RE: Church and State
June 25, 2015 at 2:32 am
(This post was last modified: June 25, 2015 at 3:16 am by das_atheist.)
(June 25, 2015 at 2:25 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(June 25, 2015 at 2:13 am)das_atheist Wrote: What does that have to do with anything? I am not arguing that the churches are going to overthrow the US government. I think you just made a straw man argument.
'First off, all religions are treated equal so we are not just trusting the Catholics and Mormons for accurate record keeping and honesty.
Second, organized religion is notorious for scandals. They are going to abuse this power if they aren't already.'
And it isn't a straw man. If anything, it's reductio ad absurdum.
Boru
You think I fear a government takeover after reading that? Let me assure you that isn't something I worry about. The worst that could be happening is they are faking lots of records for undocumented immigrant families. That would be the reductio ad absurdum argument, but it's really not that absurd. Your government take over nonsense is just a straw man though.
