(February 18, 2013 at 9:40 am)Question Mark Wrote: When religion is proven wrong, the original notion was so contradictory to reality, that the wrench is understandably greater. Should this excuse Dawkins, or anyone else from informing people of the truth? It'll hurt perhaps, but most people it hurts will simply shut their ears and hum loudly or swear at him. I've heard it happen in his hate mail.
Yes but you talk about hurt in terms of boo hoo, get over it... just like the mainstream approach to depression or addiction. This shit can tear families apart.
Until science can replace what is taken away from people of faith in terms of morality and positive feeling then there is always a disconnection. People respond more to empathy and compassion.
There is a lot of eye for an eye shit going around between theists and atheists alike and it really makes one question the objectivity of atheism. There is clearly a part of the brain that people access a feeling of god with and some need to feel it more than others.
