... MANY people that let their religions influence them in a good way, but too many others who use it to discriminate, belittle, and hurt others. in my opinion, there is no such thing as a wrong or right religion, but there is people out there who act in ways that the founders and fathers of the churches etc. never EVER intended. the bible, koran, etc are all VERY similar and are more like stories with morals that have alot to teach about humanity and that have alot to teach to people, until they are misconstrued into negative things.[/QUOTE]Originally Posted by sport_122
I mostly agree on this, which is why I think it is important to do your own research on the foundations of faith, and scientific study before coming to a conclusion that a faith is wrong, because more than likely its the individual.
I do believe there are wrong or false religions out there.[/QUOTE]
i never said faith was wrong. i do, however, believe that 90% of the stories in the bible are just as they seem, stories. stories that should be read and DEFINITELY learned from, but still stories.
the difference between using science vs. faith to explain things is this:
science CAN be proven 100%. it may not have been so far, but it CAN be. everything that happens naturally is an "effect" to a "cause", and it creates a pattern that will be repeated until the end of time. religion cannot and will not ever be proven, unless there is some sort of LARGE and obvious event that proves it.