An inventive mechanism (Evolution)

by Balance_Maintained , U.S.A., Sunday, September 14, 2014, 03:39 (3505 days ago) @ David Turell

David: You sound just like my wife, a born-again Christian. -Since you are talking about your wife, I am going to assume that is a compliment. Don't know about the whole born again thing, but it is a saying I suppose. ->David: The Bible never insisted we had to have religious organizations. The OT justs asks for 10 people to get together in fellowship to pray ,although personal prayer was certainly expected.-That is actually a bit misleading. In the OT YHWH was depicted as a god of organization. Look at the way the tribes of Israel were laid out as they marched through the wilderness. Numbers is quite detailed on the organizational side, and perhaps more tellingly, it lays out the specification for a priesthood which does indeed mean organized religion in a fashion. I don't disagree with the concept of an organized religion in general. Where I get burnt is when dealing with organizations that are morally bankrupt and think that their traditions override biblical teachings. That kind of hypocrisy really gets on my nerves.

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What is the purpose of living? How about, 'to reduce needless suffering. It seems to me to be a worthy purpose.