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I'm against organisized religion. I'm also against Christianity. ha ha ha... i'll get my coat....
Many people do not think about such things but they need and sometimes feel they need guidance. For such priests are essential.
Meanderer said:Quote: Intaglio
On this board we are unusual, we think about things like morality, deity and faith; we are not limitted in what we bring to this examination. Many people do not think about such things but they need and sometimes feel they need guidance. For such priests are essential.
Nice post Intaglio and I know you stated that you were playing devil's advocate but did you mean the above paragraph to read that those who are church goers or believers in Christianity do not think about morality, deity and faith? Are these the subjects only thought about by those who scoff? Believe it or not there are some who do think about such things and reach a different conclusion from that reached by the seeming majority on this board. It does not mean they accept what they are taught/told without question - merely that they have reached a different answer. I know that is an unpopular view here but I'm feeling big and brave this morning
harlequin said:Very nicely put, and I agree with all you said save about scoffing, if, as it reads, you're applying it to this thread.
Question, do such people need clergy under those circumstances?
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No you aren't, I expect this MB is thronged with women who think the same, I know I do.escargot said:That's my own, personal reason for the rejection of a priesthood: they push women around in the name of a male god. They can stuff it. I might even be the only woman in the world who thinks like this but I doubt it.
might that not also be small Gods?harlequin said:. . . The problem of small goods amid 'great' evils, I suppose.
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Dark Detective said:... or whether you whizz a steamy ball around your head every sunday...
Problem with history is we're becoming very good at re-writing it on a regular basis. Deeply held beliefs can be carried forward, more, or less, unchanged over many hundreds, or even thousands of years.I suppose the debatable conclusion of the idea is that without the wisdom of history would society degenerate into a savage anarchy.