(August 12, 2013 at 12:46 pm)bladevalant546 Wrote:Quote:5. "Cure" people? What? Religious belief isn't a disease.
I apologize for the confusion here, I meant physical ailments and disease (cancer, flus, blindness and etc) . I do not belief religion is a disease, and I understand that science is trying. However, I think science can use more support.
Quote:6. Again, are you saying religious belief is a psychological illness? What are you getting that from?
Again sorry, (I am working on my writing. I will be taking classes shortly to help convey my thoughts into words.) I am referring to mental illness and disorders such as Bipolarism, schizophrenia, etc. In my person observations as a ministers kid and attending at least 12 different denominations. I find mental disorders are often neglected by religious organizations. Not to mention society as a whole is still behind on mental treatment.
I disagree with a lot of what you said, but most of all, these two points.
Advancements in science are done by scientists. If an atheist wants to move the process along just go to school and learn science or donate to the right foundation. Which is what religious and nonreligious people do if they care about these causes anyway, I don't understand what kind of help science would need from your brand of "atheism"
Like, what the fuck? There are already countless of scientists and foundations that work towards curing cancer. To say that science needs a boost from atheists is self-delusional.
Science has nothing to do with religion or the lack thereof. And I'm SO sick of religious people thinking they're somehow connected to science. And this whole idea of attaching science to "atheism" is uuuugh. It's borrowing from the hard work that man and women of science have worked towards for so long and attaching it to your identity and your "movement".
What you're proposing has nothing to do with atheism.
