[demoness]

"We are all guilty of sin but we are all not forgiven." But why would the lord preach forgiveness if he wont forgive us? I believe if your heart is in the right place, you shall be granted forgiveness. Hardly anyone is "without sin". So that being said, i believe that god will never shun you away or forsake you no matter how bad or fallen. I mean religion is so taboo these days that if you actually have any spirituality youre labelled religious. I hardly consider myself religous at all. Fallen is more like it. I have a very objective mind when it comes to religion. I just cant "blindly" believe. I feel, rather. Phew. Im glad i got that off my chest, considering ive a hard time discussing religion. Seriously its such a touchy subject.:-)

[nohope]

For me it's not a question of religion, as much as a question of basic assumptions of how dose my partner make decisions. That for me is a deal breaker, primarily because for me a relationship is a business proposition. If my partner makes bad decisions that will affect my life...

So therefore belief with out evidence for me is out. I have no problem with someone praying so long as they understand that prayer does not work and that they are just fooling themselves.

Which is ok in my book because our mental state can create "a self fulfilling prophecy." If we can psych our selves out in a negative way, we can do the same in a positive way.

We can also get benefits from controlling our thoughts and minds. i.e. meditation, and for some people that is called prayer.

So I am not against using psychological tricks in order to gain benefits....
But when that crosses the line from purposeful self-delusion to create a potential benefit, to straight out delusion beyond reason and evidence.... well that is going to be trouble...

And I suggest that everyone can benefit from steering clear both of living a life full of superstitions and of living with other people’s superstitious lives. Because when people hold superstitions, then no amount of reason can save them from making poor decisions based on bad information, which is beyond challenge.

There is not greater cause of evil in this world in my opinion than bad information held as an article of faith.