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Originally posted by BBtB
Hmm. I love Douglas Adams but I got a bit of ADD and only read like two answers. Any way first thing I want to do is ask Queedo a question. For someone who must have spent many hours studying the various religons and doing soul searching. You know what I mean. Reading the bible,koran and torah. Talking to priest,rabbis,gurus and the like. And basing your very strong opinon on much thought and research... How can you be so defensive about your religion(And you,and everyone else, DOES have a religion and I am not having this conversation again)? I mean I will say that maybe Lebell assumed to much to say that you are "missing" something but the fact is probably 80% of people (or atleast americans) DO feel like they are missing "something". That includes atheists,christans and budahists alike. But I think you used that as an excuse to avoid a legit question. Who are you around or talking to that makes you think that christians (or whoever) are automatically better then you? I have known alot of christians as well as alot of secular humanists. Let me say that the vast majority of christians just want to live there life. It is the fringe minority that feel the need to go on tv or to you directly and try to "save" you. They DO exist but they make up a small percent of the total christan society. And you probably ignore all of the times a christian get called "stupid" or "ignorant" or any other names I have been called (Just because people who call me ignorant think I am christian just because I am religious!) or friends of mine have been called for thier bliefs. I mean as many people who think they have the moral right just because they are religous there are aleast as many people who think they are so smart because they are not. Also, all humans DO have a spirtual side. That does not mean that spiritual side can not be fullfilled with secular humanism but you do need to aleast acknowledge it every now and then. And I can just see you attacking me for this because you are very defensive over your beliefs BUT anyone who never acknowledges their spirtual side WILL feel empty, in the long run. And again I am not saying the only way to feel "full" is to convert to christanity. As I allready stated many (probably close to half) of christians feel empty too. What you need to do is THINK about what you blieve and ASK yourself WHY you believe in what you believe. (And I capitlized those three because I think those are the three main things you need to do)
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First of all I never said I thought religious people were better then me, and I don't think I am better then them. I think all people are equal and there actions set them apart. To answer you as far as do I feel something is missing in my life, the answer in NO. I feel very fulfilled in my life, I have a great wife, I enjoy my job, and I have good friends. I do live my life they way I was brought up by my parents who taught me to make decisions for myself. I also am an avid martial artist and I enjoy Eastern Philosophy and thought. I think people who feel the need to be in a religion, are the ones that have something that is missing and they fill it with that religion, which is fine, but sometimes they never do find what they were really looking for in the first place, but feel somewhat fullfilled due to the presence of the Church.