(April 4, 2013 at 3:27 pm)Golbez Wrote: I let reality determine my religion. That reality is secularism.I also let reality determine my religion. That reality is reality in its fullness.
(April 4, 2013 at 3:27 pm)Golbez Wrote: The reason we can't advance on unambigous moral areas like protecting the planet, helping the sick, and providing equality to all is because half of the masses and the representatives they elect determine their moral code from bronze age barbarism.Agreed. If they got it from the bible, like our Founding Fathers did, we would be much better off.
(April 4, 2013 at 3:27 pm)Golbez Wrote: Ignorance is always in opposition to progress. I just hope the trend set by the industrial age, the enlightenment, and the information age will continue to beat back bad ideas.And what makes you think that the industrial revolution and information technology will make us wise? The enlightenment was a good thing for natural science, but I do not see this in opposition to religious faith.
