(January 24, 2013 at 12:16 pm)AtlasS Wrote:(January 24, 2013 at 11:47 am)Minimalist Wrote: First off, you need to provide evidence that your god or any of the myriad gods produced by the human imagination are real. Next you need to define the characteristics of that god.
Until you can prove your fantasies are real there is no point in discussing it.
Religion, OTOH, has been the curse of mankind since the first primitive man wondered why an animal he stabbed went from living to dead. Frankly, it has all been downhill from there with various shamans, prophets, popes, priests, rabbis, trying to make money out of providing an "answer."
As H. L. Mencken said: "What is the function that a clergyman performs in the world? Answer: he gets his living by assuring idiots that he can save them from an imaginary hell."
I really missed your comments, Mcrubbish, I'm going to give you some Kudos for that !!
But as usual, your comment doesn't have any real material, it's more like a speech against religion
It is true that some people used religion to make money (to be honest ; a lot, not just few people).
Actually, if you can't comprehend that we are not going to accept your god because you say so - or even worse, because you read about it in an old book - then there is no basis for discussion. We are like white bishop v black bishop in chess. We are never on the same square. All we can do is talk at each other.
I find the notion of a supernatural being who is whatever you want him to be just a bit on the childish side. Honestly, children usually outgrow Santa Claus but the religious still think they have an invisible friend who will watch out for them.
In most cases such beliefs are harmless although we did have an instance the other day where the governor of Texas, Rick Perry ( who is an idiot ) told people to pray to stop school shootings. That kind of talk is dangerous because people will die while the ignorant "pray." More important, they won't even think of doing anything useful because they are already "praying."
Ask yourself why allah allows the islamic world to be bombed and strafed by infidels without lifting a finger to help you? And don't give me this Insh'allah crap. Insh'allah = shit happens.
