Faith schools menace by Richard Dawkins

[RJB]

Hehe, what nonsense.

Religion has caused the most suffering in human history, and you are supporting the old testament and the New. Come on now. You've got to start thinking, some bloke was executed for all us. Madness!

Here is Republicanguy's great society brought to you by the Khmer Rouge.

 

[Yieu]

An apologist for religion. Aren't you.

It makes sense to be.

 

[Jamesiv1]

Hehe, what nonsense.

Religion has caused the most suffering in human history, and you are supporting the old testament and the New. Come on now. You've got to start thinking, some bloke was executed for all us. Madness!

https://youtu.be/Kg5-GNnLQDU?t=1h11m54s

This alone in the God Delusion is ****ed up

People who want to cause suffering are going to use the best available justification.

Whether it's religion or 'spreading freedom!' or 'terrorists!' or anything that motivates the troops.

Just because you don't believe doesn't mean believing is bad.

Beliefs don't kill people; People kill people.

 

[RJB]

Why don't you know of the Witch trials?

Government can be dangerous, it isn't always dangerous. It depends on those in power. And sadly throughout history most nutty people have practiced a religion and believed in a creator. So you have no points there.

This is a pretty stupid argument. For every atrocity committed by a religious society I can name more committed by non-religious societies. The problem is putting any one person or group in absolute power over another.

 

[Republicanguy]

Fortunately there is evidence in photographs for a minority of nutters who believed in something. Just wasn't the old testament or the new.

People on here are just deluding themselves, you can't seem to see the logic. They need faith like a crutch, they feel that people can't behave very well without the myth.

 

[Republicanguy]

This is a pretty stupid argument. For every atrocity committed by a religious society I can name more committed by non-religious societies. The problem is putting any one person or group in absolute power over another.

And how many? The crusades, the ancient wars in the holy land. Get real here. You are deluding yourself.

 

[RJB]

And how many? The crusades, the ancient wars in the holy land. Get real here. You are deluding yourself.

Post the numbers and cite the sources.

 

[Yieu]

A crutch is something used by an ill person trying to get well. We are ill when we reject God, and need to get well to go to Him.

 

[Republicanguy]

Your the one stating you can give me the numbers of alternative societies in history. Most societies have been religious. The only examples are the soviet empire, the pol pot nutter of societies without the three religions.

Bronze age myths is what people here believing in and possibly encouraging their children the same path. Not all will try and impose, but ultimately believe that is the way to see the world, and be good.

 

[RJB]

And how many? The crusades, the ancient wars in the holy land. Get real here. You are deluding yourself.

What a great society!

 

[Republicanguy]

A crutch is something used by an ill person trying to get well. We are ill when we reject God, and need to get well to go to Him.

Meaning that religion is like a crutch to get through reality. That the shades of grey are tough to deal with.

 

[RJB]

Your the one stating you can give me the numbers of alternative societies in history. Most societies have been religious. The only examples are the soviet empire, the pol pot nutter of societies without the three religions.

Bronze age myths is what people here believing in and possibly encouraging their children the same path. Not all will try and impose, but ultimately believe that is the way to see the world, and be good.

So show us your Great Society! Where is your dream utopia?

 

[Republicanguy]

What a great society!

I think the witch trials had similar numbers, if not perhaps more.

I can't see how those examples are the best in the world.

 

[RJB]

 

[Jamesiv1]

ewwwww. what is that from?

 

[RJB]

I think the witch trials had similar numbers, if not perhaps more.

I can't see how those examples are the best in the world.

Post those figures!

 

[Republicanguy]

So show us your Great Society! Where is your dream utopia?

I believe in orbital flight missions are at the heart of one, with innovation and science to understand our world. And to try and create a better world with it. Take the best and leave the worst out, may be difficult since human nature has its own Psychology. Genes play a part too, we aren't bad by nature, we do understand right and wrong.

 

[Republicanguy]

Wow, nobody knows much history here, except for the twentieth century. Shocking!

 

[RJB]

ewwwww. what is that from?

The enlightened religionless society of Cambodia under Pol Pott.

 

[RJB]

Wow, nobody knows much history here, except for the twentieth century. Shocking!

Post your numbers with cited sources.

You can't, right?