Lately for various reasons I have been going through a rough patch. Maybe it has influenced what I am feeling about all these issues, which I am going to discuss about below.
First of all I will admit that I am not really spiritual and philosophically I would agree fully with the Metaphysical Naturalists that all there is nature and natural phenomenon which can be observed by scientifically. Secondly, I will admit that superstitions of all sort (not just of the religious type) are a cancer on our society and need to purged from our society in order for humanity to reach its full potential.
However I am critical of some well known Atheists, their rhetoric and tactics which I believe is counterproductive towards achieving a secular society and more rational, critical and scientific thinking among the public. Not to mention I struggle to explain the sort of opposition they hold against religion, other than those reasons I have written above.
Because the religious people I have known in my life (including quite devout ones) I have found to be pretty good people, even if I disagree with what they believe in and some religious people I know broadly agree with me on many issues (even including marriage equality). So I am not opposed to religion as such and only desire the following;
1. A strict separation between church and state be established and maintained.
2. Reforming the education system so that children are taught how to think, especially critically (which is a important aspect of the scientific method). Along with comprehensive comparative religious studies along the lines proposed by Daniel Dennett.
First of all I will admit that I am not really spiritual and philosophically I would agree fully with the Metaphysical Naturalists that all there is nature and natural phenomenon which can be observed by scientifically. Secondly, I will admit that superstitions of all sort (not just of the religious type) are a cancer on our society and need to purged from our society in order for humanity to reach its full potential.
However I am critical of some well known Atheists, their rhetoric and tactics which I believe is counterproductive towards achieving a secular society and more rational, critical and scientific thinking among the public. Not to mention I struggle to explain the sort of opposition they hold against religion, other than those reasons I have written above.
Because the religious people I have known in my life (including quite devout ones) I have found to be pretty good people, even if I disagree with what they believe in and some religious people I know broadly agree with me on many issues (even including marriage equality). So I am not opposed to religion as such and only desire the following;
1. A strict separation between church and state be established and maintained.
2. Reforming the education system so that children are taught how to think, especially critically (which is a important aspect of the scientific method). Along with comprehensive comparative religious studies along the lines proposed by Daniel Dennett.
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