RE: California Proposition 8
November 19, 2008 at 10:05 am
(This post was last modified: November 19, 2008 at 10:11 am by Daystar.)
(November 19, 2008 at 1:12 am)infidel666 Wrote: A religion is a primitive gestalt delusion held in common by people who are literally insane. Go smear shit on your face and dance around the campfire already.
And you wonder why I would suggest it.
(November 19, 2008 at 5:18 am)allan175 Wrote: When something reaches a point it can't (currently) be tested then, yes, there is plenty of faith & interpretation going on.
Then it evolves into another workable theory to keep it alive - for 200 years if need be.
(November 19, 2008 at 5:18 am)allan175 Wrote: In which case the "theory" is no more than an idea of how something *might* work. If more evidence is discovered that gives the theory more (or less) credence then there is less room for interpretation (and therefore less "faith" required).
All the while being held and preached as fact and all possible alternatives being dismissed.
(November 19, 2008 at 5:18 am)allan175 Wrote: My skeptical view of religion (and indeed any supernatural thing) is simply that the person is a bit deluded and mis-interpreting something (and I'm sure they think the same of me!).
And yet you don't see the irony.
Oh, and religion isn't a supernatural thing.