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In reply to the discussion: If you are a creationist, you are a fucking idiot [View all]mindwalker_i
(4,407 posts)5. Rec for the title alone
If one doesn't believe in God, one has to come up with their own sense of morality, rather than take it as is. It requires thought. The problem with taking it unaltered from "God," is that the chrch is then the only source of information on it, and they can alter it for their own purposes. One then resigns their sentience to that organization.
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Yes. Our evolutionary history includes many millenia spent in small groups.
Jackpine Radical
Aug 2013
#79
Sure, I think anyone who believes, in the face of scientific evidence to the contrary,
Bake
Aug 2013
#92
If your argument is that the Bible is a collection of Bronze Age stories, that's fine.
Marr
Aug 2013
#66
I would go so far as to say that God gave people brains/minds because he/she expects us to USE THEM.
Bake
Aug 2013
#40
Debate Krauss. Debate Dawkins. Debate Dennett, or Harris, or any other prominent "new atheists"
RadiationTherapy
Aug 2013
#15
You're not sorry, and if that's supposed to be an apology, it's a totally "Republican" apology
Bake
Aug 2013
#41
Even if there was a god, there still wouldn't be an "absolute moral truth." nt
ZombieHorde
Aug 2013
#51
So essentially, the guy is arguing against using rational thought for, basically, anything.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2013
#56
I don't think that it has to do with being taugh narratives at an early age but rather
grantcart
Aug 2013
#74
My definition of an idiot is someone who either can't or won't think.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2013
#107
Yet we must not denigrate people's deeply held beliefs or risk being labeled a bigot.
cleanhippie
Aug 2013
#85
That's true. We can point out that the beliefs of Republicans are ridiculous and harmful
Arugula Latte
Aug 2013
#86
So true. What I find most amazing is that the Republican POV is grounded closer to reality
cleanhippie
Aug 2013
#87