RE: Why is religion so repugnant to some people
January 10, 2015 at 7:03 pm
(This post was last modified: January 10, 2015 at 7:06 pm by Simon Moon.)
(January 10, 2015 at 2:51 pm)strawdawg Wrote: I can see people not believing in God but why hate it?
I had two uncles neither believed in God, they didn't go to church. They were good family men and good providers. They didn't hate religion they just didn't want to hear it.
I'll meet you at the top of the World Trade Center and we can discuss this.
Oh wait....
Religion (not all religions or religious people) leads to real world, negative consequences.
The teaching of pseudoscience in public school science class, the attempt to pass laws based on 'scriptural morality', the impeding of science (stem cell research), persecution of minorities, individuals blowing themselves up in public places, starting wars in the name of a god, honor killings, and more.
Is that enough?
But at the very least, I'd much rather live in a society where people base their important decisions on reality, and not Bronze and Iron Age mythology. The chances are much greater they would make better decisions.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
