If you believe in god, you're an idiot...

[Doors]

Stupid thread.

[chtulu]

Still the best thread ever made.

Also, let's move this back to RnF.

[Kagatob]

Originally Posted by Quiksilver [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

IMHO we live in pretty interesting times. By that I mean we're capable of actually looking into space and seeing how small and insignificant we are in comparison to the entire universe (or to some, the entire "multi-verse"). I think the answer to the question if God(s) does or does not exists is becoming more and more complex. Sure the science behind evolution has become mostly accepted in the general public. But, going further back into the evolutionary chain begs the question,"But where did that come from?" Which can apply to virtually everything. But the further and further we investigate, scientifically, the chain leads back to the cosmos.

So I don't think it's a matter of science vs. faith. It's my opinion that those two can remain separate. One can easily accept the science and a belief system which allows God to have created the earth in a universe already set in motion. Even the origins of scripture can come into question simply by asking, if God is the "supreme being" then His message could have easily have been misinterpreted by the creationist's own logic. That we cannot understand a being that omnipotent and powerful. So what makes us think that His word is accurate when it was given to us humans with limited knowledge and understanding about how all this fucking works?

The end.

The 'god' the OP is referring to is the god (or gods, there's 3 of them right? They can't figure it out so how could I?) of Christianity. Which is a very different argument. You can be an atheist and still recognize the possibility that greater beings may exist.

Christianity on the other hand. They've put enough holes and hypocrisy in their own faith, I need not poke any more.

[Hasbinbad]

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[Hasbinbad]

Let's get this thread moved back to RnF!

[Hasbinbad]

Fuck TMO!

[Kagatob]

Originally Posted by Hasbinbad [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Fuck TMO!

Are you implying that TMO is a pile of flat-earth creationists? That would explain a lot actually.

[Kevynne]

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[Kevynne]

Wiccan for life.

[Noselacri]

Religion is like Santa. Kids need santa as their first moral compass, their first tangible reason to be good even if they don't quite understand the real reason for it. Religion served the exact same purpose in the infancy of humanity, guiding people towards behaviour that helped everyone get along a little better. I said a little--I know religion didn't exactly create peace on Earth, but it was a nudge in the right direction and was effective where it mattered: people's immediate society. Santa doesn't guarantee good behaviour in kids, but it encourages it.

However, as humanity is long past its infancy and no longer needs religion's guiding hand to steer them towards things like compassion, rules and neighbourly peace, it has served its purpose. Today's religious people are like seventeen year-olds still clinging to belief in Santa and living by what was taught to them at the age of four. It's unhealthy and irrational, damaging and destructive, and not at all helpful today like it was back when it actually had its place. Religion has become a sort of collective mental instability and should be treated like you would a teenager who still believes in Santa and tries to force that belief on everyone around him.