['See for an overview <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult " target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult </a>. See how easy it is for people to believe something totally irrational? We have the benefit of knowledge to be able see how amusing how these Cargo Cults seem.']
"The two are totally different, people believe in Jesus because 1) He really did exist 2) His words, His teachings were/ are real - we have them in the Bible 3) He really performed many miracles 4) He really did rise again after He was executed and was seen & witnessed by 500 people after His death 5) He really was/is the Son of God.
Cargo cults are based on false premises & local magik (believing idols will conjure up more supplies washing up on shore) Christianity is based on truths, they are totally opposite, if you can't see that you are blind......
Pure Christianity (believing & following Jesus) is not a cult because there is no form of mind-control, brain-washing, control by an organization or deception involved. In fact if you really look at it - living in the secular world with the secular media people are saturated with is more closely related to being a cult!
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Oh...this is so sad and so precious at the same time!
Pure Christianity (believing & following Jesus) is not a cult because there is no form of mind-control, brain-washing, control by an organization or deception involved.
All five of your points depend entirely on the Bible, yet the Bible is simply a misogynistic, cruel theology made up by ancient tribesmen. Many parts of the Bible are patently false. After thousands of years, proof that the Bible is the word of "God" is non-existant. Prove that the Bible is the word of "God," and we'll have something to talk about. Of course, in the process you'll have to prove that "God" exists.
Classic "My Magic is better than yours" The two are totally different, people believe in Jesus because 1) He really did exist
So did John Frum!
2) His words, His teachings were/ are real - we have them in the Bible
Well, that proves it!
3) He really performed many miracles
So did John Frum!
4) He really did rise again after He was executed and was seen & witnessed by 500 people after His death
According to the Christian myths.
5) He really was/is the Son of God.
And God told you that?
Cargo cults are based on false premises & local magik (believing idols will conjure up more supplies washing up on shore)
Christianity is based on false premises & local magik
Christianity is based on truths, they are totally opposite, if you can't see that you are blind......
Why is it that they just cannot see that these things are the same!
Pure Christianity (believing & following Jesus) is not a cult because there is no form of mind-control, brain-washing, control by an organization or deception involved.
Too many lies and misrepresentations to comment on.
In fact if you really look at it - living in the secular world with the secular media people are saturated with is more closely related to being a cult!
NO form of mind control or brainwashing,,,,,,,OOOOOOOKKKKKKKKK.
"He really did rise again after He was executed and was seen & witnessed by 500 people after His death"
Cargos are, in fact, a mix of Christianity and of local beliefs as old and ever older as Christianity can be. If you can call it a cult, you´re putting a finger at you.
No Eddie... many people believe in Jesus because they need a crutch in their lives, because they don't have the capacity to understand reality, or because they never learn any other way.
1) Don't bet on it.
This is so close to parody, I really have to wonder if this isn't an instance of Poe's Law in action.will not see.
~David D.G.
Yeah, the Cargo cultists had seen "cargo", planes, radios, etc. They (mis)interpreted it all in terms of magic/religion because they lacked many conceptual tools, because of the technological and scientifical Grand Canyon between their society and that of the soldiers they met, but at least they based their cult on things they had seen, if not understood.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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