RE: Theists - how certain are you that a God exists?
July 30, 2015 at 3:26 am
(This post was last modified: July 30, 2015 at 3:50 am by Salacious B. Crumb.)
(July 29, 2015 at 2:43 pm)lkingpinl Wrote:(July 29, 2015 at 2:25 pm)Neimenovic Wrote: by all means, have your silly beliefs, talk about them and organize yourself into groups with others who share them. Please, be my guest.
Just leave the fucking kids alone.
Niemenovic, I am assuming you are referring to indoctrination. I am a Christian, I do not go to church. I believe the vast majority of churches and religious institutions today are akin to the Pharisees written in the Biblical times. Arrogant, holier than though, infallible bigots. I have 5 kids. They ask questions and I tell them what I believe but I will never discourage them thinking for themselves. My kids can see on my bookshelf the books of C.S. Lewis, Lee Strobel, Norman Geisler and next to them, David Hume, Immanuel Kant, Charles Darwin, Richard Dawkins. I read them all because it absurd to listen to one view and tune out the opposing view. I look at both from an objective point of view and make my own decisions. I don't send my kids to Bible Camp, nor do I force them to pray at night or at meals. Maybe I'm odd and I think even other Christians will probably have an issue with my methods, but I'm not here to satisfy people.
You're the 2nd theist I've ever given kudos to. And, I've given you multiple kudos in a 24 hour period. I can't really believe it. I wish other theists could be as sensible and open-minded as you. The theists on here should be looking at you as a role model (hopefully my position doesn't change on that). Of course, unless you believe that god was justified in commanding people to murder other people, you think slaves should be beaten, that the punishment of rape should be: the victim being forced to marry the person who raped her, etc.
Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.' -Isaac Asimov-