The problem with trusting the judgement of the masses is that the masses do not think freely like individuals. Your underlying assumption that individuals within the masses will think independently of each other and only come together when they arrive at the same conclusion is faulty. Social psychology does not work that way. Just look at the huge pressure individuals feel to comform in simple issues of peer pressure. Even Simon Peter (a devoted disciple) rejected Jesus when Jesus was crucified. Trust the masses.... I would be very cautious of that.
What is the definition of Christianity? Christians believe and love God. They trust their life fully in God. Catholics do the same. The only difference I see between Catholism and Christianity is that Catholics believe that in order to reach and attach spirituality, they admit that they need guidance from the Catholic Church. Christians believe that they can attain spirituality solely on their own by just reading the Bible. The pagen rituals that you mentioned are nothing more than little steps (optional) that the Catholic Church "invented" to help the masses learn more about God. Catholics do not worship Mary. Yes, they "pray" to Mary but it is not worship. It is just the way Catholics "talk" to Mary. Why do Catholics bother "talking" to Mary? Because we respect her faith. Similar to the way Christians discuss religious issues with a pastor. We do not worship statues. Yes, we have them in our Church but we do not worship them. They are merely there to aid in "visualizing" Christ. Looking at Catholism from the outside is why you have come up with such inaccurate interpretations of Catholics and the Catholic Church. Besides, you cannot judge all Catholics the same nor can you judge all Christians the same. Every Catholic just like every Christian is different. If you encounter one Catholic who does the above that you mentioned and in your opinion is deemed unspiritual and "damned" to Hell, it is wrong to judge *all* Catholics alike. Such is the cause of prejudice and biases.
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maybe they will just get someone to clone them after you snap them in two.
what do you think about the plausibility that life on Earth originated on Mars though?
The problem with trusting the judgement of the masses is that the masses do not think freely like individuals. Your underlying assumption that individuals within the masses will think independently of each other and only come together when they arrive at the same conclusion is faulty. Social psychology does not work that way. Just look at the huge pressure individuals feel to comform in simple issues of peer pressure. Even Simon Peter (a devoted disciple) rejected Jesus when Jesus was crucified. Trust the masses.... I would be very cautious of that.
What is the definition of Christianity? Christians believe and love God. They trust their life fully in God. Catholics do the same. The only difference I see between Catholism and Christianity is that Catholics believe that in order to reach and attach spirituality, they admit that they need guidance from the Catholic Church. Christians believe that they can attain spirituality solely on their own by just reading the Bible. The pagen rituals that you mentioned are nothing more than little steps (optional) that the Catholic Church "invented" to help the masses learn more about God. Catholics do not worship Mary. Yes, they "pray" to Mary but it is not worship. It is just the way Catholics "talk" to Mary. Why do Catholics bother "talking" to Mary? Because we respect her faith. Similar to the way Christians discuss religious issues with a pastor. We do not worship statues. Yes, we have them in our Church but we do not worship them. They are merely there to aid in "visualizing" Christ. Looking at Catholism from the outside is why you have come up with such inaccurate interpretations of Catholics and the Catholic Church. Besides, you cannot judge all Catholics the same nor can you judge all Christians the same. Every Catholic just like every Christian is different. If you encounter one Catholic who does the above that you mentioned and in your opinion is deemed unspiritual and "damned" to Hell, it is wrong to judge *all* Catholics alike. Such is the cause of prejudice and biases.
Would you rather they experimented on humans?