RE: Ban Religion - are you for or against it and why?
October 15, 2011 at 1:34 pm
(This post was last modified: October 15, 2011 at 1:43 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Depends on the religion, obviously. Let's take the big three here in the states for an easy and relevant example. Ignoring all of the direct support for slavery found in the texts, and ignoring the many analogies to exactly this relationship between a deity and ourselves-
They are both based on a perceived ethnic or cosmic superiority of a specific peoples over the "other".
They are both grounded in ignorance of the natural world.
They both leverage cultural norms to perpetuate their dirty little practices.
They are both used to oppress whatever people have been designated as "other".
They are both supported by pisspoor justification that amounts to little more than fear-mongering.
They are both used as a justification for crimes against humanity.
They both deserve to be dustbinned.
I don't give a shit if people think about god, as long as this doesn't materialize into a physical presence here in the real world that threatens us with all manner of nasty shit. We abolished slavery, for example, but not racism. We can abolish religion just as easily, even if we have no interest or means to abolish faith. I'm not a "high-ground" sort of atheist anyway, figured that was pretty apparent by now. For all the nice things people have to say about their religions they will never ever get a pass from me. They're hateful bigots, whether they want to stare down the implications of their superstitions or not. No pass, no sympathy, no empathy, no consideration. Not from me.
They are both based on a perceived ethnic or cosmic superiority of a specific peoples over the "other".
They are both grounded in ignorance of the natural world.
They both leverage cultural norms to perpetuate their dirty little practices.
They are both used to oppress whatever people have been designated as "other".
They are both supported by pisspoor justification that amounts to little more than fear-mongering.
They are both used as a justification for crimes against humanity.
They both deserve to be dustbinned.
I don't give a shit if people think about god, as long as this doesn't materialize into a physical presence here in the real world that threatens us with all manner of nasty shit. We abolished slavery, for example, but not racism. We can abolish religion just as easily, even if we have no interest or means to abolish faith. I'm not a "high-ground" sort of atheist anyway, figured that was pretty apparent by now. For all the nice things people have to say about their religions they will never ever get a pass from me. They're hateful bigots, whether they want to stare down the implications of their superstitions or not. No pass, no sympathy, no empathy, no consideration. Not from me.
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