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   From: aaron@NOSPAMsomecompanyfilms.com   
      
   Canadamike wrote:   
      
   >There are certain times that you can go "This thought process will do me no   
   >more good to dwell on, I'll try not to think about it anymore"  is the   
   >guideline I think the Bible is trying to put forth, in a heavyhanded way.   
   >But then, thats a personal opinion.   
   >   
   >   
   I think you might be right, the Bible is trying to stop people from   
   thinking.   
      
   One of my major problems with religion (particularly Christianity) is   
   that it seems to want to restrict "dangerous" questions, leaving the   
   "answers" to be doled out by either the Church (Catholicism), the   
   pastor/minister (Baptism), or, the publisher of the Bible (unattached   
   Christians).   
      
   Does Christianity ever say "go out into the world and find your own   
   answers. And if you don't follow the life of Christ, that's OK,   
   hopefully you'll still reach heaven anyways"?   
      
   I seem to think that Buddhism is a little more forgiving; here's what   
   we're trying to achieve (Nirvana), here's how some people did it (the   
   Enlightened Ones), we'll help you as best we can to attain the goal   
   (teaching), but ultimately, it's up to you, and you might find a   
   different way.   
      
   I saw a crochet pattern in some rural craft store that read "Christ, let   
   me be your sheep" (or something like that). Which I find very insulting   
   to humanity, the idea that "Oh, we can't figure it out, let's just let   
   God decide, because I want to watch TV now." Very passive.   
      
   Same, too, with the Genesis story of the Tree of Knowledge...why   
   wouldn't God want man to know things? Why is it wrong to question   
   everything, including God itself?   
      
   I think it's because most major religions are designed to control   
   people, and the first part of controlling anyone is getting them to   
   accept that what you say is right and should be followed without question.   
      
   Of course, Lovecraft suggested that to question reality is to delve into   
   madness, but that's all right by me, asylums are cool.   
      
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