+104 It's kind of weird how people who believe in things like fairies and magic creatures are thought to be crazy, but there are people who dedicate their entire lives to an invisible man in the sky no one's ever seen before and hold services where they "talk" to him, yet they're seen as completely sane, devout, good people, amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I believe in God. Every group of people in the past has had some type of creator theory. I don't doubt the existence of a God. It takes a lot more faith to believe some scientific theory.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Two flaws in logic: 1. Yes, every group of people in the past has had a creation story and every single one of them was just as crazy sounding as any modern religion sounds to any person with an ounce of logic in their body. 2. I don't understand your last sentence. Are you saying that it takes faith to believe in scientific theories? (Which in itself is a flawed statement.) or did you mean it takes a lot more faith *than* to believe in scientific (suggesting that blind faith is better then science?) P.S. There is a chance you are a troll, and I greatly hope you are.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Any explanation for how modern religion sounds crazy to logical people?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Really? Anyone with an ounce of logic doesn't believe in religion? Some of the smartest people in the world are religious.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I've heard that some scientists actually get more religious as they work on things, because they find it harder and harder to believe that everything is just coincidence. I'm not sure what religion they turn to, though. It may just be the vague thought that there is a higher power, but not specifically the Christian God.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

How does it take faith to believe something you can see happening/existing? Gravity is regarded a scientific theory, but I don't think it's really that difficult to believe that stuff falls when you drop it, as opposed to floating. Science doesn't require any faith because if you don't believe it, you can just just try it out for yourself. That is, if someone tells you gravity exists and you don't believe them, you can drop something and watch it fall.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Gravity is a horrible example to use. Everything we "know" about gravity is a theory. Explain to me what gravity is. I think it takes a lot of faith to believe that it was a coincidence that earth is perfect for life. What of earth was closer or fartherfrom the sun? Earth wouldn't be able to support life. Just by the odds and chances that's nearly impossible. Also we have water! Water is an important part of life. Do you think it's a coincidence that earth is perfectly placed in the solar system to support life and contain water?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

So they believe in God, who cares? Why are people carrying on about Him being an 'imaginary friend'? It's insulting to them, so let it go. They are not harming anyone. They are taught not to be judgemental and to treat others like they want to be treated. The trend to troll and bash religion has really gotten annoying.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

You're right the people that kill in the name of god aren't harming any one at all.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

People who kill "in the name of God" are definitely practicing flawed religion by going against "Thou shalt not kill."

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I think your confusing being a theist with being a violent psychopath.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I don't think anybody should be told that what they believe in is stupid or crazy including fairies and other magical creatures, any religion, or ghosts and aliens. And the fact that you said 'Invisible man in the sky' and that they are considered completely sane, devout, good people in comparison to people who are thought to be crazy is extremely offensive to both groups of people. Also just in case it makes any difference, I am an Atheist and it should be clear to any sane person that what you have said is really offensive.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I think I like you. And I couldn't have put it any better. OP, no need to be insulting about it.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I think viewing God as an imaginary man in the sky is a very shallow (an inaccurate) way to look at religion. I'm sure there are some religion doctrines somewhere that show God as a floating wizard but the vast majority of theists see God (gods) differently. To many theists, God is a concept, not a being. In many religions (including some Abrahamic ones) God is corporal (has no body) and immaterial (isn't a physical object). In other religions, God actually is one with the physical universe. It gets really confusing because people often portray God as a human-like character in mythology even if they don't believe God is a singular being with human characteristics. Other people define god completely differently- as a natural force, a state of mind, a state of spiritual enlightenment, the natural order of the universe, a sense of unity with nature, nature itself, an immaterial being, a creator separate from an superior to nature. So beliefs in God are really hard to generalize about. I don't think your God/fairy/unicorn comparason is very accurate. God is a very loosely defined abstract philosphy about the nature and structure of the universe.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Like other philosophies (transcendentalism, utilitarianism), theism can simply be a way of seeing the word that doesn't need physical proof because it's a way of thinking, not a physical object. Fairies on the hand are physical objects, not ways of thinking) so they actually would require physical proof to believe in rationally.

by Anonymous 12 years ago