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I thought your pic that you had on earlier was very pretty

My what bright teeth you have!

Is the thread really hijacked if the topisis still being loosely discussed? Even in a random, haphazard way?

The debris, the dogmas, the add ons are slowly disintegrating and what we have left is the truth and the real meaning of what God intended; and only goodness perpetuates life and ensures our eventual survival; we are somehow managing to do it by God's grace

i looove you constanza

you are always so much more graceful at this than myself


and that is a very deep question unlucky
i think i will ponder it and answer later

hillary is the omega?

wow
now we are gettin deep

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Religion as what it used to be is dwindling in popularity.

There already is a wave of change in the religious principles in accordance with the times. This i am not talking wrt christianity as i am not fully aware but religion perse and in the east.

On the other hand with the emerging awareness and better education , there are bound to be questions raised against dictums or rules. People need a logical explanation to reassure them in what they must believe. And it is definitely going to get difficult unless some of the understood " rules " are made simple and easy to follow.

So, faith and religion are there to stay !!! But the perspectives of explanation , understanding and application will change.

may I say hopefully are changing.

yes.. hopefully will change and are changing is better. Thankyou.

Its a must for someday

wow Marty, i never saw you acting this way before!

Semantics are very important here. I'm trying to figure out if you mean 'religious principles' in the sense of 'religious morals', because I'm not aware of any particular principles the church may have, other than spreading their word, and morals are certainly not unique to believers/theists.

MHO I'm very much a believer in a secular society and personal choice, and think personal belief should be just that, personal. That's not to say churches and religions should be banned or broken up. I think it was Voltaire who said "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it".
I'm in full agreement with that, but it only goes so far and for me that buck stops when religions try to foist their beliefs on others,eg, contraception, genetic engineering, abortion, etc.

So if the pope doesn't want to catch his wild oats in a barley sack then that's his business and his alone. But if he thinks I should abide by his rules then the only finger I'm going to be waving in his direction sure isn't a thumbs up, and good riddance to him and his fairytales. (Ducks and waits for incoming).

you sure there are no religious principles?

I'm sure of absolutely nothing, always willing to learn and change my mind

Post: Semantics are very important here. I'm trying to figure out if you mean 'religious principles' in the sense of 'religious morals', because I'm not aware of any particular principles the church may have, other than spreading their word, and morals are certainly not unique to believers/theists.

MHO I'm very much a believer in a secular society and personal choice, and think personal belief should be just that, personal. That's not to say churches and religions should be banned or broken up. I think it was Voltaire who said "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it".
I'm in full agreement with that, but it only goes so far and for me that buck stops when religions try to foist their beliefs on others,eg, contraception, genetic engineering, abortion, etc.

So if the pope doesn't want to catch his wild oats in a barley sack then that's his business and his alone. But if he thinks I should abide by his rules then the only finger I'm going to be waving in his direction sure isn't a thumbs up, and good riddance to him and his fairytales. (Ducks and waits for incoming).

Definitely got a point there

Well said