(August 4, 2014 at 8:40 pm)Polaris Wrote:Anyone who believes in democracy will be pro-rights, right wing or left wing. I'm a libertarian right wing so I'm not a fan of socialist care, but I'll admit some is necessary. I don't think being a progressive is strictly connected with those traits though.(August 4, 2014 at 8:36 pm)Blackout Wrote: Weak analogy fallacy. I don't see any contradiction. First of all, what do you mean by being progressive? And second, my anti-theism doesn't seek to take away people's rights of believing, I can make critics without persecuting anyone, something fundies have trouble doing
Progressive: anti-war, anti-death penalty, socialist care for the needy, pro-rights, etc.
By telling someone they aren't a good religious observer by actually being progressive, then you don't really care about being a progressive. A progressive would encourage a believer to adopt progressive values.
So you're saying we should just shape religious teachings to fit society? Isn't that pretty much creating a new religion?
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you