(November 1, 2012 at 7:35 pm)thesummerqueen Wrote: No one's ever threatened to kick you out of the house for having different beliefs, obviously.
No one's ever threatened to kick you out of the school for having different beliefs, obviously.
To be fair, the idea of 'different beliefs' implies that there are different beliefs of equal validity and evidence. This, as we know well, is not the case. The idea that a belief can be justified simply as a belief, even if wrong, is an abhorrent part of modern society and there is now a social derision towards claiming truth in such matters as these.
As you may all imagine from my short time here, real world arguments appear to follow me rather devoutly, but there is such a ridiculous reaction (I hate, in the first place, to generalise from my own experience but I thought you would sympathise). The problem is that, during debates regarding religion and its clear falsity, condemning a view which has no evidence or logical argument (that of the theist) is condemned as being close-minded, whereas denying the tenability of the atheistic position is regarded as a virtuous and spiritual virtue. What the fuck is wrong with people?
I think I'm blowing off steam, but it is on topic.
Religion is an attempt to answer the philosophical questions of the unphilosophical man.
