Ah so we can throw out the old texts then. So where's your leg to stand on?
I never said that mate.
Ah, I was under the impression that much of the myth of Christ required a very physical existence. Must be difficult to crucify a non-physical entity - cudos to the Romans.
He was a man. He is not a man anymore. I don't understand why that is so hard to comprehend.
Which is great, but we are in big-boy/girl land. You don't get to simply say that something is an opinion and run away unless someone makes an unsupported claim. Lucky for me I provided quite a nice summary of how Christianity does, in fact (look into fact vs opinion) resemble depression.
Fine I'll address it.
Feelings of sadness, emptiness or unhappiness - This is the most common reason I hear people talk about loving Christianity. Without it there is just emptiness and darkness, however the concept of God fills a that gap. The problem is that the belief is actually what causes that gap. Nobody sees the gap except in hindsight because they are taught about the gap.
This is untrue.
You're trying to say that there is never a gap, Which is crap. People get depressed without and with religion. They feel they have gaps in their lives, And then they move on. Just because they move on doesn't mean there was never a gap.
Angry outbursts, irritability or frustration, even over small matters - irritability even over small matters, such as how others live their lives, people pointing out contradictions, etc. Even in this thread members have gotten flustered to the point where the seem to lose track of even their own previous comments.
Well, We're people. We get upset. Big deal? So does everyone.
Loss of interest or pleasure in normal activities, such as sex - Um, every sin?
Nope. Christians have healthy and satisfying sex lives. And they desire sex just as much as the next person.
Tiredness and lack of energy, so that even small tasks take extra effort - this point is kind of the opposite. I've known so many religious people who describe services are their recharge for the week. Again, the problem is that they see it this way because of the religion.
Okay now we're just getting silly.
Anxiety, agitation or restlessness for example, excessive worrying, pacing, hand-wringing or an inability to sit still - the entire religion is based around carrying the sins of others, worrying about the afterlife, and being concerned with what others are up to.
No. We're not carrying the sins of others, We're forgiven. We don't worry about the afterlife, We know where we're going. And we don't mind if others want to sin, That's their responsibility.
Feelings of worthlessness or guilt, fixating on past failures or blaming yourself for things that are not your responsibility - This needs absolutely no explanation.
Actually it does. I don't feel guilt or fixate on my past or blame myself for others problems?
Frequent thoughts of death, suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts or suicide - suicide, no. This is because the punishment for suicide is rejection from heaven, the entire point of the religion. However, note that thoughts of death need not be about killing oneself. Just thinking about death constantly can be a sign of depression, and in these "Aeon of Osiris" religion there is a massive obsession with death.
Some people do, Some people don't. The difference is we see death as a good thing. We're not worried about it.
