Ronnie at Art With A Pulse in Glen Burnie did this “choose your poison”-slash-”can’t we all get along” menu of religions tattoo on Xabeo. If it’s not obvious from the title, look again to see the writing.
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255 responses to ““Co-exist””
Well surely it would have to the only one that’s right, since you believe it to be correct and it’s different from the others. Two very different religions (say Hinduism and Christianity) can’t both be correct, can they?
But I’ll agree that I can really think of an instance where someone has killed in the name of Buddhism, you’re all hippies, right? 😛
I can’t say the same for the other religions though.
But I’ll agree that I can really think of an instance where someone has killed in the name of Buddhism, you’re all hippies, right? 😛
I can’t say the same for the other religions though.
But I’ll agree that I can really think of an instance where someone has killed in the name of Buddhism, you’re all hippies, right? 😛
I can’t say the same for the other religions though.
How is it insulting to suggest that people who think scientifically should be able to coexist with people who are religious? It doesn’t say to accept what they believe, just to coexist.
How is it insulting to suggest that people who think scientifically should be able to coexist with people who are religious? It doesn’t say to accept what they believe, just to coexist.
How is it insulting to suggest that people who think scientifically should be able to coexist with people who are religious? It doesn’t say to accept what they believe, just to coexist.
Leroy- Different religions have different religious experiences and for that matter different goals so yes they can both be correct if the end goal is met within the tradition. I would never be as arrogant to say that Buddhism is correct… it is different from other traditions…it is the right or correct tradition for me…not for you necessarily or for him or her.
I am most definetly not a hippie thank you. Neither am I a war mongering destructive person. Has this example made the extremes’s apparent?
Do you have any examples of Pagans, Taoist’s or Atheist’s (if this is what e=mc2 is to represent) engaging in such activity’s?
Leroy- Different religions have different religious experiences and for that matter different goals so yes they can both be correct if the end goal is met within the tradition. I would never be as arrogant to say that Buddhism is correct… it is different from other traditions…it is the right or correct tradition for me…not for you necessarily or for him or her.
I am most definetly not a hippie thank you. Neither am I a war mongering destructive person. Has this example made the extremes’s apparent?
Do you have any examples of Pagans, Taoist’s or Atheist’s (if this is what e=mc2 is to represent) engaging in such activity’s?
Leroy- Different religions have different religious experiences and for that matter different goals so yes they can both be correct if the end goal is met within the tradition. I would never be as arrogant to say that Buddhism is correct… it is different from other traditions…it is the right or correct tradition for me…not for you necessarily or for him or her.
I am most definetly not a hippie thank you. Neither am I a war mongering destructive person. Has this example made the extremes’s apparent?
Do you have any examples of Pagans, Taoist’s or Atheist’s (if this is what e=mc2 is to represent) engaging in such activity’s?
Stephanie, “A” for effort, but how can we coexist (religion wise) when we can’t even coexist on a comment forum? LOL
I’ll agree, I’ve seen the sticker, and while I’m not into sticking things to my ride, I think the tattoo is beautiful and was a great idea.
#42 & #46 hit the nail on the head in my opinion.
Go girl. =)
Stephanie, “A” for effort, but how can we coexist (religion wise) when we can’t even coexist on a comment forum? LOL
I’ll agree, I’ve seen the sticker, and while I’m not into sticking things to my ride, I think the tattoo is beautiful and was a great idea.
#42 & #46 hit the nail on the head in my opinion.
Go girl. =)
Stephanie, “A” for effort, but how can we coexist (religion wise) when we can’t even coexist on a comment forum? LOL
I’ll agree, I’ve seen the sticker, and while I’m not into sticking things to my ride, I think the tattoo is beautiful and was a great idea.
#42 & #46 hit the nail on the head in my opinion.
Go girl. =)
Stephanie – It’s insulting becasue whilst science has logic, evidence and reason, the religions ignore it. They fly it the face of it and claim blind faith as noble. And claim questions to be herecy. And as soon as they get power they limit science, they discourage it, they try to muscle in their own beliefs, recently as the oxymoron of creation science. Why any freethinker should have to put up with stone-age superstition that limits our freedom, even when they are not practising, is beyond me.
socialcoma – What do you mean by different goals exactly? If one religion claims that the world was forged by and giant and a cow (norse) and another by a god who appeared out of nowhere and created an entire universe (and possibly multi-verses) for us, becasue he got bored it seems (Abrahamic) then they both can’t be correct can they? They can all be the same in one way, they’re all wrong.
