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Giving up on Atheism - Atheism promotes promiscuity and is bad for society
Started this discussion. Last reply by SteveInCO Feb 19, 2013. 275 Replies 0 Likes
I am an atheist/ agnostic but after careful thinking, I've decided that perhaps virulently promoting atheism (as this community is doing) isn't really good for society. Please don't get offended,…Continue
Thought Experiment - Universe with God and Universe without God - which would you prefer?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Eric Turnbull Jul 18, 2012. 14 Replies 0 Likes
Universe A - There is a God who intervenes and answers prayers. The harder you pray, the greater is the probability that it will come true.Universe B - Our universe. Prayer has no empirically…Continue
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SteveInCO replied to Shankar's discussion 'Giving up on Atheism - Atheism promotes promiscuity and is bad for society'
James Cox replied to Shankar's discussion 'Giving up on Atheism - Atheism promotes promiscuity and is bad for society'"I might suggest the Sikh religion. After many visits with them over the years, my last at the local temple following the Sikh deaths last summer, I find them to be deeply kind, understanding balanced, and with good hearts generally. They even have…"
James Cox replied to Shankar's discussion 'Giving up on Atheism - Atheism promotes promiscuity and is bad for society'"@unseen
"Setting Sparta aside, we still have the Mayan human sacrifice thing. Were they just bad people or did human sacrifice fit into their worldview in a way we simply can't fathom because we can't relate to it?"
Oh I think…"
Unseen replied to Shankar's discussion 'Giving up on Atheism - Atheism promotes promiscuity and is bad for society'"@Unseen
I concede several steps. However I put forth a more basic argument, and the onus is on you to disprove it. While I will give a (kind of) proof (of sorts) for it.
I state : Minimizing the total (death,pain : in that order) in a society is the…"
archaeopteryx replied to Shankar's discussion 'Giving up on Atheism - Atheism promotes promiscuity and is bad for society'"RE: "We rejected survival of the fittest." - Who is "We"? I certainly don't reject it, and I don't know of any rational person who does.
RE: "What's "burying my head in sand" about this?" -…"
Milind R replied to Shankar's discussion 'Giving up on Atheism - Atheism promotes promiscuity and is bad for society'"@Unseen
I concede several steps. However I put forth a more basic argument, and the onus is on you to disprove it. While I will give a (kind of) proof (of sorts) for it.
I state : Minimizing the total (death,pain : in that order) in a society…"
Strega replied to Shankar's discussion 'Giving up on Atheism - Atheism promotes promiscuity and is bad for society'"I'd like to point out this sentence to the OP...
I think the term "you folks" rather than "us folks" might be indicative of your lack of self perception as an atheist. I can't choose not to believe in a god. …"
Strega replied to Shankar's discussion 'Giving up on Atheism - Atheism promotes promiscuity and is bad for society'"No you're not, you're fine. And good point too."
BryanPaul replied to Shankar's discussion 'Giving up on Atheism - Atheism promotes promiscuity and is bad for society'"not only is the entire argument supposition, I don't see the point. The whole premise is based of societal benefit. The truth is evolution has given us the alpha and beta for a reason. It is so the strongest genes are passed on while beta…"
James Cox replied to Shankar's discussion 'Giving up on Atheism - Atheism promotes promiscuity and is bad for society'"Yay social activism, and political embarrasment!"
archaeopteryx replied to Shankar's discussion 'Giving up on Atheism - Atheism promotes promiscuity and is bad for society'"Come on Guys - start a new line, hunting for the Reply button is harder than trying to find the TV remote!
Milind, I'm not at all clear as to how hiding our heads in the sand of "anti-darwinist thinking" can be advantageous to any…"
Unseen replied to Shankar's discussion 'Giving up on Atheism - Atheism promotes promiscuity and is bad for society'"More like the late 19th Century."
archaeopteryx replied to Shankar's discussion 'Giving up on Atheism - Atheism promotes promiscuity and is bad for society'"I was just glad to see the great state of Mississippi finally enter the 20th century!"
Unseen replied to Shankar's discussion 'Giving up on Atheism - Atheism promotes promiscuity and is bad for society'"@Milind R
It is better OBJECTIVELY on every scale humans care about as compared to nomadic lifestyle, or the warring and killing clans lifestyle... Agree?
You also haven't responded to any of my other statements.
What make it objective? It…"
Milind R replied to Shankar's discussion 'Giving up on Atheism - Atheism promotes promiscuity and is bad for society'"To say that, is to not recognize the difference between our current, modern age, and possibly any time before.
Yes there are overarching metaphysical concepts that have an objective definition of good. To keep things clear, I'm going to state…"
Unseen replied to Shankar's discussion 'Giving up on Atheism - Atheism promotes promiscuity and is bad for society'"@ Milind R
You sound like you'd be fine with slipping back into the dark ages of slavery and whatnot...... no right?
No, but that's because I'm a child of today, not a Spartan or Mayan or whatever. It's just like religion. People…"
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