tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post7563518171287329653..comments2024-03-25T14:09:59.347-05:00Comments on Augoeides: Convicted Christian Singer Outed as AtheistScott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-21406262651033649082014-09-26T08:38:00.911-05:002014-09-26T08:38:00.911-05:00Regarding Christians versus hucksters, I think as ...Regarding Christians versus hucksters, I think as in this case you have to pay attention to their actions rather than their declarations. Anybody can claim to be Christian, but actually living life according to Christian principles takes dedication.<br /><br />To be fair, it's hard to prove that any religion is "true." My opinion is that a religion should be a system of practice that produces "spiritual" or peak experiences - in Christianity it's called <i>metanoia</i>, which gets translated as "repentance" but which really means something more like meta-awareness - or, if you will, awakened or enlightened consciousness.<br /><br />On the other hand, a large portion of Christians pretty much ignore this point and treat their churches more like social clubs. Nobody can do spiritual work for you, and if your religion is not motivating you to practice I would say that it is failing. I don't know if such practice makes a religion "true," but it does make it effective.Scott Stenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-1633508288716304032014-09-26T03:36:20.202-05:002014-09-26T03:36:20.202-05:00How can you tell if someone is a Christian or just...How can you tell if someone is a Christian or just a huckster?<br /><br />How can you tell if Christianity is true?<br /><br />You can't, you just have to have "faith".Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16617571469569222233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-1480181958043089912014-06-21T13:47:16.573-05:002014-06-21T13:47:16.573-05:00There you go! That would have been hilarious, espe...There you go! That would have been hilarious, especially the part where the prosecution got a chance to comment on his reasoning and basically call him a dumbass over and over again.Scott Stenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-42784947824002207162014-06-21T08:19:07.570-05:002014-06-21T08:19:07.570-05:00Dang, he should have claimed it was a "Abraha...Dang, he should have claimed it was a "Abraham/Isaac" deal, where God told him to sacrifice her.<br /><br />They could have written a whole album about it!Nerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04393819034606674001noreply@blogger.com