Monday, June 29, 2009 | 1:33 PM
Chua was talking about religion. Again.
She has some kind of obsession with Revelations, the Bible and the end of the world.
I really don't get religion. Not just christianity, actually. More like any kind of religion.
Case in point- Buddhism. It was originally a sort of philosophy, a way of living life to the fullest, created and spread by an Indian prince who forwent his riches to become a monk. It turned out to be really well accepted by the people, especially by the lower classes, for it taught that all men are equal (what about women? :O).
You must note here that the guy never asked to be revered as a god. In fact, he never once spoke of it as a religion. It was only after he died that his followers decided to do so.
Some conspiracy theorists say that he was portrayed as a god by the lower classes as part of a plot so that they could be treated better. Well, it's up to you to believe what you will..
Another- Christianity.
The Bible is a part of the Quran. That is a fact. The only difference is the names of the people. Remember that story where God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son to him? That happened in the Quran as well. And it's only a small part of the Quran, which is way longer.
Rachel Chua was saying something about the end of the world.. o.o'' Like how the H1N1 outbreak, SARS, bird flu, wars and all the natural disasters are signs of the end. Plus the stuff in Revelations that 'predicts' all this.
Erm.. I'm thinking of how to put this delicately, without harming Chua's beliefs (and ego)...
Technically, this is not really much.
There was much speculation about the end of the world, when bubonic plague struck London centuries ago, too. Yellow fever too. Still, nothing happened.
There was much war in the past too, with the West trying to colonize the world. Japan too, and there were tons of wars in Asia, within Asia.
Natural disasters probably have occurred as frequently in the past as they are happening now. It's just that the world was not as well connected as it is now. Remember Pompeii? No one knew, until the city was unearthed god knows how long later. Who knows just how many volcanoes, tsunamis, earthquakes, hurricanes or cyclones have wrecked their havoc on the land, that no one knows about?
Therefore, all that she has stated has not actually proven anything.
Why on earth is there religion anyway? Who was the person who created it?
I'd like to go give that guy a piece of my mind. Life would be much easier without it.
Monday, June 29, 2009 | 1:33 PM
Chua was talking about religion. Again.
She has some kind of obsession with Revelations, the Bible and the end of the world.
I really don't get religion. Not just christianity, actually. More like any kind of religion.
Case in point- Buddhism. It was originally a sort of philosophy, a way of living life to the fullest, created and spread by an Indian prince who forwent his riches to become a monk. It turned out to be really well accepted by the people, especially by the lower classes, for it taught that all men are equal (what about women? :O).
You must note here that the guy never asked to be revered as a god. In fact, he never once spoke of it as a religion. It was only after he died that his followers decided to do so.
Some conspiracy theorists say that he was portrayed as a god by the lower classes as part of a plot so that they could be treated better. Well, it's up to you to believe what you will..
Another- Christianity.
The Bible is a part of the Quran. That is a fact. The only difference is the names of the people. Remember that story where God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son to him? That happened in the Quran as well. And it's only a small part of the Quran, which is way longer.
Rachel Chua was saying something about the end of the world.. o.o'' Like how the H1N1 outbreak, SARS, bird flu, wars and all the natural disasters are signs of the end. Plus the stuff in Revelations that 'predicts' all this.
Erm.. I'm thinking of how to put this delicately, without harming Chua's beliefs (and ego)...
Technically, this is not really much.
There was much speculation about the end of the world, when bubonic plague struck London centuries ago, too. Yellow fever too. Still, nothing happened.
There was much war in the past too, with the West trying to colonize the world. Japan too, and there were tons of wars in Asia, within Asia.
Natural disasters probably have occurred as frequently in the past as they are happening now. It's just that the world was not as well connected as it is now. Remember Pompeii? No one knew, until the city was unearthed god knows how long later. Who knows just how many volcanoes, tsunamis, earthquakes, hurricanes or cyclones have wrecked their havoc on the land, that no one knows about?
Therefore, all that she has stated has not actually proven anything.
Why on earth is there religion anyway? Who was the person who created it?
I'd like to go give that guy a piece of my mind. Life would be much easier without it.
