Comments on: Religion and the art of Intellectual Acrobatics

By: Lofter

Lofter — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:50:18 +0000

Excellent point, Starving… which is why I make the effort to support organizations that provide food and water to them – in essence, forfeiting my football game (money) in favor of my neighbor (starving children) rather than my own selfish interests (new TV)!
Think of it this way… if all followed God the way He intended, there would be no one starving anywhere. So, it’s not that God doesn’t give a flip about starving kids… people simply don’t. At least not enough of us.
Do you?

By: Starving

Starving — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:38:15 +0000

“Oh, and for the record… there are children starving all over the world. Does anyone really think God gives a flip about football…”

Doesn’t look like ‘God’, if there is one, gives a flip about starving kids either. Otherwise they wouldn’t be starving in the first place.

By: Aafke

Aafke — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:27:13 +0000

Thanks for the interest, I had a great time in the USA, but so very busy I hardly had time to even open my laptop!

Thanks Rhysz

By: Rhysz

Rhysz — Sun, 17 May 2009 23:41:57 +0000

Aafke will be back in 24 hours, sh only had good things in the USA from what I hear!

Regards,
Rhysz

By: Tee

Tee — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:48:29 +0000

Aafke! Just writing to see how you are doing.. I hope only good things are keeping you away from us!

By: Mezba

Mezba — Wed, 13 May 2009 21:47:57 +0000

Everyone knows God is with Manchester United these days.

By: Lat

Lat — Sat, 09 May 2009 04:49:05 +0000

What excellent acrobats! Such beautiful heavenly bodies!
Why do you keep saying that you’re not yet struck by lightning?! Do you want to be? Don’t you know that if you wish too hard things do happen for real?
So please no more lighting for you or anyone else.Lightning comes and goes as it pleases.Not to strike anyone…in particular.

By: Lofter

Lofter — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:20:09 +0000

Just a suggestion, based in my personal beliefs (as formed over the multitude of decades survived on this planet)… God is love, and we are commanded to love our neighbor as ourselves, right? I believe this to be correct – and religious denomination, skin tone, or country of origin has nothing to do with anything. After all, we monotheists all understand there is only ONE God, right? (No offense intended to any Hindu who may be reading this comment.)
If football team A truly practices what they so fervently claim to believe, why would they be praying for the defeat of their neighbor, team B? My suggestion, therefore, is that the team who is most dedicated to God and most thoroughly following His will, would simply forfeit the game to their opponent. Afterward, they would all join together for celebration!

Oh, and for the record… there are children starving all over the world. Does anyone really think God gives a flip about football, or any other of the zillions of pointless, self-centered issues that humans have been known to pray about? I’m just saying… then again, that seems to be what I do most…

By: Achelois

Achelois — Sun, 03 May 2009 17:00:06 +0000

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! I always thought God was on MY side

By: Marahm

Marahm — Sun, 03 May 2009 14:04:34 +0000

All flippancy aside, what you wrote is entirely true, IMHO. I perceived an inkling of this as a child, when I was taught that only Christians would go to Heaven. When I asked about non-Christians, the answer was that they were unfortunate, unless we Christians took up the duty of informing the entire world about Jesus Christ. After that, they’d have no excuse.

Therein lay the seed of my religious discontent.

Yes, the Chinese acrobats are spectacular, but instead of distracting me, they highlighted the message of this post.

Given the persistance of religious belief over history, the omnipresence of it, and its ability to inspire the ultimate sacrifice (and I don’t mean Jesus), I suspect it carries a strong modicum of truth.

Future generations have the duty of sorting it all out, and they will do so, inshaAllah.