Search results

There is certainly a lot of evil in the old testament yes even when its for the supposed good but it wasnt till later they created a devil. Lucifer actualy means angel of light or the light bringer. They needed a way to get people to move away from pagan beliefs and the horned devil was born to...

You have to be a bit careful here Constantine was the Roman emperor that edited the New Testament because he decided to adopt christianity. Since the person you quoted mentioned Leviticus its good to remind that he wrote that you shouldn't eat pig. Now since the Roman army pretty much existed on...

It didnt really until the Romans got involved and decided to up their game and to get rid of the annoying pagans. The old devil worship label worked well. But wasnt mentioned in the early bible.

You are being very precious, calling him an almighty god is as insulting to us as "imaginary sky fairy" is to you. The second comment on intelligence is a fair argument I would say more as to how vulnerable you are, of course there are also intelligent people that have figured out what they can...

Very few wars have been fought over religion alone even the crusades were more about gaining power and putting yourself in the position of being the Pope which was then effectively the dictator of Europe. Religion is a convenient way of getting the people to die for you. Also the knights that...

I dont know, religion in its purest form has yes outlived its use of controlling the population but it can give a lot of people solace where they wouldnt get it elsewhere. Also for those who cant face the idea of death being well death. If they want to get help and talk to their imaginary friend...