RE: What is good about theism and theists?
March 9, 2012 at 6:18 pm
(This post was last modified: March 9, 2012 at 6:21 pm by NoMoreFaith.)
(March 9, 2012 at 6:09 pm)Werewolff Wrote: Sorry for the short reply, I assure you that I've read your post fully, but I'm not sure what it is that you actually want to happen.
Not a problem. I was waxing poetic anyway.
What I want to happen seemed irrelevant to discussing the plus points of theism. I was discussing why I struggle with the concept given the lack of plus points provided to discuss.
More to the point, something that may appear to be preferable, i.e. religion, does not make it true, and I believe civilization is coming to a point where it becomes redundant.
So what do I want, and when do I want it?
I dream of a world where a chicken does not have to worry about people questioning his motives before crossing the road.
I also think atrocity is harder to get away with if you are forced to rationalise your reasoning for committing harm instead of declaring the atrocity valid based upon unsubstantial belief.
The biggest difficulty we have in enforcing human rights violations across the globe is where religion claims the high ground.
However, my opinion on what I'd like to see achieved still seems irrelevant to the plus points of religion, which is why I left it out.
EDIT: I'm not trying to have an argument, just identifying why I cannot come up with plus points for theism.
Self-authenticating private evidence is useless, because it is indistinguishable from the illusion of it. ― Kel, Kelosophy Blog
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
