RE: Religion had good intentions, but nature has better
November 25, 2014 at 6:01 pm
(This post was last modified: November 25, 2014 at 6:06 pm by Confused Ape.)
(November 25, 2014 at 5:50 pm)abaris Wrote: Yes, they're attaching beliefs to something that's only disbelief. I repeat, you have to attach something, since there's no ideology in not believing in any kind of higher being.
I agree with you here. Those scary atheists showed me that even some atheists aren't immune from forming beliefs about atheism and trying to turn those beliefs into an ideology.
Religion, atheism, politics and science etc etc are all neutral. They can be used for good or ill depending on the humans involved.
(November 25, 2014 at 5:52 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote:(November 25, 2014 at 5:46 pm)Confused Ape Wrote: Religion in itself is neutral.
Erm..not really, no. Just about every religion has pronouncements about how to act morally. Those are, by definition, either moral, amoral, or immoral.
So what if everyone became an atheist. Would there be ideas about what behaviour is moral, amoral and immoral or would there be no laws at all so everyone could do what they liked?
Where are the snake and mushroom smilies?