(September 25, 2015 at 11:45 pm)Cecelia Wrote: Believers do tend to be more irrational than non-believers. I recall someone once saying that the theory of evolution was a 'dying theory'. They dismiss all claims that do not conform to their preconceived conclusion. They readily accept the ones that do. That doesn't mean they are stupid. It merely means that their beliefs are so deeply rooted that they ignore reason in favor of faith.
I suppose you could call the Theory of Evolution a "dying theory", in that it's driven in large part by Natural Selection of what dies before it can breed.
All jokes aside, I've always found it fascinating, ever since I learned that the diversity of life on earth, its shape and its form, is created largely by death. If the dinos hadn't died out, we wouldn't be here... or we'd probably still look like our shrewlike ancestors, anyway. It's also driven by beautiful things, like cooperation, sex, and cleverness/adaptability... sometimes the oddball with the "weird" trait is the one who saves the species from extinction. Evolution is a beautiful Theory, and it truly floors me that they take such issue with it in favor of the utterly bizarre, narrow, and egocentric idea that this was all made for humans.
A Christian told me: if you were saved you cant lose your salvation. you're sealed with the Holy Ghost
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
