Func_Msgboard: Religion

Posted by Tronyn on 2010/02/13 00:57:11

This seems like such an obvious topic that it's probably been done before, but if so I don't recall it. Anyway. I've been making my views on religion known more than my relatively restrained usual lately, and I've come across some really smart people who disagree with basic premises of what I think. While I can definitely be persuaded on matters of semantics, the overall gist of the arguments I've seen - basically that disciplines other than scientific ones (say, philosophy, theology, even literature, etc) describe reality, that there is somehow a different sort of reality for them to describe, I can't be persuaded into thinking, at least not with the arguments I've met with so far. Whatever forces organize the universe are unlikely in my view to take human considerations (hey, isn't astrology a discipline to some people) into account when acting.

Anyway, I have gone many years with the (perhaps unjustified) assumption that most people on this board are atheists; but even if this is true there are likely to be disagreements about what the implications of this are. Lovecraft (an unapologeticaly elitist atheist) thought that voting rights should require an IQ test, for example. When I see Sarah Palin, I am tempted to agree. Intelligence does not mean that people won't be crazy it just makes it statistically less likely. Anyway that's enough from me, it's been a while since there was a good/new discussion thread on here so hopefully this goes somewhere.

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In Other News

#195 posted by onetruepurple on 2012/11/15 23:19:34

Denmark: Muslim majority in local board cancels decades-old Christmas tradition, finances Eid party with 10,000 USD

http://europenews.dk/en/node/61029

And Uganda

#196 posted by RickyT33 on 2012/11/15 23:23:36

Don't forget about Uganda.

Homosexuality will be punishable by death by law. Or for 'minor homosexuality', life imprisonment.

In Other News:

#197 posted by RickyT33 on 2012/11/16 00:06:01

http://m.local.stv.tv/glasgow/news/200797-man-stands-trial-for-trying-to-feed-sausage-rolls-to-police-horses/

That might not be directly religion related, but I'm sure there must be a religion where it's immoral to feed pig to horses.

Lol

#198 posted by Tronyn on 2012/11/16 02:54:50

I'm just glad that here in Canada things seem to be staying sane. Or wait, maybe not.

Still, the one thing we Canadians always tell ourselves is, "at least we're not the US" (though our countries are close allies, they have many things about their country we do not want). I don't think it was Obama winning so much as people voting against the republicans after all their nasty comments about rape, etc.

LOLz

#199 posted by Shambler on 2012/11/16 15:05:57

http://scrwmedia.com/ufj/files/2011/12/Proving-Atheists-Wrong.jpg >>> is that one of those gimmick tests they give to 10 year olds??

Still....it does prove something VERY effectively.

Re #195

#200 posted by JPL on 2012/11/16 22:11:44

This news does not surprise me at all actually... as soon as you mix religion and politic power, it ends up in non-sense decision... come on....

Unfortunately, this is democracy, and if the majority is a bunch of morons, then you are screwed up... I am just wondering how Danish people and government will react to this: it sounds interesting to follow-up the story :E

Anyway: when you cut a pig's queue, it is still a pig...

Religion Be Like A Dick, Y'all

#201 posted by starbuck on 2012/11/19 13:14:17

It's all good that you've got one, just please don't wave it round in public, and don't try and shove it down my throat.

P.S. Don't force it on your children either bro.

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