Comments by "Mikko Rantalainen" (@MikkoRantalainen) on "I grew up in the Westboro Baptist Church. Here's why I left | Megan Phelps-Roper" video.

  1. Every religious human being should sometimes think about following: people around the world believe in 5000-6000 different gods. What's the probability that my religion is the correct one? If my religion was selected by my parents, have they ever misunderstood something? Why would their selection of religion be any different? If you honestly study at least a couple of thousands of those gods and still believe that your selection is the right one, great for you. I think most people will end up as atheist or agnostic after properly researching religions that worship less than 10 gods in total. The worst lie you can tell to your children is to tell them that they shouldn't try to understand the world. The evolution of modern religions is mostly based on creation of the following rules: (1) man cannot understand the ways of god (= do not research things), (2) beware false prophets (= ignore any evidence pointing problems in your religion) Those are rules made by the people that want to believe in that religion, not based on facts.
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  2.  @burno55_  If you do believe in bible stories, why do you think you can ignore this part spoken by Jesus? “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. (NIV, Matthew 5:17–18) The old testament does matter if you believe in bible. Or you decide to interpret the word "law" in some suitable way that doesn't mean the contents of the old testament but something you like more.
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