im catholic, but i havent been within the premise of a church for abt 3 yrs...(note premise)

i have muslim friends who loves alcohol and the occasional bob marley treatment

as for my opinion, religion does set some guidelines to live by in a good way...it tells us not to kill, rape whatever...most (if not all) governments are based on these religious rules....we go to court, we swear to tell the truth so help us God blablabla....politicians say God is with us if u elect me to be the next president....

but, many wars in the past have been faught for the sake of religion...the revolutions in europe? world wars? the fights among protestants and catholics in ireland, etc...(cant think of more examples now)

we look up to a being that is intangible...i think i am my own god....i decide what happens to me...i cud die by throwing myself under the railway tracks at 5pm...or i can choose to be having a beer with some mates at a bar at 5pm..i decide if i want to be sucesful in a carreer..

point is..i dont want to be tied down with all these rules id need to abide by for the sake of a belief that is unsubstantiated to me...even if it is substantiated i wudn let such rules, rule me...but thats me

2 cents

*tristan, i watched the bill hicks video on creationism...good stuff :D

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