(November 25, 2015 at 12:49 pm)Whateverist the White Wrote:(November 25, 2015 at 12:19 pm)Brian37 Wrote: ARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGEEEEEE!
YES I DO HATE.......But please, put that word in proper context.
My mom hates it when I don't shave. I hate it when she complains about me not shaving.
On a global scale I will ALWAYS value human rights. I can value the likes of Malala, and Martin Luther King Jr but still hate that my species still feels the need to cling to such old claims. I do hate the fact that humans lack the introspection to question what they hold to be true.
If I hated believers the way some accuse me of, I would hate my Catholic mother. I love her, but even she knows I hate the claim that a magic cracker will save her soul.
Aren't you ever afraid that going around with such strong biases regarding what every other human being should believe might prevent you from expanding your own understanding? That people believe in gods and have for as far back as we can imagine our ancestors being what we would call human is thought provoking. Why should it be? What about the way the mind works supports that. Now I don't ask because I wonder if there is some literal god critter out there. Not at all. But I want to understand the world (including ourselves) as I find it - not as I think it should be.
NO
"Understanding" what?
People like what they believe? Yea, I like ABBA. Other people like other music.
"Understanding" what?
Religion is complex......all religions are complex, but none of them are universal.
"Understanding" what?
We are all the same species? I think far too many humans get stuck in their own circles and religion far too much allows them to cling to the past and get stuck in their own circles.
Being open minded does not have to include clinging to the past.
