DarkArtist81
Super Freak
After reading through the now locked abortion topic thread, I realize how much I am just disgusted with how people think... at least many of them. I just don't understand how anyone, regardless of belief or ideals, can view the death of anyone as a good thing.
Hell, I even felt a little remorse when I watched the video of Saddam H. being executed. And I actually FOUGHT a war against the guy! He did unspeakable things, but did I find any satisfaction whatsoever in his death? No.
I can understand the tensions people have in this country about when life begins, what is the "right" way to do things regarding abortion... gay rights, etc. But to applaud the death of anyone is really sick to me.
The world is full of people, with various religious beliefs, with various moral standings, various political leanings. Some people do things that we may not condone, or may not agree with. It doesn't give us the right to judge and execute them based on a belief. Or even to smile and pump our fists in the air when someone else does so.
I just want to reiterate that this isn't a political thread, nor is it about abortion or anything close to it. It's really about how people can take something so pure, like belief... and turn it to selfish and evil ends.
What does it take for a human to interpret the words in the Bible? Which in turn were interpretations of the word of God... if they were at all, and not just the creation of man entirely.
How can anyone use an interpretation to punish others? It's happened many times in history, the Inquisition, the Witch Trials, the Plague, the Crusades, the list goes on and on. Just like any good literature, one can take away many different lessons from the text. So how can anyone use this to judge anyone??
Religion and death has gone hand in hand for centuries, and it's really bothersome to me that it continues even though man has come so far. We really ARE beasts, aren't we? How can we deny it? We kill one another with impunity, we visit all manner of atrocities on our brothers without remorse. And yet some still believe we aren't connected to animals via ancestry.
It's sickening to me that we still cling to this idea that somehow we can decide what is right for ALL mankind, that the power to do so resides in ONE groups ideas of justice or right and wrong. Why can't we see that the answers do not rest in any book or doctrine but rather in the world itself and the lessons that time has to teach us? We will never move forward if we can't look at things through more scientific eyes, and make rational decisions that will benefit the greater number of people without excess suffering.
And if this thread needs to be locked, so be it. If I have to lose my mod powers, so be it. This is a discussion board, and dammit I feel like discussing this. If you too want to join me, go ahead. If not, move along.
Hell, I even felt a little remorse when I watched the video of Saddam H. being executed. And I actually FOUGHT a war against the guy! He did unspeakable things, but did I find any satisfaction whatsoever in his death? No.
I can understand the tensions people have in this country about when life begins, what is the "right" way to do things regarding abortion... gay rights, etc. But to applaud the death of anyone is really sick to me.
The world is full of people, with various religious beliefs, with various moral standings, various political leanings. Some people do things that we may not condone, or may not agree with. It doesn't give us the right to judge and execute them based on a belief. Or even to smile and pump our fists in the air when someone else does so.
I just want to reiterate that this isn't a political thread, nor is it about abortion or anything close to it. It's really about how people can take something so pure, like belief... and turn it to selfish and evil ends.
What does it take for a human to interpret the words in the Bible? Which in turn were interpretations of the word of God... if they were at all, and not just the creation of man entirely.
How can anyone use an interpretation to punish others? It's happened many times in history, the Inquisition, the Witch Trials, the Plague, the Crusades, the list goes on and on. Just like any good literature, one can take away many different lessons from the text. So how can anyone use this to judge anyone??
Religion and death has gone hand in hand for centuries, and it's really bothersome to me that it continues even though man has come so far. We really ARE beasts, aren't we? How can we deny it? We kill one another with impunity, we visit all manner of atrocities on our brothers without remorse. And yet some still believe we aren't connected to animals via ancestry.
It's sickening to me that we still cling to this idea that somehow we can decide what is right for ALL mankind, that the power to do so resides in ONE groups ideas of justice or right and wrong. Why can't we see that the answers do not rest in any book or doctrine but rather in the world itself and the lessons that time has to teach us? We will never move forward if we can't look at things through more scientific eyes, and make rational decisions that will benefit the greater number of people without excess suffering.
And if this thread needs to be locked, so be it. If I have to lose my mod powers, so be it. This is a discussion board, and dammit I feel like discussing this. If you too want to join me, go ahead. If not, move along.