A question directed chiefly at the few atheists amongst us here on AB...

[sandyRoe]

What fault is it in the human character that has led us, in all races, all times, and all places, to 'invent' Gods?

[jomifl]

Poor you Sandy, are you sure this 'faith' thing is good for you, you should try a week of atheism (a bit like a retreat) it will help you de-stress and revitalise yourself for the good fight.

[jake-the-peg]

I believe in one God,
the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth,
and of all things visible and invisible;
And in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Only-begotten,...

Really?

And that wine becomes blood?
and bread becomes meat?
and that carpenters rise from the dead?

Do I sense doubt creeping in?

Perhaps you should take a break from us - atheism can be catching

[naomi24]

Sandy, //I suppose thanks are due to all the AB atheists for setting me on the path to belief.//

I despair! The abandonment of your intellect to irrational belief is someone else's fault - but where religion is concerned that's par for the course, because everything is always someone else's fault. What little devils those atheists are!

[jomifl]

//I suppose thanks are due to all the AB atheists for setting me on the path to belief.//(Sandy).. Can I take it that you haven't reached the end of the path? Is that when you die or when you finally lose touch with reality?
I expect you can find an answer in the bible which will snip out beautifully and with the help of a spot of glue will be appreciated by ABers as a masterpiece of buck passing. ;-)

[ludwig]

As usual, it's impossible to tell whether you're being serious or not sandy. I'm not sure you even know yourself.

[Khandro]

Sandy, "I believe in one God, the Father Almighty,............", does have also a ring of cut+paste, doesn't it ?
Jomifl, have you ever tried a one week retreat?

[jomifl]

Khandro, no I haven't tried a one week retreat. I know several people who have been on retreats, they seem to do it because they have some crisis of faith. My lack of faith doesn't seem to give me any problems. There may be many reasons why I should go on a retreat but as I am unaware of them I will give it a miss.

[mibn2cweus]

//As usual, it's impossible to tell whether you're being serious or not sandy. I'm not sure you even know yourself.//

Some people . . .

[sandyRoe]

"I'm not sure you even know yourself."
Which one of us can truly say that we really know ourselves?

[cupid04]

Keep the faith Sandy, better to have faith the size of a mustard seed than
none at all.xx

[Baldric]

Just stumbled across this, I assume that sandys selection of one of his responses as best answer is yet another example of the smug superiority that believers feel when faced with us (perceived to be) lesser mortals.

[jomifl]

Baldric, I don't think so, he's just taking the pi$$ as usual. Its a Christian thing I suppose..

[naomi24]

//better to have faith the size of a mustard seed than none at all.//

Why?

[sandyRoe]

Do I appear supercilious? It's not my intention, I assure you all.

[jomifl]

super silly Yabbie perhaps but never supercilious..does anybody ever intend to appear supercilious? contrite and humble perhaps..

[jomifl]

The swear filter has f*cked up my pun, despite my not using a swear word, what a p*$$ off.

[ludwig]

It does that jomifl. If in doubt, insert some ***s rather than trust the filter to make sensible decisions about what's rude and what isn't.
I'd love to know what the pun was.

[mibn2cweus]

уutz?

[ludwig]

Yutz would work - except the filter did't zap your version Mibs, so I suspect @rse.

[Anlyn]

So is everyone agreed?
Pi55 taking silly ar5e..
160 posts, jebus!