I am not a fan of Sam saying we should keep our hands off of Jews. If you are willing to be a critic of one religion you should be willing to be a critic of everyone, even atheists.
When you know that circumcision is just as vile an act as Muslim mutilation of girls vaginas. And you hear stories about right wing Jews holding a flight back 11 hours because Yahweh told them their dicks would fall off if they sat next to women. You know it is all the same antiquated crap.
That is not to say the world can be forced to give up on such claims. There will never be such a utopia, not even a godless utopia. But I am sick of the idea that there is one group that should be hands off when it comes to blasphemy or criticism.
Once you understand our tribal evolution, you know ALL religions are volcanos. No, you cant get rid of them, and some are more pretty when dormant, but all have the same potential to explode. Right now Islam has the most activity but if you leave any religion alone, it can explode.
It is also why I don't like the idea of atheists trying to compete with religion by trying to create their own moral code. If they successfully market an "atheist moral code" then that too will become ridged, dogmatic, political and become a religion too.
Humans no matter the label have to start accepting, including atheists, that labels don't hold patents on the ability to be cruel or compassionate. Our behavior is in our evolution, not the labels we assign ourselves or others. There is no "other" to compete with. There are simply one species failing to understand our tribal instincts.
When you know that circumcision is just as vile an act as Muslim mutilation of girls vaginas. And you hear stories about right wing Jews holding a flight back 11 hours because Yahweh told them their dicks would fall off if they sat next to women. You know it is all the same antiquated crap.
That is not to say the world can be forced to give up on such claims. There will never be such a utopia, not even a godless utopia. But I am sick of the idea that there is one group that should be hands off when it comes to blasphemy or criticism.
Once you understand our tribal evolution, you know ALL religions are volcanos. No, you cant get rid of them, and some are more pretty when dormant, but all have the same potential to explode. Right now Islam has the most activity but if you leave any religion alone, it can explode.
It is also why I don't like the idea of atheists trying to compete with religion by trying to create their own moral code. If they successfully market an "atheist moral code" then that too will become ridged, dogmatic, political and become a religion too.
Humans no matter the label have to start accepting, including atheists, that labels don't hold patents on the ability to be cruel or compassionate. Our behavior is in our evolution, not the labels we assign ourselves or others. There is no "other" to compete with. There are simply one species failing to understand our tribal instincts.
