Anti-theists, which is more important: that Christians are united in their belief or that Christians are free to form their own ideas?

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I hear people criticizing Christianity for being so fractured, saying things like "If there was a God trying to communicate with us, there wouldn't be so much disagreement."

I also hear people criticizing Christians for being mindless sheep. "Indoctrinated" as children, etc. etc. You know the story.

So which is it? Is religion bad because everything thinks differently, or is it bad because everyone is the same?

Are people free to interpret the available information as they see fit, or are they just believing what their religious leaders tell them?

Also, which is more important? Would you rather that Christians "get their story straight" and all agree on the same things, or is it better that Christians individually weigh the evidence and form their own ideas? Assume it is impossible to have both (given the vast differences in experience and background among Christians).

(I know this is arguably a false dichotomy -- if you think it is, just go with it for the sake of the argument.)

biggalloot2003 · Accepted Answer

I do not criticize christians for being "fractured," I simply point out that if their god was guiding them, he is doing a crappy job of it.

The childhood indoctrination is vital to the problem. People have a belief drummed into their tiny little skulls, which replaces thinking. Since there is no thought involved, it is impossible for them to move towards a commonality. They are stuck with the unthinking of their mom and dad.

The result is no two alike and a complete refusal and complete inability to change.

? · Answer

Religion is bad because it has the immense capacity to form collectivist behavior- Islamic jihadists are a good example. It is easiest in Islam, but it happens with Christians too- look at the Nazis!

林 · Answer

I am more of a 'protestant atheist' in that if you are to believe in a silly religion like Christianity, you ought to make up your own mind about it rather than get it from priests and preachers and churches.

Anonymous · Answer

Both can be true. A person can be indoctrinated from a young age to believe a thing or set of things, and there are also thousands of distinct, often contradictory, things that people might be raised to believe.

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Christianity needs to die. All that death program does is bring people to the thought levels of slaves. The works would be a MUCH better place without, in science, technology, real spirituality, and much more.

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Sagan Ritual · Answer

Two who claim to speak
Directly to God himself
Should not disagree

One who loves Jesus
Should not call another false
Who also loves him

You should realize
His certainty feels like yours
How is yours better?

Think for yourself?
Objective morality?
One or the other

One of my big gripes:
"Atheists misinterpret"
Start with your brethren

Two who claim to speak
Directly to God himself
Should not disagree...

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Anti-theists, which is more important: that Christians are united in their belief or that Christians are free to form their own ideas?

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