RE: Hello, i am a real Christian
April 27, 2010 at 9:28 am
(This post was last modified: April 27, 2010 at 9:29 am by tavarish.)
(April 27, 2010 at 2:55 am)True Christian Wrote: These 10 top giving countries are also ALL european countries, are mostly northern countries (high life expectancy and education), and are all countries with a rich population.
So what? What does that have to do with anything we're talking about? There are rich European countries that have a religious majority, why aren't they on the top of that list in overwhelming amounts?
America is 90% Christian, and although they give the most in dollar amounts, percentage wise American people are LESS likely to donate than their European, mostly secular counterparts.
(April 27, 2010 at 2:55 am)True Christian Wrote: This is much more likely the cause for their generous behaviour than the fact that they are religious or not.
And you prove my point - religious people aren't necessarily more giving. There are other factors that play a part.
(April 27, 2010 at 2:55 am)True Christian Wrote: These numbers are not relevant. However in terms of simple case by case basis, a person is more enclined to have a certain behaviour if they believe it to be holy and sacred.
I just gave you a refutation to that argument. Please provide evidence for your assertion.
(April 27, 2010 at 2:55 am)True Christian Wrote: Why is it so hard for atheists to concede there is at least ONE thing good with religion ?
There are a few good things that happen as a result of religion.
1. It can instill a sense of belonging in an individual.
2. It can instill a sense of confort in an individual.
3. It can help a person through troubling times with moral guidance
4. It can help show a person how to be more altruistic.
There are a few more that I'm having trouble naming.
However, the fact you're making claims saying that religious people are necessarily more giving is horseshit, and I gave you evidence for my assertion. The fact something is comforting in a time of need doesn't mean it's necessarily true, nor does the moral guidance at the time of need serve as anything but a scare tactic to get people to straighten up and fly right.
I feel that the bad outweighs the good in modern religion. It has become a social juggernaut that is losing momentum as time progresses and the world becomes more secular, adopting values of logic and evidence over superstition and tradition.