I know you’re not all hippies, hence the ‘:P’
Actually I’m pretty sure the pagans would have killed when christianity invaded the UK, after all the church killed them for being heretics, I’m sure they fought back. I always thought Taoism was a philosophy? Not sure how it should be included to be honest – unless you wanted to weave in symbols for libertarianism or post-humanism along with a miriad of others in the tattoo. And as I said above, science and atheism definitely should not be included.
Stephanie – It’s insulting becasue whilst science has logic, evidence and reason, the religions ignore it. They fly it the face of it and claim blind faith as noble. And claim questions to be herecy. And as soon as they get power they limit science, they discourage it, they try to muscle in their own beliefs, recently as the oxymoron of creation science. Why any freethinker should have to put up with stone-age superstition that limits our freedom, even when they are not practising, is beyond me.
socialcoma – What do you mean by different goals exactly? If one religion claims that the world was forged by and giant and a cow (norse) and another by a god who appeared out of nowhere and created an entire universe (and possibly multi-verses) for us, becasue he got bored it seems (Abrahamic) then they both can’t be correct can they? They can all be the same in one way, they’re all wrong.
I know you’re not all hippies, hence the ‘:P’
Actually I’m pretty sure the pagans would have killed when christianity invaded the UK, after all the church killed them for being heretics, I’m sure they fought back. I always thought Taoism was a philosophy? Not sure how it should be included to be honest – unless you wanted to weave in symbols for libertarianism or post-humanism along with a miriad of others in the tattoo. And as I said above, science and atheism definitely should not be included.
Stephanie – It’s insulting becasue whilst science has logic, evidence and reason, the religions ignore it. They fly it the face of it and claim blind faith as noble. And claim questions to be herecy. And as soon as they get power they limit science, they discourage it, they try to muscle in their own beliefs, recently as the oxymoron of creation science. Why any freethinker should have to put up with stone-age superstition that limits our freedom, even when they are not practising, is beyond me.
socialcoma – What do you mean by different goals exactly? If one religion claims that the world was forged by and giant and a cow (norse) and another by a god who appeared out of nowhere and created an entire universe (and possibly multi-verses) for us, becasue he got bored it seems (Abrahamic) then they both can’t be correct can they? They can all be the same in one way, they’re all wrong.
I know you’re not all hippies, hence the ‘:P’
Actually I’m pretty sure the pagans would have killed when christianity invaded the UK, after all the church killed them for being heretics, I’m sure they fought back. I always thought Taoism was a philosophy? Not sure how it should be included to be honest – unless you wanted to weave in symbols for libertarianism or post-humanism along with a miriad of others in the tattoo. And as I said above, science and atheism definitely should not be included.
Leroy, I love you.
Leroy, I love you.
Leroy, I love you.
Well, we do all coexist on the same planet. Peacefully coexisting is another issue altogether.
Well, we do all coexist on the same planet. Peacefully coexisting is another issue altogether.
Well, we do all coexist on the same planet. Peacefully coexisting is another issue altogether.
!! I was so planning on getting that tattooed. Damn. Mine wasn’t gonna be as extravagant though, that’s beautiful!
!! I was so planning on getting that tattooed. Damn. Mine wasn’t gonna be as extravagant though, that’s beautiful!
!! I was so planning on getting that tattooed. Damn. Mine wasn’t gonna be as extravagant though, that’s beautiful!
Leroy- Sorry I was unaware of what:p meant. My bad.
Different Goals: him where to start. I can’t exactly write a paper her on modblog so I’ll try and sum it up. The three traditions Abrahamic in nature all have the same goal of ascending into heaven with the one true God. Many Asian traditions that fall under the collective umbrella’s of Hinduism, Jainism,Buddhism also hold a belief that there is a heaven that one can enter. There is also the belief that heaven is not a permanent state and there is a state beyond this that one can attain to, thus different religious goals.
Now if you wanna play by the rules of some of the less tolerant followers of the Abrahamic traditions, yes you’re right there is only one correct tradition and if you’re not in you’re out. One could easily attribute all the war we have seen from religion in general from this view.
An important question to bear in mind is…Are you really sure that you’re right and they’re wrong? Seriously can anyone on either side prove it? It’s doesn’t make them right or wrong in my opinion…just open ended.
Another huge point I would like to make is that anytime politics gets involved religion declines in it’s set purpose. Only people who don’t understand what a religious journey is turn religion into a force for dominating others. It they did understand then we would be co-existing wouldn’t we? Sorry I couldn’t help it.
