(April 19, 2015 at 9:35 am)Etrius Wrote: Brian, that's basically what religion is about.
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I love my well intended friends on the left, but even some atheists piss me off by having a kneejerk reaction to things like Dawkins rightful statement that God belief is a delusion, or Hitchens rightfully calling religion poison.
Those observations are not intended to seek a atheist utopia, but really no different than saying if you don't treat a car like a weapon, assume the other guy will screw up, you don't keep your eyes on the road, and you don't wear your seat belt, you are bound to have a wreck.
Penn said it and I agree, "Dont hate the faithful, hate faith itself". The idea that any idea deserves to be blasphemy and scrutiny free is a bad idea for any group to aspire to. You certainly have to allow the claim to be made, but ideas do not make them true by default.
Just like you cannot remove a volcano, while it can look pretty while dormant, it is still a volcano.
