Difference between religious beliefs and superstitions?

Riffraff · Nov 1, 2006

Complexity and organisation is the only difference I see between the two.

Oh yeah and most superstitious people I've met at least admit they're being silly

GenMarshall · Nov 1, 2006

Perfectionist said:
Then demonstrate this deduction, and I will go away. All you have done is insist that it is possible, without showing how it is possible.

I cannot demonstrate the deduction to you. Thanks to you, I am starting to believe that Reason is the tool of the devil and heracy! [pissed]

No wonder why Pope Pius XII said that rationalism is an error in his Sylibus of Errors.

Perfectionist · Nov 1, 2006

CivGeneral said:
I cannot demonstrate the deduction to you. Thanks to you, I am starting to believe that Reason is the tool of the devil and heracy! No wonder why Pope Pius XII said that rationalism is an error in his Sylibus of Errors.

Why can you not demonstrate it?

puglover · Nov 1, 2006

CivGeneral said:
Thanks to you, I am starting to believe that Reason is the tool of the devil and heracy! No wonder why Pope Pius XII said that rationalism is an error in his Sylibus of Errors.

No, no, no, no. Reason is a tool to find God. Taking faith away from reason, or reason away from faith makes an unbalanced and closed-minded person.

GenMarshall · Nov 1, 2006

puglover said:
No, no, no, no. Reason is a tool to find God. Taking faith away from reason, or reason away from faith makes an unbalanced and closed-minded person.

Well tell the hardheaded Perfectionist that! [pissed]

Perfectionist said:
Why can you not demonstrate it?

Because I cant in my mortal state. God will reveal that to me in the afterlife, however by then it would not matter.

El_Machinae · Nov 1, 2006

puglover said:
No, no, no, no. Reason is a tool to find God. Taking faith away from reason, or reason away from faith makes an unbalanced and closed-minded person.

I think that Paul preaches against reason. If you object, I'll look for the quote.

nihilistic · Nov 1, 2006

CivGeneral said:
I am sorry to say but Christianity is the obvious truth. Jesus said himself "I am the way, the truth and the life: no man cometh to the Father, but by me." John 14:6.

Your arguments are hilarious. Obviously you have no idea of what "a priori" means. That second part is even more ridiculous. Circular arguments as proof, much less for an argument for "apriori"? What a pathetic argument.

GenMarshall · Nov 1, 2006

nihilistic said:
Your arguments are hilarious. Obviously you have no idea of what "a priori" means. That second part is even more ridiculous. Circular arguments as proof, much less for an argument for "apriori"? What a pathetic argument.

You know I take offense to that [pissed]

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nihilistic · Nov 1, 2006

CivGeneral said:
You know I take offense to that .

Luckily, I do not take offense to other people for taking offense to my arguments.

I do, however, sometimes take offense to extremely crappy or deliberately misleading arguments.

Riffraff · Nov 2, 2006

puglover said:
Taking faith away from reason, or reason away from faith makes an unbalanced and closed-minded person.

Sounds nice - would be nice if made some sense though...

Swedishguy · Nov 2, 2006

puglover said:
Religious beliefs can be founded or unfounded. Superstitions are always blind.

Good point. Some supersitions for example that you shouldn't leave the keys on the table was brought up that some women were mistaken for hookers because of that! :eek:

Difference between religious beliefs and superstitions?

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