Leroy- Sorry I was unaware of what:p meant. My bad.
Different Goals: him where to start. I can’t exactly write a paper her on modblog so I’ll try and sum it up. The three traditions Abrahamic in nature all have the same goal of ascending into heaven with the one true God. Many Asian traditions that fall under the collective umbrella’s of Hinduism, Jainism,Buddhism also hold a belief that there is a heaven that one can enter. There is also the belief that heaven is not a permanent state and there is a state beyond this that one can attain to, thus different religious goals.
Now if you wanna play by the rules of some of the less tolerant followers of the Abrahamic traditions, yes you’re right there is only one correct tradition and if you’re not in you’re out. One could easily attribute all the war we have seen from religion in general from this view.
An important question to bear in mind is…Are you really sure that you’re right and they’re wrong? Seriously can anyone on either side prove it? It’s doesn’t make them right or wrong in my opinion…just open ended.
Another huge point I would like to make is that anytime politics gets involved religion declines in it’s set purpose. Only people who don’t understand what a religious journey is turn religion into a force for dominating others. It they did understand then we would be co-existing wouldn’t we? Sorry I couldn’t help it.
Leroy- Sorry I was unaware of what:p meant. My bad.
Different Goals: him where to start. I can’t exactly write a paper her on modblog so I’ll try and sum it up. The three traditions Abrahamic in nature all have the same goal of ascending into heaven with the one true God. Many Asian traditions that fall under the collective umbrella’s of Hinduism, Jainism,Buddhism also hold a belief that there is a heaven that one can enter. There is also the belief that heaven is not a permanent state and there is a state beyond this that one can attain to, thus different religious goals.
Now if you wanna play by the rules of some of the less tolerant followers of the Abrahamic traditions, yes you’re right there is only one correct tradition and if you’re not in you’re out. One could easily attribute all the war we have seen from religion in general from this view.
An important question to bear in mind is…Are you really sure that you’re right and they’re wrong? Seriously can anyone on either side prove it? It’s doesn’t make them right or wrong in my opinion…just open ended.
Another huge point I would like to make is that anytime politics gets involved religion declines in it’s set purpose. Only people who don’t understand what a religious journey is turn religion into a force for dominating others. It they did understand then we would be co-existing wouldn’t we? Sorry I couldn’t help it.
socialcoma – But surely if one religions heaven is correct, say the Abrahamic one, the others cannot be? Other ways I’m sure somewhere at the end of the bible someone would have noted *See also: Buddhism, Sikhism, Hinduism. Maybe that note is missing from the bibles I’ve read?
I wouldn’t say it’s intolerant, but if any of the religions are correct, only one can be, since they are all so vastly different. Either Brahman created the world, or Yahweh (or whoever) did. It can’t be both.
“Are you really sure that you’re right and they’re wrong?”
Yes. That may sound arrogant, but yes, I am. Over the course of human history not one single scrap of evidence has appeard for any god, godess (or anything supernatual). The theological arguements are weak at best and only play to emotions and people’s fear of death and that maybe we are just on a tiny little planet in the middle of the universe and aren’t very special (in a cosmological way). And frankly Pascall’s Wager isn’t gonig to work with me.
“Seriously can anyone on either side prove it?”
Either I, or any atheist, agnostic or scientist has NO obligation to provide any evidence for the ‘lack of god’. Evidence for a negative is not really going to happen in the real world, in mathmatics maybe, but not here. The burden of proof lies with those making the claim (there’s is a god, I can fly, fairys exist, smurfs are real, etc) untill someone comes up with evidence for god, it’s not worth even considering. Some people just like the idea of a god, but liking the idea doesn’t make it any more real.
socialcoma – But surely if one religions heaven is correct, say the Abrahamic one, the others cannot be? Other ways I’m sure somewhere at the end of the bible someone would have noted *See also: Buddhism, Sikhism, Hinduism. Maybe that note is missing from the bibles I’ve read?
I wouldn’t say it’s intolerant, but if any of the religions are correct, only one can be, since they are all so vastly different. Either Brahman created the world, or Yahweh (or whoever) did. It can’t be both.
“Are you really sure that you’re right and they’re wrong?”
Yes. That may sound arrogant, but yes, I am. Over the course of human history not one single scrap of evidence has appeard for any god, godess (or anything supernatual). The theological arguements are weak at best and only play to emotions and people’s fear of death and that maybe we are just on a tiny little planet in the middle of the universe and aren’t very special (in a cosmological way). And frankly Pascall’s Wager isn’t gonig to work with me.
