tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post2361052284262846927..comments2024-02-13T01:25:33.947-05:00Comments on The Gods Are Bored: Gods Are There, People Are HereAnne Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478513906953607043noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-44769862496132553952009-12-15T11:13:37.057-05:002009-12-15T11:13:37.057-05:00Nice take on this meme. Mine is here. I had troub...Nice take on this meme. <a href="http://stroppyrabbit.blogspot.com/2009/12/interesting-religions.html" rel="nofollow">Mine is here</a>. I had trouble picking just three as well!Yewtreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028699564003381058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-9825886191956834382009-12-15T03:16:21.160-05:002009-12-15T03:16:21.160-05:00Thank you for the nods, smiles, and enthusiastic &...Thank you for the nods, smiles, and enthusiastic "YESes" you prompted from me. <br /><br />I was going to say more but instead will leave it at thank you - I needed it!Pomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12294207351440999597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-77748417763750640142009-12-14T07:03:00.592-05:002009-12-14T07:03:00.592-05:00Not to detract from the sentiments of your very th...Not to detract from the sentiments of your very thoughtful post, which I enjoyed very much but - <br /><br />I read this line, "or stand in St. Peter's Square in a throng, waiting for a glimpse of the pope"<br /><br />the first time as "or stand in St. Peter's Square in a -thong- waiting for a glimpse of the pope", and it amused me. Because that would be infinitely more interesting. <br /><br />At any rate - salutations and thongs to you!Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15306602792203116316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-10644766263811141792009-12-13T21:23:21.502-05:002009-12-13T21:23:21.502-05:00It isn't really the religions that allow peopl...It isn't really the religions that allow people to harm others not of their faith --it's the tribal nature of humans who tend to see others outside their "tribe" as subhuman. <br />I think religions are supposed to help us fight that tendency in ourselves, but don't do a very good job of it, especially past the death of their founder. <br />I once read a book with the magnificent title of "Darkness and Scattered Light" and it said all movements turn into their opposites. That's why religions that start out with the idea of universal love, end up criticizing the ingroup and hating the outgroup.kimchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14020798623317549440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-82613100619247091862009-12-13T18:18:26.543-05:002009-12-13T18:18:26.543-05:00Anne, you may enjoy this succinct summary of vario...Anne, you may enjoy <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_CjqnaPirSck/SvOfqZGvk5I/AAAAAAAACok/gBeGrzxPzz0/s1600-h/religions.jpg" rel="nofollow">this succinct summary</a> of various religions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-59803194341009224932009-12-13T17:37:33.938-05:002009-12-13T17:37:33.938-05:00The religion I find most fascinating other than my...The religion I find most fascinating other than my own is Catholocism. No matter how many priests molest their children, no matter how far out of touch with reality and the modern world thier Pope becomes, hardcore Catholics, especially those who were "raised" Catholic, simply refuse to question their faith or give any credance whatsoever to any other alternate path. These I consider the most dangerous, as they will be those most likely to harm others based solely on the idea that Jesus accepts someone doing harm to another, as long as that other is not Catholic.<br /><br />Oh, and being "raised Catholic", I have license.Alex Pendragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877845166621794334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-36338292425940690362009-12-13T15:43:21.004-05:002009-12-13T15:43:21.004-05:00very interesting!
I may have to post my own ans...very interesting! <br />I may have to post my own answers here. (though I do not remember tagging you on that meme, unless there's another Maebius out there! *grin*)Maebiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818255129828936381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-68878227980759344232009-12-13T15:41:37.182-05:002009-12-13T15:41:37.182-05:00I find the question, itself, to be predicated on q...I find the question, itself, to be predicated on questionable ideas.<br /><br />Very few faiths with any substantial number of members are monolithic. They borrow ideas, engage in inter and intra faith discussions. They invent and recycle dogmas. They wage wars and influence government. They get transplanted to other, disparate cultures in which they are re-engineered for a new language and divergent cultural identity. <br /><br />While I won't go so far as assert that 'all religions ultimately believe the same thing,' as some do, I think it's questionable to delineate faiths categorically. <br /><br />A better phrasing might be "What religious beliefs, other than your own, do you find most interesting," or somesuch.Thomashttp://www.badassbard.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-19920091546130786442009-12-13T14:20:43.117-05:002009-12-13T14:20:43.117-05:00i like my religion..dont wanna change..happy for a...i like my religion..dont wanna change..happy for anyone who has faith and is a good person..yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-27157235262817808802009-12-13T13:52:07.551-05:002009-12-13T13:52:07.551-05:00"The religion I find most interesting apart f..."The religion I find most interesting apart from my own is yes." YES! Me too.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.com