RE: Another Good Reason to be a Christian
April 22, 2015 at 10:48 am
(This post was last modified: April 22, 2015 at 10:49 am by Dystopia.)
(April 22, 2015 at 9:56 am)Brian37 Wrote:I don't think religion will ever go away, it will just adapt itself. I agree with the sentiment. Not a single group is safe from dogmas, even atheists - Since being an atheist is just lacking belief in gods it should stay that way. There's no need for leaders and organizations. Additionally since Islam is growing and I suspect Deism will come back into fashion I doubt atheism will become the norm within my lifetime (and I am young).(April 22, 2015 at 9:50 am)dyresand Wrote: It will become the minority one day and then atheism for the most part will be dominate just not any time soon.The future is not a given. Our current technology is making it harder for bad claims to find cover. But I hate it when atheists say "When we become the majority we will treat you better"
UM NO, again "atheist" merely means "off" or "empty" on one claim. After our current atheist minority dies out, future atheists will not have us around to be direct reminders, outside the words we record now. Atheists are still part of the same species. Our ability to be cruel or compassionate is in our evolution, not the labels we assign ourselves or others. Not even atheists should forget that.
(April 22, 2015 at 10:44 am)robvalue Wrote:I still think you guys are confusing theists will specific denominations inside religion. There is nothing in being a theist that stops you from loving science. Additionally this idea that atheists have a monopoly of science is laudable at best. I know some Catholic priests who could lecture me on evolution quite well. Never underestimate people.(April 22, 2015 at 10:30 am)Brian37 Wrote: I cant stand it when theists try to argue about science. If one can accept that there is no Thor theory of lightening surely they can understand that scientific method does not favor any religion or god claim because unlike religion, science does not prop up personal bias.
I know, I don't get it. It's like they stick "God did it" post it notes over every tiny hole in scientific knowledge, and grudgingly remove them as science grows. What's the point? Someone doing that just can't care about the truth.
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you