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Originally posted by Cheese@Oct 20 2005, 04:10 PM
Thats the point. There are literally 100s or 1000s of churches out there with their own literal interpretation of the bible. Same book...yet none of them seem to be able to agree to what it says. Whether thats picking and choosing or interpretation is for these people to decide.
If it is so ambiguous then why bother? Why cant they just live by this dogma..
1. That we can live full, meaningful lives, without religious doctrines, by relying on our capacities for rational thought, honesty, responsibility, fairness, justice, cooperation, and each other.
2. That we use democratic principles, reason, and scientific inquiry to find realistic solutions to problems.
3. That we foster good ethics, virtues and critical thinking in our children to help them grow to be decent and proactive members of society.
4. That we look after the Earth for future generations by supporting scientific breakthroughs in medicine and technology and by not inflicting needless suffering on other species.
5. That separation of religion and state is upheld in all levels of government to ensure equality and fairness for all.
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Ahh isn't that cute, let's all sing kumbaya.
Life is about differing beliefs and opinions son. There are very few absolutes in life.
You suggest things like teaching children 'good' ethics, who's 'good' ethics do you suggest using? Your own?
There are very few absolutes in science or any academic discipline.
You think that all those who believe in God or the supernatural, Muslims, Christians, Jews, etc. whatever, are moronic, simple-minded, ignorant and uneducated. This is a very arrogant attitude. And the way you so vehemently argue against what these people believe comes across as you trying to convert others to your beliefs, something you are critical of others for doing.
Just be careful, thinking you have everything figured out is a sure sign of how little you actually know. Labelling entire groups of people as ignorant is not good.