“Seriously can anyone on either side prove it?”
Either I, or any atheist, agnostic or scientist has NO obligation to provide any evidence for the ‘lack of god’. Evidence for a negative is not really going to happen in the real world, in mathmatics maybe, but not here. The burden of proof lies with those making the claim (there’s is a god, I can fly, fairys exist, smurfs are real, etc) untill someone comes up with evidence for god, it’s not worth even considering. Some people just like the idea of a god, but liking the idea doesn’t make it any more real.
socialcoma – But surely if one religions heaven is correct, say the Abrahamic one, the others cannot be? Other ways I’m sure somewhere at the end of the bible someone would have noted *See also: Buddhism, Sikhism, Hinduism. Maybe that note is missing from the bibles I’ve read?
I wouldn’t say it’s intolerant, but if any of the religions are correct, only one can be, since they are all so vastly different. Either Brahman created the world, or Yahweh (or whoever) did. It can’t be both.
“Are you really sure that you’re right and they’re wrong?”
Yes. That may sound arrogant, but yes, I am. Over the course of human history not one single scrap of evidence has appeard for any god, godess (or anything supernatual). The theological arguements are weak at best and only play to emotions and people’s fear of death and that maybe we are just on a tiny little planet in the middle of the universe and aren’t very special (in a cosmological way). And frankly Pascall’s Wager isn’t gonig to work with me.
“Seriously can anyone on either side prove it?”
Either I, or any atheist, agnostic or scientist has NO obligation to provide any evidence for the ‘lack of god’. Evidence for a negative is not really going to happen in the real world, in mathmatics maybe, but not here. The burden of proof lies with those making the claim (there’s is a god, I can fly, fairys exist, smurfs are real, etc) untill someone comes up with evidence for god, it’s not worth even considering. Some people just like the idea of a god, but liking the idea doesn’t make it any more real.
Oh and to add to the part about Burden of proof see also, Russel’s Teapot.
And what if the Flyig Spagetti Monster is right? It’s got just a good a chance as being correct as any of the others.
Oh and to add to the part about Burden of proof see also, Russel’s Teapot.
And what if the Flyig Spagetti Monster is right? It’s got just a good a chance as being correct as any of the others.
Oh and to add to the part about Burden of proof see also, Russel’s Teapot.
And what if the Flyig Spagetti Monster is right? It’s got just a good a chance as being correct as any of the others.
whoa you saw the flying spaghetti monster…that mother fucker owes my 12 bucks. If you see him again tell him that I’m going to kick his punk ass all over scarwars3 and rub a cheesesteak in his face.
At any rate… the questions that i posed that you have quoted can be used by either side of the argument for or against god. Personally I don’t care if there is a god or not. god hasn’t relieved any of the suffering from my life as far as I can tell and until god steps up I’m going to continue to do what I do to relieve it. I do find your views interesting and thank you for sharing them. these sort of discussions always tickle me because to pose an argument against Abrahamic traditions one usually has to swing to the other side which automatically credits them to some extent. Satanist’s are a perfect example. Without the Bible being taken as credible on some level i assume theydon’t a basis for a satanic viewpoint. They need eachother. It’s hard to play baseball with only one team.
As far as thereonly being one heaven that you can get into by abiding by whatever? Who knows? I’ve never seen that note you speak of in any BiBle i’ve ever read but I didn’t read the fine print or the index. It could be in there with the flying spaghetti monster who deserves a good old fashioned curbing over 12 bucks. my question is bickering by anyone over who created the world or univers even something that matters? What a stupid thing to get all bent out of shape about. it’s only used to propagate a view that I’m right and you’re wrong which is a pointless argument when no one really knows what if anything created the world. I digress…anywho I won’t be able to post on this anymore because I’m moving in about 5 minutes but perhaps we can continue this at a later time when I have access to a computer.
whoa you saw the flying spaghetti monster…that mother fucker owes my 12 bucks. If you see him again tell him that I’m going to kick his punk ass all over scarwars3 and rub a cheesesteak in his face.
At any rate… the questions that i posed that you have quoted can be used by either side of the argument for or against god. Personally I don’t care if there is a god or not. god hasn’t relieved any of the suffering from my life as far as I can tell and until god steps up I’m going to continue to do what I do to relieve it. I do find your views interesting and thank you for sharing them. these sort of discussions always tickle me because to pose an argument against Abrahamic traditions one usually has to swing to the other side which automatically credits them to some extent. Satanist’s are a perfect example. Without the Bible being taken as credible on some level i assume theydon’t a basis for a satanic viewpoint. They need eachother. It’s hard to play baseball with only one team.
