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What makes Islam and the Quran superior to those of any other religion for those who follow Islam and believe in the text of the Quran? Personal belief. Can't believe in every one, and most people seem to want to believe in one, so some choose Christianity, and some choose Islam, and others choose Hinduism, and many others choose any of the many other religions.
Yes there are a lot of religions out there but Christianity is not a religion it is a relationship with Jesus Christ who is the Son Of God. Why is the bible superior because what book do archeologist go to find artifact and civilizations were they used to be, The BIBLE. What book predicted the order of world power? The Bible. It predicted the kingdoms of the Medes and the Persians, Babylonian empire, the Roman empire, and the revived roman empire which today is currently the EU. NO other religion predicted this. Which country is the greatest USA and what book did they use to go by to build there country, yes you guess it, the BIBLE. Look at all the countries that followed a different religion. The Middle East mostly is Islam and most of the people are not free, like America is. If you don't think so look at the women in American, they can vote, wear what ever they want, can speak their mind, can be a boss over men, and even own there own companies which is unheard of in the Islamic countries.
Yes it is. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs. Christianity fits perfect under that definition.
Guess were Christianity started? Thats right the middle-east and look at its current condition.
What is Christianity? People who follow Jesus Christ. We talk to Him and He talks to us equals relationship. Jesus taught us how to live but you can choose not to live (relationship) It is sort a like a father and son relationship. You dad teaches you something does that mean your in a religion? You dad teaches you and you can either take his advice or live your own way. Religion is man's way to reach GOD but Christianity is God attempt to reach man through Jesus Christ.
Yes Christianity started in the middle east but if they would have followed it, those countries would have been great and free like USA instead of what they are today. Look at it today, what or who are they following and my point is that if they would have followed the Bible they could have been like USA is now, free. The only country in the middle east that comes close to USA is Israel who follow only parts of the Old Testament
The USA was founded by deists, people who respected science and reason before the theory of evolution and the big bang, before modern physics.
The USA was founded to give people religious freedom from the tyranny of the English church and government.
If it hadn't said "Freedom of religion", and instead had included several lines and suggestions from clergy and priests and pastors in early America, then yes, you would be right.
Yes Christianity started in the middle east but if they would have followed it, those countries would have been great and free like USA instead of what they are today.
They did follow it in the middle-east but now look at it full of wars and terroism.
What is Christianity? People who follow Jesus Christ. We talk to Him and He talks to us equals relationship. Jesus taught us how to live but you can choose not to live (relationship) It is sort a like a father and son relationship. You dad teaches you something does that mean your in a religion? You dad teaches you and you can either take his advice or live your own way. Religion is man's way to reach GOD but Christianity is God attempt to reach man through Jesus Christ.
Christianity still fits perfectly into the offical definition of religion.
Religion is man's way to reach GOD but Christianity is God attempt to reach man through Jesus Christ.
Then why do you still pray to god when he is supposed to be reaching you?
They did follow it in the middle-east but now look at it full of wars and terroism.
When did they follow Christianity? I think you got confused with Islam with all the terrorism or confused with Israel vs everyone in the middle east.
I don't read any Christian suicide bombers bombing anyone, it is the Islamic extremist who attacks the Christians, the Jews ,and even those who believe in the same thing they do. I don't read in the middle east that Christians are attacking anyone and true Christians would not attack or kill in the name of Jesus. There have been people in the past that said that they were followers but in reality they contradicted everything Jesus taught making them false Christians.
Then why do you still pray to god when he is supposed to be reaching you?
I talk to Him just like I talk to you, so is that consider praying?
If I don't talk to Him, or if I am about to do something that might hurt me or someone He will get my attention by bringing my attention to what He has previous told me through our conversation, and His Word.
"True Christians" wouldn't attack in the name of Jesus?
Of course not.
That's right, those poor peasants who fought for their church, the Pope who said "fight for god".
They must not have wanted to get into heaven as badly as you and avoid hell in a world where starvation didn't mean welfare, but death. Where a famine meant death. Where getting a cut meant severe illness.
They were not true Christians, because in an age before science, in the Christian Dark Ages, no one was a "True Christian."
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That's right, those poor peasants who fought for their church, the Pope who said "fight for god".
Yea if they would have read the Bible they would have realized that you don't have to fight for a church. If they would have read the Bible they would have realized that the Pope can not save them from there sins and that they took the words the Pope said to be God instead of looking into the His word to realize the Pope was wrong, but they could not read the Bible in the dark ages why because the Pope had them chained to the pews and was controlling the people, so is that a Christian, no it is not.
What is true Christian in your eyes? I think a true Christian is what Jesus did. He fed the poor, healed the sick, He was kind to sinners yet he told them to change their ways, slow to anger, but was anger at the hypocrisy of the people who say they knew God, and controlled people because they knew His Word, but was living totally different life (like the pope or any other pastor who does this. This is the number 1 thing I think non believers see that makes them not want to follow Christ)
The church had the only people able to read and write.
They had the most money for expensive books. Did you think most peasants even owned a bible?
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And no, I don't think that hypocrisy made me become atheist. It may have helped, but it was really just questioning and reading through the Bible and other myths.
It was learning more and more, that I stopped believing.
It's like that draw a circle containing all the knowledge that exists. Then draw a circle around the part that you know.
It should be a small circle, and then the Christian asks "Could the knowledge of God be outside of what you know?"
And a wise man would answer "I don't assume to know things I don't know."
What I DO know is that there are a lot of myths. That there is life and a universe. That physics can be understood with science.
And life can be understood with science. That the human brain can be understood with psychology, also a science.
I learned more and more about psychology, about physics, biology, geology and more.
And I came to the conclusion that there is likely no god.
The church had the only people able to read and write.
They had the most money for expensive books. Did you think most peasants even owned a bible?
Yea your right but my point was true Christians would help those who are less fortunate and true Christians would and should have help all the peasants and teach them how to read.
If the church had the only people who knew how to read then they should have taught those who do not know how to and they should have tried to get the bible to those who do not have them.
While I haven't experienced other religions, I have spoken to those who have converted from other religions to Christianity. From what I gather Jesus is the only one who ressurected whereas Muhammad and Buddha (etc.) are all dead.
Plus there's other reaons peopl ehave said such as expereince is better and they "feel" their beliefe more, but something tells me the atheists on CD won't find those reasons plausible.
'Superior' seems to be a really vague way to describe an abstract like Christianity and Religion. Sure, it has the most followers and had the biggest impact on the world by quite some way, but that doesn't mean to say it's any better than Taoism, Paganism or even Jediism.
I think it is just that it was lucky. It's lucky that it happened to fall into the hands of some of the most influential people in history.
I already give almost no credibility to the Bible. I mean, you don't understand this concept, but the Bible looks equal or inferior to every other religion.
You asked for why Christianity is better than other religions... I answered because there are witnesses to Christ and His miracles... yall asked for proof... I give you a website that advocates these miracles..... you say its unreliable because it advocates the Bible....
Obviously the website that is going to show you that there is evidence for Christ and His works is going to advocate the Bible!
Why ask questions to things you don't want the answer to?
My theory is that you don't seek truth at all! You just want to sit back and make fun at people who actually understand it!
