The foundation of Christianity is one's desire to live forever in perfection. In fact, the foundation of all religion is the offering of life after death. This is where the distinction or border between philosophy and religion is—Philosophy does not promise life after death in the literal sense. I have little problem with the central point of Christianity... that Sin is Death, and that Jesus Christ died for our Sins in our place, so that we could have Perfect Eternal Life. However, if this is the case why not keep Sinning? And what exactly is Sin? Is a Sin merely a crime? If so, can you imagine a murder going free because another volunteered to serve his sentence? Offends the sense of reason and justice. Besides the basic logical issues, the only real problem I have with this primary point of Christianity, is that it may slow down scientific research into biological immortality, the ultimate goal of medicine. Moving on, let's just accept the premise, for the sake of argument, that we need to stop Sinning despite Jesus sacrificing herself for our sins—now back to the question of what exactly is sin? Well this is where I have 'reservations.' Murder is a sin? OK yeah, I mean all cultures essentially believe this, the issue is what separates murder from killing. Stealing is a sin? OK, but for something to be theft, the thief has to acknowledge that the things s/he took were (legitimately) owned by someone else. Long story short, I'm OK with the central premise of Christianity. I'm not OK with many of the implications. My birth-family's understanding of the implications has made my life hell—now hopefully purgatory... specifically, their beliefs surrounding sex, gender, and sexuality. I am not the better person I could have been if I had been unmutilated, free to express myself, and loved. I will spend the rest of my life trying to recover from the scars of the previous 30 years. Love Voxxe~
