(May 5, 2010 at 6:30 am)tackattack Wrote: I'll just leave it at I'd rather have society guided by principles of acceptance, tolerance and a sense of morality dictated by doctrine (not whim) than a skeptical, sinical society ruled by limted vision and science.
"A sense of morality dictated by doctrine"?

First of all, do you really think we need some magical man in the sky to come down and tell us that we shouldn't hurt, kill or steal? These are things that have been mores in human society since there have been humans. I'm sure that cavemen punished someone who stole from, hurt or killed another member of the community.
And, secondly, WHERE is this universal moral doctrine? Because believers can't even agree among themselves what is moral and what is not. Devout believers come down on both sides of issues like capital punishment, abortion, gambling, drinking, assisted suicide, etc....
Science flies us to the moon and stars. Religion flies us into buildings.
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?