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He did not teach... he only philosophized.

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Originally Posted by bbobb

He did not teach... he only philosophized.

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ahh ok, one of those guys, gotcha.

He are two quote's which pretty much sum up his "Anti-Christ":

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Originally Posted by The Birth of Tragedy

Christianity was from the beginning, essentially and fundamentally, life's nausea and disgust with life, merely concealed behind, masked by, dressed up as, faith in "another" or "better" life.

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Originally Posted by Too Human

If the Christian dogmas of a revengeful God, universal sinfulness, election by divine grace and the danger of eternal damnation were true, it would be a sign of weak-mindedness and lack of character not to become a priest, apostle or hermit and, in fear and trembling, to work solely on one's own salvation; it would be senseless to lose sight of ones eternal advantage for the sake of temporal comfort. If we may assume that these things are at any rate believed true, then the everyday Christian cuts a miserable figure; he is a man who really cannot count to three, and who precisely on account of his spiritual imbecility does not deserve to be punished so harshly as Christianity promises to punish him.

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As much as you guys say how depressing christianity is, my family (excluding me because I chose to reject and hate god for giving me life) is MUCH better than before they were christians. My parents are sickeningly positive and my mom isn't so self centered and this is when by dad just had a quad bypass surgery with boths of his kidneys not working and thus on dialysis.

And they hate no one. Any christian that hates is not really a christian period.

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Originally Posted by Damian79

Any christian that hates is not really a christian period.

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Christianity isn't a magic pill that creates super humans. Christians are just as fallible as anyone else. It's rather unfortunate that for a lot of them, their interpretation of their religion leads them to be even more fallible than most. Many true Christians hate.

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Originally Posted by lithium

Christianity isn't a magic pill that creates super humans. Christians are just as fallible as anyone else. It's rather unfortunate that for a lot of them, their interpretation of their religion leads them to be even more fallible than most. Many true Christians hate.

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You're absolutely right, being a Christian does not make one perfect, we're just as capable of doing wrong.
Yeah alot of Christians do hate and judge. it's sad.

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Originally Posted by lithium

Christianity isn't a magic pill that creates super humans. Christians are just as fallible as anyone else. It's rather unfortunate that for a lot of them, their interpretation of their religion leads them to be even more fallible than most. Many true Christians hate.

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Well they are not "real" christians. Real christians are more annoying than the angry bitter ones. They always make this sad face at you when they find out about your problems and are always trying to help you. I just want to be left to my misery, is that too much to ask?

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Originally Posted by Damian79

I just want to be left to my misery, is that too much to ask?

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Sorry... but :lol:

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Originally Posted by Nic0

just like athiesm? no hope of a future beyond what you have on earth which you aren't guaranteed the next minute of your life because you could suddenly die and have no hope after that? thats incredibly depressing.

There is tons of hope in Christianity. It's incredibly optimistic, I know that no matter how bad things may seem on earth, its only a temporary place.Our lives are is dust in the wind. They are short and fade fast. Heaven is for eternity and it surpases all the things we enjoy on earth.

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This is the problem I have with other athiests. I don't have this dire, dismal view of life which lead me to disbelieve things. It seems like a lot of other athiests are like, "This world is a shithole, blah blah blah, it looks crappy from the outside, why would God let [insert catastrophe] happen?, etc." I think this planet is a beautiful place and human beings are capable of wonderful things - look at what we've accomplished so far, you know? Bad things happen, but we've made it through them all and we'll continue to do so.

I'm not religious because I don't need hope. I don't need a super quest. I don't need a parental figure like God to guide me. It doesn't bother me that we die and that's it. Life isn't short; life is long, unless it's ended prematurely. That doesn't change the fact that I'm going to be nice to people or that I'm going to try to help people.

I think I'm rambling.

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Originally Posted by bbobb

He did not teach... he only philosophized.

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And what a useful life he lead. *cough*

I hate philosophy. Stupid waste of time.

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Originally Posted by Nic0

how the hell do you get that Im saying Im superior? Im not, nor was I even tyring to imply that I was.
and you can hate Christianity if you'd like, that's your problem.

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I see it more as a blessing then a problem. But the thing is many Christains feel they are superior and many of them dont even understand their own damn religion. This is why I see religion as a curse to man kind. In the end, I can see religion bringing about the destruction of the world....ok maybe thats taking it a bit too far but I feel it stirs up some really nasty shit.