Guest Guest Posted June 20, 2001 #1 Share Posted June 20, 2001 ???GOD ??? Dont get me started,im pretty open minded but, if god is so loving, why are we tryin to create set rules and giudlines to live, and if we dont follow them we will burn eternilly.Religion creates Civil war, the protastants and catholics, arabs and jews, etc etc Jesus' 'Miracles' can be explained know, for instance, the plague of locusts happens every year in some countrys, sometimes even on a specific date.Crucifixtion?? great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magikman Posted June 20, 2001 #2 Share Posted June 20, 2001 Gareth, We really don't need to suffer through this again, do we? Magikman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted June 20, 2001 #3 Share Posted June 20, 2001 Sum1WhoKnows, We don't really encourage religious debates here in the forum, especially after a recent arguement on the subject in the Skeptics Corner. I don't want to lock this thread unless I have to, but to anyone who wants to discuss religious topics, please remember that this is a forum for discussing the unexplained and paranormal. Theology related issues should be really discussed at a theology forum. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dowdy Posted June 21, 2001 #4 Share Posted June 21, 2001 i'm just wondering why say it's a unexplained and paranormal forum when it's not? if it was a PURE unexplained and paranormal forum there wouldn't be any General Discussion section. The General Discussion section has got NOTHING to do with the paranormal. If people want to know something about the forum that isn't paranormal they can just e-mail you or you can can put it like a little sub-heading like you did with the problems that was happening with the forum. That's just my opinion anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magikman Posted June 22, 2001 #5 Share Posted June 22, 2001 Dowdy, Here's a link for you if you really want to get into a debate about religion and spiritualism. Be careful though, the majority of these people are older than 13, so you may find their knowledge and reasoning to be more than you can handle, no matter what amount of evidence you care to submit. But wait, they even have youth religious forums, so maybe you'll get a chance to humble someone with your 'intelligence'. Either way, the question comes down to how will you match up on an even playing field with people who openly welcome your skepticism? Want to give it a try?; http://www.crosssearch.com/Internet_and_Technology/Online_Forums/Chat_Rooms/ The webmaster is simply stating the wishes of the majority of the members of this forum. Hardly anyone here wants to debate theology, and since Gareth has decided to run this forum democratically, the majority rules. This may not be a 'pure' forum, but I don't see any threads about the current crop of new automobiles, favorite rock stars, or any other non-topic issues. It is, however, a community of people with like interests, so you may see some friendly chit-chat from time to time, whats wrong with that? Some of us enjoy letting some personality show in our posts. MAGIKMAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted June 22, 2001 #6 Share Posted June 22, 2001 Dowdy, The General Discussion section is for discussing any unexplained related subject, unlike the other sections which are intended for specific topics in the field of the unexplained. It is also used to discuss the web site/forum and anything that relates to them. Religion and religious related topics do not fall into any of the sub-topics of the unexplained, and rightly don't belong in the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dowdy Posted June 22, 2001 #7 Share Posted June 22, 2001 SaRuMaN why don't you make a seperate section for the two of them? one section titled 'unexplained in general' and the other titled 'web site and forum issues and discussions'. i know that one is a bit too long but maybe you could think of a shorter name. making those two section will make the forum more user friendly and more organised. P.s. and if you don't won't religious topics in the forum, put a little sub heading at the start of the forum saying you don't won't religious issues discussed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted June 22, 2001 #8 Share Posted June 22, 2001 Dowdy, At the moment I'm trying to avoid creating any new sections in the forum - I already removed about 5 sections a few months back because there were too many. The General Discussion section is fine as it is, mainly because it is as it sounds, a section for posting about anything at all that relates to the site or to the subject in general. I don't think there would be enough posts regarding only the web site/forum to warrant an entire section devoted to it. As for religious discussions, it's not really even a branch of the unexplained - it is in a sense unexplained, but at the same time it's not something you really want to openly question in a forum that does not specialise in the subject. I don't want to make an issue out of Religous debates by posting a warning on every page of the board - if people begin religous based topics in the forum I will handle each one as it comes. Some religious discussions are not as offensive to some people as others, see the "God Conspiracy Theory" thread as an example. Direct questionning of other people's religous beliefs is what this forum is against, and nobody really is in a place to say one way or the other whether God exists or not. It is that type of Religous debates I don't encourage, and warnings on every page may be more likely to spark such arguments rather than prevent them from starting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted June 25, 2001 #9 Share Posted June 25, 2001 Dowdy Dont try to make things more difficult than they really are. The debates between you and Adam in the skeptics corner earlier got pretty heated sometimes, and that was primarily between only two people. Besides, some people might find it offensive. Paranormal discussions have many different points of view, and different interpretations of those points of view. However, Dowdy, wars arent started because of ones views of aliens and stuff. Religious discussions, to some people, are too personal to discuss in this type of forum. A recent topic concerning the "end of the world" and even the "anti-christ", in my opinion, should be O.K. due to the fact they are not strictly religious. Yes, the anti-christ too, because of it's probable world leadership role and technological influences. But discussions about God, religion etc, etc, should be avoided. So Dowdy, behave yourself ;D Homer[glow=color,strength,width] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dowdy Posted June 25, 2001 #10 Share Posted June 25, 2001 Homer, what do you mean by behave myself? when did i misbehave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted June 25, 2001 #11 Share Posted June 25, 2001 Dowdy You didnt misbehave, that was just my weak attemt at humor. My reasoning for the attempt is, it seems, that you WANT a discussion on religion. HOMER!!![glow=color,strength,width] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dowdy Posted June 25, 2001 #12 Share Posted June 25, 2001 nah. can't be stuffed talking about religion for now. i think i'll give it a break for a while. ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted June 25, 2001 #13 Share Posted June 25, 2001 Thats great, Dowdy.[glow=color,strength,width] Homer[glow=color,strength,width] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bex Posted April 1, 2005 #14 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Now this is a great thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoagy Posted April 1, 2005 #15 Share Posted April 1, 2005 As for religious discussions, it's not really even a branch of the unexplained - it is in a sense unexplained, but at the same time it's not something you really want to openly question in a forum that does not specialise in the subject. 1896[/snapback] Hi Saruman, it seems that there is a lot of religious debate in the Spirituality thread, and a lot of 'I'm right, you're wrong'. Does'nt that fall under the religious discussion banner? just a thought Hoagy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellar Posted April 1, 2005 #16 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Hoagy: Notice when Saruman posted that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnSide Posted April 1, 2005 #17 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Indeed i'm not sure of the relivance of reviving a topic that hasn't been posted in for nearly 4 years. The opinions expressed at that time have of course changed since. I don't see any reason to keep this open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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