As far as thereonly being one heaven that you can get into by abiding by whatever? Who knows? I’ve never seen that note you speak of in any BiBle i’ve ever read but I didn’t read the fine print or the index. It could be in there with the flying spaghetti monster who deserves a good old fashioned curbing over 12 bucks. my question is bickering by anyone over who created the world or univers even something that matters? What a stupid thing to get all bent out of shape about. it’s only used to propagate a view that I’m right and you’re wrong which is a pointless argument when no one really knows what if anything created the world. I digress…anywho I won’t be able to post on this anymore because I’m moving in about 5 minutes but perhaps we can continue this at a later time when I have access to a computer.
whoa you saw the flying spaghetti monster…that mother fucker owes my 12 bucks. If you see him again tell him that I’m going to kick his punk ass all over scarwars3 and rub a cheesesteak in his face.
At any rate… the questions that i posed that you have quoted can be used by either side of the argument for or against god. Personally I don’t care if there is a god or not. god hasn’t relieved any of the suffering from my life as far as I can tell and until god steps up I’m going to continue to do what I do to relieve it. I do find your views interesting and thank you for sharing them. these sort of discussions always tickle me because to pose an argument against Abrahamic traditions one usually has to swing to the other side which automatically credits them to some extent. Satanist’s are a perfect example. Without the Bible being taken as credible on some level i assume theydon’t a basis for a satanic viewpoint. They need eachother. It’s hard to play baseball with only one team.
As far as thereonly being one heaven that you can get into by abiding by whatever? Who knows? I’ve never seen that note you speak of in any BiBle i’ve ever read but I didn’t read the fine print or the index. It could be in there with the flying spaghetti monster who deserves a good old fashioned curbing over 12 bucks. my question is bickering by anyone over who created the world or univers even something that matters? What a stupid thing to get all bent out of shape about. it’s only used to propagate a view that I’m right and you’re wrong which is a pointless argument when no one really knows what if anything created the world. I digress…anywho I won’t be able to post on this anymore because I’m moving in about 5 minutes but perhaps we can continue this at a later time when I have access to a computer.
You’re other posts were quite good, shame about this last one. you also seem to be missing the humour in some parts of my post.
“pose an argument against Abrahamic traditions one usually has to swing to the other side which automatically credits them to some extent”
I’m only acnkowledging them becasue others believe in them and frankly, they have too large an effect on the lives of non-worshipers. If they kept their beliefs to themselves, I’d have less of a problem.
“my question is bickering by anyone over who created the world or univers even something that matters?”
I say it is important yes, again, for the same reason as above. Religions are spreading lies, including to small kids. I see religion as a problem and one to be gotten rid of.
You’re other posts were quite good, shame about this last one. you also seem to be missing the humour in some parts of my post.
“pose an argument against Abrahamic traditions one usually has to swing to the other side which automatically credits them to some extent”
I’m only acnkowledging them becasue others believe in them and frankly, they have too large an effect on the lives of non-worshipers. If they kept their beliefs to themselves, I’d have less of a problem.
“my question is bickering by anyone over who created the world or univers even something that matters?”
I say it is important yes, again, for the same reason as above. Religions are spreading lies, including to small kids. I see religion as a problem and one to be gotten rid of.
You’re other posts were quite good, shame about this last one. you also seem to be missing the humour in some parts of my post.
“pose an argument against Abrahamic traditions one usually has to swing to the other side which automatically credits them to some extent”
I’m only acnkowledging them becasue others believe in them and frankly, they have too large an effect on the lives of non-worshipers. If they kept their beliefs to themselves, I’d have less of a problem.
“my question is bickering by anyone over who created the world or univers even something that matters?”
I say it is important yes, again, for the same reason as above. Religions are spreading lies, including to small kids. I see religion as a problem and one to be gotten rid of.
I think the Star of David is beautiful–and I’m not even Jewish!
I think the Star of David is beautiful–and I’m not even Jewish!
