Ah. Tough one this. People claiming they almost puked are either exaggerating or just silly, but those condoning such relationships are also of their rocker. It doesn't matter if the lass didn't know that it was her father, as soon as she found out, that should have been that. I feel for the child, and express my disgust for the attitude of the two without hesitation.
[QUOTE="Arthur96"]Seeing just how much you believe in God makes me want to continue asking you question after question. Don't you find the whole idea of a God irrational? No proof whatsoever, the Biblical story riddled with plot holes, the whole idea of the magical powers Jesus possessed completely unrealistic even today, and really no influence of said God on the world today.foxhound_fox
I know mindstorm can address these specific questions but I feel like addressing the over-arching point you raise about religious belief (faith) being irrational and non-provable. Since when has religion been a science proven by objective evidence resulting from observation of what is outside the body? Though somewhat of a rhetorical question (since I know the answer; some 100-150 years ago), you present an odd point of view regarding another's beliefs. Religion is the opposite of reason, it is intuition. A part of the mind and the heart that cannot be reduced by logic or forms or conceptions. It is an overbearing sense of oneness that dissolves the sense of "self" into itself. Living neither in the past nor the future, the self-less person is content living in the present moment. Both within and without of "God" in complete bliss, totally unattached to the material world. For many years I shared your viewpoint, and tried to rationalize religion through thought and logic... only to come up empty handed and disappointed. Then over the past couple years, I have come to realize that religion isn't about rationalizing the world... it is about experiencing it at it's very core, appreciating the subtle beauty of even the tiniest speck of sand among billions on a beach. I have a longing for something greater than mere material existence. I am barely satisfied by material gain anymore, and even when I am, I realize it is fleeting and disappears almost as quickly as it arises. I have not found what I seek yet, but I still search, and am enjoying the journey far more than brooding in rational cynicism. I have no issues with religion whatsoever, nor the people who are exactly that. My opinion, however, is that religion is more or less a set of limitations one must abide by, regardless of what he/she thinks about them. To me that's, obviously, the opposite of freedom, and the biggest obstacle along the road to enjoyment of life. In other words, I genuinely believe that religion is more or less a trap, an extra set of laws you have to follow, and a very unnecessary one.
Why an atheist of course. Walking on water and resurrecting those who have passed away is a tad beyond me I would say. Not condemning religious people though, what others believe is hardly my business, and I'd certainly like to keep it that way.
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