(December 22, 2009 at 8:46 am)tackattack Wrote:You seem locked in some false dilemma between bible and natural selection. Tell me, who is suggesting that we should base law on natural selection?(December 22, 2009 at 8:26 am)chatpilot Wrote: Basing laws on religious principles is a bad idea as is evident by Christianity's history and its horrible effects on modern society.
Basing laws on natural selection, while the outcome would be, most likely, better doesn't justify the means either.
tackattack Wrote:Religion does foster lots of good and bad ideals. It's people's interpretations that lead to strife, bigotry and intoleance. The institution of religion is very different than my personal walk with God.If we cannot distinguish christianity and christians as the source of evil, than how can we distinguish between christianity and christians as a source of good?
"I'm like a rabbit suddenly trapped, in the blinding headlights of vacuous crap" - Tim Minchin in "Storm"
Christianity is perfect bullshit, christians are not - Purple Rabbit, honouring CS Lewis
Faith is illogical - fr0d0
Christianity is perfect bullshit, christians are not - Purple Rabbit, honouring CS Lewis
Faith is illogical - fr0d0
