*heavy sigh*

The Bible's nowhere near as contradictory as many people claim. Besides, the Old Testament is pretty much worthless these days. Jesus himself basically said that anything he taught overrode the Law of Moses. Before the arrival of the Messiah, people tried to save themselves by sticking to The Law, but nobody can ever be perfect. The whole point of Jesus coming to Earth was to say, "Don't worry about it guys - follow the rules as best you can, but if you make a mess of it you can fall back on me."

One of the things about the Catholic Church that bugs me more than anything is that I didn't find out until I was an adult (from a Baptist) exactly why Jesus came to Earth, why He died, and exactly what we got out of the whole thing. It is all elegantly simple, but I fear that most Catholics just don't get it, because no-one has ever explained it to them properly.

I am annoyed by other things in the Church, especially the veneration of Saints (they're just people, not Gods! If you want to pray, pray to GOD!!!) and other bullshit that contradicts teachings in the Bible. Jesus said, "You don't need to pray to anyone else, just pray to me or God." The Church says, "Pray to Mary, pray to Saint Ralph of Whyalla K-Mart...". That shits me greatly.

But I must not rant...

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I say worship whatever you see fit.
I worship no one.
I really don't worship a God who would punish me for the sins done by someone he created.
I just live, and be happy as possible.

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The Bible's nowhere near as contradictory as many people claim. Besides, the Old Testament is pretty much worthless these days. Jesus himself basically said that anything he taught overrode the Law of Moses.

Actually, he said that he wasn't overriding the previous teaching, only completing it. He wasn't abolishing the old testament, as many modern christians like to think in order to disavow some apparent contradictions.

There are many arguments people can make for a god. Creation indicating a creator, as bunnerabb said is one. The old anecdote was that someone doesn't stumble upon a watch lying in the forest and think, "Wow, this watch came out of the ground." Instead they think the complexity of the watch indicates a craftsman, a creator. A good argument, but there are good arguments against it.

First cause is the strongest argument for a god in my opinion. Evolution says that everything comes from something. If you trace this back far enough, you'll encounter a first. Where did that first come from? The big bang? Where did that come from? A strong argument, but there are strong arguments against it.

But I'm not gonna give them. Pythagoras once said something like, "If there's no god and you believe in one, then you're no worse off than if you didn't. However, if there's a god and you believe in him, you're saved. If there's a god and you don't believe in him, you're screwed. So the thinking man should believe in god." I haven't taken this advice, but it has influenced me never to try to convince others there is no god. In fact it was one of the saddest days in my life when I stopped believing in god. But, alas, the world still spins...

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