No is the simple answer to this question. If you are a logical thinker and rationally review all available evidence (the term evidence is used very loosely) relating to a "Gods" existence then the only possible conclusion one can arrive at is that "He does not exist".
Religion not only segregates the world, it encourages it. Religion does not want you to think freely, it doesn't want you to have your own ideas. It only wants you to believe and subscribe to the delusion that when you die an amazingly complex being will look after you in a place called heaven and in some cases Even allow you to sleep with many many virgins.
I have often wondered about the "Virgin offer". Does the offer also apply to women? Do women also get the right to sleep with many virgin men? I think the question is would women actualy like to have virgin men unable to sustain any kind of action for more than a few seconds? Maybe I could get some comments on that question.
But, seriously. Religion is in my view a mind control device that started its time as no more than a means to regulate and control a tribe, villi age, town or city and eventually grew to include regions and countries. We are perfectly capable of leading good lives without religion and morality is proven to have evolved over time so it begs the question...
Religion, what is it good for... Absolutely Nothing!
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Tuesday, 13 November 2007
Does God have a place in a rational world?
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Hey SG! Lidstrom here...dude, I think at some point you have to realize positives from religion. I know Islam is an easy target, but hey, chivalry is an Arabic creation aped by Christian crusaders, and Muhammed did have good intentions to unite his people, so hey, it can't be ALL bad, right?
I'm totally against religion dictating law on trivial matters, such as the woman who was gang-raped. Her offenses were trivial compared to her suffering, and yet she must still be punished according to Islamic law? It's just as crazy to me as it is to you.
Over here in the States, some (not all) Christians groups are calling for a boycott of the movie adaptation of Pullman's His Dark Materials series. The first film, The Golden Compass, is being railed against. Again, trivial issues. Sure, I'd rather not have the atheistic equivalent of Narnia influence my child someday, but in the case I presented, I have to teach my child with the values and the way I best know how, and that includes God. And having a children's book that breeds suspicion against organized religion can create a subtle predisposition against religion.
SG, I'll be honest and say that your view of religion contrasts and conflicts with your wisdom in every other topic of life you discuss, and that radical "religion is no good" viewpoint risks making you just as fanatical as an ultraconservative Christian trying to boycott books or movies they've never read/seen. And from a guy who believes that if you ain't got God, you ain't got nothing, I would say your viewpoint is a mighty big risk indeed. All in all, this is nothing we haven't covered before in some capacity, but if it's thought-provoking, I'm all for it. Later!
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