whilst i respect a persons beliefs, the 'christian scientist' who believes that dinosaurs walked the earth with 'Adam' scared me a little
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Creationism?
Quite interesting, actually.
I've never believed in carbon dating stuff. I reckon the 'scientists' just make it up...
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His arrogance in assuming that it was only his specific "faith" that gave him a right to have an interest in how the world works, as "god" apparently wanted him to know so he could understand all around him,suggesting that those with a lack of "faith" don't really have the right motivation, was annoying.
Anyway, there is no reason to respect others beliefs. Respect them as human beings yes, but their beliefs? nfw.Posted 3 years ago # -
If you respect someone as a Human being, then you should also respect their right to their belief.
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...no matter how barking mad it is.
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To each their own, eh?
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then you should also respect their right to their belief.
Yeah, that's easy. I respect their right to holding silly notions, but I'm under no obligation to respect whatever fantasies they have created or have been given. Simple really.
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a force for bad....
i actually lose a little a little respect for people upon finding out they 'believe'.
believe in yourself and those around you, not a book.
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the 'christian scientist' who believes that dinosaurs walked the earth with 'Adam' scared me a little
well, presumably any god* worth its salt could capriciously create a plausible fossil record ?
To my mind, fossils are fascinating (and the subject of my daughter's PhD), but they don't provide any useful guidance on how to live our lives now. I wonder what the creatures who dig up our bones in 100,000,000 years will think about us ?
* or Slartybardfast
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To my mind, fossils are fascinating (and the subject of my daughter's PhD), but they don't provide any useful guidance on how to live our lives now.
Should they?
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the guy denied the fossil record though
didn't he do the fjords and got an award?
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RudeBoy
Creationism?Quite interesting, actually.
I've never believed in carbon dating stuff. I reckon the 'scientists' just make it up...
Do you believe in DNA? If you had reason to suspect you were illigitimate how would you go about proving it? Do you believe in gravity? How do you decide which sciences to believe and which to be suspicious of? Is it exhaustive research and study or paranoia?
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the 'christian scientist' who believes that dinosaurs walked the earth with 'Adam' scared me a little
Why is it scary ?
I find people who find other peoples beliefs "scary" erm ....... well scary
Fear of the unknown is the bases of all prejudice. And a powerful and dangerous emotion.
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Fear of the unknown is the bases of all prejudice.
No it's not. I know a snake may bite me, a shark may devour me etc...it's not a fear of the "unknown" it's a learning process based on past experiences, and when someone expresses fear of religious fundamentalism being in a position of power over them (which you could extrapolate that this "academic" could be through the acceptance and teaching of his of his "beliefs" in schools, or the ostraciscation from positions of power of those who do not share the same delusions ) then that would be based on either personal recollections of a similar situation, or cultural "rememberings" of just that situation. Which is all too common.
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Bored already, didn't we have this last week?
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To each their own would be nice. The problem is the vast majority of those with religious beliefs have no problem aiming vicious criticism at those who
bWhere as the average atheist accepts that though there is no proof for god or any of the other nonsense associated with the belief in such superstitious rubbish, that at some far and distant and unlikely point in time they could be proven wrong. After all, I fully believe in evolution, even though it is still only a theory. It is just the best theory that fits the facts.
And the facts as far as I can see them, prove that THERE IS NO GOD YOU MUMBLING SIMPLE MINDED IDIOT.............
And relax
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Should they?
no, but my remark was addressed to the discussion of fossils in relation to religion
Do you believe in gravity? How do you decide which sciences to believe and which to be suspicious of?
simple! Doubt everthing! To date my scepticism about gravity has failed to allow me to fly, but I live in hopes :o)
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The problem is the vast majority of those with religious beliefs have no problem aiming vicious criticism...
THERE IS NO GOD YOU MUMBLING SIMPLE MINDED IDIOT.............
lol
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No it's not.
Yes it is.
Greater understanding leads to more tolerance and less prejudice.
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i believe the scientist with the hadron colider had the best line
if science makes a new discovery that changes what we already know, we embrace the proof and move on, whereas a religion would just deny it
scary as the guy was so single minded and was clearly teaching children at the museum/exhibit his one blinkered view of the universe, something i think is a recipe for disaster
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Far more dangerous is the green dogma that passes for environmental science.
With religion we don't have to participate, whereas the green dogma is invading our life.
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Greater understanding leads to more tolerance and less prejudice.
Of what? an individuals personal creations or cultural delusions? I'm all for tolerating this sort of behaviour as long as it does not interfere with anybody else, but really...don't suggest that I should respect what every individual may dredge up from their inner mind to explain the world around us.
ps, my apologies for the re-edit back up a bit.
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Far more dangerous is the green dogma that passes for environmental science.
What part of it, and why? I'm interested, seriously.
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"i actually lose a little a little respect for people upon finding out they 'believe'"
Of course, not allowed 'beliefs' are we. If you can't touch it, it doesn't exist.
By the way that anti-christianity threads usually go on to reach 100+ posts, mainly consisting of ridicule, I do sometimes wonder why people on here see it as such a threat. Markedly different to an anti-islam thread which will have people crawling out of the woodwork to defend peoples right to their own beliefs.
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Of what?
Of the fact there is nothing to fear.
WTF did the OP talk about being a 'little scared' about this guy's nonsense beliefs ? They don't frighten me, and nor does anyone else's beliefs of how the world was created.
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I do sometimes wonder why people on here see it as such a threat
Well, Christianity has quite a threatening past, Crusades, Inquisition, burning at stakes etc etc. Currently many Christians believe in The Rapture, which leads to their support of Israel in hastening the emergence of the Antichrist
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They don't frighten me
Me neither to be honest, although I would feel concern when unsupported ideas of that nature gain some sort of respectability, in say our education system. And that is not too hard to imagine.
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gain some sort of respectability, in say our education system. And that is not too hard to imagine.
Well it is for me.
But then I don't live in the United States.
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"Currently many Christians believe in The Rapture, which leads to their support of Israel in hastening the emergence of the Antichrist"
Define 'many'.
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Define 'many'.
'Many' generally means 'some', when used to describe what 'many' Christians believe/say/do
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alwyn - Member
Bored already, didn't we have this last week?Yeah, but I think it's a weekly fixture.
Fancy a game of STW Forum Scrabble, instead?
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simple! Doubt everthing! To date my scepticism about gravity has failed to allow me to fly, but I live in hopes :o)
try taller buildings.
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Lol @ Samuri!
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Well it is for me.
Fair enough, but would you agree that the UK, esp it's education system and some rather important policy makers have expressed publicly more interest in religious sects (eg Opus Dei)in recent years than you feel comfortable with? And let's not go into the renewed vigour for "faith schools".
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Fancy a game of STW Forum Scrabble, instead?
Yeah, cos last time innit, you gave up and went to bed
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