RE: A reason to believe?
April 30, 2010 at 5:57 am
(This post was last modified: April 30, 2010 at 6:00 am by Atheist_named_Christian.)
(April 30, 2010 at 4:22 am)fr0d0 Wrote: Christianity divides positive and negative, embracing positivity. Shit still happens. Realism is still invoked. Logical reasoning is effected to positive result.
Christianity divides positive and negative on an arbitrary basis established by people I wouldn't want to meet alone in a dark alley. There are several problems:
1. There is no "right" or "wrong" - moral absolutism is one of the worst things about christianity (and most other religions, too). It leads to intolerance and arrogance based on values one is not allowed to even think about. It is not a given that your or my set of ethical values is the best (whatever that should mean) - it is important to question these values.
2. Realism is not involved at all. If this was the case, religion wouldn't need a divine being that punishes those who disobey.
3. Logic and religion are completely incommensurate, as religion builds on faith that is founded purely irrationally.
