Thread: Compelling Reasons for Religion

You should ask a priest. He'll know.

Originally Posted by DrAndy

It is well known that science does not have all the answers, even to the most commonly observed phenonema

e.g.
1.science does not know what light is
2. science does not know where the universe came from
3. science does not know why the dried raisins rise to the top of muesli when it is shaken

religion, however knows all the answers

1. It comes from God's sun
2. God made it
3. jesus loves us all, even the raisins


many other answers that science has no idea about can be answered by religion

so why are there scientists, why do they bother when you can ask the local priest?

Are you sure you aren't Filipino?

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

Originally Posted by DrAndy

It is well known that science does not have all the answers, even to the most commonly observed phenonema

e.g.
1.science does not know what light is
2. science does not know where the universe came from
3. science does not know why the dried raisins rise to the top of muesli when it is shaken

religion, however knows all the answers

1. It comes from God's sun
2. God made it
3. jesus loves us all, even the raisins


many other answers that science has no idea about can be answered by religion

so why are there scientists, why do they bother when you can ask the local priest?

Are you sure you aren't Filipino?

I believe he is irish..... so close enough

Originally Posted by DrAndy

3. science does not know why the dried raisins rise to the top of muesli when it is shaken

haven't tried that, sounds like an interesting experience

Originally Posted by DrAndy

why do they bother when you can ask the local priest?

probably because they do not want to suck him off

^^ pervert...

Belgian Shuffle no 37: the dried raisin and muesli.

I was thinking about this the other day. If death is the end and life the opposite of death is the beginning, what is in between? Or is life in between and not the opposite? Or is there no in between, no beginning or end.

The universality of religion comes down to two important desires within humans

1. the need to assign significant causes to significant events
2. the need to assign significance to important transitions in life through public ceremony

All though I suppose you could say that 1 covers 2.... but its a very significant part of any religion.

Its rather a shame that these two relatively innocent aspects of human nature are then usurped by those who wish to gain power by controlling others and making then do their will.

Q: If there's a god, why do innocent Children suffer and die?

A: Because god works in mysterious ways.

Yep, they've got that one nailed on.

Originally Posted by Moonraker

Q: If there's a god, why do innocent Children suffer and die?

A: Because god works in mysterious ways.

Yep, they've got that one nailed on.

if god created all life. why did he create parasites?

and more importantly when he was telling mohammed about all these health rules to live by, why did he not mention that drinking water should always be filtered though cloth so that you don't get one of these growing from your leg


Dracunculus medinensis; named after the city of Medina where it used to be a particularly bad problem until very recently.

why placebos work is a mystery
im how come ?

So many why,s and so little understanding. Try reading the Holy Bible with an open mind and end the confusion within you.

Originally Posted by Ceburat1

So many why,s and so little understanding. Try reading the Holy Bible with an open mind and end the confusion within you.

There's no confusion

The bible is utter nonsense, that's as clear as day.

Originally Posted by Moonraker

Originally Posted by Ceburat1

So many why,s and so little understanding. Try reading the Holy Bible with an open mind and end the confusion within you.

There's no confusion

The bible is utter nonsense, that's as clear as day.

Finally, a sensible reply.

Originally Posted by Ceburat1

So many why,s and so little understanding. Try reading the Holy Bible with an open mind and end the confusion within you.

What a daft suggestion anyway.

If somebody thinks the bible is bollox and religion makes no sense, why suggest they look to the bible for the answers? Why tell anybody to read something that they won't believe a word of?

Originally Posted by Moonraker

Originally Posted by Ceburat1

So many why,s and so little understanding. Try reading the Holy Bible with an open mind and end the confusion within you.

What a daft suggestion anyway.

If somebody thinks the bible is bollox and religion makes no sense, why suggest they look to the bible for the answers? Why tell anybody to read something that they won't believe a word of?

Do you have a problem with reading comprehension? I suggested you try reading the Bible with an open mind - have you done that yet? No, so of course you only know what someone else has parroted and spit out a lot of bs. Read for yourself.

Originally Posted by Ceburat1

Originally Posted by Moonraker

Originally Posted by Ceburat1

So many why,s and so little understanding. Try reading the Holy Bible with an open mind and end the confusion within you.

What a daft suggestion anyway.

If somebody thinks the bible is bollox and religion makes no sense, why suggest they look to the bible for the answers? Why tell anybody to read something that they won't believe a word of?

Do you have a problem with reading comprehension? I suggested you try reading the Bible with an open mind - have you done that yet? No, so of course you only know what someone else has parroted and spit out a lot of bs. Read for yourself.

A book that says god made created man. No evolution, just 'pop'. Adam and Eve.
The earth was made in 7 days.
The world is only about 4,000 years old.
And so on.....

Read that with an open mind? Are you nuts?

Originally Posted by Ceburat1

So many why,s and so little understanding. Try reading the Holy Bible with an open mind and end the confusion within you.

You mean a vacant mind.

I see the Mormons or Jehovas have knocked on the Docs door tonight

and the answer to your question

Originally Posted by DrAndy

It is well known that science does not have all the answers, even to the most commonly observed phenonema

Science has all the answers, it's the unevolved Scientists that don't

Whilst science does not explain everything, it does have a historical track record of getting closer to the truth. The problem with the religious texts is that with the odd exceptions like mormons and hub bards lot, they are static documents documenting the 'truth'. A 'truth' that regrettably doesn't get us anywhere further along to road to understanding the universe.

The bible may well give you an explanation about where the universe came from, but it does not tell you where god came from. So we go from the rather unsatifcatiory explanation that

The universe just happened to pop in to existence

to

The universe was created by god, god just happened to pop into existence

what do we gain from the extra layer of complexity... nothing

Originally Posted by DrAndy

It is well known that science does not have all the answers, even to the most commonly observed phenonema

e.g.
1.science does not know what light is
2. science does not know where the universe came from
3. science does not know why the dried raisins rise to the top of muesli when it is shaken

religion, however knows all the answers

1. It comes from God's sun
2. God made it
3. jesus loves us all, even the raisins


many other answers that science has no idea about can be answered by religion

so why are there scientists, why do they bother when you can ask the local priest?

I am not sure that the raisins do rise to the top when you shake the box. I usually find with cereals like sultana bran or whatever that shaking the box causes the raisins to settle near the bottom so you end up with a plateful of raisinless flakes which is why I usually turn the box upside down (with it closed obviously) then shake the box (to get the raisins to fall to the top of the box then turn the box the right way up again before pouring out a bowl.

^^Depends on the nature of the mix but when you shake it it starts to behave like a liquid, light stuff comes to the top. I had some video footage somewhere showing what looks like a muddy river flowing down a gully on the side of a mountain, except when you looked closely it was just dust and rocks no water.

^be honest though. if you are looking for some pointers for how to live you life and treat other people. Its not a dead loss

I think any book that discriminates against certain types of people is not a great place to look for moral guidance.

Originally Posted by hazz

^^Depends on the nature of the mix but when you shake it it starts to behave like a liquid, light stuff comes to the top. I had some video footage somewhere showing what looks like a muddy river flowing down a gully on the side of a mountain, except when you looked closely it was just dust and rocks no water.

Fair enough. Maybe with Andys muesli the grain content is powdery and dense (unlike my flakes with their much higher void fraction) so the raisins are actually the lightest component and rise to the top.