10-29-2010, 08:21 PM
Eh...I was a devout Christian for about 20 years...then it all just fell apart. The thing about this particular branch of faith (and of course there are exceptions) is that, in my opinion, it tends to focus more on fear tactics to get people to obey a preestablished set of rules than on presenting actual evidence to support its case. The goal seems to be to get everyone so afraid they're going to burn in hell for all eternity that they don't notice the massive holes in the theories they generally support. A very STS tactic, though the basis of Christianity is the words of Christ, who spoke of unconditional love. I don't think you can get a more mixed ball o' polarity than that. Most of the people of this faith truly believe they are doing the right thing, and if that is the case then I would say they ARE doing the right thing with the answers they have access to. I generally try to avoid discussions of faith, but if I have to get into one, I generally tell the person I repect their belief and reserve the right to follow my own.