Martin
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Or the dreaded Origin of Species by Darwin?
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God forbid! Actually most of the people where I live visit the supermarket rather than church on a Sunday morning.
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Or the dreaded Origin of Species by Darwin?
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If there were no religion, there would be one less thing to divide humanity.
As John Lennon wrote:
Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
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Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion, too
I’m still wondering if you’re thinking of denouncing religions
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Do you have any other ideas about how it could be beneficial to some people or to society, to denounce religions and debate with some of their followers?
He's a 6.9 out of 7 atheist. Maybe he at times calls himself agnostic. He is certainly not a theist if that's what you are proposing.Perhaps if you had really studied you would know that Dawkins is not,a by his own admittance, not atheist.
We should also note that anti-religion sentiment is often greatestIt might be better for your purposes to leave atheism out of it, and say “anti-religious” instead. For example, “My only worry is whether in the future an anti-religious totalitarianism might take over under the influence of the ideas I mention in the OP.”
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Sure, science is not really very connected to morality.
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I don't object to any of the quotes I presented. I am concerned when a group of people (atheists) take away the rights of parents over their children, and the rights of other members of society based on their philosophical viewpoints. Just declaring that truth should prevail is not a good reason; this can easily become atheistic totalitarianism in the future.So can i ask why you object to the first quote?
Or the second? Are you against education?
Or the third, indoctrination is brainwashing, why would you support that?
Why do you assume I love religion because I have concerns about the effects of atheism? I consider revealed religions and revealed spiritual paths to be untrustworthy sources of truth and knowledge. I worry when a group of people wishes to impose their views on society; this is how a future atheistic totalitarian state can come to be.And the religious dont?
I don't object to any of the quotes I presented. I am concerned when a group of people (atheists) take away the rights of parents over their children, and the rights of other members of society based on their philosophical viewpoints. Just declaring that truth should prevail is not a good reason; this can easily become atheistic totalitarianism in the future.
Definition of hatred from Merriam-Webster online dictionary:
1 : extreme dislike or disgust : hate
2 : ill will or resentment that is usually mutual : prejudiced hostility or animosity
Definition (partial) of hate from Merriam-Webster online dictionary:
1b : extreme dislike or disgust : antipathy, loathing
1c : a systematic and especially politically exploited expression of hatred
// a crime motivated by bigotry and hate
I think you are using the most extreme aspect of the word hatred; I'm just using it to indicate extreme dislike or aversion or disgust.
I have a friend you remind me of.I don't object to any of the quotes I presented. I am concerned when a group of people (atheists) take away the rights of parents over their children, and the rights of other members of society based on their philosophical viewpoints. Just declaring that truth should prevail is not a good reason; this can easily become atheistic totalitarianism in the future.
Do you always equate truth with hatred?
Yes.What? Is this a serious question?
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More nonsense.
Show some examples of atheists asking for proof of god.
Yes, I agree. Non-atheists do the same thing. I'm not defending them.Lets rewrite your paragraph with one word deleted
How am I being hypocritical? I am not religious. I reject religion; it is a lie and a scam.Do you not think is rather hypocritical to make such an accusation when religion is by far the biggest abuser of their belief
Why use "hatred" when what you want to indicate is "disgust" or "aversion"? Why not just use "disgust" or "aversion"? Could it be that you thought you could more reaction if you used "hatred"?
My concern is that if atheists have the wrong perspective about the legitimacy of a government and the rights of minority views, they might assume at some future date that they should establish an atheistic totalitarian regime.So with nonsense revealing itself as not breathing i say breathe because they dont. Simple!
Are you upset that executives and board members of private corporations have a right to discontinue allowing bigots to represent their products?Not sure what you mean. But if you don't believe what I wrote then that's good - because
it's disturbing. We have another one, right now, concerning a rugby player who posted
biblical verses on-line about adultery, gays, dishonesty, divorce etc. He lost a multi-million
dollar contract as corporations withdrew their sponsorship.
Attacked how?Another company was targeted last year because a board member belonged to a church
with a strong anti gay-marriage stance.
It's interesting that you consider bigotry to be a religious freedom.So certainly, religious freedoms ARE under attack, and by extension, the rights of people
to speak their mind.
You are referring to my sentence:You talk about honesty and then you make a comment like your second sentence. Wow!
In one of the Oz books there was a town of people called “Flutterbudgets.” My memory of it is that as Dorothy and her friends came into town, a woman cane running up to them, desperately worried and crying out for them to save her baby who was about to be run over by some vehicle. When they questioned her about it, she said that if she carried her baby outside, and if she accidentally dropped it, and if it rolled down the hill into the road, and if a vehicle happened to be coming by, it might run over her baby.I have a friend you remind me of.
He is regularly troubled by possibilities he thinks of....
- That Obama would refuse to leave office, & make himself dictator.
- That Muslims, gays & Marxists have formed a cabal to take over the country.
- The the left hates the country, & plans to destroy it.
- That aliens are waiting for a one world government to form, & then they'll invade & take over.
He gets fixated, & worries about such things.
I counsel him to not worry about everything which is possible.
There are, of course, an unlimited number of possible calamities.
I advise only worrying about that which is likely.
Oh, rats....did I just provide new worries?
Banners of atheism?I think that sometimes people do feel threatened by people not believing the way they do. I’m wondering, do you think that’s the only reason for Christians feeling threatened by atheists? Another reason might be some displays of animosity and hostility against Christians, rallying around some banners of atheism.