Religion a Figment of Human Imagination...........

[nhboy]

"Humans alone practice religion because they're the only creatures to have evolved imagination.

That's the argument of anthropologist Maurice Bloch of the London School of Economics. Bloch challenges the popular notion that religion evolved and spread because it promoted social bonding, as has been argued by some anthropologists.

Instead, he argues that first, we had to evolve the necessary brain architecture to imagine things and beings that don't physically exist, and the possibility that people somehow live on after they've died."

ABC News: Religion: A Figment of the Imagination?

[libby]

Originally Posted by nhboy

"Humans alone practice religion because they're the only creatures to have evolved imagination.

That's the argument of anthropologist Maurice Bloch of the London School of Economics. Bloch challenges the popular notion that religion evolved and spread because it promoted social bonding, as has been argued by some anthropologists.

Instead, he argues that first, we had to evolve the necessary brain architecture to imagine things and beings that don't physically exist, and the possibility that people somehow live on after they've died."

ABC News: Religion: A Figment of the Imagination?

How sad that this man does not have the hope that is offered by faith in God. But, even without a belief in eternal life, living for God first, others second and self last is the surest path to earthly happiness, too. New Age philosophies like Oprah's, as well as the generally accepted knowledge that "it is in giving that we receive" is not a "new age" theology that has been stumbled upon. We have been designed that way, and God cannot be outdone in generosity. He gives back to us a hundred fold for every effort of ours toward His other children.
The poor man in this article has no hope, and in all sincerity, I do not know how he can stand it.

[itsbob (Premo)]

Originally Posted by libby

How sad that this man does not have the hope

Have you ever been told in church it's a bad thing to be close minded??

Or is it only bad to be close minded about church?


Are you implying this man is going to be served up in hell for all time and eternity for what he does or doesn't believe?

That if your God exists he won't be given another chance when he meets God upon his death to take him in his heart and to join him in heaven? Is your God that unloving, hateful and spiteful that he won't give a mere mortal man a chance for redemption or saving after he leaves this life??

If that's the case, I'll chose another God thank you very much.

[toppick08 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by itsbob

Have you ever been told in church it's a bad thing to be close minded??

Or is it only bad to be close minded about church?


Are you implying this man is going to be served up in hell for all time and eternity for what he does or doesn't believe?

That if your God exists he won't be given another chance when he meets God upon his death to take him in his heart and to join him in heaven? Is your God that unloving, hateful and spiteful that he won't give a mere mortal man a chance for redemption or saving after he leaves this life??

If that's the case, I'll chose another God thank you very much.

BMW..........

[itsbob (Premo)]

Originally Posted by toppick08

BMW..........

Notice how the engine closely resmbles the crucifix.. accident? I think Not!!

[toppick08 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by itsbob

Notice how the engine closely resmbles the crucifix.. accident? I think Not!!

[libby]

Originally Posted by itsbob

Have you ever been told in church it's a bad thing to be close minded??

Or is it only bad to be close minded about church?


Are you implying this man is going to be served up in hell for all time and eternity for what he does or doesn't believe?

That if your God exists he won't be given another chance when he meets God upon his death to take him in his heart and to join him in heaven? Is your God that unloving, hateful and spiteful that he won't give a mere mortal man a chance for redemption or saving after he leaves this life??

If that's the case, I'll chose another God thank you very much.

I said nothing of the man's motives, or the salvation or damnation of his soul. My commets were restricted to the consequent hopelessness that must follow if there is no life after death, and no greater purpose in this life.
I just cannot imagine, for instance, how people bear the loss of a loved one if there is no God.
Give a shot at assuming the best of someone's comments, instead of the worst.

[PsyOps]

Originally Posted by nhboy

"Humans alone practice religion because they're the only creatures to have evolved imagination.

That's the argument of anthropologist Maurice Bloch of the London School of Economics. Bloch challenges the popular notion that religion evolved and spread because it promoted social bonding, as has been argued by some anthropologists.

Instead, he argues that first, we had to evolve the necessary brain architecture to imagine things and beings that don't physically exist, and the possibility that people somehow live on after they've died."

ABC News: Religion: A Figment of the Imagination?

Funny this "anthropologist" never considered the imagination that goes into a bird building a nest (a very complex process if you really think about it), or honey bees building their hive, or how those bees work as a team to bring food home (how many humans do you know can cooperate at such a level?), or a squirrel's imagination that compels it to bury their food to safe-keeping when it starts to get cold and they need to eat when there is none.

And not having the ability to truly communicate with the animal world on any tangible scale, how do we know they don’t hold some sort of belief system? Typically man shows their arrogance and close-mindedness in thinking they are the only ones capable of thinking or imagining.

[itsbob (Premo)]

Originally Posted by libby

I said nothing of the man's motives, or the salvation or damnation of his soul. My commets were restricted to the consequent hopelessness that must follow if there is no life after death, and no greater purpose in this life.
I just cannot imagine, for instance, how people bear the loss of a loved one if there is no God.
Give a shot at assuming the best of someone's comments, instead of the worst.

You are right.







That is the entire reason for man to make up religion.

[PsyOps]

Originally Posted by itsbob

You are right.







That is the entire reason for man to make up religion.

Well, at least it give us hope. What do you have?

If believers are wrong what have we lost? Nothing. But if we are right what have you lost?