I love Bart Ehrman but he is not a radical skeptic by any stretch. Now Richard Carrier on the other hand.....
That jesus existed is generally accepted but that there was a tomb is not. there is no evidence other than the bible that tells that jesus was in a tomb. It was most certainly not the...
From my observation of history, litturiture, and philosophy you can't go very far without mentioning the religious influence on them. I understand your view on this but the truth is to understand ourselves as a species we must see our past in a clear light.
When prayer and mandatory bible reading was struck down by the courts it was because it was being used to indoctrinate instead of teach,
A few simple methods can stop this from happening
1) teach ABOUT religion. teach it in as factual a way as possible from all perspectives but especially...
Logic is an great tool. It can help you think in an orderly fashion. What it cannot do is give actual evidence. You can look at the book written on logic by Emmanual Kant to fact check this. We have noticed that the universe is under no obligation to make sense to us. Just because something...
As i said, an extreme example. I am all for intellectual accountability which is why I try not to make the argument from ignorance fallacy. As has been stated Im not totally against the idea that this universe may have been created. However, if we are to be intellectually honest, we really...
My only point with these arguments is that even if i admit that there may be a creator the question then becomes can you demonstrate that it is your particular creator and not some one else's idea of a creator. I dont have a probelm with the deistic point of view. The problem comes when a...
currently the gay rights in the soviet union is near zero.
much of this is , of course , due to orthadox christian view which is still strong in russia
your point is valid sir. He did preach the words of the bible. In that case it is the bible that should have been kicked out. I like the way you think.
There are many times when i want to say "wow. I mean wow" when some one says with absolute conviction that their position is correct when i have clearly showed overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
I recognize from you last two answers that you tried to belittle the importance of the effects of...
The point of my post is to show that discrimination is the real factor on why these kids might have problems in life. The fact that they have 2 moms is not the factor. Being bullied as a kid for all of those other issues often goes away once every one is grown. It's not against the law to be...
Many of these diferences often come from marginalization and discrimination from the religious. "oh you had two mums" (awkward silence) "we'll pray for them and you". You get the idea? The studies are just begining but one thing is for sure, letting same sex couples marry did not,infact bring...
christianity was in hot competition with paganism since paul. It hasnt changed. They use the tactics of demonization to paint any pagan as horrible. Granted I wouldnt want to go back to the roman pagan ways but today's pagans are fairly good people.
on a similar note, attraction is what it is. One can be attracted to the same gender, opposite, or some where in between. Unless there is real harm in letting people love who they are attracted to (such as pedophila) then I see no reason why any one should stop them.
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