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A Plea for Religion (pg. 10)
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| Redd |
| quote: | Originally posted by srussell0018
You're ignoring the "cool" factor. 
Just believe in God bro. Everyone's doin' it! |
No no, the cool factor is what made a lot more people force themselves into smoking and addiction. That factor is really washed out now, and since you know it's bad you're more likely to not bother.
But "god" doesn't exist, bro. It's obvious! |
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| srussell0018 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Redd
But "god" doesn't exist, bro. It's obvious! |
Prove it. :p |
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| Redd |
| quote: | Originally posted by srussell0018
Prove it. :p |
No you prove the opposite!
I'm standing before you with my hands on my back. You can't see what's in my hands.
"I've got a live giraffe in my hand!" I exclaim.
"No you don't" you reply dryly, knowing there is not a chance in "hell" I do.
"Prove it." I respond, with a smirk on my face. |
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| Redd |
Another one chimes in;
"I believe he has!"
You look at him/her bewildered and ask;
"What the hell, how can you believe that? Of course he doesn't have a giraffe in his hands!".
"Yes he does, I believe he does." the crazy person replies. |
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| Redd |
| "You're an idiot." you tell him, and turn away. |
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| srussell0018 |
| Well I can't prove God exists, and you can't prove otherwise. It appears we are at a stalemate. :o |
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| Redd |
And that ladies and gentlemen was irrational religion 101 for you. I'm now off to see Alan Fitzpatrick spin records and do coke on the decks.
I mean him. Not me. Of course. |
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| Redd |
| quote: | Originally posted by srussell0018
Well I can't prove God exists, and you can't prove otherwise. It appears we are at a stalemate. :o |
Definitely a stalemate there, that's what the crazy person also said to himself, with a jester-like smile on his face. |
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| srussell0018 |
| God bless you Redd. God bless you so hard. |
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| EddieZilker |
| God dad you, one and all. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | | Originally posted by Fledz I think Religion should be dealt with similar to smoking. You don't outlaw it as that would be far too drastic. Instead, you educate people at a young age about what it means and how it affects you. As knowledge about the subject increases and bias from an early age decreases, you will see a reduction. |
Although that a probable outcome, something even better may come out of it: religious people will have a better grasp of theology, and this would be definitely beneficial.I'm always astonished when I read biblical passages taken out of context because of a quick and shallow reading, and when occasional church goers that make snide remarks at me for not believing in God suddenly treat him like nothing more than a cosmic Google that works on prayer (OMG, God is great! I prayed to him and I found my car keys!).| quote: | | Originally posted by Fledz ]I think "Burden Of Proof" should always be looked at. Religion claims so much yet it can't prove most of it. Science claims plenty and can prove all of it. If it can't, then the theory is marked as false and people move on. It's not always 100% but it's a lot closer than anything religion can accomplish. |
Not always. It's usually when a rival theory manages to explain more and offer more proof that we throw something in the theorietical dustbin. We don't have anything religion-like to displace religion in this case, so that's why it's very unlikely that's why it's still vigorous amongst believers. |
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| Lira |
| Can't be arsed to keep fixing my posts. This computer I'm using is way too temperamental :( |
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