I think the Star of David is beautiful–and I’m not even Jewish!
i’ve seen this on bumper stickers and thought it was the coolest thing…
i’ve seen this on bumper stickers and thought it was the coolest thing…
i’ve seen this on bumper stickers and thought it was the coolest thing…
the entire point of this is to show that no matter what religion, or lack of, people should be able to exist together in peace. why would people criticize this? oh yeah, that’s exactly why this idea came up in the first place. because people can’t respect others and BELIEVE that their belief is the only correct one. if someone wants to believe in rainbows and santa clause, fine. let them.. you can’t say that a belief is wrong. it’s about respecting other’s beliefs, which after all is all that religion is. people have the right to believe whatever the hell they want regardless of what others think is “right” or “wrong. this tattoo is clearly symbolic and has more meaning to it than, oh people of all religions should get along with each other. it’s just trying to say everyone should be able to exist in harmony despite their different beliefs, opinions, and views on anything and everything. but for some reason when it comes to belief people feel the need to prove theirs correct, when in reality, there is no proof of anything. even science, just because it’s “science” doesn’t actually mean it’s correct. someone came up with all of these scientific ideas and formulas and facts. as far as we know, yeah, it works. but hey, maybe years from now all our “facts” will be proved wrong. so seriously, even if there is truth behind one certain belief, we’ll probably never know. it’s just sad that hate and war are often spiked because of the human tendency to strongly defend ones beliefs. so, basically, everyone believe what they want. mind your own business and share your thoughts all you want, but don’t force it on others or correct others. it’s comforting to believe in something, whatever your something may be. to each his own. and all of this is my belief, as is whatever anyone else has posted on here. so i’m not saying anyone is wrong nor am i saying that i am right. maybe this tattoo should have some gray, cause this certainly is no a black and white issue.
the entire point of this is to show that no matter what religion, or lack of, people should be able to exist together in peace. why would people criticize this? oh yeah, that’s exactly why this idea came up in the first place. because people can’t respect others and BELIEVE that their belief is the only correct one. if someone wants to believe in rainbows and santa clause, fine. let them.. you can’t say that a belief is wrong. it’s about respecting other’s beliefs, which after all is all that religion is. people have the right to believe whatever the hell they want regardless of what others think is “right” or “wrong. this tattoo is clearly symbolic and has more meaning to it than, oh people of all religions should get along with each other. it’s just trying to say everyone should be able to exist in harmony despite their different beliefs, opinions, and views on anything and everything. but for some reason when it comes to belief people feel the need to prove theirs correct, when in reality, there is no proof of anything. even science, just because it’s “science” doesn’t actually mean it’s correct. someone came up with all of these scientific ideas and formulas and facts. as far as we know, yeah, it works. but hey, maybe years from now all our “facts” will be proved wrong. so seriously, even if there is truth behind one certain belief, we’ll probably never know. it’s just sad that hate and war are often spiked because of the human tendency to strongly defend ones beliefs. so, basically, everyone believe what they want. mind your own business and share your thoughts all you want, but don’t force it on others or correct others. it’s comforting to believe in something, whatever your something may be. to each his own. and all of this is my belief, as is whatever anyone else has posted on here. so i’m not saying anyone is wrong nor am i saying that i am right. maybe this tattoo should have some gray, cause this certainly is no a black and white issue.
the entire point of this is to show that no matter what religion, or lack of, people should be able to exist together in peace. why would people criticize this? oh yeah, that’s exactly why this idea came up in the first place. because people can’t respect others and BELIEVE that their belief is the only correct one. if someone wants to believe in rainbows and santa clause, fine. let them.. you can’t say that a belief is wrong. it’s about respecting other’s beliefs, which after all is all that religion is. people have the right to believe whatever the hell they want regardless of what others think is “right” or “wrong. this tattoo is clearly symbolic and has more meaning to it than, oh people of all religions should get along with each other. it’s just trying to say everyone should be able to exist in harmony despite their different beliefs, opinions, and views on anything and everything. but for some reason when it comes to belief people feel the need to prove theirs correct, when in reality, there is no proof of anything. even science, just because it’s “science” doesn’t actually mean it’s correct. someone came up with all of these scientific ideas and formulas and facts. as far as we know, yeah, it works. but hey, maybe years from now all our “facts” will be proved wrong. so seriously, even if there is truth behind one certain belief, we’ll probably never know. it’s just sad that hate and war are often spiked because of the human tendency to strongly defend ones beliefs. so, basically, everyone believe what they want. mind your own business and share your thoughts all you want, but don’t force it on others or correct others. it’s comforting to believe in something, whatever your something may be. to each his own. and all of this is my belief, as is whatever anyone else has posted on here. so i’m not saying anyone is wrong nor am i saying that i am right. maybe this tattoo should have some gray, cause this certainly is no a black and white issue.
Man thats retarded! You they should have just slapped a bumper sticker on that white ass ,chicken legged mofo!! IM JUST KIDDING ! Cool tattoo dude!