http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/ Fri, 18 May 2012 21:56:36 -0500 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt DokuWiki http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/lib/images/favicon.ico http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/ http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/doku.php?id=1.readfirst This is a raw index of all files contained in the Wiki. The start page is here Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:01:10 -0500 http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/doku.php?id=adultsvschildren To the child's mind, things need to be put in simple terms. Children understand the easy explanation, even though it's far-fetched. Humanity, as a child, needed the simple terms. What is weather? What is the sun? What is life? Death? Why are we here? What is right or wrong? How should I act? Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:01:11 -0500 http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/doku.php?id=agnostic I consider myself an agnostic. Why? Let me explain briefly: I am amazed at the universe. Every new scientific discovery brings humanity a little closer to understanding the universe and reality itself. When we finally understand it all, we may indeed discover that there is a being (doubtful), a race (more likely), or a force (kinda shaky, but a highly developed race may appear to us more as a force of nature) that is responsible for everything we know to be real. Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:01:12 -0500 http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/doku.php?id=atheist Self-Defeating. Atheists could be right, there may be no god at all. However, to not recognize the social benefits that religion has wrought throughout history is willing ignorance. Yes, religion has also brought on a great deal of undue pain and suffering, and it's easy to say we'd be better off without it - but again, that is shortsighted and ignorant. Until/unless humanity itself wakes up to morality as a principle as opposed to a commandment, then religion is the one unifying factor that… Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:01:13 -0500 http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/doku.php?id=billmaher Surprisingly enough, I have found someone who shares my basic thoughts in religion. Sadly, he's firmly entrenched amongst the liberal asshats who refuse to understand that simply understanding that religious fundamentalists are basically all the same type of idiots does not end the argument. Sometimes the gloves have to come off and the idiots need to be slapped around. Sun, 01 Oct 2006 11:38:11 -0500 http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/doku.php?id=bookworship Article Written for L'ano Itar.com “It's in the heart of every Muslim. We respect and we love (the Koran) more than our families,” said Ab-dishakur Ibrahim, imam of the Al-Farooq mosque. “I don't know why anyone would do this. I can't comprehend it.” Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:01:14 -0500 http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/doku.php?id=buddhist Just a note: The other day, I saw what appeared to be a stereotypical Southern “redneck” sitting in the doctor's office. What caught my eye was the fact that he was reading a book on Buddha. Wow. Sun, 16 May 2010 18:47:03 -0500 http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/doku.php?id=christian Texts * The Bible * Old Testament * New Testament * Inconsistencies Deities * God, Jesus Varieties * The Church * Catholic * Protestant * Mormon * Etc Articles Links Reminder to self, need a whole section on “the troubles”, ie. Ireland, Protestant vs. Catholic Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:01:15 -0500 http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/doku.php?id=control In general, religion is a tool used to apply control to a population through fear, faith, and intimidation (this section will need to be moved - just needed a space to put thoughts as they occurred to me) I've read that radical islam won't dare attack the US with nukes because they know the first thing we'd do is nuke mecca/medina. Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:01:15 -0500 http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/doku.php?id=evolutionof Examples: Christianity * Started as the religion of an oppressed people (Jews) in Egypt * Gave the people the will to overthrow their oppressors and escape to freedom * Became a powerful religion driven to conquer others (crusades, Mayans, others) * Moved to more insidious methods of expansion, absorbing other religions (Voodoo) * Now considered “mainstream” despite a dubious history Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:01:16 -0500 http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/doku.php?id=freedom Great concept, impossible to implement. You cannot have true/complete freedom of religion and still maintain a single set of social rules. The United States was founded on Christian principles, with laws and social conscience based on the “Ten Commandments” of Moses. Any religion that does not hold the same basic principles cannot be adhered to under these laws. Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:01:17 -0500 http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/doku.php?id=general General Thoughts Religion is a tool implemented to apply control over a population. Religion is a necessary part of human development. Religion is a man-made creation. Articles Religion as a method of control Freedom of religion: Reality or Myth? Intelligent Design? Karl Marx - Well known statement on religion Rules, Laws, Commandments (and common sense) About god Evolution (devolution?) of Religions Adults vs Children Bill Maher Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:14:34 -0500 http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/doku.php?id=god Who/what is god? (define) Are we god? How could a true "god" not be indifferent? Could a "god" be an integral part of everything? Is an alien being "god"? How would god relate to non-earthly life? Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:01:18 -0500 http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/doku.php?id=government Religion's influence in and on governments. * Ancient Egypt * Mayan * Rome * China * India * England/France/Italy/Portugal, et al * United States * Germany * USSR * Middle East (Sharia Law - several examples) Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:01:19 -0500 http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/doku.php?id=greymatter Greymatter Help Documentation Gleaned from the Greymatter Support Forums The Document Root GM Templates Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:01:20 -0500 http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/doku.php?id=intelligent_design If there is an intelligence that set our universe in motion, it is indifferent at best. To imagine that one being could be personally interested in every aspect of this magnitude of things is yet another display of the foolhardy Ego of mankind. Religious fanatics justify ID by blindly stating that “God” is all-powerful. This is an excuse to explain something that cannot be explained. Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:01:21 -0500 http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/doku.php?id=islamic Texts The holy book of Islam - Qur'an/Koran Deities Allah, Mohammed Varieties Articles They don't love their children More important than family? Look this up: Al-Hasan al-Basri: “Have you ever seen a faqih? The faqih is he who has renounced the world, longs for the hereafter, possesses insight in his Religion, and worships his Lord without cease.” Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:01:22 -0500 http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/doku.php?id=jewish Old Testament (Bible) Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:01:22 -0500 http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/doku.php?id=lovechildren Article written for L'ano Itar.com Remember these lyrics from Sting's “Russians”? * In Europe and America, there’s a growing feeling of hysteria * Conditioned to respond to all the threats * In the rhetorical speeches of the Soviets * Mr. Krushchev said “we will bury you” * I don’t subscribe to this point of view * It would be such an ignorant thing to do * If the Russians love their children too Sun, 02 Jul 2006 11:40:01 -0500 http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/doku.php?id=marx Religious suffering is, at one and the same time, the expression of real suffering and a protest against real suffering. Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people. Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:01:24 -0500 http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/doku.php?id=mormon If not for the fact that this “religion” was based on the bible, an otherwise authentic religious text, I would list it down under the non-religions with the likes of scientology. Brief history: Joseph Smith Revelations from god Golden plates (Book of Mormon) Polygamy Killed while in jail for being a fruitcake Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:01:25 -0500 http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/doku.php?id=oldtestament Old Testament The Christian name for the Hebrew Bible. It is the sacred scripture of Judaism and the first portion of the Christian Bible. According to Jewish teachings, it is made up of three parts: the Law (also known as the Torah or Pentateuch), comprising the first five books (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy), which describes the origins of the world, the covenant between the Lord and Israel, the exodus and entry into the promised land, and the various rules governing so… Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:01:25 -0500 http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/doku.php?id=references The Religion Wiki Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:01:26 -0500 http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/doku.php?id=religion Hi to all on this site its content Welcome, curious visitors! This is my first Wiki. Created to give me a place to lay out my thoughts and ideas on religion in general; with specific information and speculative considerations, and to seek input from you, the general public. Please use references where appropriate, and provide background information to support your thoughts and ideas. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:28:41 -0500 http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/doku.php?id=rules-laws Information and observations on religious law, the how's and why's Basic commandments, etc... Social order by moral law Simple things, should be obvious, but when handed down by “god”, the guilt/morality concepts kick in to make them more important - note the sexist/racist elements that were never removed, even as the populations and societies outgrew those notions: Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:01:28 -0500 http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/doku.php?id=sidebar * Religion * General * Control * Freedom? * Intelligent Design * Karl Marx * Rules & Laws * About God * Evolution of Religion * Adults vs Children * Specific * Christianity * Islam * Judaism * Buddhism * Hindu * Mormon * Agnostic * Atheism Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:01:28 -0500 http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/doku.php?id=specific Information on specific religions, to include comparisons, general themes, and perversions of the religious tenets. Religions Christian Islamic Jewish Buddhist Hindu Mormon Non-Religions Agnostic Atheist External Links Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:01:29 -0500 http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/doku.php?id=thoughts What if? (Prompted by a show on the History Channel about the extent of knowledge man had thousands of years ago, lost, then rediscovered only recently). What if mankind's natural path is to completely understand the universe, but certain events in human history like war, disaster and, more to the point, religion work as stumbling blocks to slow our progress on that path? Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:01:30 -0500 http://www.jonathanmurray.com/DokuWiki/doku.php?id=who-is-god This page needs to be rewritten/formatted/more thoroughly thought out... seems like a good place for me to drop this piece of text for the moment, though! These ideas came to me today while having a discussion1 on religion in general with a devout, (recent?) convert to Christianity. I struggled to hold them in my head until I could get them into words - too often I have amazingly lucid thoughts that never make it into any sort of permanent form; I need to get better at this. The wave Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:23:34 -0500