According to The Bible the pope follows and has dedicated his whole life to he is wrong in every single way possible with said comments..... The Bible says the complete opposite of what he just said..... I think I'm gonna go ahead and stick to the actual Word instead of a pope's opinion on what will make him sound good and have people like him..... Luke 18:19 New International Version (©2011) "Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good--except God alone. Ephesians 2:8-9 New International Version (NIV) 8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
What other term would you use to describe it then? Nothing that is considered anecdotal evidence (albeit weakly) in the Bible is physically impossible. Talking bushes, parting a sea, creating entire planets. Magic isn't meant to be offensive, its meant to emphasize that the events you hold to in Christianity that God has allegedly carried out are physically impossible and unclassifiable.
I don't hate people for practicing religion. Its a mutual benefit. They are more likely to become more charitable, and return they get the benefit of some sort of perpetual catharsis and something to look forward to after death. It is when they decide that other people should follow that same religion too is where I find fault. Through law, or even by word of mouth I can't stand religious fanatics. Keep to yourselves.
You're basically agreeing with my premise then. The last sentence in my post was about fanatics, which every ideology has.
You are either trolling or you are just trying to be contrary. My basic premise about people and be belittled for their faith is sound.
You perceive it as belittling, but is not. It is an objective description of the bible's accounts. Followers of that religion tend to call it miracles, but the premise is the same. Powers, miracles, spells, whatever. Its the use of a supernatural ability that is not available to a common person.
The difference here is that "atheists" tend to believe all of us will just rot in the ground once they die. While many religious people tend to believe they'll get saved and get to play poker with saints in heaven while everyone else burn. Seems kind of one sided don't you think?
