Quote:
Originally Posted by Flashpoint
The problem is that religion isn't just a positive force.
If you're gay and live in the US, it's a very negative force. If you are in Africa seeking birth control it's a negative force. If you tell your daughter she can grow up to be anything, and she wants to be a Catholic priest, it's a negative force.
So when there are so many negatives associated with religion, and the only response when asked about those negatives is "it's Gods will". then it DEFINITELY matters if God exists or not.
|
I agree that their are negative aspects of religion but that wasn't what was being discussed. The original assertion was that people are stupid because they believe. My point is that there are many people whose lives are better because of religion, who gain strength in it and since they take strength in it it doesn't matter if a deity exists they still get a benefit.
Think of it as a placebo, is a person stupid for taking it? or if they get a benefit does it matter that it is just a sugar pill for that individual.