RE: Why I think atheists should not reject all religious text.
December 6, 2014 at 4:54 am
(This post was last modified: December 6, 2014 at 4:59 am by boothj1985.)
(December 6, 2014 at 4:41 am)Alex K Wrote: Can you give me an example? See, the problem.is that "teachings" are per se not convincing without all the supernatural stuff unless they have merit on their own. In that case though, they simply become ideas. I think I'm always open to good ideas, but what do you imply - that atheists reject ideas simply because they appear in the context of some religion? I don't think that happens a lot. Or what is it you propose? That I read all religious texts to look for input? That's incredibly inefficient, I don't have time for that! But some atheists actually do that, like meditation techniques or whatever. I'm still unsure what kind of wisdom you hope to find, though...
The best verses in my opinion are very brief and shouldn't take up much of your time and yes the ideas are just that if you don't substitute the incentive of pleasing god with something else, like caring for other beings simply because they are alive like you. I don't think anyone intends to reject every bit of a religious text but they develop a chip on their shoulder over the years understandably as they are constantly bombarded with religious talk and judgmental attitudes.
(December 6, 2014 at 4:52 am)jesus_wept Wrote:(December 6, 2014 at 4:48 am)boothj1985 Wrote: I said EITHER you're not being honest or... And even if I didn't offer an alternative, saying someone is not being honest is a lot more polite than calling them a liar or saying they are full of malarkey.
Again, I think you completely misunderstood what I originally said.
I'm giving you enough credit to assume you(and most atheists) are smart enough to filter out anything that's not helpful. If I'm still not getting your original point, would you mind re-framing it so that I can get a clearer picture?
