Sure, but I don't think that ICANT is talking about infant baptism when he says "born again".
You are right but I won't go there as it would lead off topic.
I have read many of the posts and some were quite heated.
I would like to address the question,
Cocytus writes:
Does religion make good people do bad things?
YES Religion makes people do bad things.
Religion killed Jesus.
Religion killed millions during the dark ages.
Religion is killing in many countries today.
That is unless I am wrong and killing is OK.
Cocytus writes:
In this case "bad things" refers to standing in the way of progress.
YES as pertaining to the beginnings, and many things that have followed.
If it takes light from a star a billion (random number) years to reach earth and I say the earth is only 7,000 to 20,000 years old
oh well.
The misunderstanding of the first 5 chapters of Genesis has caused a big mess. It probably was caused by one or many different scribes copying the manuscripts. And making slight changes here and there but I believe the entire story is still there just mixed up.
In Genesis there is an account of a creation and an account of a recreation.
But it is taught as one creation thus the belief of most creationist that the earth is young.
And since most Christianity teaches that the Bible is untainted by man, and is the dictated Word of God it has to be true.
Because of that many false things have been taught as truth and believed by the masses.
Thus we have religion standing in the way of progress on many fronts.
It was pointed out stem cell research was one. All of you who have read my posts know my stand on killing a human being. But if we are going to do so as is allowed by law then why not make use of the fetus's in stem cell research.
But Religion says no.
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