a world where these things were the norm i would be a-okay with it.
but i wasnt and in my reality i find these things to be wrong and damaging to society.

by all means show us some other way you think the world could balance and bring forth happiness to all. after all thats what religion is supposed to do, right? or just to ease one's mind of the emptiness of their meaningless lives?

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Wow. Um.. ok. First off - murder is definetly -not- part of the Satanic religion. The sacrification of animals, sacrification of virgin babes, the practice of voodoo magic, and all the other rumors that the Christian Church has put out about Satanism are NOT true. Before you ridicule my religion, at least do SOME sort of research on it!

And I don't know about everyone else.. but. Let me list off a few things here and see how people feel about them:

Do you like to eat? And by eat, I mean, eat more than what is required to survive?

What kind of clothes do you wear? Are they only there to keep you warm, or are you trying to make yourself look good by wearing name brand fashion?

What about sleep? Do you jump out of bed every.. single.. morning.. as soon as you wake up? Or do you stretch, and lounge around for a few minutes before getting up?

What about anger, man's most natural emotion. Self-preservation is the number one instinct of any animal, man included, and anger comes from protecting ones self.

Has anyone here ever had a dirty thought run through their head? Or worse yet, sex before marriage?!

All of these things are "Sins" in the eyes of the Christian Church, but at the same time, everyone does them. Think about it: Greed, pride, sloth, lust, anger? How can man be charged with herecy(sp?) for living out his natural, instict driven life?

Another point - every person I have ever met that is a Satanist is happy - and rightfully so. We work towards happiness every day by doing what makes us happy. Can any Church-goers here say that they are actually happy to go and listen to a sermon for 3 hours on an early Sunday morning? I think not.

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Originally posted by Link-lemonade@7 Hours Ago
bible's good stuff man. what is says in a few sentences...: First of all. God loves us. no matter what he is there and cares. be careful tho. its not like a big old fat santa claus guy that runs around doing good deeds. he is a jealous God and will test people's devotion frequently. love God with all your body, mind and soul. love each other as He loves us. the stereotypes for what being religious and a christian or whatever do not convey what being a follower really is. whether or not you believe that God loved us so much that he sacrificed a part of himself to save us from death you should ask yourself one question:

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the idea that the spirit should be stopped by the mere failure of the physical vessel is unfounded and illogical.

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Why should I believe in something that cannot be proven to exist? It is a waste of time. What happens when you DO die, and realize that there is nothing there? Or realize that you are reborn? Or whatever odd theory you can think up? You'd be pretty upset, and rightfully so, but the bad feeling would come from your "devotion" to the "Christian" religion.

Someone, anyone. Correct me if I'm wrong.

And this is Crymsyn, your Satanic friend, signing off.
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Originally posted by xlevix@Yesterday, 12:55 AM
by all means show us some other way you think the world could balance and bring forth happiness to all.

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See, this is what I'm talking about... your belief that people should be happy, and "all" referring to equal rights and 'freedom' for everybody. It's all reinforced by our society, which was molded this way by religion. I don't work towards happiness, I work towards productivity. I work to make this world a better place and remove democracy from modern society not because it makes me happy, but because it is in the best interest of the human race.

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Originally posted by Link-lemonade@Yesterday, 1:26 AM
bible's good stuff man. what is says in a few sentences...: First of all. God loves us. no matter what he is there and cares. be careful tho. its not like a big old fat santa claus guy that runs around doing good deeds. he is a jealous God and will test people's devotion frequently. love God with all your body, mind and soul. love each other as He loves us. the stereotypes for what being religious and a christian or whatever do not convey what being a follower really is. whether or not you believe that God loved us so much that he sacrificed a part of himself to save us from death you should ask yourself one question:

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the idea that the spirit should be stopped by the mere failure of the physical vessel is unfounded and illogical.

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The idea that the our physical essences are a vessel for some spiritual being is unfounded and illogical. Everything you think, everything you feel, everything that makes you who you are is a result of chemical reactions and electrical pulses inside your brain. You, as every other "living" being, is simply a mass of chemicals. We're machines in a sence, with a processing unit more powerfull then we are able to comprehend.

lol lmao
put down your story books kiddies and step into the real world the bible is a story made up to scare little kids into being good so their parents dont have to put up with all the bullshit lol

me im pagan here i follow the old ways